The only permanent NATO base in Eastern Europe is on the outskirts of Szczecin, a Polish port city. Commonly known as the Baltic Barracks, it's a quiet place. The 100 or so troops assigned there are currently on duty thousands of miles away in Afghanistan.
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A soldier from the 2nd Brigade of the Danish Division looks at a map as he takes part in a field training exercise during the first phase Saber Strike 2014, at the Rukla military base, Lithuania, on June 14, 2014
