Defence
Minister of Defence hopes for volunteers only in mandatory military service
Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas has expressed hope that only volunteer troops will serve in the mandatory military service in the future. […]
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Defending Finland is not our direct obligation – Minister of Defence
Minister of National Defence, Juozas Olekas, says that Lithuania and NATO are not directly obligated to defend Finland in case it is attacked, yet he is sure the Alliance would likely find ways how to help. […]
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Hungarian airmen coming on 1st air-policing mission to Lithuania
Troops of the Hungarian Air Forces with their JAS-39 Gripen fighter-jets are coming to Lithuania on Thursday for their 1st shift in NATO’s Baltic air-policing mission, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said. […]
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Lithuania, Poland join forces in crackdown on illegal immigration
Lithuanian and Polish border guards have carried out a two-stage operation aimed at cracking down on illegal immigrants and their smugglers, the State Border Guard Service said on August 25. […]
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New Polish defence attaché to be accredited to Lithuania
Poland’s new Defence Attaché to Lithuania Colonel Miroslaw Wojcik to be accredited on 25 August. […]
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40 troops to work at NATO command unit in Vilnius
Around 40 troops will work at a NATO command unit that will soon be opened in Lithuania. Under the plan, representative of more than 10 NATO countries will work there, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said on 25 August. […]
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NATO fighters scrambled twice last week in Baltic states
On 17-23 August NATO fighter jets conducting air policing tasks in the Baltic skies were scrambled twice to intercept aircraft in the international airspace above the Baltic states, the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania reports. […]
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Lithuania’s 1st recruits starting service in Klaipėda
The first 495 recruits are starting their mandatory initial military service at the Lithuanian Grand Duke Butigeidis Dragoon Battalion in Klaipėda on August 24 after the country reintroduced the nine-month service. […]
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Lithuanian president warns about propaganda threats at NATO Strategic Communications Center opening
Speaking at an opening of a NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence in Latvia on Thursday, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė warned about the threats of propaganda. […]
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NATO secretary general to come to Lithuania in early September
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will attend the opening of a NATO headquarters in Vilnius, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has revealed. […]
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US troops move training to Panevėžys
After completing two months of exercise and training with troops of the Grand Duchess Birutė Battalion in Alytus, US rotational troops will now continue their exercise in Panevėžys, northern Lithuania. […]
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Lithuanian army ready to welcome first batch of conscripts
Preparations to receive conscripts is going smoothly and the biggest challenges is now faced by instructors, Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas said on Tuesday after evaluating preparations to receive conscripts in Klaipėda. […]
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Ukrainian army instructors to undergo training in Lithuania
Lithuania’s army will hold two-week military training for 23 Ukrainian army instructors, the Baltic country’s Ministry of National Defence said on Tuesday. […]
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NATO fighters perform five scrambles times to intercept Russian planes
NATO air policing fighter jets protecting the Baltic skies were scrambled five times last week to intercept aircraft flying in the international airspace over the Baltic states, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said on Monday. […]
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WWII-era explosives found in lake near Vilnius
Mine neutralization units of the Lithuanian Army are carrying out an operation in a swimming area in Totoriškių Lake near Trakai some 30km west of the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. […]
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Lithuanian Defence Ministry appoints new inspector general
Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas has appointed Brigadier General Algis Vaičeliūnas as the ministry’s inspector general, the ministry said on Tuesday. […]
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Radioactive ice detectors missing at Lithuanian Air Base
Six ice detectors used in aircraft are missing at the Lithuanian Air Force‘s Air Base in the northern city of Šiauliai. They are a source of radiation, the Ministry of National Defence said on Tuesday. […]
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Lithuanian and American troops start joint exercise
Lithuanian and US army logistics specialists are this week attending a logistics training in Lithuania and Poland. […]
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