Commanders of an elite American unit say they are ready to defend NATO.
, the US deployed one of its most elite US assault divisions and some heavy equipment to Europe for the first time in 80 years. CBS News writes about it.
Light infantry unit “Screaming Eagles”(“Screaming Eagles”), capable of deploying on any battlefield in the world and being ready for battle within hours. It is currently located in Romania. For more than seven months, Russian troops have been trying to advance along the Black Sea coast to the Kherson region, aiming to capture the key Ukrainian port cities of Mykolaiv and Odesa. Their goal is to block Ukrainians' access to the sea, it is this threat, which is extremely close to NATO territory in Romania, that caused the Eagles to appear there.
“We are ready to defend every inch of NATO land,” says the deputy commander division, Brigadier General John Lubas.
Recently, American and Romanian troops conducted joint exercises during which they practiced strikes on targets. Tank lines and artillery fire were real. The exercises were aimed at recreating the battles that Ukrainian troops conduct every day against Russian troops. Military exercises so close to this border are a clear signal to Russia and America's NATO allies of the presence of the US military.
In general, to reinforce NATO's eastern flank from the base of the 101st Airborne Base in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, it was sent close to 4,700 soldiers,.
Colonel Edwin Mattheides said they closely monitored Russian forces, built targets for exercises and carried them out, “replicating exactly what happens during war “.
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The commanders of the “Screaming Eagles” emphasize that they are always “ready to fight even tonight” and are in Romania “to defend NATO territory, so in case of an escalation of hostilities or an attack to the Alliance, they are fully ready to cross the border into Ukraine.”
