Thursday, August 13, 2020
Justė Jocytė is turning 14 this month, but she is already being crowned the supertalent of Lithuanian basketball. The youngest player to be invited to the national team, Jocytė hopes her example will inspire young girls to play basketball. Jocytė is already training with the national team in Kėdainiai and played her first game on Thursday. “I was anxious before coming [to the training camp] and had many questions: what’s…
Approximately 50 reservists are taking part in a reservist training exercise this weekend, Baltic News Service reports. The exericise comes under the command of the 22nd Infantry Battalion of the Estonian Defence Forces’ (EDF) 2nd Infantry Brigade, and started on Friday. The four-day refresher exerciseis focuses on the battalion’s command, press officer of the 2nd Infantry Brigade told BNS. The training is to last until Monday and will take place…
Fight like the F-22 and electronically jam like the EA-18G Growler. The scenario goes like this: In 2030, Russia invades the Baltic States. As the U.S. sends forces to Europe, China seizes the opportunity to seize disputed islands in the South China Sea. American airpower flies to the rescue, only to discover that sophisticated Russian and Chinese fighters and anti-aircraft defenses have rendered the skies too deadly for older American…
November 14 saw the conclusion of the Joint Hod ops (Historical Ordnance Disposal Operation) exercise organized by NATO’s 1st Standing Anti-Mine Squad and the Baltic Minesweeper Squadron (BALTRON) which began November 4. The main task of the training was to find and neutralize explosive items left over from World War I and World War II of the Latvian coast near Irbe in order to improve maritime safety in the Baltic Sea, as well…
Police are deployed around key sites in Paris as France’s yellow vest protesters prepare to mark the first anniversary of their sometimes-violent movement for economic justice. Protesters hope to breathe new life into the yellow vest movement with actions Saturday around the capital and at traffic circles around the country. Dozens of police in riot gear guarded the Arc de Triomphe overlooking the Champs-Elysees avenue, a scene of weekly rioting…
