US Marines head to the Baltic Sea to help NATO mission aimed at protecting European undersea cables from Russian…
- Around four dozen US recon and intelligence Marines are joining NATO's Baltic Sentry alongside Finland's Coastal Brigade
- They were re-tasked from training rotations already in Europe and will feed drone and sensor data into NATO's shared picture
- It is the Corps' second Baltic Sentry stint, after roughly 40 Marines deployed to Finland in February 2025
A small team of US Marines is being redirected to the Baltic Sea to help NATO keep watch over the cables and pipelines on its seabed, some of the most exposed infrastructure in Europe.
Around four dozen Marines from 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and the II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group will operate alongside Finland's Coastal Brigade in support of NATO's Enhanced Vigilance Activity Baltic Sentry.
Both units are based at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, and Military Timesreported a headcount of 48, in line with the recent release...
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