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Presence.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Enhanced Forward Presence</b> (EFP) is a <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a>-allied forward-deployed defense and deterrence military force in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Europe" title="Northern Europe">Northern</a>, <a href="/wiki/Central_Europe" title="Central Europe">Central</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Europe" title="Eastern Europe">Eastern Europe</a>. This posture in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Europe" title="Northern Europe">Northern Europe</a> through <a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a> and in <a href="/wiki/Central_Europe" title="Central Europe">Central Europe</a> through <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a> and in <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Europe" title="Eastern Europe">Eastern Europe</a> through <a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a>, is in place to protect and reassure the security of NATO's Northern, Central and Eastern European member states on NATO's eastern flank.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_Russian_Federation" title="Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation">invasion of Crimea</a>, NATO's member states agreed at the <a href="/wiki/2016_Warsaw_summit" title="2016 Warsaw summit">2016 Warsaw summit</a> to forward deploy four multinational battalion battle groups to areas most likely to be attacked.<sup id="cite_ref-eura_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eura-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The numbers involved, although a notable supplement to the armed forces of the country being defended, are limited so that they avoid seeming to threaten <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>. The chief value of the force is that it is impossible to invade <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Baltic_states" title="Baltic states">Baltic States</a> without battling the soldiers and firing on the flags of the involved <a href="/wiki/Member_states_of_NATO" title="Member states of NATO">NATO states</a>, giving cause for war. It is believed that the prospect of war with all those countries will deter aggression.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The original four multinational battalion battle groups are based in <a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a>, and led by the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the <a href="/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" title="Russian invasion of Ukraine">2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>, NATO members agreed to establish four more multinational battalion battle groups in <a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a> led by <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, <a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a> respectively at <a href="/wiki/2022_Madrid_summit" title="2022 Madrid summit">2022 Madrid Summit</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-natoefp_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-natoefp-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Country</th> <th>Location</th> <th>Leading state</th> <th>Participants as of November 2022<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit">[update]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-natoefp_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-natoefp-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Troops (approx.)<sup id="cite_ref-numbersA_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-numbersA-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>A<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kabile" title="Kabile">Kabile</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albania" title="Albania">Albania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montenegro" title="Montenegro">Montenegro</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Macedonia" title="North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td>1,650<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-numbersA_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-numbersA-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>A<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="990" data-file-height="630" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tapa,_Estonia" title="Tapa, Estonia">Tapa</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td>2,200 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/46px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tata,_Hungary" title="Tata, Hungary">Tata</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/46px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montenegro" title="Montenegro">Montenegro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td>1,054<sup id="cite_ref-numbersA_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-numbersA-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>A<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/%C4%80da%C5%BEi" title="Ādaži">Ādaži</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albania" title="Albania">Albania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montenegro" title="Montenegro">Montenegro</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Macedonia" title="North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td>4,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/46px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rukla" title="Rukla">Rukla</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td>3,700 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orzysz" title="Orzysz">Orzysz</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td> <td>11,600 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincu" title="Cincu">Cincu</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Macedonia" title="North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td>4,700 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Le%C5%A1%C5%A5" title="Lešť">Lešť</a></td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td>1,100<sup id="cite_ref-numbersA_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-numbersA-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>A<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-numbersA_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-numbersA_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-numbersA_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-numbersA_6-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">The data is from November 2022. The numbers in Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia include participating troops from their own national Armed Forces.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <p>The troops serving in the multinational battalion battle groups rotate every six months and train and operate with their host nations' militaries. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Multinational_Battalion_Battle_Group_Estonia">Multinational Battalion Battle Group Estonia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Multinational Battalion Battle Group Estonia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Belgium">Belgium</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Belgium"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Belgian_Armed_Forces" title="Belgian Armed Forces">Belgian Army</a> contributes a 269-soldier strong <a href="/wiki/Belgian_Land_Component" title="Belgian Land Component">Belgian Land Component</a> armoured infantry company from the <a href="/wiki/Chasseurs_Ardennais" title="Chasseurs Ardennais">Chasseurs Ardennais</a> with support elements and HQ staff officers.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Denmark_and_Iceland">Denmark and Iceland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Denmark and Iceland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Additionally the <a href="/wiki/Danish_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Danish Army">Danish Army</a> will deploy a mechanized force by 2018 at the latest.<sup id="cite_ref-BTDB_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BTDB-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three brigade HQ support personnel from the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Danish_Army" title="Royal Danish Army">Royal Danish Army</a> and 1 strategic communications civilian from the <a href="/wiki/Military_of_Iceland" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of Iceland">Icelandic defence forces</a> have also been stationed in Estonia.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="France">France</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: France"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The British unit will be supported by a mixed battle group from the <a href="/wiki/French_Army" title="French Army">French Army</a>'s <a href="/wiki/9th_Light_Armoured_Marine_Brigade_(France)" class="mw-redirect" title="9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade (France)">9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade</a> consisting of a mechanized infantry company from the <a href="/wiki/2nd_Marine_Infantry_Regiment" title="2nd Marine Infantry Regiment">2nd Marine Infantry Regiment</a> equipped with <a href="/wiki/V%C3%A9hicule_blind%C3%A9_de_combat_d%27infanterie" class="mw-redirect" title="Véhicule blindé de combat d'infanterie">VBCI</a> <a href="/wiki/Infantry_fighting_vehicle" title="Infantry fighting vehicle">infantry fighting vehicles</a>, artillery from the <a href="/wiki/11th_Marine_Artillery_Regiment" title="11th Marine Artillery Regiment">11th Marine Artillery Regiment</a> equipped with <a href="/wiki/CAESAR_self-propelled_howitzer" title="CAESAR self-propelled howitzer">CAESAR</a> self-propelled howitzers, and combat engineers from the <a href="/wiki/6th_Engineer_Regiment_(France)" title="6th Engineer Regiment (France)">6th Engineer Regiment</a>, with a company of <a href="/wiki/AMX-56_Leclerc" class="mw-redirect" title="AMX-56 Leclerc">Leclerc</a> main battle tanks from the <a href="/wiki/7th_Armoured_Brigade_(France)" title="7th Armoured Brigade (France)">7th Armoured Brigade's</a> 1st Chasseurs Regiment attached for the deployment. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> under <b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Cabrit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Cabrit (page does not exist)">Operation Cabrit</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> deployed 800 personnel from the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>'s <a href="/wiki/20th_Armoured_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_Kingdom)" title="20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team (United Kingdom)">20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team</a>: </p> <ul><li>5th Battalion of <a href="/wiki/The_Rifles" title="The Rifles">The Rifles</a> with <a href="/wiki/Warrior_tracked_armoured_vehicle" title="Warrior tracked armoured vehicle">Warrior</a> <a href="/wiki/Infantry_fighting_vehicle" title="Infantry fighting vehicle">infantry fighting vehicles</a></li> <li>and the <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Royal_Hussars" title="Queen's Royal Hussars">Queen's Royal Hussars</a> with <a href="/wiki/Challenger_2" title="Challenger 2">Challenger 2</a> <a href="/wiki/Main_battle_tank" title="Main battle tank">main battle tanks</a>.</li> <li>Artillery, an armoured engineer squadron, logistics specialists and reconnaissance assets will be attached to the British contingent.<sup id="cite_ref-SOLAUG16-14_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SOLAUG16-14-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>'s 5th Battalion, <a href="/wiki/The_Rifles" title="The Rifles">The Rifles</a> battlegroup, rotated back to the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> in November 2017 and was replaced by a battlegroup formed around the 1st Battalion, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Welsh" title="Royal Welsh">Royal Welsh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During 2022 between March and June <b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Exercise_Spring_Storm&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Exercise Spring Storm (page does not exist)">Exercise Spring Storm</a></b> took place which brought <a href="/wiki/AgustaWestland_Apache" title="AgustaWestland Apache">AgustaWestland Apache</a> AH.1's and <a href="/wiki/AgustaWestland_AW159_Wildcat" title="AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat">AgustaWestland Wildcat</a> AH.1's to Estonia and other <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Europe" title="Eastern Europe">Eastern European countries</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As part of Aviation Task Force 3 under <b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Peleda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Peleda (page does not exist)">Operation Peleda</a></b>, <a href="/wiki/Boeing_Chinook_(UK_variants)" title="Boeing Chinook (UK variants)">Chinook HC.5/6s</a> from <a href="/wiki/No._27_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 27 Squadron RAF">No. 27 Squadron RAF</a> were deployed to <a href="/wiki/%C3%84mari_Air_Base" title="Ämari Air Base">Amari Air Base</a> between 8 July and September 2022. They were supported by the <a href="/wiki/Joint_Helicopter_Support_Squadron" title="Joint Helicopter Support Squadron">Joint Helicopter Support Squadron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tactical_Supply_Wing_RAF" title="Tactical Supply Wing RAF">Tactical Supply Wing RAF</a> and <a href="/wiki/224_Signal_Squadron_(United_Kingdom)" title="224 Signal Squadron (United Kingdom)">244 Signal Squadron</a> (Air Support) (of 30 Signal Regiment).<sup id="cite_ref-AFMOCT22-8_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFMOCT22-8-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chinook HC.5/6s from <a href="/wiki/No._18_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 18 Squadron RAF">No. 18 Squadron RAF</a> deployed to Amari from January to February 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-AFMMAR23-8_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFMMAR23-8-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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troops</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Italian_Army_-_4th_Tank_Regiment_Ariete_main_battle_tank_with_a_Canadian_Army_LAV_III_in_Latvia_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Italian_Army_-_4th_Tank_Regiment_Ariete_main_battle_tank_with_a_Canadian_Army_LAV_III_in_Latvia_2019.jpg/220px-Italian_Army_-_4th_Tank_Regiment_Ariete_main_battle_tank_with_a_Canadian_Army_LAV_III_in_Latvia_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Italian_Army_-_4th_Tank_Regiment_Ariete_main_battle_tank_with_a_Canadian_Army_LAV_III_in_Latvia_2019.jpg/330px-Italian_Army_-_4th_Tank_Regiment_Ariete_main_battle_tank_with_a_Canadian_Army_LAV_III_in_Latvia_2019.jpg 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/NATO_eFP_Battle_Group_Latvia.svg/220px-NATO_eFP_Battle_Group_Latvia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="380" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/NATO_eFP_Battle_Group_Latvia.svg/330px-NATO_eFP_Battle_Group_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/NATO_eFP_Battle_Group_Latvia.svg/440px-NATO_eFP_Battle_Group_Latvia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="893" data-file-height="1542" /></a><figcaption>Structure of Latvian eFP Battle Group</figcaption></figure><p>The Latvian multinational battalion battle group is based at <a href="/wiki/%C4%80da%C5%BEi#Military_installations" title="Ādaži">Camp Adazi</a>, near the Latvian capital of <a href="/wiki/Riga" title="Riga">Riga</a>, and contains approximately 1,500 personnel.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Albania">Albania</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Albania"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Albania will send a small detachment of 21 <a href="/wiki/Explosive_ordinance_disposal" class="mw-redirect" title="Explosive ordinance disposal">EOD</a> engineers from the <a href="/wiki/Albanian_Land_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Albanian Land Force">Albanian Land Force</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canada">Canada</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> provides the core of the NATO battle group in Latvia with approximately 540 mechanized infantry and supporting troops. This contingent, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Reassurance" title="Operation Reassurance">Operation Reassurance</a>, is provided by Canada's high-readiness brigade, a task which rotates annually amongst the three Regular Force brigades of the country. Reservists from more than 100 units across Canada have provided several augmentees to each rotation.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2017">2017</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2017"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2017, the contingent was provided by <a href="/wiki/1_Canadian_Mechanized_Brigade_Group" title="1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group">1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group</a> in Western Canada, which handed over to <a href="/wiki/2_Canadian_Mechanized_Brigade_Group" title="2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group">2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group</a> in Eastern Canada in 2018. The 2nd Battalion, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Regiment" title="Royal Canadian Regiment">Royal Canadian Regiment</a> (RCR), based in <a href="/wiki/CFB_Gagetown" title="CFB Gagetown">CFB Gagetown</a>, rotated in to relieve the 1st Battalion, <a href="/wiki/Princess_Patricia%27s_Canadian_Light_Infantry" title="Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry">Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry</a> (PPCLI).<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2018">2018</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2018"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2018, the 2nd Battalion RCR was replaced by the 1st Battalion RCR, based out of <a href="/wiki/Petawawa" title="Petawawa">Petawawa</a>, Ontario. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2019">2019</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2019"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2019, Canada's French-speaking mechanized brigade from Quebec, (<a href="/wiki/5_Canadian_Mechanized_Brigade_Group" title="5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group">5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group</a>), took on the task. The commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Sauvé, and most of the soldiers were from the 2nd Battalion of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_22e_R%C3%A9giment" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal 22e Régiment">Royal 22<sup>e</sup> Régiment</a> (2R22<sup>e</sup>R) or the armoured <a href="/wiki/12e_R%C3%A9giment_blind%C3%A9_du_Canada" title="12e Régiment blindé du Canada">12<sup>e</sup> Régiment blindé du Canada</a> (12<sup>e</sup> RBC).<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In accordance with this rotation cycle, they were replaced in July 2019 by the 2nd Battalion PPCLI from the 1st Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2020">2020</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2020"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2020, a battle group led by <a href="/wiki/Lord_Strathcona%27s_Horse_(Royal_Canadians)" title="Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)">Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)</a>, of the 1st Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, rotated in to Latvia, and was replaced by a battle group led by the 2nd Battalion RCR. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2021">2021</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2021"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2021, a battle group led by the <a href="/wiki/The_Royal_Canadian_Dragoons" class="mw-redirect" title="The Royal Canadian Dragoons">Royal Canadian Dragoons</a>, of 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, relieved the 2nd Battalion RCR. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2023">2023</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 2023"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 15 December 2023 the Canadian Defence Minister announced several measures to strengthen Canada’s military presence in Latvia as part of the planned increase from about 1,000 Canadian personnel to 2,200 by 2026. These include:<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The deployment of four <a href="/wiki/Bell_CH-146_Griffon" title="Bell CH-146 Griffon">Griffon helicopters</a> to the battle group starting in summer 2024. These will be periodically joined by <a href="/wiki/Boeing_CH-47_Chinook" title="Boeing CH-47 Chinook">Chinook helicopters</a>, starting in autumn 2025.</li> <li>The procurement of portable <a href="/wiki/Spike_(missile)" title="Spike (missile)">LR Spike</a> anti-armour missile systems for the Canadian Forces in Latvia. These will be arriving from <a href="/wiki/Rafael_Advanced_Defense_Systems" title="Rafael Advanced Defense Systems">Rafael Advanced Defense Systems</a> starting in mid-2024.</li> <li>The deployment of medium-range radar capabilities, which will support the battle group's air defence. They will be joined in due course by a to-be-procured Canadian air defence system.</li> <li>The full complement of about 130 personnel for Canada's tank squadron of 15 <a href="/wiki/Leopard_2" title="Leopard 2">Leopard 2A4M</a> tanks should be in place by spring 2024.</li> <li>A total investment of more than CA$15 million in infrastructure needed to scale up the battle group to a brigade group.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2024">2024</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 2024"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 15 February 2024, the Canadian Defence Minister announced that the Canadian Armed Forces members in Latvia will receive air defence capabilities consisting of: </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/RBS_70_NG" class="mw-redirect" title="RBS 70 NG">RBS 70 NG</a> short-range air defence system to defend themselves against fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters within its range, close air support aircraft, small uncrewed aerial systems, and larger uncrewed aerial systems.</li> <li>A counter-drone capability against small drones using the TRD Systems of Singapore ORION-H9 dismounted directional systems; the CACI Inc. of the United States CACI BEAM 3.0 omni-directional systems; and the Leonardo UK Ltd. Falcon Shield fixed-site systems.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Czech_Republic">Czech Republic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Czech Republic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Army_of_the_Czech_Republic" title="Army of the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a> provides a <a href="/wiki/Mortar_(weapon)" title="Mortar (weapon)">mortar</a> platoon of 55 soldiers.<sup id="cite_ref-czeidnes_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-czeidnes-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Denmark">Denmark</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Denmark"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In April 2022, the first part of a force consisting of about 750 Danish soldiers, along with armoured vehicles, arrived in Latvia.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Italy">Italy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Italy will provide an <a href="/wiki/Italian_Army" title="Italian Army">Italian Army</a> mechanized <a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">Infantry</a> company with <a href="/wiki/Freccia_IFV" title="Freccia IFV">Freccia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dardo_IFV" title="Dardo IFV">Dardo</a> infantry fighting vehicles. Recently the Italian Army has reinforced its presence with 8 <a href="/wiki/Ariete" title="Ariete">Ariete</a> main battle tanks. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Montenegro">Montenegro</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Montenegro"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Montenegro" title="Armed Forces of Montenegro">Montenegro</a> provides a reconnaissance squad.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Poland">Poland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Poland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Poland provides an armored company with <a href="/wiki/PT-91_Twardy" title="PT-91 Twardy">PT-91 Twardy</a> main battle tanks. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Slovenia">Slovenia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Slovenia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Slovenia will deploy an Infantry reconnaissance platoon, Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) team, Contribution to battlegroup headquarters, Support elements of the <a href="/wiki/Slovenian_Armed_Forces" title="Slovenian Armed Forces">Slovenian Armed Forces</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Slovakia">Slovakia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Slovakia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Slovakia deployed an armored infantry company consisting of 150 troops from 11th Mechanized Battalion starting in second half of 2018. The Slovak force contribution consists of: </p> <ul><li>a Mechanized Company on <a href="/wiki/BMP-2" title="BMP-2">BMP2</a></li> <li>Command and Control Element</li> <li>Military Police team</li> <li>Repairs and Operation Platoon as a support element</li> <li>A team of medics</li></ul> <p>Since December 2020, Slovakia has changed capabilities from Mechanized to Artillery. SLOVCON consists of: </p> <ul><li>Artillery Battery on Zuzana II</li> <li>Support Platoon (Repairs and Maintenance)</li> <li>NSE (National Support Element)</li> <li>Military Police Team</li> <li>Priest</li> <li>Medic Team</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spain">Spain</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Spain"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Spain will dispatch a reinforced armored infantry company consisting of around 350 troops from the 11th Mechanized Infantry Brigade "Extremadura". The Spanish contingent will include 6 <a href="/wiki/Leopard_2E" title="Leopard 2E">Leopard 2E</a> main battle tanks from the I/16th Tank Battalion "Mérida" of the 16th Armored Regiment "Castilla" and 15 <a href="/wiki/ASCOD" title="ASCOD">Pizarro</a> infantry fighting vehicles from the I/6th Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Cantabria" of the <a href="/wiki/6th_Infantry_Regiment_%E2%80%9CSaboya%E2%80%9D" class="mw-redirect" title="6th Infantry Regiment “Saboya”">6th Infantry Regiment "Saboya".</a><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sweden">Sweden</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Sweden"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Swedish Prime minister announced during a defence conference in January of 2024 that Sweden will provide a Battalion to Latvia in 2025 as part of NATO's forward presence when Sweden joins NATO.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Battalion will be deployed in cooperation with Denmark with a changeover between a Danish and a Swedish battalion every 6 months. Initially the 71 Motorized battalion is earmarked for the Deployment. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Multinational_Battalion_Battle_Group_Lithuania">Multinational Battalion Battle Group Lithuania</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Multinational Battalion Battle Group Lithuania"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Lithuania multinational battalion battle group is under the command of the <a href="/wiki/Mechanised_Infantry_Brigade_Iron_Wolf" class="mw-redirect" title="Mechanised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf">Mechanised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_Land_Forces" title="Lithuanian Land Forces">Lithuanian Land Forces</a> and based in <a href="/wiki/Rukla" title="Rukla">Rukla</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The battalion has a headquarters company, three to four combat companies and various support units.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The battle group is led by Germany.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each rotation lasts six months.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the <a href="/wiki/German_Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="German Armed Forces">German Armed Forces</a> have expanded their presence in Lithuania. In December 2023 German Minister of Defence <a href="/wiki/Boris_Pistorius" title="Boris Pistorius">Boris Pistorius</a> and Lithuanian Minister of Defence <a href="/wiki/Arvydas_Anu%C5%A1auskas" title="Arvydas Anušauskas">Arvydas Anušauskas</a> agreed on plans to permanently station a full German <a href="/wiki/Brigade" title="Brigade">Brigade</a> in Lithuania beginning in 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Date </th> <th colspan="2" rowspan="2">November 2017<sup id="cite_ref-:3_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th rowspan="2">Parent unit(s) </th> <th colspan="2" rowspan="2">March 2019<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th rowspan="2">Parent unit(s) </th> <th colspan="2" rowspan="2">October 2020<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th rowspan="2">Parent unit(s) </th></tr> <tr> <th>Country/number of troops </th></tr> <tr> <td>Belgium </td> <td>60 </td> <td>Support elements </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>Staff officer for battlegroup headquarters </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>Public affairs officer </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Czech Republic </td> <td><b>n/a</b> </td> <td><b>-</b> </td> <td> </td> <td>230<sup id="cite_ref-czeidnes_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-czeidnes-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Mechanized infantry company <p>Support elements </p> </td> <td> </td> <td>35 </td> <td>Electronic warfare element <p>Support elements </p> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Croatia </td> <td>178 </td> <td>Mechanized infantry company <p>(15x <a href="/wiki/Patria_AMV" title="Patria AMV">Patria MV</a> armoured vehicles, 4x multiple-launch rocket system </p><p>3x M-ATV mine-resistant vehicles) </p> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1st_Mechanized_Battalion_(Croatia)" title="1st Mechanized Battalion (Croatia)">1st Mechanized Battalion "Tigers"</a> <p>of <a href="/wiki/Mechanized_Guard_Brigade_(Croatia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mechanized Guard Brigade (Croatia)">Mechanized Guard Brigade</a><sup id="cite_ref-:1_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td> <td>208 </td> <td>Mechanized infantry company </td> <td> </td> <td>208 </td> <td>Mechanized infantry company </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>France </td> <td><b>n/a</b> </td> <td><b>-</b> </td> <td> </td> <td><b>n/a</b> </td> <td><b>-</b> </td> <td> </td> <td>275 </td> <td>Mechanised infantry company <p>Armoured platoon with MBT </p> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Germany </td> <td>450 </td> <td>Armoured infantry battalion with AFVs <p>complemented with MBTs and <a href="/wiki/Self-propelled_artillery" title="Self-propelled artillery">self-propelled artillery</a> </p><p>Mobility engineers, </p><p>Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance </p><p>(incl. tactical UAVs) and support elements </p> </td> <td> </td> <td>540 </td> <td>Armoured infantry company <p>Combat service </p><p>Combat service support </p> </td> <td> </td> <td>527 </td> <td>Armoured company <p>Mechanised infantry platoon </p><p>Combat service </p><p>Combat service support </p> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Iceland </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 Coast guard officer <p>for explosive ordnance disposal </p> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>Public affairs civilian </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>Public affairs civilian </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Luxembourg </td> <td>22 </td> <td>Integrated into Belgian <p>Support elements </p> </td> <td> </td> <td><b>n/a</b> </td> <td><b>-</b> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>Transportation team </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Netherlands </td> <td>250-270 </td> <td>Armoured infantry company <p>with AFV </p> </td> <td> </td> <td>250-270 </td> <td>Mechanised infantry company <p>with AFV </p> </td> <td> </td> <td>270 </td> <td>Mechanised infantry company <p>Logistics support element </p> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Norway </td> <td>200 </td> <td>Combined arms company - armoured </td> <td>Drawn from <a href="/wiki/Telemark_Battalion" title="Telemark Battalion">Telemark Battalion</a> <p>and other <a href="/wiki/Brigade_Nord" title="Brigade Nord">Brigade Nord</a> units </p><p>[equipped with <a href="/wiki/Combat_Vehicle_90" title="Combat Vehicle 90">CV9030</a> IFVs </p><p>and <a href="/wiki/Leopard_2" title="Leopard 2">Leopard 2A4NO</a> MBTs] </p> </td> <td>13 </td> <td>Joint fires section </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Artillery_Battalion_(Norway)" title="Artillery Battalion (Norway)">Artillery Battalion</a> </td> <td>120 </td> <td>Armoured infantry company <p>with AFV </p> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total </td> <td colspan="2">1181 </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2">1055 </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2">1233 </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Belgium_and_Luxembourg">Belgium and Luxembourg</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Belgium and Luxembourg"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2017_2">2017</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: 2017"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Belgian_Land_Component" title="Belgian Land Component">Belgian Army</a> sent a logistic support company, which arrived in Lithuania on 24 January 2017. The 100 men from the <a href="/wiki/18th_Logistics_Battalion_(Belgium)" title="18th Logistics Battalion (Belgium)">18th Logistics Battalion</a> and <a href="/wiki/29th_Logistics_Battalion_(Belgium)" title="29th Logistics Battalion (Belgium)">29th Logistics Battalion</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Belgian_Land_Component" title="Belgian Land Component">Belgian Land Component</a> with medical and military police units attached arrived by ferry in <a href="/wiki/Klaip%C4%97da" title="Klaipėda">Klaipėda</a> and contain a small detachment of troops from the <a href="/wiki/Luxembourg_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Luxembourg Army">Luxembourg Army</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which brought with them around ten transport trucks.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Czech_Republic_2">Czech Republic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Czech Republic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In July 2018, Czechia provided EFP Lithuania the 1st Company Task Force consisting of a mechanized company with <a href="/wiki/Pandur_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pandur II">Pandur</a> armored vehicles reinforced by an engineer platoon, a logistics unit and a medical element reaching a total of 230 people.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After six months, they were replaced by the 2nd Task Force for the next half-year.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both task forces consisted of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=41st_Mechanized_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="41st Mechanized Battalion (page does not exist)">41st Mechanized Battalion</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/41._mechanizovan%C3%BD_prapor" class="extiw" title="cs:41. mechanizovaný prapor">cs</a>]</span>'s soldiers.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_43-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After deployment, the company task force returned to the Czech Republic in July 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_43-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From then on until 2021, Czech Army sent four electronic warfare task forces.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_43-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since July 2021, an <a href="/wiki/Anti-aircraft_missile" title="Anti-aircraft missile">anti-aircraft missile</a> battery from the 252nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Section (sub-unit of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=25th_Anti-Aircraft_Missile_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="25th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (page does not exist)">25th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/25._protiletadlov%C3%BD_raketov%C3%BD_pluk" class="extiw" title="cs:25. protiletadlový raketový pluk">cs</a>]</span>) armed with <a href="/wiki/RBS_70" title="RBS 70">RBS 70</a> has been operating in Lithuania.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_43-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="France_2">France</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: France"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some 200 soldiers from <a href="/wiki/5th_Dragoon_Regiment_(France)" title="5th Dragoon Regiment (France)">5th Dragoon Regiment</a> of the <a href="/wiki/French_Army" title="French Army">French Army</a> have arrived to Rukla on 3 July 2020, staying there for 6 months until the end of December, with a hundred more administration and logistics personnel. The troops form a mechanised infantry company and are reinforced with 5 <a href="/wiki/Leclerc_tank" title="Leclerc tank">Leclerc tanks</a> and 14 <a href="/wiki/V%C3%A9hicule_blind%C3%A9_de_combat_d%27infanterie" class="mw-redirect" title="Véhicule blindé de combat d'infanterie">VBCI</a> IFVs.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Germany">Germany</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Germany"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first <a href="/wiki/German_Army" title="German Army">German Army</a> unit to deploy to <a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a> is the 122nd Mechanized Battalion of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Armoured_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="12th Armoured Brigade (page does not exist)">12th Armoured Brigade</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzerbrigade_12" class="extiw" title="de:Panzerbrigade 12">de</a>]</span> of the <a href="/wiki/10th_Panzer_Division_(Bundeswehr)" title="10th Panzer Division (Bundeswehr)">10th Panzer Division</a>. Equipped with <a href="/wiki/Marder_(infantry_fighting_vehicle)" title="Marder (infantry fighting vehicle)">Marder</a> infantry fighting vehicles the battalion will be augmented with <a href="/wiki/Leopard_2" title="Leopard 2">Leopard 2A6</a> main battle tanks from the 104th Tank Battalion, <a href="/wiki/Panzerhaubitze_2000" title="Panzerhaubitze 2000">PzH 2000</a> self-propelled artillery from the 131st Artillery Battalion engineers from the 4th Armored Engineer Battalion and troops from the 4th Supply Battalion. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Norway">Norway</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Norway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2018-2019">2018-2019</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: 2018-2019"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From January to June 2018 about 30 soldiers deployed from the Intelligence Battalion's long-range reconnaissance patrol squadron. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2019-2021">2019-2021</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: 2019-2021"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From July 2019 troops from the Telemark Battalion and the <a href="/wiki/Armoured_Battalion_(Norway)" title="Armoured Battalion (Norway)">Armoured Battalion</a> are alternating on deploying an armoured infantry company with IFVs and MBTs consisting of 120-140 soldiers.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2022">2022</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: 2022"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From January 2022 <a href="/wiki/2nd_Battalion_(Norway)" title="2nd Battalion (Norway)">2nd Battalion</a> contributes a mechanized company with a tank capacity of about 140 personnel<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/St%C3%B8re%27s_Cabinet" class="mw-redirect" title="Støre's Cabinet">Norwegian Government</a> said in February 2022 that it will increase its contribution with up to 60 soldiers due to the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%932022_Russo-Ukrainian_crisis" class="mw-redirect" title="2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis">2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2022 the Government extended Norway's contribution in Lithuania until 2023 due to the war in Ukraine.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2022 the taskforce was increased by a platoon from <a href="/wiki/Telemark_Battalion" title="Telemark Battalion">Telemark Battalion</a>, bringing the total number of troops up to ca. 200.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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(January 2022)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> led by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>'s 2nd ("Cougars") Squadron, <a href="/wiki/2nd_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States)">2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States)</a> headquartered in <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army_Garrison_Bavaria" title="U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria">Rose Barracks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>. The Battle Group consists of a US combined-arms battalion, a Sabre Squadron from the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Scots_Dragoon_Guards" title="Royal Scots Dragoon Guards">Royal Scots Dragoon Guards</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Croatian_Army" title="Croatian Army">Croatian</a> rocket artillery battery, and an ADA company from the <a href="/wiki/Romanian_Armed_Forces" title="Romanian Armed Forces">Romanian Army</a>. </p><p>The Battle Group is attached to the <a href="/wiki/Polish_Land_Forces" title="Polish Land Forces">Polish Army</a>'s <a href="/wiki/16th_Mechanised_Division_(Poland)#Current_structure" title="16th Mechanised Division (Poland)">16th Mechanized Brigade</a> and based in <a href="/wiki/Orzysz" title="Orzysz">Orzysz</a> located south of <a href="/wiki/Kaliningrad_Oblast" title="Kaliningrad Oblast">Kaliningrad Oblast</a> and 120 kilometers away from the <a href="/wiki/Suwa%C5%82ki_Gap" title="Suwałki Gap">Suwałki Gap</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Incidents">Incidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Incidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2021, around 30 German soldiers were recalled from service in Lithuania after they were accused of making racist and anti-Semitic remarks and of sexual violence.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://shape.nato.int/efp">https://shape.nato.int/efp</a> <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Bare_URLs" title="Wikipedia:Bare URLs"><span title="A full citation is required to prevent link rot. 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NATO">Multilateral relations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Treaty_Association" title="Atlantic Treaty Association">Atlantic Treaty Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euro-Atlantic_Partnership_Council" title="Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council">Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Dialogue" title="Mediterranean Dialogue">Mediterranean Dialogue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Individual_Partnership_Action_Plan" title="Individual Partnership Action Plan">Individual Partnership Action Plan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Istanbul_Cooperation_Initiative" title="Istanbul Cooperation Initiative">Istanbul Cooperation Initiative</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_non-NATO_ally" title="Major non-NATO ally">Major non-NATO ally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NATO_global_partners" title="NATO global partners">NATO global 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baghdad_Pact" class="mw-redirect" title="Baghdad Pact">Baghdad Pact</a> (METO/CENTO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balkan_Pact_(1953)" title="Balkan Pact (1953)">Balkan Pact</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia_Treaty_Organization" title="Southeast Asia Treaty Organization">Southeast Asia Treaty Organization</a> (SEATO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suwa%C5%82ki_Gap" title="Suwałki Gap">Suwałki Gap</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Overseas_military_bases_of_the_United_Kingdom" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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Training and Support Unit Belize">British Army Training and Support Unit Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Forces_British_Indian_Ocean_Territories" title="British Forces British Indian Ocean Territories">British Forces British Indian Ocean Territories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Forces_Brunei" title="British Forces Brunei">British Forces Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Forces_Cyprus" title="British Forces Cyprus">British Forces Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Forces_Gibraltar" title="British Forces Gibraltar">British Forces Gibraltar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Forces_South_Atlantic_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="British Forces South Atlantic Islands">British Forces South Atlantic Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Gurkhas_Nepal" title="British Gurkhas Nepal">British Gurkhas Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Naval_Support_Facility" title="United Kingdom Naval Support Facility">HMS <i>Jufair</i></a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">NATO Enhanced Forward Presence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omani-British_Joint_Training_Area" title="Omani-British Joint Training Area">Omani-British Joint Training Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Udeid_Air_Base" title="Al Udeid Air Base">RAF Al Udeid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Ascension_Island" title="RAF Ascension Island">RAF Ascension Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_Joint_Logistics_Support_Base" title="UK Joint Logistics Support Base">UK Joint Logistics Support Base</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="25px_Lithuanian_Armed_Forces_units_(1990–now)_25px" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks navbox-inner" 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Forces</a> units (1990–now) <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Lithuanian_Armed_Forces_(obverse).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Flag_of_the_Lithuanian_Armed_Forces_%28obverse%29.png/25px-Flag_of_the_Lithuanian_Armed_Forces_%28obverse%29.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Flag_of_the_Lithuanian_Armed_Forces_%28obverse%29.png/38px-Flag_of_the_Lithuanian_Armed_Forces_%28obverse%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Flag_of_the_Lithuanian_Armed_Forces_%28obverse%29.png/50px-Flag_of_the_Lithuanian_Armed_Forces_%28obverse%29.png 2x" data-file-width="431" data-file-height="367" /></a></span></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Land_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Land_Force.svg/30px-Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Land_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Land_Force.svg/45px-Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Land_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Land_Force.svg/60px-Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Land_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="570" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_Land_Forces" title="Lithuanian Land Forces">Land</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Land_Forces_Command_Headquarters&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Land Forces Command Headquarters (page does not exist)">Land Forces Command Headquarters</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lietuvos_kariuomen%C4%97s_Sausumos_paj%C4%97g%C5%B3_vadovyb%C4%97s_%C5%A1tabas" class="extiw" title="lt:Lietuvos kariuomenės Sausumos pajėgų vadovybės štabas">lt</a>]</span> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Mechanised_Infantry_Brigade_Iron_Wolf" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Mechanised_Infantry_Brigade_Iron_Wolf" class="mw-redirect" title="Mechanised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf">Mechanised Infantry <br />Brigade Iron Wolf</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Duke_Algirdas_Mechanized_Infantry_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanized Infantry Battalion (page does not exist)">Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanized Infantry Battalion</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lietuvos_did%C5%BEiojo_kunigaik%C5%A1%C4%8Dio_Algirdo_p%C4%97stinink%C5%B3_batalionas" class="extiw" title="lt:Lietuvos didžiojo kunigaikščio Algirdo pėstininkų batalionas">lt</a>]</span> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Duchess_Birut%C4%97_Uhlan_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Grand Duchess Birutė Uhlan Battalion (page does not exist)">Grand Duchess Birutė Uhlan Battalion</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Did%C5%BEiosios_kunigaik%C5%A1tien%C4%97s_Birut%C4%97s_ulon%C5%B3_batalionas" class="extiw" title="lt:Didžiosios kunigaikštienės Birutės ulonų batalionas">lt</a>]</span> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Mindaugas_Hussar_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="King Mindaugas Hussar Battalion (page does not exist)">King Mindaugas Hussar Battalion</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaliaus_Mindaugo_husar%C5%B3_batalionas" class="extiw" title="lt:Karaliaus Mindaugo husarų batalionas">lt</a>]</span> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=Duke_Vaidotas_Infantry_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Duke Vaidotas Infantry Battalion (page does not exist)">Duke Vaidotas Infantry Battalion</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunigaik%C5%A1%C4%8Dio_Vaidoto_p%C4%97stinink%C5%B3_batalionas" class="extiw" title="lt:Kunigaikščio Vaidoto pėstininkų batalionas">lt</a>]</span> • <a href="/wiki/General_Romualdas_Giedraitis_Artillery_Battalion" title="General Romualdas Giedraitis Artillery Battalion">General Romualdas Giedraitis Artillery Battalion</a> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=Logistics_battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Logistics battalion (page does not exist)">Logistics battalion</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logistikos_batalionas_(Gele%C5%BEinis_Vilkas)" class="extiw" title="lt:Logistikos batalionas (Geležinis Vilkas)">lt</a>]</span> • <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Multinational_Battalion_Battle_Group_Lithuania">NATO Enhanced Forward Presence</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Motorized_Infantry_Brigade_%C5%BDemaitija&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Motorized Infantry Brigade Žemaitija (page does not exist)">Motorized Infantry<br />Brigade Žemaitija</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDemaitija_(p%C4%97stinink%C5%B3_brigada)" class="extiw" title="lt:Žemaitija (pėstininkų brigada)">lt</a>]</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Duke_Butigeidis_Dragoon_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Grand Duke Butigeidis Dragoon Battalion (page does not exist)">Grand Duke Butigeidis Dragoon Battalion</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lietuvos_did%C5%BEiojo_kunigaik%C5%A1%C4%8Dio_Butigeid%C5%BEio_drag%C5%ABn%C5%B3_batalionas" class="extiw" title="lt:Lietuvos didžiojo kunigaikščio Butigeidžio dragūnų batalionas">lt</a>]</span> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Duke_K%C4%99stutis_Infantry_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Grand Duke Kęstutis Infantry Battalion (page does not exist)">Grand Duke Kęstutis Infantry Battalion</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lietuvos_did%C5%BEiojo_kunigaik%C5%A1%C4%8Dio_K%C4%99stu%C4%8Dio_p%C4%97stinink%C5%B3_batalionas" class="extiw" title="lt:Lietuvos didžiojo kunigaikščio Kęstučio pėstininkų batalionas">lt</a>]</span> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=Duke_Margiris_Infantry_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Duke Margiris Infantry Battalion (page does not exist)">Duke Margiris Infantry Battalion</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunigaik%C5%A1%C4%8Dio_Margirio_p%C4%97stinink%C5%B3_batalionas" class="extiw" title="lt:Kunigaikščio Margirio pėstininkų batalionas">lt</a>]</span> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=Brigade_General_Motiejus_Pe%C4%8Diulionis_Artillery_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brigade General Motiejus Pečiulionis Artillery Battalion (page does not exist)">Brigade General Motiejus Pečiulionis Artillery Battalion</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigados_generolo_Motiejaus_Pe%C4%8Diulionio_artilerijos_batalionas" class="extiw" title="lt:Brigados generolo Motiejaus Pečiulionio artilerijos batalionas">lt</a>]</span> • Logistics battalion</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_National_Defence_Volunteer_Forces" title="Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces">National Defence <br />Volunteer Forces</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dainava_District%27s_1st_Territorial_Unit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dainava District's 1st Territorial Unit (page does not exist)">Dainava District's 1st</a> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=Darius_and_Gir%C4%97nas_District%27s_2nd&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Darius and Girėnas District's 2nd (page does not exist)">Darius and Girėnas District's 2nd</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kra%C5%A1to_apsaugos_savanori%C5%B3_paj%C4%97g%C5%B3_Dariaus_ir_Gir%C4%97no_apygardos_2-oji_rinktin%C4%97" class="extiw" title="lt:Krašto apsaugos savanorių pajėgų Dariaus ir Girėno apygardos 2-oji rinktinė">lt</a>]</span> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=%C5%BDemai%C4%8Diai_District%27s_3rd_Territorial_Unit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Žemaičiai District's 3rd Territorial Unit (page does not exist)">Žemaičiai District's 3rd</a> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=Vytis_District%27s_5th_Territorial_Unit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vytis District's 5th Territorial Unit (page does not exist)">Vytis District's 5th</a> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=Resurrection_District%27s_6th_Territorial_Unit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Resurrection District's 6th Territorial Unit (page does not exist)">Resurrection District's 6th</a> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Fight_District%27s_8th&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Grand Fight District's 8th (page does not exist)">Grand Fight District's 8th</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kra%C5%A1to_apsaugos_savanori%C5%B3_paj%C4%97g%C5%B3_Did%C5%BEiosios_Kovos_apygardos_8-oji_rinktin%C4%97" class="extiw" title="lt:Krašto apsaugos savanorių pajėgų Didžiosios Kovos apygardos 8-oji rinktinė">lt</a>]</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Colonel_Juozas_Vitkus_Engineer_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Colonel Juozas Vitkus Engineer Battalion (page does not exist)">Colonel Juozas Vitkus Engineer Battalion</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulkininko_Juozo_Vitkaus_in%C5%BEinerijos_batalionas" class="extiw" title="lt:Pulkininko Juozo Vitkaus inžinerijos batalionas">lt</a>]</span> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=Juozas_Luk%C5%A1a_Training_Center&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Juozas Lukša Training Center (page does not exist)">Juozas Lukša Training Center</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lietuvos_kariuomen%C4%97s_Sausumos_paj%C4%97g%C5%B3_Juozo_Luk%C5%A1os_mokymo_centras" class="extiw" title="lt:Lietuvos kariuomenės Sausumos pajėgų Juozo Lukšos mokymo centras">lt</a>]</span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Air_Force.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Air_Force.png/30px-Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Air_Force.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Air_Force.png/45px-Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Air_Force.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Air_Force.png/60px-Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Air_Force.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="858" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_Air_Force" title="Lithuanian Air Force">Air</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_Base_(Lithuania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Air Base (Lithuania) (page does not exist)">Air Base</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviacijos_baz%C4%97" class="extiw" title="lt:Aviacijos bazė">lt</a>]</span> • <a href="/wiki/Airspace_Surveillance_and_Control_Command_(Lithuania)" title="Airspace Surveillance and Control Command (Lithuania)">Airspace Surveillance and Control Command</a> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=Armament_and_Equipment_Repair_Depot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Armament and Equipment Repair Depot (page does not exist)">Armament and Equipment Repair Depot</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginkluot%C4%97s_ir_technikos_remonto_depas" class="extiw" title="lt:Ginkluotės ir technikos remonto depas">lt</a>]</span> • <a href="/wiki/Air_Defence_Battalion_(Lithuania)" title="Air Defence Battalion (Lithuania)">Air Defence Battalion</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Naval_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Naval_Force.svg/28px-Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Naval_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="32" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Naval_Force.svg/42px-Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Naval_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Naval_Force.svg/56px-Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Naval_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="701" data-file-height="791" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_Naval_Force" title="Lithuanian Naval Force">Naval</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warship_Flotilla&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Warship Flotilla (page does not exist)">Warship Flotilla</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karo_laiv%C5%B3_flotil%C4%97" class="extiw" title="lt:Karo laivų flotilė">lt</a>]</span> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Services" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Services</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sea_and_Coastal_Surveillance_Service&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sea and Coastal Surveillance Service (page does not exist)">Sea and Coastal Surveillance</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%ABros_ir_pakran%C4%8Di%C5%B3_steb%C4%97jimo_tarnyba" class="extiw" title="lt:Jūros ir pakrančių stebėjimo tarnyba">lt</a>]</span> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=Harbour_and_Coast_Guard_Service_(Lithuania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harbour and Coast Guard Service (Lithuania) (page does not exist)">Harbour and Coast Guard</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uosto_ir_priekrant%C4%97s_gynybos_tarnyba" class="extiw" title="lt:Uosto ir priekrantės gynybos tarnyba">lt</a>]</span> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=Naval_Logistics_Service_(Lithuania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Naval Logistics Service (Lithuania) (page does not exist)">Naval Logistics</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karini%C5%B3_j%C5%ABr%C5%B3_paj%C4%97g%C5%B3_Logistikos_tarnyba" class="extiw" title="lt:Karinių jūrų pajėgų Logistikos tarnyba">lt</a>]</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Centres</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naval_Training_Centre_(Lithuania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Naval Training Centre (Lithuania) (page does not exist)">Naval Training</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karini%C5%B3_j%C5%ABr%C5%B3_paj%C4%97g%C5%B3_Mokymo_centras" class="extiw" title="lt:Karinių jūrų pajėgų Mokymo centras">lt</a>]</span> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=Maritime_Rescue_Coordination_Centre_(Lithuania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (Lithuania) (page does not exist)">Maritime Rescue Coordination</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%ABr%C5%B3_gelb%C4%97jimo_koordinavimo_centras" class="extiw" title="lt:Jūrų gelbėjimo koordinavimo centras">lt</a>]</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Special_Operations_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Special_Operations_Force.svg/28px-Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Special_Operations_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="32" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Special_Operations_Force.svg/42px-Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Special_Operations_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Special_Operations_Force.svg/56px-Insignia_of_the_Lithuanian_Special_Operations_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="724" data-file-height="822" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_Special_Operations_Force" title="Lithuanian Special Operations Force">Special Ops</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Services" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Services</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special_Purpose_Service_(Lithuania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Special Purpose Service (Lithuania) (page does not exist)">Special Purpose</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ypatingos_paskirties_tarnyba" class="extiw" title="lt:Ypatingos paskirties tarnyba">lt</a>]</span> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=Combat_Divers_Service&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Combat Divers Service (page does not exist)">Combat Divers Service</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kovini%C5%B3_nar%C5%B3_tarnyba" class="extiw" title="lt:Kovinių narų tarnyba">lt</a>]</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Vytautas_the_Great_Jaeger_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vytautas the Great Jaeger Battalion (page does not exist)">Vytautas the Great Jaeger Battalion</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vytauto_Did%C5%BEiojo_j%C4%97geri%C5%B3_batalionas" class="extiw" title="lt:Vytauto Didžiojo jėgerių batalionas">lt</a>]</span> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=Training_and_Combat_Support_Center&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Training and Combat Support Center (page does not exist)">Training and Combat Support Center</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mokymo_ir_kovin%C4%97s_paramos_centras" class="extiw" title="lt:Mokymo ir kovinės paramos centras">lt</a>]</span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Logistics_Command_&#91;lt&#93;" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Logistics_Command&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Logistics Command (page does not exist)">Logistics Command</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lietuvos_kariuomen%C4%97s_Logistikos_valdyba" class="extiw" title="lt:Lietuvos kariuomenės Logistikos valdyba">lt</a>]</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Services" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Services</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Depot_service&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Depot service (page does not exist)">Depot</a> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=Garrison_provisioning_service&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Garrison provisioning service (page does not exist)">Garrison provisioning</a> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=Doctor_Jonas_Basanavi%C4%8Dius_Military_Medical&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Doctor Jonas Basanavičius Military Medical (page does not exist)">Doctor Jonas Basanavičius Military Medical</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Jono_Basanavi%C4%8Diaus_karo_medicinos_tarnyba" class="extiw" title="lt:Dr. Jono Basanavičiaus karo medicinos tarnyba">lt</a>]</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Centres</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Movement_Control_Centre&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Movement Control Centre (page does not exist)">Movement Control</a> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Cartography_Centre&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military Cartography Centre (page does not exist)">Military Cartography Centre</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karo_kartografijos_centras" class="extiw" title="lt:Karo kartografijos centras">lt</a>]</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Duke_Vytenis_General_Support_Logistics_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Grand Duke Vytenis General Support Logistics Battalion (page does not exist)">Grand Duke Vytenis General Support Logistics Battalion</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lietuvos_did%C5%BEiojo_kunigaik%C5%A1%C4%8Dio_Vytenio_bendrosios_paramos_logistikos_batalionas" class="extiw" title="lt:Lietuvos didžiojo kunigaikščio Vytenio bendrosios paramos logistikos batalionas">lt</a>]</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Training_and_Doctrine_Command_(Lithuania)" title="Training and Doctrine Command (Lithuania)">Training and Doctrine Command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Divisional_General_Stasys_Ra%C5%A1tikis_Lithuanian_Armed_Forces_School&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Divisional General Stasys Raštikis Lithuanian Armed Forces School (page does not exist)">Divisional General Stasys Raštikis Lithuanian Armed Forces School</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divizijos_generolo_Stasio_Ra%C5%A1tikio_Lietuvos_kariuomen%C4%97s_mokykla" class="extiw" title="lt:Divizijos generolo Stasio Raštikio Lietuvos kariuomenės mokykla">lt</a>]</span> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Lithuanian_Hetman_Jonu%C5%A1as_Radvila_Training_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Grand Lithuanian Hetman Jonušas Radvila Training Regiment (page does not exist)">Grand Lithuanian Hetman Jonušas Radvila Training Regiment</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Did%C5%BEiojo_Lietuvos_etmono_Jonu%C5%A1o_Radvilos_mokomasis_pulkas" class="extiw" title="lt:Didžiojo Lietuvos etmono Jonušo Radvilos mokomasis pulkas">lt</a>]</span> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Adolfas_Ramanauskas_Combat_Training_Center&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Adolfas Ramanauskas Combat Training Center (page does not exist)">General Adolfas Ramanauskas Combat Training Center</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generolo_Adolfo_Ramanausko_kovinio_rengimo_centras" class="extiw" title="lt:Generolo Adolfo Ramanausko kovinio rengimo centras">lt</a>]</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Officers' Clubs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" 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