Defence
Kaunas to host military exercise
A military exercise will be held in and near Lithuania’s second-largest city Kaunas, with armoured vehicles driving on the city streets, the Ministry of National Defence said. […]
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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. […]
Defence
Portuguese troops leaving Lithuania after 4-month training
A company of Portuguese troops is leaving Lithuania this week after spending four months in the country in training. […]
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Saber Strike 2015 demo operation performed in Lithuania
A demo military operation was performed in the Gaižiūnai training ground, central Lithuania, on Thursday in the framework of NATO’s Saber Strike 2015 exercise, observed by Lithuania’s president and generals of NATO countries. […]
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Exercise Lightning Bolt 2015 ends in Lithuania
The month-long largest national exercise Lithuania has held this year, Lightning Bolt 2015, has ended. The exercise tested various types of situations, including swift mobilization of the Lithuanian reserve, response to a hybrid war and terrorist attacks, and also involved tactical training, the country’s Ministry of National Defence said. […]
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Large military exercise starting off Lithuania’s Baltic coast
An international naval exercise Baltic Fortress 2015 is starting in the Baltic Sea off the Lithuanian coast on Monday, involving 20 warships and three international staffs. […]
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US tanks to participate in combat firing exercise in Lithuania
US troops currently in Lithuania will Wednesday perform the first combat firing with main combat tanks M1A2 Abrams, the Ministry of National Defence said. […]
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US and Lithuanian troops hold combined training near Vilnius
Roughly 250 soldiers from the company of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Division, US Army, and the Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised Infantry Battalion are training at Exercise Joint Punch at the Gaižiūnų Training Area (Pabradė) this week. […]
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Defence minister: Lithuania keeping close eye on Russia exercises
Lithuania is keeping a close eye on the ongoing major military exercises in the Russian region of Kaliningrad but has no reason for concern, Lithuanian minister of national defence says. […]
Defence
Up to 350 Lithuanian soldiers to take part in international operations in 2015
Up to 350 Lithuanian soldiers and civilians, working for the national defence system, will be able to take part in international operations as part of NATO’s Rapid Response Force, an EU battle group or NATO and EU military commands, under a resolution adopted by the Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday. […]
Defence
International winter survival exercise at Lithuania’s Hussar Battalion
An international winter survival exercise involving roughly 90 soldiers from Canada, Lithuania, and Hungary is currently running in the King Mindaugas Hussar Battalion, city of Panevėžys and the surrounding area, the Ministry of National Defence informs. […]
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Lithuania to host more NATO exercises, chief of defence says
NATO will hold more military exercises in Lithuania in response to Russian actions, Lithuania’s Chief of Defence Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas said on Wednesday. […]
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Lithuanian president to attend military exercise Iron Sword 2014
On Thursday, 13 November, President Dalia Grybauskaitė will attend military exercise Iron Sword 2014 at the military training area in Pabradė. […]
Defence
Iron Sword 2014 enters active phase
On 4 November active phase of the multinational military exercise Iron Sword 2014 began at the Gaižiūnų Training Range and the General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Range. The Training Audience from 9 NATO member states began training offensive and defensive operations in two major training areas of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, the Ministry of National Defence informs. […]
Defence
Training range in south Lithuania fitted out for city battle exercises
Training grounds in Kazlų Rūda, southern Lithuania, have been upgraded with a special site, which will accommodate city battle exercises of troops of various army units. […]
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Multinational exercise Iron Sword 2014 opening in Lithuania
On 3 November multinational Exercise Iron Sword 2014 will be officially opened at ceremonies at the General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Range in Pabradė and drill grounds of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised Infantry Battalion in Rukla. […]
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Largest NATO military exercise begins in Lithuania
Soldiers from nine NATO nations and military equipment are being brought to Lithuania, where two military training grounds will host this year’s biggest military exercise event, Iron Sword 2014. The exercise, starting this weekend and organized by the Lithuanian army, will involve some 2,500 soldiers. […]