Chief of Romanian General Staff, Lieutenant General Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca addresses media at Fagaras fortress during the presentation of TRIDENT JOUST 15 military exercise in Fagaras, 240km north of Bucharest June 25, 2015. The United States will pre-position tanks, artillery and other military equipment in eastern and central Europe, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said on Tuesday, moving to reassure NATO allies unnerved by Russian involvement in Ukraine. Carter said the Baltic states - Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia -- as well as Bulgaria, Romania and Poland had agreed to host the arms and heavy equipment.