Thousands of NATO troops join ‘Iron Wolf’ drills in Lithuania

‘The NATO military alliance has launched large military drills in Lithuania with the participation of over 5,000 troops from 10 member as part of a broader series of exercises at the Russian doorstep.
The Lithuanian Defense Ministry said in a statement that the land-training maneuvers, dubbed Iron Wolf 2017, began Monday and are set to last until June 23 in southern, central and eastern Lithuania.
The drills are meant to test the capabilities of the German-led Forward Presence (eFP) Battalion Battle Group, also including troops from Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway. Luxembourg will also join the group in July.
Lithuanian troops from the Iron Wolf Mechanized Infantry Brigade and the Zemaitija Brigade Motorized Infantry unit will supervise the exercise. The unit is tasked with planning and arranging defensive and offensive operations.’
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