Polish Deputy Defense Minister says the US Department of Defense has formed a team to work on establishing a permanent American military base in Poland. <\/p>\n
Today I very specifically presented what steps the Polish government has already taken, including a specific Council of Ministers resolution and a draft bill to fund this base, said the deputy minister. She assured that this report was very well received in Washington and expressed hope that it will yield good results.<\/p>\n
Regarding the bases, what I can announce is that a team has already been formed on the American side working on creating such a base, and the Polish Ministry of National Defense also has such a team operating, so a specific step is behind us, the deputy minister noted.<\/p>\n
She stated that the U.S. team is already working and is connected to the Department of Defense, with Deputy Pentagon Chief Elbridge Colby responsible for the project.<\/p>\n
Sobkowiak-Czarnecka emphasized that the final decision rests with President Donald Trump, while noting that Poland’s task is to prepare everything so that the decision is favorable.<\/p>\n
In June, W\u0142adys\u0142aw Kosiniak-Kamysz reported receiving a positive response from Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth to a May 29 letter expressing Poland’s readiness to host a permanent U.S. military base, noting the Department of War is open to the offer.<\/p>\n
On June 28, he announced that following the positive response from the US Secretary of Defense, the two countries are at the next stage of talks as a force review is underway in the Pentagon.<\/p>\n
The Defense Minister emphasized that the process is highly formalized, involving the designation of a potential location and securing funding, with a large share of the costs falling on the Polish side.<\/p>\n
The prime minister participated in a meeting of the National Security Council committee, presenting various options and receiving a green light to organize financing and deterrence potential, he stated during a press conference in Warsaw.<\/p>\n
Asked about potential locations for the permanent base, Kosiniak-Kamysz pointed to Pozna\u0144 and Wroc\u0142aw as places currently rated very highly by the American side, highlighting the U.S. Army V Corps Forward Headquarters in Pozna\u0144.<\/p>\n
Regarding Wroc\u0142aw, he noted ongoing airport reconstruction alongside the handover of a new Polish-American railway transport reloading base for U.S. forces in \u015awi\u0119tosz\u00f3w, Lower Silesia.<\/p>\n
Poland currently hosts approximately 10,000 U.S. soldiers on a rotational and permanent basis, with key elements including the V Corps Forward Headquarters at Camp Ko\u015bciuszko and the U.S. Army Garrison in Pozna\u0144 providing administrative and logistical support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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