The First Wave Of United States Troops Arrives In Poland

The first batch of US troops sent to Eastern Europe arrived in Poland, Saturday, February 5, 2022. (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The first batch of troops from the United States arrived Saturday (5/2) at the Rzeszow military base in southeastern Poland. The troops are reinforcements deployed by the US to support its fellow North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies in Eastern Europe. , at a time when Russia was increasing military power on the border with Ukraine. A small plane, according to a person in the Polish military, landed at Rzeszow-Jasionka airport carrying a number of commandos. Meanwhile, preparations were ongoing at the base, which is near the border. Polish-Ukrainian.

Television images showed temporary lodgings being prepared at the G2A Arena in Jasionka, a town near the area. Meanwhile, a number of people were seen building fences around the site. "As already announced, the first elements of the combat troop group from the United States Army's 82nd Airborne Division have arrived in Poland," a Polish military spokesman said as quoted by Antara. The US Army confirmed that the commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, Major General Christopher Donahue, had arrived in Poland. On Wednesday (2/2), US President Joe Biden ordered the deployment of nearly 3,000 more troops to Poland and Romania to protect the Eastern European region from possible threats. affected by the Ukraine crisis. About 1,700 personnel, most of whom are paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, will be deployed from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Poland in the coming days, US Army sources said. According to the US Department of Defense, about 1,000 US troops stationed in the German city of Vilseck will be sent to Romania. Troops add The first US convicts of the 18th Airborne Corps arrived in Germany on Friday (4/2). Russia denies having plans to invade Ukraine, but has deployed more than 100,000 troops near border areas with Ukraine. its demands were not met, including that NATO pledged not to accept Ukraine as a member of the pact. NATO defense ministers are scheduled to meet February 16-17 to discuss next steps.