NATO/US Military Build up in Eastern Europe-Russian borders

NATO to Decide on Deployment of 10,000 Servicemen in Poland

British anti-aircraft missile systems Rapier FCS in Estonia



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B-52 Over The Baltic

B-52s flying directly from the United States, an extremely visible demonstration of the U.S. commitment to its allies, have been a prominent feature of recent exercises from Spain to South Korea. Their latest appearance was over the Baltic Sea Aug. 1.

Romania receives F-16 fighter jets

http://echelon-defense.com/2016/09/29/romania-receives-f-16-fighter-jets/

max steel wrote:B-52 Over The Baltic

B-52s flying directly from the United States, an extremely visible demonstration of the U.S. commitment to its allies, have been a prominent feature of recent exercises from Spain to South Korea. Their latest appearance was over the Baltic Sea Aug. 1.

B-52 is a good tool for scaring countries with no real army. But, what if I told you that in 1999. during the whole war, not a single B-52 had not even once entered our airspace. It only fired course missiles from the airspace of surrounding countries.
And you think that B-52 will scare a country like Russia?

Слободан човек wrote:

max steel wrote:B-52 Over The Baltic

B-52s flying directly from the United States, an extremely visible demonstration of the U.S. commitment to its allies, have been a prominent feature of recent exercises from Spain to South Korea. Their latest appearance was over the Baltic Sea Aug. 1.

B-52 is a good tool for scaring countries with no real army. But, what if I told you that in 1999. during the whole war, not a single B-52 had not even once entered our airspace. It only fired course missiles from the airspace of surrounding countries.
And you think that B-52 will scare a country like Russia?

B-52s used cruise missile only at the start of campagin to target documented static IADS installations, after that they were used above Kosovo mostly with conventional warload, mostly Mk-82s to target ground forces mostly near Priština and on Yugoslav-Albanian border. Most notable airstrikes were around mountain Paštrik and village Planeja, on the line between Gorožup and Planeja to be precise where concentrated infantry units existed.

NATO’s Slovak Shield 2016 War Games Wrap Up in Slovakia

Read more: https://sputniknews.com/europe/201610211046591005-nato-slovakia-military/

BRUSSELS, October 26. /TASS/. As many as six NATO countries are prepared to send their ground-based, naval and air force units to the Black Sea area in 2017, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday upon the completion of the first day of a conference of the North-Atlantic pact's defense ministers.

More:
http://tass.com/world/908945

NATO battalion at Russian border to get German tanks — defense ministry

More:
http://tass.com/defense/909067

Leclerc tanks in 2017 will be transferred to Estonia

http://bmpd.livejournal.com/2267907.html

Almost 1,000 US soldiers and the first shipment of the equipment for the US tank brigade have arrived in Poland on a mission to build up region's defense capabilities, Bartlomiej Misiewicz, the spokesman for the Defense Ministry, said Tuesday.

Read more: https://sputniknews.com/military/201701101049439394-poland-us-soldiers-deployment/

NATO soldiers with an American flag posing on border with Russia. Russian Ivangorod Fortress is seen on background.

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Gotta love the Americans. So little of OPSEC that it gives Russian intelligence and military such an easy time to monitor these morons.

Best they can do to getting close to Russia is to pose in a piss poor NATO country.

calm wrote:

NATO soldiers with an American flag posing on border with Russia. Russian Ivangorod Fortress is seen on background.

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But the NATO battalion to be deployed to Estonia was supposed to be British.

Then who are these troops with an American flag?

Are there supposed to be also some U.S. troops deployed in Estonia besides those from the U.K.?

Arrival of American F-35A fighters to Estonia

On April 25, 2017, for the first time, two new American fifth-generation fighter Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II arrived in the Estonian air base Emari for the first time with a brief demonstrative deployment. The F-35A's visit to Estonia is carried out as part of the first deployment of this type of fighter in Europe, when eight F-35A aircraft from the 34th Fighter Squadron of the 388th Fighter Wing of the US Air Force and the 466th Fighter Squadron of the 419th Fighter Wing of the Air Force Reserve The US airbase Hill arrived April 15 at the British air base Leukenhit. C Leukenhit two F-35A (with numbers 14-5094 / AF-95 and 14-5102 / AF-103) from the 34th Fighter Squadron, accompanied by a Boeing KC-135R tanker and arrived in Emary on April 25.

In the coming days, a similar deployment of the F-35A pair with Lakenhit is also expected in Romania.






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F-35A in Bulgaria







http://bmpd.livejournal.com/2577649.html

French Army deployment in Estonia

http://bmpd.livejournal.com/2630302.html

Defense chief notes Russia’s western borders heating up as NATO activity surges

On June 21, NATO’s F-16 fighter jet attempted to approach a plane carrying Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea

KALININGRAD, June 21. /TASS/. Situation near Russia’s western borders tends to worsen due to the growing military activity of the North Atlantic Alliance in Eastern Europe, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Wednesday.

Earlier on Wednesday, NATO’s F-16 fighter jet attempted to approach a plane carrying Shoigu over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea. A TASS correspondent, who was onboard the plane, said Russia-s Su-27 fighter aircraft drove the F-16 away.

"The situation near our western borders tends to deteriorate. This is linked to the increasing military activity of NATO countries in Eastern Europe. The North Atlantic Alliance is stepping up its presence in the Baltic states. The infrastructure of their sea ports, airfields and other military facilities is being advanced," Shoigu told a meeting of the defense ministry.

Shoigu noted that NATO is completing the creation of four multinational battalions near Russia’s borders. "In the Baltic countries and Poland, the formation of four battalion-size tactical groups is nearing completion, with the total of 5,000 troops with weapons and military equipment," he said.

The US continues deploying the European elements of missile shield, he noted. "By 2018, in addition to the missile shield base in Romania there are plans to launch a similar facility in Poland," Shoigu said.

"The intensity of the alliance’s operational and combat training is increasing. The alliance’s BALTOPS 2017 and Saber Strike 2017 large-scale exercises are currently underway near the Russian borders. Taking part in them are more than 10,000 military servicemen, more than 70 warships and auxiliary vessels and about 70 aircraft, including B-52 strategic bombers," Shoigu said.

"All these developments demonstrate the Western partners’ blatant reluctance to abandon their anti-Russian policy," he emphasized.

NATO decided at its summit in Warsaw in July 2016 to deploy four multinational battalions to the Baltic countries and Poland. Each of these battlegroups consists of around 1,000 people. Canada is leading the battlegroup in Latvia, while Germany and the United Kingdom will lead similar forces in Lithuania and Estonia, respectively. The United States commands a NATO battlegroup in Poland. The missile defense base in Romania was launched in May 2016.


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http://tass.com/defense/952592

American Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems deployed in Lithuania

It is reported that from July 10 to 22, 2017, a battery of the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system from the US Army was deployed on the territory of the Lithuanian air force base in Siauliai. The deployment was carried out on an interim basis within the framework of the exercises of the NATO air defense forces "Tobruq Legacy 2017", taking place on the territory of Lithuania (and also the Czech Republic and Romania). This is the first deployment of the American Patriot missile patrol in the territory of the former USSR. Part of the air defense of the armed forces of the United States, Great Britain, Poland, Latvia and Lithuania take part in the exercise in Lithuania.




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Some heavy and very unfriendly activity going on, primarily by the US. A couple of paras to set the scene.

Some very important news is kept out of spotlight and undeservedly so. Bits of information pieced together indicate that very quietly the North Atlantic alliance is gearing up for large-scale combat operations. War preparations are not limited to weapon systems deployments and troop movements that hit headlines. No combat can be waged without logistics.

The US Army official website informs that the US European Command (EUCOM) Logistics Directorate (ECJ4), other EUCOM directorates, NATO allies and partners, and the Joint Logistics Enterprise (JLEnt) are effecting an unprecedented security transformation. They are transitioning from being focused on assurance through engagement to being a warfighting command postured for deterrence and defense. Throughout fiscal year 2017, 28 joint and multinational exercises in 40 European countries, the buildup of four NATO Enhanced Forward Presence (EFP) multinational battlegroups in the Baltics, and overlapping deployments of rotating armored brigade combat teams and combat aviation brigades will test, validate, and offer proof of principle for these infrastructure and organic capability investments.

https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2017/08/06/nato-beefs-up-logistics-infrastructure-for-offensive-operations.html

Also, with comments at http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-06/nato-beefs-logistics-infrastructure-offensive-operations

And the Russians are building 24 of these Logistic Support Complexes across the country;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyJ-3H0AbLw

franco wrote:And the Russians are building 24 of these Logistic Support Complexes across the country;

Thanks, with the size or the military and country they really need them, I assume they are replacing a multitude of smaller 'grown like Topsy' facilities.

From the video they are hardly comparable to what US/NATO is doing.

Officially the plan is to consolidate ~620 support units into 80 large ones. Part of an overall plan to get more efficient and free up soldiers for combat units (up to 30,000 by one estimate).

The NATO multinational force grouping in Poland and the Baltics



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