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(4 years ago)The American Admiral, who is leading the assault team with the air carrier “Harry S. Truman” of fighter planes did not want to speculate Wednesday about what comes next after the end of exercises in the Adriatic Sea. Marine forces regulations prohibit statements on future operations. But by the time the Pentagon is looking for ways [...]
But at a time when the Pentagon is looking for ways to assure NATO's concerned allies following the deployment of over 100,000 Russian troops near Ukraine, aircraft carrier “Truman” is a powerful symbol of the American Army's power and NATO capacities in an increasingly turbulent region, Reuters reports The Express.
The decisions made about where an attack group from the United States is located are really at the secretary's level, but we are ready to operate everywhere and we plan to be in protracted commitment when we left Norfolk (in the U.S. Virginia) and plan to be willing to operate wherever we need to be, said Admiral Curt Renshaw.
The attacking group, which has been put under NATO's operational control, is located in the Adriatic Sea for co-ordinated naval maneuvers, training for fighting submarines and training for long-range attacks. The exercises are expected to end on 4 February Friday.
When he announced these exercises, called “NATO said this is the first time since the Cold War that a full group of American air carrier strikers is stationed under NATO command.
Otherwise Wednesday, the United States announced it would send about 3,000 troops to Poland and Romania to reinforce NATO allies in Eastern Europe in the face of what Washington describes as a Russian threat to invade Ukraine.
