U.S. forces to train Poles on air defense

[unhappycamper]

U.S. forces to train Poles on air defense
By John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Monday, December 21, 2009

STUTTGART, Germany — Soldiers will soon be on their way to Poland to provide training for the U.S. Army Patriot Missile, according to U.S. Army Europe.

A specific unit has not been designated for the mission but about 100 soldiers are expected to deploy during the early part of 2010, said Maj. Peggy Kageleiry, a USAREUR spokeswoman.

As part of an agreement between the two countries, soldiers will rotate to Poland on a regular basis but the length of those rotations is still being planned, according to Kageleiry.

“U.S. Army Europe will help the Polish Armed Forces develop their air and missile defense capabilities,” she said.

“Considering the cooperative training we already do with the Polish Armed Forces, this Patriot training program is just another extension of that effort.”


Rest of article at: http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=66800

[izquierdista]

1. 70 years too late

But boys who have to play soldier all the time have only the last war to go by, they can't anticipate the future. And they haven't learned much from the past, save for what would have been a better tactic then. Sure, some Patriot missiles would have helped to knock Stuka dive bombers out of the sky, but they are as useful as toilet batteries given the politics of the modern situation.

[PavePusher]

2. Glad you think so highly of us.

Please bugger off.