Gunners from the 56th Field Artillery Regiment are taking part in a NATO mission in Latvia.
Seven soldiers from the 56th, a primary reserve force that includes Brantford, Simcoe and St. Catharines, are serving alongside their regular force counterparts in Thunder Battery, the name given the artillery reconnaissance team in Latvia. The name of the mission is Operation Reassurance.
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“The contribution being made by soldiers of the 56th Field Regiment to Thunder Battery is rather historic,” Capt. Mike Mathieson, of Brantford, said in a statement provided to The Brantford Expositor. “We are providing a reconnaissance detachment as a unit rather than as individuals filling in a few extra spots.