Alfa.lt shows how the Lithuanian army demonstrates what it can do here:
Lithuania's military on Saturday held an "open house" in Vingio Park, where it set up a large camp that took the public on a journey through the ages.
Medieval knights held mock battles, performers sang the songs of the "forest brothers" (partisans who resisted Soviet occupation in the aftermath of WW2), and kids got to clamber inside modern helicopters and military vehicles, meeting the troops who've operated them in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kosovo.
Lithuania's honour guard showed off its marching drills. Parachutists, reconnaissance teams, and stunt pilots gave live demonstrations. Children took part in races to see who would be fastest to make a bed and build a tent.
There's a lot of photos. Just a selection below.
Maybe this will not deter any enemies, but surely it is a better way to recruit to a professional army, than a show of military might. As armies are increasingly drawn into peace-keeping activities rather than fighting* wars behind computer screens, then communication skills with the locals are increasingly important.
The injured soldier is particularly gruesome in the enlarged photo, on the alfa website.
* I mean real peace-keeping, not the sort in Abkhazia.
