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| U.S. troops reach Poland in anti-Russian aggression NATO exercises |
| 2017-01-11 |
| U.S. troops have arrived in the small town of Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, as part of the largest armed military brigade deployed in Europe since the end of the Cold War. The U.S. troops, along with 53 track vehicles, including the M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzer, reached Poland after a three-day journey through Germany. The show of force falls under NATO's Operation Atlantic Resolve, designed to show the United States' commitment to its European allies in the face of what NATO sees as Russian aggression. U.S. soldiers also arrived in Wrocław, a city in southwest Poland in which a key NATO and Polish airbase is located. On Friday, nearly 2,800 pieces of military equipment arrived in Germany when the U.S. Army's 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, reached the port at Bremerhaven before setting off for Poland. The U.S. troops will spend about a month training in Poland before moving to Germany and Romania for additional training exercises. "Let me be very clear, this is one part of our efforts to deter Russian aggression, ensure territorial integrity of our allies and maintain a Europe that is whole, free, prosperous and at peace," U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Tim Ray, deputy commander of U.S. European Command, said. The troops will rotate training in Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia for the next nine months. The regional training exercises are also designed to test how U.S. forces respond on short notice to a possible conflict with Russia. "This is a tangible sign of the United States' commitment to maintaining peace on this continent," Maj. Gen. Timothy McGuire, deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Europe, said in a statement. "It is a sign of the U.S. commitment to this alliance and to peace and prosperity in Europe." |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #15 To make transitioning to wipe out ISIS a longer process courtesy lame duck Hussein. |
| Posted by: Nero White 3083 2017-01-11 20:46 |
| #14 Re:#5 Procopius: Which is why the finely trained but penny packeted British Colonial troops were not prepared for a world War in 1914. |
| Posted by: borgboy 2017-01-11 17:38 |
| #13 Doesn't mean we should just because they FIFY. Check their combined GDP and population against ours. Better to spend their Euros on social programs than defend themselves. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-01-11 16:16 |
| #12 But that was 1994. Back then the Poles remembered what had happened between 1939 and 1990. Today, not so much... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2017-01-11 14:40 |
| #11 They hate our guts and want our troops out. They are easily capable of defending themselves. The Polish descriptor of Platonic perfection of anything is American... or at least it was in 1994, according to my Polish au pair girl. That is not the attitude of a people who hate our guts. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-01-11 14:37 |
| #10 Bear baiting is a dangerous occupation. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-01-11 13:38 |
| #9 They are easily capable of defending themselves. Well, let's not go overboard there Mr. Panda. Doesn't mean we should just because they can't. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2017-01-11 13:21 |
| #8 As much or more than the Hungarians? . |
| Posted by: OregonGUy 2017-01-11 12:30 |
| #7 These troops were intended for Hillary to start some shit with Russia. Instead we will have peace. Why do we need to defend Europeans? They hate our guts and want our troops out. They are easily capable of defending themselves. |
| Posted by: Elmavish Panda1401 2017-01-11 12:08 |
| #6 So much for the Obama pivot to Asia. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2017-01-11 08:26 |
| #5 Under strength military, penny packeted across the globe. You have too many commitments with too few resources. He who defends everything, defends nothing. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-01-11 07:47 |
| #4 ...Give the Poles the damned tanks and let them handle it. If the Russians come west again, the Poles will fight to the last round, and then they'll pick up knives, and when the knives are broken they'll use their bare hands. I don't think anybody on this side of the line - or the Russian side, either - has any idea how much the Poles hate the Russians. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2017-01-11 05:59 |
| #3 9 more days. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-01-11 04:10 |
| #2 Aren't there enough F*uped deployments in regions that actually need help without 'Parades with Partners'? Wonder what a brigade of armor could do in Helmand. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-01-11 02:24 |
| #1 Poland. Is that near Syria? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-01-11 02:20 |