US forces’ exit from Polish city key to arming Ukraine is latest shift of burden to Europe
By JOHN VANDIVER STARS AND STRIPES •
The U.S. Army announced April 7, 2025, that it is pulling forces out of Jasionka, a city near Poland’s border with Ukraine that has been instrumental in getting Western arms into the war-torn country. (Phillip Walter Wellman/Stars and Stripes)
The U.S. Army is pulling forces out of a site near Poland’s border with Ukraine that has been instrumental in getting Western arms into the war-torn country, military officials said this week. U.S. equipment and personnel will be repositioned from the city of Jasionka to other parts of Poland, U.S. Army Europe and Africa said in a statement Monday.
“The important work of facilitating military aid to Ukraine via Jasionka will continue under Polish and NATO leadership, supported by a streamlined U.S. military footprint,” USAREUR-AF said. “Poland and its allies will maintain the robust protective infrastructure around this critical site.”
The Army said it remains committed to its presence in Poland, where it has a permanent garrison in Poznan. Poland has committed billions of dollars to improve various locations for U.S. personnel.
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