Multinational military exercise Iron Wolf 2023-1 starts in Lithuania on Monday.
The two-week exercise will involve some 3,500 troops and 600 pieces of military equipment from Lithuania and other NATO countries, including Belgium, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Norway, Portugal, Luxembourg, Poland, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK, and the US, the Lithuanian Armed Forces said.
During the exercise, the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup, deployed in Lithuania, and the Lithuanian Armed Forces’ Vaidotas Infantry Battalion will train in carrying out offensive and defensive operations.
Some of the training will also take place in civilian areas, so residents of Ukmergė, Jonava, Kaišiadorys and Kėdainiai Districts might see the troops and military equipment.
The main exercise will take place at the Lithuanian Armed Forces’ Gaižiūnai training area in Jonava District, and simulated ammunition and explosives will be used only within the training area.
This exercise is held annually by the Lithuanian Iron Wolf Infantry Brigade and is aimed at assessing the brigade’s combat readiness and synchronising standard operating procedures.
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