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 "title": "Steadfast Dart 2026: NATO’s First Major Test of the Allied Reaction Force",
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 "excerpt": "A deep-dive into Exercise Steadfast Dart 2026 — the Allied Reaction Force's first operational-scale deployment under JFC Brunssum, and the clearest test yet of NATO's post-NRF multi-domain readiness architecture.",
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