The United States took another step in being ready for any future war or other potential contingencies in Eastern Europe with the recent unveiling of a new military staging area in central-west Poland.
DRAWSKO POMORSKIE, Poland —
The Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area is the largest Polish land forces training site in the country, and is commonly referred to as the “Fort Bragg of Poland.” It boasts training sites for everything from small arms to heavy artillery and tanks. “It’s about agility. It’s about flexibility. It’s about options,” Lasica said. “This facility in particular gives us the ability to — we talked about RSOM [Reception, Staging, and Onward Movement] — you can accept forces here, you can stage them, and you can move them around.”
hailed the unveiling of the staging area as “a new chapter in the Polish-American military partnership and cooperation.” The new staging area at Drawsko Pomorskie was funded and constructed by Poland, as part of a subordinate program called the Poland Provided Infrastructure . Under the PPI, Poland will contribute approximately $3.5 billion to build and upgrade locations in Poland used by the U.S. military, which will total 114 construction projects.Those construction projects include a munitions storage area and bulk fuel storage at Powidz, also in central-west Poland, and the U.S.
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