{"id":19149,"date":"2020-08-04T16:47:55","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T16:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/04\/with-the-germany-withdrawal-poland-is-set-to-be-hosting-a-lot-more-us-troops\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:42:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:42:40","slug":"with-the-germany-withdrawal-poland-is-set-to-be-hosting-a-lot-more-us-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2020\/08\/04\/with-the-germany-withdrawal-poland-is-set-to-be-hosting-a-lot-more-us-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"With the Germany withdrawal, Poland is set to be hosting a lot more US troops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The American military\u2019s presence in Europe is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/07\/29\/thousands-of-troops-are-coming-home-from-germany-but-some-of-them-could-be-going-right-back\/\" target=_blank>shifting eastward<\/a>, the Defense Department has confirmed, as a new agreement with Poland sets up a host of construction projects designed to support more U.S. troops in that country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the 4,500 troops that currently rotate from the U.S., \u201cPoland has agreed to fund infrastructure and logistical support to U.S. forces,\u201d Pentagon spokesman Lt. 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Tom Campbell told Military Times. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/06\/12\/its-not-fort-trump-but-a-us-division-headquarters-heading-to-poland\/\" target=_blank>An increase of 1,000 rotational troops<\/a> is also still on tap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan is part of an Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement completed Monday and awaiting signatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlongside the recently announced European strategic force posture changes, the EDCA will enhance deterrence against Russia, strengthen NATO, reassure our Allies, and our forward presence in Poland on NATO\u2019s eastern flank will improve our strategic and operational flexibility,\u201d Defense Secretary Mark Esper said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Infrastructure projects will include<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 A V Corps forward command post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 A forward division headquarters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Several combat training centers, starting with Drawsko and Pomorskie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 An Air Force MQ-9 squadron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 An aerial port of debarkation for loading and unloading troops and equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 An area support group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 A special operations forces facility to support air, ground and maritime operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Facilities for a armored brigade combat team, a combat aviation brigade and a combat sustainment support battalion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army\u2019s V Corps had been deactivated since 2013, but the service announced it would stand the organization back up earlier this year, with its main headquarters at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/01\/23\/the-army-kicks-off-a-new-way-to-pick-critical-commanders\/\" target=_blank>Fort Knox<\/a>, Kentucky. On Tuesday, that plan fleshed out. About 630 soldiers will be assigned to V Corps, 200 of whom will man the Poland outpost on a rotating basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Army Europe official told Army Times the service is still \u201cunaware of the exact location\u201d that V Corps will be set up in the country, and could \u201conly confirm that it will be in Poland.\u201d V Corps had previously been based in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first command post rotation is expected to start in fiscal year 2021. V Corps\u2019 primary mission will be operational planning, mission command and oversight of the rotational forces in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe activation of an additional Corps headquarters provides the needed level of command and control focused on synchronizing U.S. Army, allied, and partner nation tactical formations operating in Europe,\u201d Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2020\/08\/04\/armys-resurrected-v-corps-will-go-to-poland\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/190116-Z-PH391-303C.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Army\u2019s resurrected V Corps will go to Poland<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">An Army Europe official said the command is still \u201cunaware of the exact location\u201d that V Corps will be set up and could \u201conly confirm that it will be in Poland.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan builds off of talks a year ago about cost-sharing with Poland to fund a greater U.S. troop presence, as it keeps an eye on deterring Russian incursion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last June, President Donald Trump announced a 1,000-troop plus-up, largely from a division headquarters rotation and the addition of the MQ-9 Reaper squadron, but stopped short of unveiling a rumored \u201cFort Trump,\u201d or another standalone U.S. base in Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Esper announced a plan July 29 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/30\/trump-approves-pentagon-plan-to-pull-9500-us-troops-from-germany\/\" target=_blank>withdraw just under 12,000 troops from Germany<\/a> and partially redistribute them around Europe, he alluded to co-locating some of those troops in existing European countries\u2019 facilities, including in Belgium and Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That would include these new projects in Poland, which will house U.S. troops on Polish bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esper presented the plan as a re-balancing, as post-Cold War Europe has shifted NATO\u2019s border with Russia eastward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump, meanwhile, has characterized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/08\/02\/german-defense-minister-planned-us-troop-withdrawal-regrettable\/\" target=_blank>withdrawing troops from Germany as a direct rebuke<\/a>, in response to the country not meeting its goal of contributing 2 percent of its gross domestic product to NATO, a goal the organizations set for itself by 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGermany is not paying their bills,\u201d Trump told reporters July 29. \u201cThey\u2019re delinquent. It\u2019s simple.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poland is one of the minority of NATO countries who meets that spending benchmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While about 5,600 troops will shift from Germany to other parts of Europe, another 5,300 will head back to the U.S., then potentially move into the pipeline for rotational deployments back to Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2016, the Army has been rotating an armored brigade combat team to Europe. 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