US troops in Lithuania test Baltic defenses on NATO's most vulnerable flank

This month’s Strong Griffin 2023 was the first time the U.S. contributed large numbers of soldiers — 700 of them — and firepower to the Lithuanian military’s annual exercise in a show of American commitment to defending NATO’s most exposed and at-risk flank.

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