The first U.S. troops reinforcing NATO allies in Eastern Europe arrived at a military base in Rzeszow, Poland amid a Russian military build-up on Ukraine's border
A small plane carrying what a Polish military source said were U.S. chain of command personnel landed at Rzeszow-Jasionka airport as preparations continued at the base, which is near Poland's border with Ukraine.
TV footage showed temporary accommodation being prepared at the G2A Arena in the nearby town of Jasionka, while workers could be seen building a fence around the venue."As announced, the first elements of the brigade battle group from the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army have arrived in Poland," a Polish military spokesman said.
The U.S. army confirmed that the commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army Major General Christopher Donahue, had arrived in Poland. On Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden ordered nearly 3,000 extra troops to Poland and Romania to shield Eastern Europe from potential spillover from the Ukraine crisis.A U.S. Air Force plane carrying unidentified members of the U.S. Chain of Command lands at Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport near Rzeszow, Poland February 5, 2022. Patryk Ogorzalek/Agencja Wyborcza.
According to the Pentagon, a squadron of around 1,000 U.S. service members based in the German town of Vilseck will be sent to Romania.
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