As Canada leads a beefed-up NATO force near Russia's border, the alliance prepares for Trump

At the sprawling forested Ādaži military base, north east of Riga, Latvia, 3,000 troops have spent the past two weeks participating in a Canadian-led NATO military exercise designed to simulate an attack on the Baltic nation coming from beyond its nearly 300 km-long border with Russia. 

As Canada leads a beefed-up NATO force near Russia's border, the alliance prepares for Trump
Corp. Guillaume Lavoie and Corp. Matthew Bowler from Quebec show a defensive position in a trench during Resolute Warrior military exercises in Latvia.

At the sprawling forested Ādaži military base, north east of Riga, Latvia, 3,000 troops have spent the past two weeks participating in a Canadian-led NATO military exercise designed to simulate an attack on the Baltic nation coming from beyond its nearly 300 km-long border with Russia.