The U.S. has decided to send in Latvia 150 military
In operation Atlantic Resolve in Latvia in March from Germany will arrive one of the companies of the third infantry division, from which presumably 150 soldiers, said at the U.S. Embassy in Riga. It stressed that they will replace deployed in ?da?i military base, the soldiers of the second cavalry division, reports news Agency " referring to BNS. Yesterday the official authorized Pentagon Colonel Steven Warren said that about 3 thousand Soldiers and 750 units of military equipment decided to send in the Baltic Countries. The Ministry of defence of Latvia first announced the seizure of more than 120 pieces of various mechanisms of the USA. The mayor of Riga nil Ushakov photographed against the backdrop of the American tank M1A2 Abrams tanks in the port of the Latvian capital. The Baltic States and Poland have previously expressed wishes that the us military were deployed in the area on a permanent basis. The US told me that advocate the need for more frequent military exercises with the Baltic States, but do not intend to place in the field of the permanent population. Prior to that, in connection with the situation around Ukraine, NATO has adopted a number of measures that the Alliance explains the necessity of ensuring the security of the allies. So, were strengthened mission air patrol in the Baltic countries, the aircraft with radar equipment make regular flights over the territory of Poland and Romania, there is an additional NATO ships in the Baltic and Mediterranean seas. In September, has also stated that North America has decided to strengthen the buildup of NATO forces in the Baltic States, planning the transfer of heavy weapons, as well as among them tanks, in Estonia.