Askar Amerika Syarikat
ditempatkan di Latvia duduk di dalam tangki Abrams dalam sebuah simulasi di
pangkalan tentera Adazi 14 Okt 2014 (U.S. soldiers deployed in Latvia sit in an
Abrams tank during a drill at Adazi military base October 14, 2014 (Reuters/Ints
Kalnins)
ADtv - Kereta kebal Amerika Syarikat tiba di Latvia sebagai
NATO lenturan kudrat dalam acara jelas kekuatan menuju Moscow. Mesin-mesin yang
sedang digunakan di seluruh Amerika Baltik dan Poland dalam tempoh 2 minggu
akan datang dan akan digunakan untuk latihan.
Bahagian Kavaleri-1, yang berpusat di Fort Hood di
Texas, tlh dikerahkan di Adazi, tidak jauh dari ibu negara Latvia Riga. 150
tentara menggunakan 5 buah kereta kebal M1A2 Abrams, serta 11 Kenderaan
Pertempuran Bradley dalam demonstrasi latihan.
Panglima Briged 1 Bahagian Kavaleri-1, John Di
Giambattista berkata, "Ini adalah lebih daripada sekadar satu misi latihan
ini adalah lebih daripada sekadar perja-lanan merentasi Atlantik;.. Ini adalah
lebih daripada latihan multinasional ini ada-lah bagaimana kami menunjukkan
komitmen negara kita untuk meyakinkan sekutu NATO kami, "Reuters
melaporkan
US tanks Arrive in
Latvia to WARD Off ‘perceived’
RUSSIAN threat (VIDEO) . . .
US tanks have arrived in Latvia as NATO flexes its
muscles in an apparent show of strength towards Moscow. The machines are being
deployed across the Baltic States and Poland over the next two weeks and will
be used for training exercises.
The 1st Cavalry Division, based at Fort Hood in
Texas, was deployed in Adazi, not far from the Latvian capital of Riga. 150
soldiers used five M1A2 Abrams tanks, as well as 11 Bradley Fighting Vehicles
in a training demonstration.
The commander of the 1st Brigade of the 1st
Cavalry Division, John Di Giambattista said, "This is more than just a
training mission. This is more than just a trip across the Atlantic; this is
more than a multinational training exercise. This is how we demonstrate our
nations' commitment to reassure our NATO allies," Reuters reports.
Latvians, serta jiran Baltik dan Poland telah menyambut
penyebaran pasukan dan kereta kebal sebagai penghalang kepada ancaman yang
dirasakan dari Rusia. Ini adalah salah satu penempatan terbesar pasukan tentera
ke dalam sebahagian dari bekas Kesatuan Soviet.
Martins Liberts, yang merupakan Panglima Briged
Infantri Latvia, berkata bahawa ia adalah baik utk pasukan negaranya untuk dgn
bekerjasama sehingga peralatan ketenteraan kini.
"Secara jujur, sejak merdeka, kita tidak
mempunyai peluang untuk bekerja dengan kereta kebal sebagai sekutu, tetapi kami
akan melakukan itu sekarang. Ia akan menjadi satu pengalaman yang unik,"
katanya, menurut Reuters.
Latvians, as well as their Baltic neighbors and Poland have
welcomed the deploy-ment of the troops and tanks as a deterrent to the perceived
threat of Russia. This is one of the largest placements of US military forces
into part of the former Soviet Union.
Martins Liberts, who is the Commander of the Latvian
Infantry Brigade, said that it was good for his country’s army to work with up
to date military equipment.
"To be honest, since independence, we have not
had the chance to work with tanks as allies, but we will do that now. It will
be a unique experience," he said, according to Reuters.
# Pasukan pertama 2-8 CAV telah mengambil
alih misi di Poland dan di Baltik (#FirstTeam's 2-8 CAV
has taken over the mission in Poland and in the Baltics. #LiveTheLegend) 7:59 AM - 14
Oct 2014
Abrams M1A2 adalah upgrade dari Abram M1A1, yg
tlh digunakan dlm pertempu-ran semasa Perang Teluk 1991. Abrams bersenjata
dgn M256A1 120mm meriam halus membosankan, sementara mereka juga mempunyai
satu mesin M240 7.62mm gun.The kekuatan tempur terdiri dari sekitar 700 tentera
dan 20 kereta kebal.
"Tujuannya adalah utk menjadi demonstrasi
yg jelas dari komitmen untuk sekutu-sekutu kami. Kita mungkin mengambil
sedikit lebih lama untuk menyebarkan dari pasukan yg lebih ringan, tetapi
tidak ada yang seperti tangki jika anda benar2 ingin mencapai kesannya,
"kata Kapten John Petani, pegawai hal ehwal awam utk Iron-horse, sebagai
Bahagian Kavaleri-1 atau yang dikenal pada awal Oktober ‘in
early October’, sebelum penyebaran itu dibuat.
The Abrams M1A2 is an upgrade of the Abram M1A1,
which was used in combat during the 1991 Gulf War. The Abrams are armed with a
M256A1 120mm smooth bore cannon, while they also feature one M240 7.62mm
machine gun.The combat force consists of around 700 troops and 20 tanks.
“The purpose is to be a very visible demonstration
of commitment to our allies. We may take slightly longer to deploy than lighter
forces, but there’s nothing like a tank if you really want to achieve effect,”
said Captain John Farmer, public affairs officer for Ironhorse, as the 1st
Cavalry Division is otherwise known in
early October, before the deployment was made.
Tentera Amerika
Syarikat, dikerahkan di Latvia dengan pasukan Combat 1 Berkuda Bahagian Briged
1, menghadiri upacara giliran di pangkalan tentera Adazi 14 Oktober 2014 (U.S,
soldiers deployed in Latvia with the 1st Cavalry Division 1st Brigade Combat
team, attend a rotation ceremony at Adazi military base October 14, 2014 (Reuters/Ints
Kalnins)
Bahagian 1 Berkuda akan menggantikan beberapa
pasukan Amerika Syarikat ber-senjata ringan, yg dikerahkan pada bulan Mac,
berikutan referendum di Crimea, di mana penduduk tempatan yang dipilih utk
menyerahkan dari Ukraine dan melihat semenanjung menjadi sebahagian daripada
Rusia.
Bahagian 1 Berkuda mempunyai sejarah yg panjang,
yg telah ditubuhkan pada tahun 1921. Sejak itu bahagian ini berjuang dalam
Perang DUNIA yang Ke-II, dan juga kemudiannya di Korea dan Vietnam. Dalam abad yang
ke-21, unit ini telah terlibat dalam lawatan ke Iraq dan Afghanistan. Bahagian
ini juga telah melanda skrin besar, telah muncul dalam epik Amerika perang Vietnam,
wahyu Sekarang.
The 1st Cavalry Division will replace a number of
lightly armed US paratroopers, who were deployed in March, following a
referendum in Crimea, where local residents elected to cede from Ukraine and saw the peninsula becoming part
of Russia.
The 1st Cavalry Division has a long history, having
been formed in 1921. Since then the division fought in the Second World War, as
well as subsequently in Korea and Vietnam. In the 21st Century, the unit has
been involved in tours to Iraq and Afghanistan. The division has also hit the
big screen, having appeared in the American Vietnam War epic, Apocalypse Now.
Tentera Amerika Syarikat
ditempatkan di Latvia melakukan selama latihan di pangkalan tentera Adazi
Oktober 14, 2014 (U.S. soldiers deployed in Latvia perform during a drill at
Adazi military base October 14, 2014 (Reuters/Ints Kalnins)
Ini bukan kereta-kereta kebal pertama yang telah
dikerahkan di Eropah sejak akhir Perang Dingin. Pada bulan Januari tahun ini,
29 kereta kebal Abrams M1A2 telah dihantar ke Jerman ‘sent to Germany’ utk menggantikan versi lama dari
kende-raan tentera yang sama.
Kereta-kereta kebal Abrams akan menyertai 33 M2A3
Bradley Perang Infantri kenderaan serta pelbagai lain kenderaan sokongan berat
yang akan diletakkan sekurang-kurangnya Grafenwohr, iaitu kira-kira 220
kilometer ke utara Munich dan digunakan untuk latihan.
These are not the first tanks to have been deployed
in Europe since the end of the Cold War. In January this year, 29 Abrams M1A2
tanks were sent to Germany to replace older versions of the same
military vehicles.
The Abrams tanks will join 33 M2A3 Bradley infantry
fighting vehicles as well as numerous other heavy support vehicles that will be
positioned at Grafenwohr, which is around 220 kilometers north of Munich and
used for training exercises.
Tentera Amerika Syarikat
ditempatkan di Latvia melakukan selama latihan di pangkalan tentera Adazi 14
Oktober 2014 (U.S. soldiers deployed in Latvia perform during a drill at Adazi
military base October 14, 2014 (Reuters/Ints Kalnins)
Penyebaran Bahagian 1 Berkuda di Latvia adalah
akibat langsung dari suatu per-janjian bagi mewujudkan pasukan gerak cepat di
Eropah Timur, berikutan sidang kemuncak NATO di UK pada bulan September.
"Ini adalah pertunjukan perpaduan dan tekad
kita," kata bekas Setiausaha Agung NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen pada sidang kemuncak itu di
Cardiff pada awal Sep-tember. "Sekiranya anda pernah berfikir utk
menyerang satu kumpulan, anda akan menghadapi seluruh pakatan," kata bekas
Perdana Menteri Denmark.
Baltik Amerika telah menjadi pendukung kuat yang
NATO memperkuat di rantau ini, tetapi organisasi adalah tertakluk di bawah
perjanjian 1997 dengan Rusia, yang melarang daripada meletakkan
pangkalan-pangkalan tentera di Lithuania, Latvia atau Estonia. Hal ini dapat
dielakkan dgn melakukan putaran berterusan "latihan" yang boleh
dalam jumlah latihan untuk perkara yang sama.
The deployment of the 1st Cavalry Division in Latvia
is a direct result of an agree-ment for creating a rapid reaction force in
Eastern Europe, following the NATO summit in the UK in September.
“This is a demonstration of our solidarity and
resolve,” said former NATO
Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the summit in Cardiff in
early September. "Should you even think of attacking one ally, you will be
facing the whole alliance,” the former Danish Prime Minister added.
The Baltic States have been among the most vocal advocates
of NATO strengthe-ning in the region, but the organization is bound by a 1997
agreement with Russia, which bars it from placing permanent bases in Lithuania,
Latvia or Estonia. This can be circumvented by staging constant rotations of
“exercises” that can in practice amount to the same thing.
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