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Lithuanian Army Reservists during at the start of a two week training exercise with the Grand Duke Kestutis Motorised Infantry Battalion – 8th September 2012
Klaipeda was united with Lithuania only in 1923, and even then was closed to tourists during 50 years of Soviet rule following World War II. Today, as the only Lithuanian port, Klaipeda holds a position of great importance to Lithuania’s economics and its connection to the rest of the world.
Cruise ships coming to Klaipeda catch sight not only of the reconstructed port entrance but also of the Curonian Spit National park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Entering the port itself, passengers see the Lithuanian Maritime Museum, the only museum of the kind in the Baltic States.
The cruise terminal (built in 2003) is situated by a medieval city castle in the historic city center. A rotating bridge, built in 1855 with reverted iron trusses, cast iron columns and manual rotation mechanism, permits entry into Klaipeda.
Lithuanian Soldiers from the Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised Infantry Battalion during Exercise Bitter Wolf – 2 – During the Exercise the Battalion conducted River Crossings and engaged in offensive operations to take and destroy objectives in urban environments being held by hostile forces – 29th to 30th October 2013
Lithuanian PRT Patrol in the Snow
Soldiers from a Lithuanian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) along with Soldiers from the Afghan National Army patrol in Chaghcharan, during the Patrol a few times the Soldiers helped pull out local transport that was stuck in the snow
Photo: Lieut. Thomas and Sgt. Raimond Šleževičius
Lithuanian Soldiers from the II Company Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised Infantry Battalion along with Military Police and Engineers with Pontoon Bridging equipment during a river crossing exercise over the Neris River – 10th May 2012
Lithuanian Soldiers taking part in the final Battle of a field training exercise at the Ādaži Training Area in Latvia as part ofSaber Strike 2013 - The battle was won by international allied forces battallion where soldiers from three Baltic States, USA and UK were fighting shoulder by shoulder – 13th June 2013
Photo: Gatis Diezins, RYC
Vilnius, Lithuania. With an urban population about 650.000 (2018), is the capital of Lithuania and largest city in the country (second largest in the Baltic states). It is known for the architecture in its Old Town, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.
Vilnius, Lituânia. Com uma população urbana de cerca de 650.000 (2018), é a capital da Lituânia e maior cidade do país (segunda maior dos estados bálticos). É conhecida pela arquitetura em sua Cidade Velha, declarada Patrimônio da Humanidade pela UNESCO em 1994.
Lithuanian special operations soldiers in a rigid inflatable boat speed alongside the Croatian search and rescue ship BS-73 Faust Vrancic yesterday in the Adriatic Sea as part of the Jackal Stone 2009 exercise. The international special operations exercise, co-organized by the Special Operations Battalion of General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces and the U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, is being conducted to enhance the capabilities and interoperability amongst the special operations forces of ten nations participating in the exercise.
Lithuanian Soldiers serving in Afghanistan with the Ghor Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) conducting an air mobile patrol around the Ghor Dolaina (Do Lainah) in the area using United States Army CH-47 Chinook Helicopters – 11th April 2012
Lithuanian Soldiers during part of the Final Field Training Exercise of their Basic Training – 28th November 2012
Photos: Laimis Bratiko
Lithuanian Soldiers from the Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised Infantry Battalion during a field training exercise – The soldiers had been tasked to been tasked to infiltrate troops into hostile territory via Helicopter then to carry out a ambush and observation tasks and helping to build on their training in Patrolling, Observation Skills and Small unit tactics – 16th and 17th April 2012
Photos: Lieut. G. Chiune
When I first saw this, we laughed at the addition of the penis to the bottom. Only after thinking about it for a bit did I understand that the little guy signals, of course, that this sort of sexual act is only forbidden if a man is receiving anally. The text is a homophobic call to arms to block a parade for "homosexual" propaganda, part of the "always more aggresive gay ideology.
This ideology is infecting all walks of life, the authors continue, and one of the goals is to make kids gay. So save your children and tell the fags they are NOT welcome.
Lithuanian Army conscript recruits undergoing their Basic military training during winter warfare field exercise 24.01.2011
Lithuanian Soldiers from the Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised Infantry Battalion during Exercise Bitter Wolf – 2 – During the Exercise the Battalion conducted River Crossings and engaged in offensive operations to take and destroy objectives in urban environments being held by hostile forces – 29th to 30th October 2013
Lithuanian Soldiers from the Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised Infantry Battalion of the Motorised Infantry Brigade ‘Iron Wolf’ during September 27 - October 1, during the active phase of pre-deployment training ‘PRT-12 Challenge’ of the 12th rotation of PRT is held at Kazlų Rūda Military Area (Marijampolės Distr.) before duty in Ghor, province of Afghanistan.
In the exercise troops were assessed for tasks typical to the mission area - movement of units, evacuation of the injured, coordination of work with governmental and non-governmental organisations, and representatives of local administration. Soldiers will demonstrate their ability to respond to fictitious situations, such demonstrations of local population, insurgent attacks with IEDs on provincial roads, firing at the camp, etc.
Lithuanian PRT Patrol in the Snow
Soldiers from a Lithuanian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) along with Soldiers from the Afghan National Army patrol in Chaghcharan, during the Patrol a few times the Soldiers helped pull out local transport that was stuck in the snow
Photo: Lieut. Thomas and Sgt. Raimond Šleževičius
Lithuanian Army Reservists during at the start of a two week training exercise with the Grand Duke Kestutis Motorised Infantry Battalion – 8th September 2012
Lithuanian Soldiers from the Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised Infantry Battalion during Exercise Bitter Wolf – 2 – During the Exercise the Battalion conducted River Crossings and engaged in offensive operations to take and destroy objectives in urban environments being held by hostile forces – 29th to 30th October 2013
Vilnius
Bizarre, beautiful and bewitching, Lithuania's capital seduces visitors with its astonishing Old Town charm. Its chocolate-box baroque skyline littered with the spires of Orthodox and Catholic churches are intoxicating, decadent and fragile - so much so that Unesco has declared this, Europe's largest baroque old town, a World Heritage site. But there's more to this devilishly attractive capital than meets the eye. There is an underlying oddness that creates its soul.
Where else could there be the world's only statue of psychedelic musician and composer Frank Zappa? Or a self-proclaimed, unofficial, independent republic inhabited by artists and dreaming bohemians? Where else is there the spirit of freedom and resistance that existed during Soviet occupation? There are reminders of loss and pain everywhere, from the horror of the KGB's torture cells to the ghetto in the centre of all this beauty where the Jewish community lived before their mass wartime slaughter.
Strange bars glow inside dark courtyards and medieval archways frame the life of the narrow, cobbled streets through which change has swept with panache. Using foreign cash and local vision, this stylish little city has big plans. But new business and infrastructure - even a skyscraper skyline - won't disguise the curious charm of eccentric, soulful Vilnius.
Lithuanian Soldiers from the II Company Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised Infantry Battalion along with Military Police and Engineers with Pontoon Bridging equipment during a river crossing exercise over the Neris River – 10th May 2012
A Lithuanian special operations soldier climbs aboard the Croatian search and rescue ship BS-73 Faust Vrancic yesterday in the Adriatic Sea as part of the Jackal Stone 2009 exercise. The international special operations exercise, co-organized by the Special Operations Battalion of General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces and the U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, is being conducted to enhance the capabilities and interoperability amongst the special operations forces of ten nations participating in the exercise.
Lithuanian Soldiers serving in Afghanistan with the Ghor Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) conducting an air mobile patrol around the Ghor Dolaina (Do Lainah) in the area using United States Army CH-47 Chinook Helicopters – 11th April 2012
Vilnius
Bizarre, beautiful and bewitching, Lithuania's capital seduces visitors with its astonishing Old Town charm. Its chocolate-box baroque skyline littered with the spires of Orthodox and Catholic churches are intoxicating, decadent and fragile - so much so that Unesco has declared this, Europe's largest baroque old town, a World Heritage site. But there's more to this devilishly attractive capital than meets the eye. There is an underlying oddness that creates its soul.
Where else could there be the world's only statue of psychedelic musician and composer Frank Zappa? Or a self-proclaimed, unofficial, independent republic inhabited by artists and dreaming bohemians? Where else is there the spirit of freedom and resistance that existed during Soviet occupation? There are reminders of loss and pain everywhere, from the horror of the KGB's torture cells to the ghetto in the centre of all this beauty where the Jewish community lived before their mass wartime slaughter.
Strange bars glow inside dark courtyards and medieval archways frame the life of the narrow, cobbled streets through which change has swept with panache. Using foreign cash and local vision, this stylish little city has big plans. But new business and infrastructure - even a skyscraper skyline - won't disguise the curious charm of eccentric, soulful Vilnius.
Lithuanian Soldiers from the Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised Infantry Battalion during a field training exercise – The soldiers had been tasked to been tasked to infiltrate troops into hostile territory via Helicopter then to carry out a ambush and observation tasks and helping to build on their training in Patrolling, Observation Skills and Small unit tactics – 16th and 17th April 2012
Photos: Lieut. G. Chiune