Lithuania Opens Military Camp for Artillery Battalion, Marking a Historic Milestone
Lithuania has inaugurated its first military camp in over 30 years, dedicated to an artillery battalion. The campus, named after Brigadier General Motiejus Pečiulionis, opened on February 1st in the town of Pajuris in the western part of the country, as reported by Delfi.
The new military camp in Pajuris was constructed adjacent to modular barracks built for the artillery battalion of the Lithuanian Armed Forces' Žemaitija Motorized Infantry Brigade, named after Brigadier General Pečiulionis in 2019. The military camp, designated for the battalion unit, covers an area of 9.47 hectares.
"I am pleased that our soldiers are provided with excellent service and training conditions that are unparalleled in the West," said General Valdemaras Rupšys, Chief of Defence of Lithuania, at the opening ceremony.
Minister of National Defense Arvydas Anušauskas emphasized that the newly built military camps are designed to provide physical infrastructure for the continuous deployment of Lithuania's military potential.
According to the minister, the new facilities aim to improve the working conditions for soldiers, equipment maintenance, and enhance the quality of individual training.
"Today we are opening a military camp in Pajuris, soon we will open another new home for the infantry battalion named after Prince Vaidotas in Rokantiškės in the Vilnius region, and in the spring of next year - a new military camp in Šiauliai. These are the first newly built military camps that will provide soldiers with the necessary conditions for NATO forces. Such infrastructure projects directly contribute to strengthening our national security and continuing a policy of deterrence," said Kęstutis Anušauskas.
Previously, The Gaze reported that Poland and Lithuania would strengthen their military cooperation through joint exercises in the area of the so-called Suwałki Corridor. It is worth noting that the Suwałki Corridor is a territory on the border between Lithuania and Poland, 100 kilometres wide. In the west, it borders the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, and in the east, it borders Belarus. In the event of a potential war, Russia strategically aims to quickly seize the Suwałki Corridor to cut off the land route for NATO allies to the Baltic countries.