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Patriot missile battery heading to Slovakia amid Ukraine invasion response
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Patriot missile battery heading to Slovakia amid Ukraine invasion response
By Meghann Myers
Apr 8, 02:04 PM
The U.S. is sending a Patriot missile system and crew to Slovakia. (Staff Sgt. Jao'Torey Johnson/Air Force)
The Army will send a Patriot missile battery to Slovakia, the Pentagon announced Friday, to backfill that country’s air defense capabilities.
The Slovakian government, in turn, has agreed to give its sole, Russian-made S-300 surface-to-air system to Ukraine to aid in targeting Russian aviation.
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Patriot missile battery heading to Slovakia amid Ukraine invasion response
By Meghann Myers
Apr 8, 02:04 PM
The U.S. is sending a Patriot missile system and crew to Slovakia. (Staff Sgt. Jao'Torey Johnson/Air Force)
The Army will send a Patriot missile battery to Slovakia, the Pentagon announced Friday, to backfill that country’s air defense capabilities.
The Slovakian government, in turn, has agreed to give its sole, Russian-made S-300 surface-to-air system to Ukraine to aid in targeting Russian aviation.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT (Join to see) PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) 1SG Dan Capri CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD SrA John Monette SPC Nancy Greene SGT Mark Anderson SFC (Join to see) GySgt Jack Wallace SPC Michael Terrell SGT Steve McFarland
Patriot missile battery heading to Slovakia amid Ukraine invasion response
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16T: Patriot Missile Crewmember
Ukraine
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..."“This is just another example of the strength of our Alliance, and how President Putin’s actions have brought about the very strengthening of NATO that he claimed he was trying to prevent,” Austin said. “Every step we take is intended to deter aggression and reassure our Allies.”
Pentagon’s top general suggests more permanent basing in Europe, but with rotational manning
Other troops recently mobilized to Europe include:
4,700 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division to Poland.
300 soldiers from the XVIII Airborne Corps to Germany.
1,000 soldiers from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment to Romania.
800 soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team to Latvia.
100 F-35 Lightning II aircrew and maintainers to Estonia, Lithuania and Romania.
100 AH-64 Apache aircrew and maintainers to Poland and the Baltic states.
3,800 soldiers from 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and its sustainment unit to Germany.
180 soldiers with two Patriot batteries to Poland.
150 airmen from a KC-135 Stratotanker squadron to Spangdahlem, Germany.
40 members of an Army air support operations unit to Romania and Poland.
300 ordnance and maintenance soldiers to Germany.
300 members of the Army’s V Corps to Germany and Poland.
240 EA-18G Growler air crew and maintainers to Spangdahlem, Germany.
200 Marines from an air traffic control unit to Lithuania.
200 Marine C-130 Hercules and F/A-18 Hornet air crew and maintainers to Eastern Europe."
..."“This is just another example of the strength of our Alliance, and how President Putin’s actions have brought about the very strengthening of NATO that he claimed he was trying to prevent,” Austin said. “Every step we take is intended to deter aggression and reassure our Allies.”
Pentagon’s top general suggests more permanent basing in Europe, but with rotational manning
Other troops recently mobilized to Europe include:
4,700 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division to Poland.
300 soldiers from the XVIII Airborne Corps to Germany.
1,000 soldiers from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment to Romania.
800 soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team to Latvia.
100 F-35 Lightning II aircrew and maintainers to Estonia, Lithuania and Romania.
100 AH-64 Apache aircrew and maintainers to Poland and the Baltic states.
3,800 soldiers from 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and its sustainment unit to Germany.
180 soldiers with two Patriot batteries to Poland.
150 airmen from a KC-135 Stratotanker squadron to Spangdahlem, Germany.
40 members of an Army air support operations unit to Romania and Poland.
300 ordnance and maintenance soldiers to Germany.
300 members of the Army’s V Corps to Germany and Poland.
240 EA-18G Growler air crew and maintainers to Spangdahlem, Germany.
200 Marines from an air traffic control unit to Lithuania.
200 Marine C-130 Hercules and F/A-18 Hornet air crew and maintainers to Eastern Europe."
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