WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The latest US troop rotation is part of NATO’s cross-continental mission known as Operation Atlantic Resolve, which was launched in the spring 2015, as a way for the United States to reassure allies in Europe.
"US heavy gear arrives in Rukla, Lithuania to be manned by the newest US troop rotation," Lithuania in NATO tweeted on Friday.
Ahead of the announcement of the US heavy gear’s arrival, NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow said at the Snow Meeting in Trakai, Lithuania on Friday that NATO would need to focus on its deterrence posture. He described the issue as the most important challenge NATO needs to meet.
Over the course of NATO’s recent eastward expansion, Russia has repeatedly warned that such a move threatens its national security as well as regional stability.
