VILNIUIS - A farewell ceremony for Lithuania's LITCON-9 contingent that is leaving for an international mission in Iraq will be held in Vilnius on Jan. 3.
Captain Nerijus Kackauskas is the national representative of LITCON-9. Comprised of some 50 servicemen from the Iron Wolf Brigade, the contingent is led by First Lieutenant Rokas Noreikis.
Before leaving for the mission in Iraq, the servicemen will go to Denmark for one-month pre-mission training. The contingent is planned to leave for Iraq in February. LITCON-9 will serve with the Danish battalion in the British-led multinational division near the city of Basra in southeastern Iraq.
Some 60 Lithuanian troops currently serve in the US-led international peacekeeping operation Iraqi Freedom.
