Polish army working with NATO troops

Detachments from the Polish armed forces have begun conducting military exercises with American troops stationed near the southwestern Polish town of Żagan under NATO’s Operation Reassurance, Onet news reported on Sunday. Representatives of the headquarters of the two countries are now working on the details. Since the beginning of the year, Poland shifted some of units to work with the US Armoured Brigade Battle Group. In the coming months, the report said, subdivision helicopters from the US and another multinational battalion battle group will arrive in Poland, the core of which will also be American troops. A spokesperson for the General Command of the army, Lieutenant Colonel Stefan Głuszczak, said, “The first American detachments already participate in the first exercise on Polish territory, land units […], among others, during the ongoing exercise. 'Operation Bison' is attended by Polish soldiers from the 12 Mechanized Brigade and 1 Armoured Brigade.” He added that, in addition to the drills at Żagan, exercises would be conducted at Orzysz, another training base where NATO troops are stationed. Approximately 4,500 soldiers, from Poland, the US and the Netherlands were to take part in the exercises. The inauguration of the common training schedule will officially begin on Monday, when the units participate in a ceremony presided over by Polish President Andrzej Duda.