The deployment comes amid increase tensions between Russia and the United States, but a National Guard spokesperson says the exercise is not related to President Biden's plan to send reinforcements to NATO allies.
The 120th Regional Support Group, one of two brigade-level units in Maine, will conduct base support operations for American allies in Europe as part of the U.S. European Command’s Operation Atlantic Resolve.
Maine National Guard members to deploy to Eastern Europe this spring pressherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pressherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.