KLAIPEDA (ELTA) – The flags of Lithuania and 10 foreign countries represented in the Baltic Challenge international exercises were hoisted in the Klaipeda 7th dragoon battalion at the official opening of the largest military exercises in Europe this year.Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Vagnorius, Defense Minister Ceslovas Stankevicius and U.S. Ambassador Keith Smith took part in the ceremony. Also Lithuanian Army Deputy Commander-in-Chief Col. Valdas Tutkus and U.S. Mariner Reserve Col. James Haynie were on hand. Warriors of the states taking part in the exercises were lined up in the s...
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