{"id":46970,"date":"2018-09-18T18:28:23","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T18:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/09\/18\/trump-us-may-put-permanent-base-in-poland\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:34:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:34:41","slug":"trump-us-may-put-permanent-base-in-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/2018\/09\/18\/trump-us-may-put-permanent-base-in-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Fort Trump\u2019: US considers permanent base in Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump said the U.S. is considering a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/land\/2018\/05\/29\/talk-on-setting-up-permanent-base-in-poland-heats-up-but-does-it-make-sense\/\" target=\"_blank\">permanent military presence in Poland<\/a>, something the Eastern European country has sought for more than a decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking to reporters at the White House after he met with Polish President Andrzej Duda, Trump said, &#8220;Poland is willing to make a very major contribution to the United States to come in and have a presence in Poland. If they\u2019re willing to do that, it\u2019s something we will certainly talk about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3684\" height=\"2583\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18261670853338.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18261670853338.jpg.jpg 3684w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18261670853338.jpg.jpg?resize=300,210 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18261670853338.jpg.jpg?resize=768,538 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18261670853338.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,718 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18261670853338.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1077 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18261670853338.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1436 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3684px) 100vw, 3684px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump shakes hands with Polish President Andrzej Duda, left, during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poland has openly courted a permanent U.S. present since President George W. Bush was in office, and that administration had considered the possibility of using one of Poland\u2019s military bases as part of its missile defense system and locating ground-based interceptors there. Those talks eventually fell through.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/08\/27\/us-air-force-tests-base-in-a-box-in-poland-to-prep-for-future-wars\/\" 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=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dining.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\">US Air Force tests \u2018base in a box\u2019 in Poland to prep for future wars<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. Air Force is getting more expeditionary thanks to a new kit that will enable the service to rapidly move to a partner nation\u2019s airfield, set up a squadron and begin flying combat missions.<\/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\">Since Russia\u2019s invasion of Crimea in 2014, however, Poland has been an integral part of the bolstered U.S. presence in Eastern Europe, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2017\/01\/30\/u-s-and-polish-troops-hold-first-joint-training-in-poland\/\" target=\"_blank\">repeat deployments of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team<\/a> to show the rapid mobilization U.S. and NATO forces could provide in the case of another incursion. In August the Air Force deployed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/09\/15\/the-effort-to-counter-russian-aggression-in-europe-is-growing-daily\/\" target=\"_blank\">five F-22 Raptors and 40 airmen to Poland <\/a>to take part in joint exercises there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was smiling when talking to Mr. President, I said that I would very much like to ask to set up a permanent American base in Poland, which we would call \u2018Fort Trump,\u2019 \u201d Duda said in a joint press conference following their meeting. \u201cI firmly believe this is possible. I am convinced that such a decision lies in the Polish interest and in the interest of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1195\" height=\"627\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/poland.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/poland.jpg.jpg 1195w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/poland.jpg.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/poland.jpg.jpg?resize=768,403 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/poland.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,537 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1195px) 100vw, 1195px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Two F-22 Raptors fly over Poland in August. (Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua\/U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump seemed in favor of the idea, particularly because of Poland\u2019s financial contribution to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPoland would be paying billions of dollars for a base,\u201d Trump said. \u201cThe [Polish] president offered us much more than $2 billion &#8230; so we\u2019re looking at it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the Pentagon is working with Poland on potential options, but no decision has been made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe questions are many in there,\u201d Mattis said. \u201cYou know it\u2019s not just about a base, it\u2019s about training ranges, it\u2019s about maintenance facilities, all these kinds of things and a host of details you\u2019ve got to study alongside. So no decision has been made. We\u2019re studying it and we\u2019re working together on that<i>.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Duda said the base would be an effective and justified deterrent against further Russian agression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe presence of the U.S. armed forces in this area is absolutely justified,\u201d Duda said. \u201cI am convinced there is no more effective method of preventing a war than a decisive stance illustrating that we are ready at any moment to repel possible attack.\u201d<\/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\/2018\/05\/29\/why-poland-wants-a-permanent-us-military-base-and-is-willing-to-pay-2-billion-for-it\/\" 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=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4243843.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\">Why Poland wants a permanent US military base, and is willing to pay $2 billion for it<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Poland wants a full U.S. armor division to help deter Russian aggression.<\/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 U.S. also announced last week that U.S. Army Europe was expanding its troop presence by adding 1,500 soldiers to its forces in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military said Friday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2017\/07\/03\/poland-wants-trump-s-vow-of-protection-from-russian-activity\/\" target=_blank>that the new unit activations<\/a> are scheduled to begin this year and that the troops and their families should all be in place in southern Germany by September 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/interviews\/2018\/09\/17\/estonias-defense-minister-on-russian-threats-and-defending-the-baltics\/\" target=\"_blank\">interview with Defense News, <\/a>Estonian defense minister J\u00fcri Luik said his nation would welcome \u201cany increase\u201d of U.S. forces in the region, noting \u201cyou don\u2019t have to be a big strategist to understand the U.S. has the biggest deterrence power.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are already 33,000 U.S. troops in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>The Associated Press and Defense News 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