{"id":48994,"date":"2022-09-26T21:51:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T21:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/09\/26\/soldiers-manning-himars-head-to-latvia-for-exercises\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:13:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:13:28","slug":"soldiers-manning-himars-head-to-latvia-for-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2022\/09\/26\/soldiers-manning-himars-head-to-latvia-for-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldiers manning HIMARS head to Latvia for exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army is dispatching two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2022\/07\/08\/us-to-send-more-himars-precision-rockets-to-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2022\/07\/26\/latvia-requests-himars-weapon-to-bolster-baltic-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\">Latvia<\/a> for the country\u2019s national combat readiness exercises, according to a statement from U.S. Army Europe and Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Approximately a dozen personnel will be deployed with the rocket systems to the exercise, called Namejs 2022. U.S. soldiers are practicing rapidly deploying long-range \u201cprecision fires capabilities in coordination with our allies and partners,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The HIMARS will be rapidly deployed to Latvia using two C-130 aircraft and airmen from U.S. Special Operations Command\u2019s 352nd Special Operations Wing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are honored to work alongside our Allies in Latvia as one team in support of NATO\u2019s collective mission,\u201d Col. Richard Ikena, 1st Infantry Division Artillery Commander, said in a statement. \u201cNamejs is an opportunity to enhance our readiness and strengthen our relationship with our NATO Allies. It also demonstrates our ability to rapidly deploy our Soldiers and long-range precision fires capabilities at a moment\u2019s notice anywhere in the European theater.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Units participating in the deployment include 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, under the command of 1st Infantry Division Artillery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unit, which is part of 18th Airborne Corps\u2019 field artillery brigade, deployed from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Germany at the start of Russia\u2019s invasion in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deployment was intended to shore up the number of U.S. troops in Europe, \u201cand add a highly mobile, long-range precision fires platform in support of NATO defense,\u201d U.S. Army Europe and Africa stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exercise comes amid increased tensions between Russia and NATO in recent days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The West\u2019s flow of money and weapons to Ukraine has drawn the ire of the Kremlin, and President Vladimir Putin upped the ante last Wednesday, making a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2022\/09\/21\/putin-sets-partial-military-call-up-wont-bluff-on-nukes\/\" target=\"_blank\">veiled threat of using nuclear weapons<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/jake-sullivan-face-the-nation-transcript-09-25-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\">ABC News interview<\/a> Sunday, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the Biden administration was taking the threat \u201cvery seriously,\u201d but remained committed to the defense of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe started way back in February when Russian tanks first rolled across the border, brandishing that nuclear card,\u201d Sullivan said. \u201cAnd that has not deterred us from providing more than $15 billion in weapons to Ukraine, helping them defend their country. And it will not deter us now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since Russia\u2019s invasion, the U.S. has sent Ukraine 140 Howitzers and nearly 1 million artillery rounds, 16 HIMARS systems and ammunition, nearly 700 Phoenix Ghost Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems and eight Surface-to-air Missile Systems, or NASAMS, among other weaponry, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forumarmstrade.org\/ukrainearms.html\" target=\"_blank\">Forum on the Arms Trade<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most recent estimates put the total dollar amount of military aid at $15.8 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Biden administration has thus far opted not to furnish Ukrainian requests for Army Tactical Missile Systems out of concern that it could escalate the conflict. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/russia-says-longer-range-us-missiles-kyiv-would-cross-red-line-2022-09-15\/\">Russia\u2019s Foreign Ministry threatened<\/a> that missiles with a longer range than HIMARS, like ATACMS, cross a \u201cred line\u201d and would make the U.S. \u201ca party to the conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Latvia, a NATO member that shares more than 125 miles of border with Russia, has also equipped its eastern European neighbor. 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