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US MARINES FORCES LANDED ON THE COAST OF LITHUANIA FOR THE FIRST TIME Added 2012-06-12 On June 11 for the first time in the history of Lithuania the allies conducted a landing operation on the Lithuanian seacoast as part of the multinational Exercise BALTOPS 2012 which included air and naval assets and military personnel of seven...
LITHUANIA’S ACCESSION TO NATO CANNOT BE IMPLIED AS SELF-UNDERSTANDABLE, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS ON THE OCCASION OF THE 8TH ANNIVERSARY Added 2012-03-29 On 29 March, the flag of the Alliance was raised at the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington, D.C. to mark the 8th anniversary of Lithuania’s NATO membe. Similar ceremony took place in Vilnius. According to Lithuanian Minister of Foreign...
MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE R. JUKNEVIČIENĖ: USA DOES NOT QUESTION THE ARTICLE 5 COMMITMENTS Added 2012-01-09   On January 6, Friday, Minister of National Defence Rasa Juknevičienė discussed points of regional security and prospects of the Baltic Air Policing mission in a meeting with Deputy Secretary of State William Burns at the US Department of...
MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE: LITHUANIA ANTICIPATES FAVOURABLE DECISIONS AT THE CHICAGO SUMMIT Added 2012-01-06 During her visit in Chicago (USA) on Thursday Minister of National Defence Rasa Juknevičienė attended a round-table discussion with members of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs (CCGA), met with representatives of the Chicago’s Lithuanian...
MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE R. JUKNEVIČIENĖ: “PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES IN DEFENCE AREA IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR STATEHOOD” Added 2012-01-05 The United States of America remains the key guarantee of security and stability in Europe, especially in the Baltic Region, as it was stated by the Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Rasa Juknevičienė on Wednesday during a meeting with US...
MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE WILL PAY A WORK VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Added 2012-01-02 Minister of National Defence Rasa Juknevičenė and a delegation from January 3 to January 8 will conduct a work visit in the United States of America (USA) where formal meetings with the new US Secretary of Defence Leon Edward Panetta and other...
ENERGY SECURITY CENTRE WILL COLLABORATE WITH US EUROPEAN COMMAND Added 2011-11-28 On November 25 a delegation of US congressmen led by Chairman of the Committee on Rules of the House of Representatives of David Dreier will pay a visit to the Energy Security Centre (ESC) functioning in the premises of the Gen Jonas Žemaitis...
CHIEF OF DEFENCE OF LITHUANIA MET WITH ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL GUARD Added 2011-10-26 October 20, Chief of Defence of Lithuania Lt Gen Arvydas Pocius met with Adjutant General of the Pennsylvania National Guard Maj Gen Wesley E. Craig. During the visit the leading military officers discussed joint training events in Lithuania and...
LITHUANIAN AND THE U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES’ SOLDIERS DEVELOPED JOINT ACTIONS Added 2011-08-01 In July Lithuanian Special Operations Forces jointly with the U.S. Special Operations Forces and U.S. Navy SEALS in Lithuania participated in military exercises, exchanged the experience from multinational operations and improved joint operational...
NEW SHIFT OF LITHUANIAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SQUADRON AITVARAS BEGINS DUTY IN AFGHANISTAN Added 2011-07-19 In July a new shift of the Lithuanian Special Operations Forces (LITHSOF) Squadron Aitvaras began service in Afghanistan. The outgoing rotation was redeployed to Lithuania. Rasa Juknevičienė, Minister of National Defence, expressed her delight...