Video (credit: Lukas Tamošiūnas/MoD)
Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis and Vice Minister Eimutis Misiūnas familiarized with the course of Exercise Iron Wolf 2019-II, toured infrastructure, and met exercise participants from Lithuania, NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battalion Battle Group and the rotational U.S. force today, November 10, during a visit to General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Area in Pabradė. The exercise running on November 4–18 involves approximately 4,000 soldiers from Mechanized Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf units and allies’ battalions deployed in Lithuania training planning and completion of offensive and defensive operations.
Minister also visited the rotation U.S. battalion which is also based at the same Lithuanian Armed Forces training area. Minister familiarized with the living space and conditions and thanked the U.S. allies for contributing to a stronger security of Lithuania.
The U.S. military personnel and equipment were deployed at General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Area in October and will stay in Lithuania until spring 2020. Two allied battalions are currently in Lithuania: the U.S. battalion equipped with Abrams tanks and the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battalion Battle Group led by Germany and equipped with Leopard 2 tanks, they present a particularly weighty element of deterrence in NATO efforts to ensure security in the region.
Photo credits: A. Pliadis
