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Lithuania Without 1,000-Troop US Armored Battalion as Rotation Stalls

6/3/2026

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Lithuania will be without an armored U.S. battalion of about 1,000 troops for the first time since 2020 as the next rotation remains undecided.
Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas said the upcoming U.S. troop rotation is under review with no confirmed arrival date.
Kaunas said U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth assured him at the Shangri-La Dialogue that the Baltic region remains a NATO priority.

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Lithuania will be without an armored U.S. battalion of about 1,000 troops for the first time since 2020 as the next rotation remains undecided.
Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas said the upcoming U.S. troop rotation is under review with no confirmed arrival date.
Kaunas said U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth assured him at the Shangri-La Dialogue that the Baltic region remains a NATO priority.