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September 21, visitors' and media day of the multinational special operations forces exercise „Jackal Stone 2010" was held at the Lithuanian Grand Duke Butigeidis Dragoon Battalion in Klaipėda, exercise and its course was presented to the President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė, Minister of National Defence Rasa Juknevičienė, US Ambassador HE Anne E. Derse, Chief of Defence of Lithuania Maj Gen Arvydas Pocius, leading officials of the Ministry of National Defence and the Lithuanian Armed Forces, and other guests. They met with soldiers of the Lithuanian Special Operations Forces Squadron in Klaipėda, viewed display of military equipment, and visited US warship „USS Mount Whitney" that came to Lithuania to take part in the exercise.

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September 21, visitors' and media day of the multinational special operations forces exercise „Jackal Stone 2010" is held at the Lithuanian Grand Duke Butigeidis Dragoon Battalion in Klaipėda: exercise and its course will be presented to participants of the event.

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On September 13 the biggest multinational special operations forces exercise „Jackal Stone 2010" held in Lithuania and Poland this year began.

The exercise involves over 1,1 thousand special operations forces troops from seven countries: Lithuania, Poland, USA, Latvia, Croatia, Romania, and Ukraine. The exercise is coordinated by leadership of the Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR). The exercise will end on September 27.

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The 6th Fleet US Navy command ship „Mount Whitney" will visit Klaipėda Seaport on September 11 and then participate in the multinational special operations forces exercise „Jackal Stone 10," which will be hosted in Lithuania and Poland beginning September 13.

During its stay in Klaipėda Seaport, the ship's captain and representatives of the Lithuanian Armed Forces are expected to meet with authorities of Klaipėda City and circuit.

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