Operation Atlantic Resolve:Substantial Land Forces Augmenting European Defence

A hefty amount of land warfare capability is currently being rotated into Europe,according to U.S. Army Europe and Africa.It is the Ninth Atlantic Resolve rotation of Soldiers and equipment,this time from the US Army 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team,4th Infantry Division,out of Fort Carson,Colorado.The equipment began arriving in March 2022 at ports in Denmark,Greece and the Netherlands.Soldiers began arriving this month.The deployment consists of about 4,000 Soldiers;90 M-1 Abrams tanks;15 Paladin 155mm self-propelled howitzers;150 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles;500 tracked vehicles and 600 wheeled vehicles;plus other equipment.* Atlantic Resolve began in April 2014 in response to Russia's first invasion of Ukraine,in which it annexed Crimea and instigated conflict in the Donbas Region of Eastern Ukraine.The four types of Atlantic Resolve rotations are:armored;aviation;sustainment task force;and division headquarters,currently staffed by 3rd Infantry Division in Poznan,Poland.These units,which maintain a constant presence on the European continent,conduct bilateral,joint and multinational training and security cooperation activities across more than 12 nations,our Allies and Partners in Europe.* The purpose of Atlantic Resolve is to deploy combat-ready forces into Europe as evidence of the United States' strong and unremitting commitment to NATO and Europe by building readiness,increasing interoperabilty and enhancing the bonds between Ally and Partner militaries.It is funded by the European Deterrence Initiative (EDI).At any given time,around 7,000 Soldiers are regionally allocated to Atlantic Resolve.