US Patriot battery on Polish soil

28th May 2010

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The long-talked about US Patriot battery has finally arrived in Poland as part of the plans to bolster the NATO ally’s air defence system.

The battery is set to be stationed in the small northern town of Morag, approximately 60 km from Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad, for one month at a time, four times a year the US embassy confirmed.

Around 150 American troops will be stationed at the military base in order to man the battery which arrived earlier this week. A total of 37 railway wagons were required to transport the equipment.

One of the main reasons for deploying the battery, which was originally intended to have arrived last year, is to help train up the Polish military on ...

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