US helicopters unloaded in Germany to boost combat presence

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(1 of 3) U.S. Technicians prepare a helicopter for the transport in Bremerhaven, northern Germany, Sunday Feb. 12, 2017. The U.S. Army has begun unloading dozens of Chinook, Apache and Black Hawk helicopters at the northern German port of Bremerhaven, to be moved to the Bavarian town of Illesheim, Germany. Some of them will be taken on stints to Lithuania and Romania. (Ingo Wagner/dpa via AP)

February 12, 2017

Most of the equipment is bound for an Army base in the town of Illesheim, but dpa says some will be assigned to rotating stints in Lithuania and Romania. The deployment is part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, which foresees the continuous presence of an American armored brigade combat team in Europe.

The mission is meant to help allay concerns from Poland and other NATO allies over an increasingly bellicose Russia.