00:00It looks like real, but it's just a military simulation, practicing for the worst case scenario, war with Russia.
00:10Thousands of volunteers train every weekend across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
00:17All three Baltic states have a long history of volunteer paramilitary forces alongside their professional armies.
00:25It's not a career, it's not something that you get paid for, it's something you pay for.
00:31The three Baltic nations are home to around six million people.
00:35They sit right on NATO's eastern border and take preparedness seriously.
00:41When I saw what Russians did in Ukraine, it's obviously a disaster.
00:47So if that happens in my country, I want to be able to defend myself, my family, my home, so
00:53that it doesn't happen.
00:54The army volunteers come from all walks of life, brought together by a shared sense of purpose.
01:01Jolanta Eriksson from Latvia is a trained anesthesia nurse.
01:06Now she's teaching others how to give life saving first aid.
01:22A strong sense of national identity is common across Australia.
01:40All three Baltic states, shaped by the difficult history and long struggle for independence.
01:45It's a good idea.
01:53It's very important for us.
01:56and it's been a long time for a long time.
01:58It's been a long time.
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