Ended with the Polish stage “rally dragoon” – Interia

American soldiers who after exercise on the north-eastern edge of NATO, they return to their bases in Bavaria, left on Sunday with Polish, crossing the border into the Czech Republic – announced on Sunday, a spokesman for the General Command Types of Armed Forces Lt. Col. Arthur Goławski.

American soldiers left Poland

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As told PAP Goławski, traveled abroad last column in Kudowa Zdroj evening.

It is scheduled for 10 days demo ride from the Baltic countries and Polish was named Dragoon Ride (“rally Dragoons”). It involves nearly 90 Stryker wheeled armored personnel carriers – including cars 3. 2. Regiment Cavalry Squadron, who trained at Drawsko Pomorskie and support vehicles.

The operation is controlled from a command post at the Joint Multinational Training Center in Grafenwoehr Germany, reconnaissance support and, if necessary, provide logistics, among others, helicopters from the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade of the US Army, stationed in Miroslawiec. Poland columns rode the Military Police escort. On the side of the Polish Army march supported 10 subordinate units Types General Command of the Armed Forces.

According to the US Defense convoy ride was an opportunity to demonstrate the credibility of the Alliance, check the system of command and show room for maneuver.

For the Polish army an opportunity for training in the role of the host country, the host allied help. The route measuring approx. 1800 km march was prepared in the barracks for the soldiers rest and service vehicles. Drive was also an opportunity to meet with the residents of the soldiers. Americans stopped m. In. Białystok, Lublin and Rzeszów, some of them visited Warsaw.

Rotary exercise of American troops in the Baltic states and Poland are held as part of Operation Resolve Atlantic started last year in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine and the annexation of the Crimea. The operation is to confirm the allied commitments, strengthening allies, demonstration of freedom of movement of NATO troops and deterrence of potential aggression on the eastern fringe of the Alliance

As part of the Atlantic Resolve for a few days to practice in Poland subdivision with elements of air defense batteries; under the rotational exercises with their Polish colleagues staying another subdivision air, this time it’s transport aircraft C-130 Hercules and assault the A-10 Thunderbolt II.