Protect NATO East Wing In Ukraine Crisis - About 800 Troops Arrive in Romania
US Defense Department - In Romania, the cavalry has arrived: soldiers from the US Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment are busy training alongside their Romanian counterparts. Soldiers from the US Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment are currently deployed to Romania to show support and deterrence in NATO’s east. About 800 soldiers from the Regiment’s Second Squadron, based in Vilseck, Germany, arrived in Romania in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In early March, the soldiers joined up with their counterparts from the Romanian Armed Forces’ 9th Mechanised Brigade for an exercise in Smârdan Training Area. They practised moving and communicating in the field while coordinating with nearby American artillery. Since Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine, NATO has enhanced its defensive posture in the eastern part of the Alliance, with more land, air and maritime forces deployed across the area from various Allies.
