article_snippet: the American soldiers have recently been taking part in the Atlantic Resolve exercise, which was intended to demonstrate NATO's readiness to defend NATO members.
article_snippet: Lithuania, for example, feels the threat from Moscow feels is so real Russian plans to reintroduce military conscription.
article_snippet: Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Putin Tuesday that the manoeuvres were aimed at checking the readiness of the newly formed group of forces in the Arctic, as well as the military's capability to quickly field troops to several theatres of operations.
article_snippet: Poland is also beefing up Poland own defences through exercises with NATO troops and through training Poland own reservists .
article_snippet: It comes as Poland is also beefing up Poland own defences through exercises with NATO troops and through training NATO own reservists.
article_snippet: As part of a mobilisation exercise, hundreds of reservists summoned on a few hours' notice reported to a military base in Tarnowskie Gory in southern Poland.
highlights_snippet: the soldiers had been taking part in a NATO exercise to demonstrate the soldiers readiness to defend NATO members .
  