In the coming years, the United States will ensure the presence of rotational units at both the Adazi and Lielvarde military bases.
The US has approved plans to increase its military presence in the Baltic states. The decision assumes that American soldiers and military equipment will be transferred to Latvia on a rotational basis, the country’s Ministry of Defense announced on the eve.
Thus, in the coming years, the United States will ensure the presence of rotational units both at the military bases in Adazi and Lielvarde, which will make a significant contribution to deterrence and defense, as well as enhancing interoperability between the Latvian and American Armed Forces. .
Initially, the United States plans to deploy artillery and aviation units to Latvia, meeting the country’s military defense capability needs.
“When our foreign partners talk about the defense of the Baltic countries, they are not joking. The US government understands that deterrence is based on a strong presence and cooperation,” said Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks.
He also noted that the allies have always supported the independence of the Baltic states, and “now, assessing the geopolitical risks, they convincingly show that they will continue to do so.”
The minister added that talks at the NATO summit in Madrid, as well as individual meetings with the head of the US Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, were fruitful.
Earlier this week it was announced that the United States would increase its military presence in Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia.
As previously reported, Washington approved the deployment of additional troops to Eastern Europe in early February.
And recently, US President Joe Biden said that additional US troops have arrived in Europe for a long time.
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Source: korrespondent
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