US helicopters arrived to Estonia for training
According to the press service of the Estonian Defense Forces, combat vehicles are part of the US 10 Combat Air Assault Brigade and in the framework of the NATO operation Atlantic Resolve are based in Latvia at the Lielvarde airbase.
On Monday, exercises began in Estonia, in which about 9 thousand people take part, including military personnel from NATO allies. Mostly, in the "Spring Storm" infantry units and subunits are involved, but the naval and air forces are also involved in the exercises. The exercises involved heavy military equipment of the Estonian Defense Forces, as well as Tanks M1A2 Abrams, Challenger 2 and Leclerc, infantry fighting vehicles Warrior, Bradley, VBCI NATO allies.
In addition to the British, French, Danes, and Americans based in the military town of Tapa, soldiers and officers from Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Finland, Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, and Georgia are specially arriving in Estonia to participate in the exercises. They are supported from the air aviation funds from the USA, Poland, Belgium and Spain.
The final build will take place on May 25 at the Central Range of the Defense Forces.
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