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June 3, 2013

NATO Starts Security Drills in the Baltics

By RIA Novosti

NATO Starts Security Drills in the Baltics

US soldiers taking part in previous exercise at the Adazi Training Area, Latvia

From RIA Novosti:  NATO countries start on Monday large-scale security cooperation exercises on the territory of the former Soviet republics in the Baltic region, the Estonian military said.

The US-led Saber Strike 2013 drills involve some 2,000 personnel from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the United States, Norway, Poland and the UK, as well as troops from Finland, which is not a NATO country.

This year’s exercise will be conducted in all three Baltic States: in Lithuania – General Adolfas Ramanauskas combat training center located in Nemencine and Pabrade training area, Latvia – at the Adazi training area and in Estonia – at Amari air base and cities of Tapa and Tartu.  (photo: Sgt. Stephen A. Gober/US Army)

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