The joint Lithuanian and Polish international exercise "Narsus Grifonas 2024" (English "Brave Griffin") has started. The exercises will take place in the territories of Druskininkai City Municipality and Alytus, Lazdijai, Varėna districts. Until April 26 during the ongoing exercises, more than 1500 soldiers and 200 units of military equipment will practice a defense scenario in the approaches to the "Suwalki Corridor" according to the bilateral "Orsha" plan of Lithuania and Poland.
The main goal of the exercises organized by the "Žemaitija" infantry brigade of the Grand Hetman of Lithuania Jonas Karolis Chodkevičius is to train the ability of the brigade headquarters and subordinate units to plan and carry out defensive military operations in interaction with NATO allies.
He will also participate in the exercises Lithuanian army National Defense Volunteer Forces, Military police, Military Medical Service, Military Air Force, Air Defense, Grand Duchess Birutė's Ulons and Colonel Juozas Vitkaus' engineering battalions and allies from JAV. The exercise will be supported by allied fighters currently carrying out an air police mission in the Baltic States.
