Accommodation in the EU for more military equipment in the United States, and among them tanks, held as part of operation Atlantic determination " (Atlantic Resolve) and is not associated with the situation in Ukraine and Eastern Europe, said Last news Colonel of the American army Elaine Conway.
first Lieutenant General of the U.S. army Ben Hodges told that North America about 150 tanks and armored personnel carriers in the States, NATO and Eastern Europe in 2015. Hodges noted that about 50 armored vehicles already posted, the other 100 tanks M1 Abrams tanks and infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) Bradley will be installed at the position in Germany and Possibly elsewhere, that U.S. Soldiers could carry out exercises with waxes NATO.
" This is caused by the operation of the Atlantic resolve, it will last through 2015, we are looking for the best option to support operations in the future, " said Conway, explaining the message in the media, where it was said about the relationship between the growing American military presence in Eastern Europe and the crisis in Ukraine.
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