NATO conducts NEPTUNE STRIKE 25-1, an exercise in the Mediterranean sea that brings together soldiers from different nations. The aim is to enhance the pace, flexibility, command and control of naval strike and amphibious forces. "The challenge is to be ready, is to deter the major threats that NATO may have at any moment. So NATO is ready to protect the NATO nations, every inch of the Alliance", says Spanish Rear Admiral Isidro Carrara. Marines and soldiers under NATO leadership train at sea, in the air and on the ground, every day, to prepare for the possible event of rapid deployment. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES