 NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Lithuania and Enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Poland came together in Lithuania to demonstrate their combined capabilities. We were able to do a crossing through the Swahki gap to tactically link in with the forward passage of lines with the 134 infantry as well as British Royal Marines to secure the lines of communication to continue to keep our ability to work as a NATO alliance and to have no split between us. The security and stability of Eastern Europe relies on the ability of the battlegroups to reinforce one another across international lines. I think it's very important that we exchange our knowledge that we are able to work together also and mainly in operations and in this case we did a good thing we really know each other we have a good common understanding we did a lot of exercises already together and I think this is very important that we know each other we can trust each other and we can rely on each other. Training together in various locations ensures that the battlegroups can execute their mission throughout the region. What we're doing is purely defensive it's purely the capability to prove that we have the understanding of the strategic environment we understand the operating environment here on the ground and that understanding means that we need to be able to show that we can deter that understanding means we need to be able to show that if need be we can defend. Reporting for United States Army Europe I'm Army Sergeant Austin Mavericks.