One hundred and fifty of a planned six hundred troops, from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, were greeted in the Polish town of Swidwin.
They are to conduct exercises with the Polish military as well as the militaries of Estonia, Lativa, and Lithuania.
The goal of the exercises is further training for all those involved, as well as an assurance to the NATO nations that the US will defend them against any possibly Russian threats.
At this time the US plans to have an increased presence through out the rest of 2014.
It is yet unclear if that means restationing the 173rd from their normal base in Vicenza, Italy or if there will be a rotation of units.
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