Make It Snappy: US Rushes to Transfer 4,000 Troops to Baltics, Poland, Romania
Senior Polish and US defense officials have announced that the transfer of 4,000 Third Brigade combat troops to the Baltics, Poland and Romania from Fort Carson, Colorado, has been accelerated. Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz made the announcement on December 14 in the town of Zagan in Poland, where he met with Lieutenant-General Ben Hodges, commander of US land forces in Europe, according to the Associated Press. While the US had originally planned to station four battalions in the Baltics, Poland and Romania by May 2017, Hodges said this has been moved forward to early January. Mr. Macierewicz, who...
Senior Polish and US defense officials have announced that the transfer of 4,000 Third Brigade combat troops to the Baltics, Poland and Romania from Fort Carson, Colorado, has been accelerated. Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz made the announcement on...
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