US Sending Marines to Lithuania, Deploying Aircraft in Germany, and ‘Liaising’ With Ukrainian Military

A U.S. soldier from the 3rd Battalion, part of the 6th Marine Regiment, participates in the international military exercise Cold Response 22, at Sandstrand, Norway, on March 21, 2022. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images

The United States is repositioning 200 Marines to Lithuania from Norway as part of Washington’s response to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters on March 29 that the Marines were in Norway for military exercises and are part of Marine Air Control Group 28, based in Cherry Hill, North Carolina.