Fire Shield (Romanian: Scutul de Foc) is a military exercise that takes place in Moldova and Romania.
The exercise aims to increase the interoperability level and improve the coordination process of military operations in a multinational framework.
Participating units included the Moldovan 3rd Motorized Infantry Brigade and the 22nd Peacekeeping Battalion, as well as a platoon of the Romanian 52nd Mixed Artillery Regiment.
The exercise was attended by Moldovan Minister of Defense Anatol Șalaru, the Secretary of the Supreme Security Council Alexei Barbăneagră, the Romanian ambassador Marius Lazurca, and the deputy commander of the US 4th Infantry Division, Timothy J.
[1] In 2019, over 1,000 soldiers from Moldova, Romania, and the United States participated in the training exercises with artillery systems, engineering equipment, ground vehicles, trucks, and aircraft.