The United States is repositioning 200 Marines to Lithuania from Norway as part of Washington’s response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters on March 29 that the Marines were in Norway for military exercises and are part of Marine Air Control Group 28, based in Cherry Hill, North Carolina. An unspecified number of C-130 Hercules aircraft and about 10 F-18 Hornets stationed at the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort, South Carolina, also will head toward Eastern Europe. The announcement comes a day after the Pentagon announced that it was deploying six U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft from the VAQ-134 squadron based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, to Germany. The purpose of the deployment is to “bolster readiness,” boost the “collective defense posture” of NATO, and “improve air integration capabilities with America’s allies,” according to Kirby. Growlers specialize in flying electronic warfare missions and …