US troops and many Strykers vehicles Arrive in the Poland-Ukraine Border

American troops of the 3rd Battalion 2nd Cavalry Regiment arrived in Orzysz, Poland to take part in another rotational training operation involving the Polish Army. The US Stryker APCs are going to be involved in exercise, organized by the Polish General Command of the Armed Forces.

The 2nd Cav. Regt., is currently deployed to Orzysz, Poland for six months in support of NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence (EFP).

NATO's EFP is an allied, forward deployed defense and deterrence posture in Eastern Europe to protect and reassure NATO's Eastern member states of their security.

Poland has been a strong NATO Ally since its accession to the Alliance in 1999 and is a linchpin of Eastern Flank security.

Poland is committed to burden sharing and meets its Wales commitments to spend two percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defense and invest 20 percent of its defense budget in major equipment.

Poland is a crucial strategic ally in Central Europe and cooperates with the United States in international fora to promote stability and security in the region and beyond. Along the eastern flank of NATO, Russia continues to engage in frequent malign influence and hybrid activities, including cyber, and use other unconventional tactics to undermine our collective security. Countering hybrid threats and proactively enhancing resilience of key infrastructure and critical sectors is a top Alliance priority.

Together, the United States and Poland maintain a forward posture to defend the Alliance and counter Russia, which continues to undermine the rules-based international order. The United States leads the enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battle Group in Poland and deploys a rotational Armored Brigade Combat Team under Operation Atlantic Resolve, funded through the European Deterrence Initiative. Currently, approximately 10,000 U.S. personnel are on rotation in Poland.

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact, Poland has been divesting itself of legacy Soviet equipment while procuring modern U.S. defense systems. Poland has undertaken an ambitious multi-year, multi-billion-dollar defense modernization program that includes significant purchases from the United States.

In response to the resurgence of Russian aggression since its 2014 seizure of Crimea and its renewed further invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Congress approved $288 million in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) for Poland to build defensive capabilities to deter and defend against an increased Russian threat and support military capabilities Poland has or will provide to Ukraine.

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