Feb 24, 2020, 14:48 pm
A massive trans-Atlantic military exercise has gotten underway with over 40,000 US troops and military vehicles expected to arrive in Europe. It is the largest US troop movement across the Atlantic in 25 years.
The first contingent of US troops, tanks and equipment taking part in the "Defender Europe 20" military exercise began arriving in the northern German port of Bremerhaven Friday, kicking off the the largest deployment of US-based forces in Europe in over 25 years.
In total, over 20,000 troops and 20,000 pieces of equipment are being shipped across the Atlantic, arriving at six European seaports. They will then transfer to staging areas and on to military maneuvers with European partners, the US Army said.
A significant part of the troops and equipment are expected to be deployed to Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.
However, Lt. General Martin Schelleis, German commander of the joint support service, said that Defender Europe 20 was not intended to be a sign of aggression towards Russia.
[Yeah, right.]
Germany's central location means that the vast majority of the equipment heading east will be transferred along German roads and rail.
Both the German and US military have said they will try and avoid interrupting daily life, and transports are expected to take place during the night.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-...r-BB10eC6t
The first contingent of US troops, tanks and equipment taking part in the "Defender Europe 20" military exercise began arriving in the northern German port of Bremerhaven Friday, kicking off the the largest deployment of US-based forces in Europe in over 25 years.
In total, over 20,000 troops and 20,000 pieces of equipment are being shipped across the Atlantic, arriving at six European seaports. They will then transfer to staging areas and on to military maneuvers with European partners, the US Army said.
A significant part of the troops and equipment are expected to be deployed to Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.
However, Lt. General Martin Schelleis, German commander of the joint support service, said that Defender Europe 20 was not intended to be a sign of aggression towards Russia.
Quote:"Russia is not a reason for the exercise, military capabilities can only be rebuilt and maintained in the long term," he said.
[Yeah, right.]
Germany's central location means that the vast majority of the equipment heading east will be transferred along German roads and rail.
Both the German and US military have said they will try and avoid interrupting daily life, and transports are expected to take place during the night.
Quote:"If everything goes well, nobody will notice anything," said Schelleis. "From an operational perspective, we are primarily interested in whether our processes are capable of withstanding loads of this magnitude."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-...r-BB10eC6t