美国拟在东欧增加军事力量以应对俄罗斯

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BBC Chinese, Mar 30, 2016
www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world/ ... ern_europe_military
("为应对咄咄逼人的俄罗斯 * * * 美军将在东欧部署三个满员配置的战斗旅部队 [three fully manned combat brigades]。 * * * 每个战斗旅有4500人，配备有战车 [tanks and armored vehicle (specifically Bradley Fighting Vehicles)] 和其他装备。按照计划，每个战斗旅将在地区内巡回部署，9个月后换防")

Note:
(a) In US, made up of of 17,000 to 21,000 soldiers and commanded by a major general, a division consists of three maneuver brigades and an aviation brigade.
Division (military)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_(military)
(section 4.11 United States)
(b) "to start in February 2017"
"among six eastern members [of NATO]—Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria."
"Russian officials argue the decision violates the 1997 NATO-Russia Founding Act, a document that says the alliance won't position substantial, permanent combat forces on Russia's borders."  US disagree, insisting the forces to be deployed is not substantial.

Wall Street Journal (available online now but) to be in print tomorrow (Mar 31).
(c) NATO
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO
(section 3 Participating countries)