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US heavy combat equipment to be brought to Lithuania’s Gaižiūnai
American heavy combat equipment is scheduled to be brought by train to Gaižiūnai Training Range in Jonava District, central Lithuania, on Saturday. […]
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Lithuanian Defence Ministry seeks broader mandate for army in case of undeclared war
Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence seeks broader mandate for the army when the country is not officially at war, the daily Lietuvos Rytas reports. […]
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Ship with US heavy combat equipment arrives in Klaipėda
A vessel bringing heavy combat equipment of the US troops deployed for combined exercises with Lithuanian military has arrived in the Lithuanian western port of Klaipėda on Wednesday. […]
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Lithuania ready to send instructors to train Iraqi forces fighting ISIS
Lithuania is ready to send several military instructors to Iraq to train local forces fighting ISIS jihadists, the country’s Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas said on Wednesday. […]
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IT expert: Lithuania is in the trenches of cyber-war
Although the real gunshots are echoing from Ukraine, which is thousands of kilometres away from Lithuania, the echoes of warfare in our country’s cyberspace are heard loud and clear and, unfortunately, are likely to get even more so. So says Kaunas University of Technology Professor Algimantas Venčkauskas. […]
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Vessel with heavy US military equipment to dock in Lithuania’s Klaipėda port
A ship carrying heavy military equipment of US troops will dock at the Lithuania seaport of Klaipėda on Wednesday. The equipment will be used for a joint exercise with Lithuanian soldiers. […]
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Up to 100 Lithuanian soldiers to serve in Afghanistan next year
Up to 100 Lithuanian soldiers will serve in the NATO mission in Afghanistan next year, training Afghan forces, Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said on Tuesday. […]
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Lithuanian army chief: We will consider conscription, if we don’t attract enough volunteers
Lithuania plans to double the number of young men enlisted to undergo basic military training next year. And if the necessary target of volunteers is not met, the chief of defence of Lithuania does not discount the possibility of suggesting to politicians to restore conscription. […]
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US infantry with heavy combat equipment arrive in Lithuania
Around 70 US infantry troops with heavy combat equipment have arrived in Lithuania, the Baltic country’s Ministry of National Defence said on Monday. […]
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Lithuanian soldiers see off third rotation of US colleagues
The third rotation of troops from the United States Army in Europe’s 173rd Airborne Infantry Brigade were seen off at a formal ceremony held at Rukla garrison last Wednesday. After nearly two months of combined combat training, it will be replaced by the 2nd Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, stationed in Texas, U.S.A., that will continue the joint training with Lithuanian forces, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said. […]
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Lithuania’s governing coalition backs 400m litas defence budget increase
National defence funding will be increased by 400 million litas (over EUR 115 million) next year, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Friday after the ruling coalition’s Friday discussion of the 2015 national budget. […]
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Lithuanian Defence Ministry discusses decisions of NATO Summit
On 23-24 September NATO’s Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) General Adrian Bradshaw paid a visit to the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania. […]
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Lithuanian troops end helicopter pilot training mission in Afghanistan
A Lithuanian-led group who trained helicopter pilots and helicopter technical maintenance personnel of the Afghan National Army has finished their mission. […]
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Lithuanian State Security Department warns ordinary citizens to beware of Russian spies
The Lithuanian State Security Department has issued a warning about a significant surge in Russian intelligence activities in both Lithuania and other countries. The Department has even published a booklet, explaining ordinary citizens the aims and methods of foreign intelligence agencies. […]
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