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U.S. military equipment for Baltics, Poland delivered to Riga port

Xinhua, March 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

The biggest batch of U.S. military equipment as part of the Operation Atlantic Resolve arrived in the port of Riga on Monday, the local media reported.

Six Abrams tanks, six Bradley armoured vehicles, as well as combat support and logistics equipment were unloaded at the port in the Latvian capital to support the latest rotation of U.S. troops in Latvia, representatives of the Latvian Defence Ministry has said.

The soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division who are replacing the U.S. Army's 2nd Cavalry Regiment will remain in Latvia for approximately three months, the ministry said.

Latvian Defence Minister Raimonds Vejonis indicated that the more than 120 pieces of military equipment delivered to Riga by the vehicle carrier Liberty Promise would be deployed not only in Latvia, but also Lithuania, Estonia and Poland.

"Six Abrams tanks, six Bradley fighting vehicles and about 180 troops will be stationed in Latvia," the minister said, adding that the U.S. soldiers would be involved in military exercises scheduled in Latvia this spring, including Summer Shield '15.

The U.S. launched Operation Atlantic Resolve to demonstrate its continued commitment to the peace and stability in the Baltic states and Poland and to reassure NATO's Eastern European allies in light of the crisis in east Ukraine. Endit