{"id":34772,"date":"2019-06-12T01:01:55","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T01:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/06\/12\/officials-us-to-send-about-1000-more-troops-to-poland\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:57:13","slug":"officials-us-to-send-about-1000-more-troops-to-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/06\/12\/officials-us-to-send-about-1000-more-troops-to-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"Officials: US to send about 1,000 more troops to Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. is expected to announce Wednesday that it will send about 1,000 additional troops and a squadron of Reaper drones to Poland to beef up the nation\u2019s ability to defend itself amid worries about Russian military activity, U.S. officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The final details were still under discussion Tuesday, but the decision to expand America\u2019s military presence in Poland<\/a> comes after months of lobbying by Polish leaders <\/a>who had hoped for a U.S. base in their country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials said Tuesday that the preliminary agreement avoids any permanent U.S. base<\/a> or presence in the country and sticks instead to a rotational force. There are currently about 4,500 U.S. troops that routinely rotate in and out of Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\t