150 Portuguese rotational troops arrive in Lithuania

On Wednesday, the next rotation of the Portuguese contingent was deployed to Lithuania to implement the NATO Assurance measures strengthening deterrence and ready to counter threats to the Allies, the Lithuanian Armed Forces reports.

Around 150 members of the Portuguese Marine Corps will be training with units of the Lithuanian Great Hetman Jonas Karolis Chodkevičius Infantry Brigade “Griffin”, Special Operations Forces and the Navy until June. Their military equipment – ATVs, trucks, inflatable boats – will be arriving via Klaipėda Seaport on Thursday.