A US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter at Zokniai Air Base, Lithuania. Archival photoMOSCOW, April 10In Lithuania, joint exercises with the United States of Engineering Troops «Engineering Thunder 2022» began, the press service of the Lithuanian army reports. «Engineering Thunder 2022», during which the engineers of the Lithuanian army train together with colleagues from the US troops and volunteer forces. The main goal of the exercise is to fulfill the tasks of engineering support for maneuver formations during military operations and improve the interaction of units, «the message says. that the main training audience of the exercises are the fighters of the engineering company of the permanent mandatory initial military service. The exercises have been held since 2013. 
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