As part of the Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise, run by the US Defense Department, an armoured unit will be deployed to Poland to test the US army’s capacity for a quick military response.
Over 500 American soldiers will participate in the exercise, along with Polish and German troops, serving as mission command and providing exercise control respectively.
The drills at the Drawsko training ground will provide another opportunity to strengthen military cooperation between Poland and the United States, according to the defence ministry.
The Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise is the second phase of DEFENDER-Europe 20, a U.S.-led multinational training exercise, which had to be modified in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Polish defence ministry said that precautions would be taken to protect the soldiers and local community from potential COVID-19 infection.
The exercises will start on July 14 and end on August 23.
(ał/pk)
Source: PAP, MON