NATO's supreme commander in Europe said that an armored vehicles convoy of U.S. troops crossing eastern Europe is a \"good message of reassurance to member nations for the military alliances support. <\/p>\n
Speaking Tuesday in the capital of Romania, Bucharest, General Philip Breedlove said that the exercise tested many things that \"hadn't been done for a long time in NATO ... like multiple border crossings. <\/p>\n
He added that the crowds have come out to welcome these soldiers and their vehicles as they returned home.\" He said that was a a good message to our nations and we were able to exercise some skills that we haven't exercised in quite some time.\" <\/p>\n
Breedlove said that a decision on whether Romania would host heavy military equipment from NATO would be announced soon. The so-called \"Dragoon Ride'' convoy started its journey last week from Estonia and passed through Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, before entering the Czech Republic on its way home to a German base. <\/p>\n
The convoy received a warm welcome in Poland and the Baltics, NATO members that have voiced concerns about their security because of the armed conflict in Ukraine. <\/p>\n
Earlier Tuesday a Czech citizen, Milan Wunsch, greeting NATO troops passing through his country, said that he expected them to stop the Russian expansion which is advancing toward Europe.\" <\/p>\n
\"If the Russians think we belong to them, said Wunsch, these people [U.S. Army] are here to stop them.\" <\/p>\n
NATO troops participated in the Atlantic Resolve exercise intended to demonstrate NATO's readiness to defend its members. <\/p>\n
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