LUCASWILLEN05 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Not quite Ukraine. For those who don't know the Suwalki Gap is the strip of territory between Belorussia and the Kaliningrad Oblast running along the border between Poland and Lithuania http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/nato-s-vulnerable-link-in-europe-poland-s-suwalki-gap http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/why-suwalki-gap-keeps-top-u-s-general-europe-night-n469471 This link has a nice little video that gives us some idea of the terrain in the area http://www.news.com.au/world/europe/the-suwalki-gap-the-potential-european-flashpoint-vladimir-putin-is-keeping-a-close-eye-on/news-story/eb51cce0c50f06949a16f9370779338e Wikipedia gives some further background information including a map of the region The idea of a Russian attempt at a takeover of the area (either as part of an escalation.of the existing Ukraine conflict or as a seperate conflict involving a Russian invasion of the Baltic States http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/nato-aims-be-more-responsive-wake-russian-aggression-n266956 We don't yet have NATO units for the Very High Readiness Task Force but we can do a US infantry contingent based on deployments of 101st or 82nd Airborne. Potentialy 10th Mountain Division might also be deployed, elements of the Division (10th Combat Aviation Brigade) having deployed to Eastern Europe as part of Atlantic Resolve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10th_Mountain_Division#Readiness_controversy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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