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US Tank Brigade to Arrive in Poland on Thursday

© Flickr / 7th Army Joint Multinational Training CommandM1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks are lined up on rail cars
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A US tank brigade is expected to arrive in Poland on January 12 as part of NATO’s military buildup in Eastern Europe.

US Army soldiers representing units participating in the the Anaconda-16 military exercise, attend the opening ceremony, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, June 6, 2016. - Sputnik International
About 1,000 US Soldiers, Equipment Arrive for Deployment in Poland
MOSCOW (Sputnik) Earlier in January, Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz said that special teams had been working in Poland since December to prepare specific places for the deployment of tanks.

The defense chief estimated that Poland would host to a total of 7,000 US military personnel, but added he counted on assistance of other EU-deployed forces in the event of aggression against the country.

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