Lithuania’s Defense Minister Laurynas Kasciunas and US Ambassador in Lithuania Kara C. McDonald visit the American troops deployed to Pabrade.
It is the tenth consecutive heel-to-toe rotation deployed to the Lithuanian Armed Forces General Silvestras Zukauskas Training Area, it is formed by 2-8 cavalry and 1-82 field artillery battalions, the Defense Ministry said in a press release.
The recent US rotation came in this May.
The U.S. troops brought weaponry and equipment: M109A6 Paladin artillery systems, Abrams tanks, and the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles.
The United States has been rotating in heavy armor battalions to Lithuania since 2019.
The United States have taken a decision to maintain an uninterrupted American rotational force presence in the Baltic region.
Source: BNS
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