US Establishes New Military Headquarters in Poland

Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak waits for the arrival of U.S. Secretary for Defence Mark Esper prior to a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Feb. 12, 2020. Virginia Mayo/Pool via Reuters)

The U.S. Army Chief of Staff announced on Wednesday that the V Corps forward command post would be located in Poland and manned by 200 U.S. troops on a rotational basis.

Gen. James McConville went to Poland to promote Maj. Gen. John Kolasheski, V Corps’ commanding general, to the rank of lieutenant general and officially unfurl the V Corps flag there, according to a statement by U.S. Army Europe.