Askar Amerika Syarikat ditempatkan di Latvia duduk di dalam tangki Abrams dalam sebuah simulasi di pangkalan tentera Adazi 14 Okt 2014 (U.S. soldiers deployed in Latvia sit in an Abrams tank during a drill at Adazi military base October 14, 2014 (Reuters/Ints Kalnins)
Njulaina - Kereta kebal Amerika Syarikat yang tiba di Latvia sebagai NATO lenturan kudrat dalam acara jelas kekuatan menuju Moscow. Mesin-mesin yang sedang digunakan di seluruh Amerika Baltik dan Poland dalam tempoh 2 minggu akan datang dan akan digunakan untuk latihan.
Bahagian Kavaleri-1, yang berpusat di Fort Hood di Texas, tlh dikerahkan di Adazi, tidak jauh dari ibu negara Latvia Riga. 150 tentara menggunakan 5 buah kereta kebal M1A2 Abrams, serta 11 Kenderaan Pertempuran Bradley dalam demonstrasi latihan.
Panglima Briged 1 Bahagian Kavaleri-1, John Di Giambattista berkata, "Ini adalah lebih daripada sekadar satu misi latihan ini adalah lebih daripada sekadar perja-lanan merentasi Atlantik;.. Ini adalah lebih daripada latihan multinasional ini ada-lah bagaimana kami menunjukkan komitmen negara kita untuk meyakinkan sekutu NATO kami, "Reuters melaporkan
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US tanks have arrived in Latvia as NATO flexes its muscles in an apparent show of strength towards Moscow. The machines are being deployed across the Baltic States and Poland over the next two weeks and will be used for training exercises.
The 1st Cavalry Division, based at Fort Hood in Texas, was deployed in Adazi, not far from the Latvian capital of Riga. 150 soldiers used five M1A2 Abrams tanks, as well as 11 Bradley Fighting Vehicles in a training demonstration.
The commander of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division, John Di Giambattista said, "This is more than just a training mission. This is more than just a trip across the Atlantic; this is more than a multinational training exercise. This is how we demonstrate our nations' commitment to reassure our NATO allies," Reuters reports.
Latvians, serta jiran Baltik dan Poland telah menyambut penyebaran pasukan dan kereta kebal sebagai penghalang kepada ancaman yang dirasakan dari Rusia. Ini adalah salah satu penempatan terbesar pasukan tentera ke dalam sebahagian dari bekas Kesatuan Soviet.
Martins Liberts, yang merupakan Panglima Briged Infantri Latvia, berkata bahawa ia adalah baik utk pasukan negaranya untuk dgn bekerjasama sehingga peralatan ketenteraan kini.
"Secara jujur, sejak merdeka, kita tidak mempunyai peluang untuk bekerja dengan kereta kebal sebagai sekutu, tetapi kami akan melakukan itu sekarang. Ia akan menjadi satu pengalaman yang unik," katanya, menurut Reuters.
Latvians, as well as their Baltic neighbors and Poland have welcomed the deploy-ment of the troops and tanks as a deterrent to the perceived threat of Russia. This is one of the largest placements of US military forces into part of the former Soviet Union.
Martins Liberts, who is the Commander of the Latvian Infantry Brigade, said that it was good for his country’s army to work with up to date military equipment.
"To be honest, since independence, we have not had the chance to work with tanks as allies, but we will do that now. It will be a unique experience," he said, according to Reuters.
# Pasukan pertama 2-8 CAV telah mengambil alih misi di Poland dan di Baltik (#FirstTeam's 2-8 CAV has taken over the mission in Poland and in the Baltics. #LiveTheLegend) 7:59 AM - 14 Oct 2014
Abrams M1A2 adalah upgrade dari Abram M1A1, yg tlh digunakan dlm pertempu-ran semasa Perang Teluk 1991. Abrams bersenjata dgn M256A1 120mm meriam halus membosankan, sementara mereka juga mempunyai satu mesin M240 7.62mm gun.The kekuatan tempur terdiri dari sekitar 700 tentera dan 20 kereta kebal.
"Tujuannya adalah utk menjadi demonstrasi yg jelas dari komitmen untuk sekutu-sekutu kami. Kita mungkin mengambil sedikit lebih lama untuk menyebarkan dari pasukan yg lebih ringan, tetapi tidak ada yang seperti tangki jika anda benar2 ingin mencapai kesannya, "kata Kapten John Petani, pegawai hal ehwal awam utk Iron-horse, sebagai Bahagian Kavaleri-1 atau yang dikenal pada awal Oktober ‘in early October’, sebelum penyebaran itu dibuat.
The Abrams M1A2 is an upgrade of the Abram M1A1, which was used in combat during the 1991 Gulf War. The Abrams are armed with a M256A1 120mm smooth bore cannon, while they also feature one M240 7.62mm machine gun.The combat force consists of around 700 troops and 20 tanks.
“The purpose is to be a very visible demonstration of commitment to our allies. We may take slightly longer to deploy than lighter forces, but there’s nothing like a tank if you really want to achieve effect,” said Captain John Farmer, public affairs officer for Ironhorse, as the 1st Cavalry Division is otherwise known in early October, before the deployment was made.
Tentera Amerika Syarikat, dikerahkan di Latvia dengan pasukan Combat 1 Berkuda Bahagian Briged 1, menghadiri upacara giliran di pangkalan tentera Adazi 14 Oktober 2014 (U.S, soldiers deployed in Latvia with the 1st Cavalry Division 1st Brigade Combat team, attend a rotation ceremony at Adazi military base October 14, 2014 (Reuters/Ints Kalnins)
Bahagian 1 Berkuda akan menggantikan beberapa pasukan Amerika Syarikat ber-senjata ringan, yg dikerahkan pada bulan Mac, berikutan referendum di Crimea, di mana penduduk tempatan yang dipilih utk menyerahkan dari Ukraine dan melihat semenanjung menjadi sebahagian daripada Rusia.
Bahagian 1 Berkuda mempunyai sejarah yg panjang, yg telah ditubuhkan pada tahun 1921. Sejak itu bahagian ini berjuang dalam Perang DUNIA yang Ke-II, dan juga kemudiannya di Korea dan Vietnam. Dalam abad yang ke-21, unit ini telah terlibat dalam lawatan ke Iraq dan Afghanistan. Bahagian ini juga telah melanda skrin besar, telah muncul dalam epik Amerika perang Vietnam, wahyu Sekarang.
The 1st Cavalry Division will replace a number of lightly armed US paratroopers, who were deployed in March, following a referendum in Crimea, where local residents elected to cede from Ukraine and saw the peninsula becoming part ofRussia.
The 1st Cavalry Division has a long history, having been formed in 1921. Since then the division fought in the Second World War, as well as subsequently in Korea and Vietnam. In the 21st Century, the unit has been involved in tours to Iraq and Afghanistan. The division has also hit the big screen, having appeared in the American Vietnam War epic, Apocalypse Now.
Tentera Amerika Syarikat ditempatkan di Latvia melakukan selama latihan di pangkalan tentera Adazi Oktober 14, 2014 (U.S. soldiers deployed in Latvia perform during a drill at Adazi military base October 14, 2014 (Reuters/Ints Kalnins)
Ini bukan kereta-kereta kebal pertama yang telah dikerahkan di Eropah sejak akhir Perang Dingin. Pada bulan Januari tahun ini, 29 kereta kebal Abrams M1A2 telah dihantar ke Jerman ‘sent to Germany’ utk menggantikan versi lama dari kende-raan tentera yang sama.
Kereta-kereta kebal Abrams akan menyertai 33 M2A3 Bradley Perang Infantri kenderaan serta pelbagai lain kenderaan sokongan berat yang akan diletakkan sekurang-kurangnya Grafenwohr, iaitu kira-kira 220 kilometer ke utara Munich dan digunakan untuk latihan.
These are not the first tanks to have been deployed in Europe since the end of the Cold War. In January this year, 29 Abrams M1A2 tanks were sent to Germany to replace older versions of the same military vehicles.
The Abrams tanks will join 33 M2A3 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles as well as numerous other heavy support vehicles that will be positioned at Grafenwohr, which is around 220 kilometers north of Munich and used for training exercises.
Tentera Amerika Syarikat ditempatkan di Latvia melakukan selama latihan di pangkalan tentera Adazi 14 Oktober 2014 (U.S. soldiers deployed in Latvia perform during a drill at Adazi military base October 14, 2014 (Reuters/Ints Kalnins)
Penyebaran Bahagian 1 Berkuda di Latvia adalah akibat langsung dari suatu per-janjian bagi mewujudkan pasukan gerak cepat di Eropah Timur, berikutan sidang kemuncak NATO di UK pada bulan September.
"Ini adalah pertunjukan perpaduan dan tekad kita," kata bekas Setiausaha Agung NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen pada sidang kemuncak itu di Cardiff pada awal Sep-tember. "Sekiranya anda pernah berfikir utk menyerang satu kumpulan, anda akan menghadapi seluruh pakatan," kata bekas Perdana Menteri Denmark.
Baltik Amerika telah menjadi pendukung kuat yang NATO memperkuat di rantau ini, tetapi organisasi adalah tertakluk di bawah perjanjian 1997 dengan Rusia, yang melarang daripada meletakkan pangkalan-pangkalan tentera di Lithuania, Latvia atau Estonia. Hal ini dapat dielakkan dgn melakukan putaran berterusan "latihan" yang boleh dalam jumlah latihan untuk perkara yang sama.
The deployment of the 1st Cavalry Division in Latvia is a direct result of an agree-ment for creating a rapid reaction force in Eastern Europe, following the NATO summit in the UK in September.
“This is a demonstration of our solidarity and resolve,” said former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the summit in Cardiff in early September. "Should you even think of attacking one ally, you will be facing the whole alliance,” the former Danish Prime Minister added.
The Baltic States have been among the most vocal advocates of NATO strengthe-ning in the region, but the organization is bound by a 1997 agreement with Russia, which bars it from placing permanent bases in Lithuania, Latvia or Estonia. This can be circumvented by staging constant rotations of “exercises” that can in practice amount to the same thing.
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