RIGA (Sputnik) – The US Armed Forces will transfer five Black Hawk helicopters to a Latvian airbase on Wednesday and Thursday as a part of the Strong Europe initiative and the Atlantic Resolve operation, the Latvian National Armed Forces said in a statement.
"On July 13 and 14, several US armed forces helicopters will be transferred from the port of Riga to the Latvian Lielvarde air base. Over 60 US soldiers from the 501st aviation battalion and five UH-60 'Black Hawk' helicopters will arrive in Latvia to support the Strong Europe initiative and the Atlantic Resolve operation," the statement reads.
According to the Latvian National Armed Forces, US troops will take part in joint military drills with Latvia.
The Latvian Adazi military base hosts some 200 US soldiers, nine Abrams tanks, five Bradley infantry fighting vehicles among other military equipment, deployed within the Atlantic Resolve.
