US Marines deploy to NATO's Baltic Sentry mission to guard undersea cables
About 50 U.S. Marines from Camp Lejeune are joining NATO's Enhanced Vigilance Activity Baltic Sentry operation, providing surveillance and reconnaissance support to protect undersea internet cables and gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea. The unit, drawn from the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion and related Marine groups, will supply drones and sensor data to NATO allies including Finland, while European nations lead the operation.