The Aviation Magazine – No. 77 – 2022-03&04

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n late November 2021, the US Army started the relocation of vehicles, containers, and helicopters from Europe to the United States and vice versa. Since April 2014, U.S. Army Europe and Africa has led the Department of Defense’s «Atlantic Resolve» land efforts by bringing units based in the U.S. to Europe for nine months at a time.

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Since the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014, the United States presence in Europe has been strengthened. There are approximately 6,000 Soldiers participating in «Atlantic Resolve» at any given time, conducting operations and exercises across 17 countries. These deployments of ready, combat-credible U.S. forces to Europe in support of

About 40 helicopters and more than 900 equipment rented facility in the port of Vlissingen. There they and prepared for onward movement to locations t


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