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Lithuania Builds for U.S. Troops

American troops are returning to a Lithuanian base built for long rotations. Vilnius is spelling out what it will pay to keep hosting them.

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Odd Inge Teige
Nov 14

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Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defense said on November 13 it plans to invest more than €55 million in additional infrastructure at Pabradė as two U.S. Army battalions return to the country. The ministry identified a heavy battalion and an engineer battalion from the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division. The investment is …

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