And focus on getting better. it s important on the level of training that you reach. it is quite real right now. it s next door. yes, it is real and we are prepared for anything. reporter: the u.s. says exercises like this one have become even more important since russia s invasion of ukraine to strengthen the nato alliance and deter moscow from aggressive moves against member countries. and of course, guys, one of the reasons why it is so important is that president biden has been saying, he believes that vladimir putin thought that the u.s. and its allies would be divided and said they are very much united. he also believes that vladimir putin thought nato would be weakened. nato is very strong and could become a lot stronger in the not too distant future with possibly sweden and finland asking to join as well, guys. a lot stronger, a lot bigger. our thanks for that report. the director of national intelligence is testifying on capitol hill about russia s war
This drill says they keep the war next door off their minds and focus on getting better. it is important on the level of training that you reach. reporter: it is quite real right now. it is next door. yes, it is real. and we are prepared for it. reporter: re the u.s. says exercises like this one have become more important since russia s invasion of ukraine, to strengthen the nato alliance and deter moscow from aggressive moves against member countries. also very important because one of the things that president biden keeps saying, john, he said he believes vladimir putin thought that the u.s. and its allies would be divided. but they re very much united and the nato alliance would be weakened, however it is very strong and could become a lot more strong in the not too distant future with possibly sweden and finland asking to join as well. i m so surprised that the access you had to that, fred. that was fascinating to see, the black sea operating right very close to where