As part of Washington's plan to beef up troop numbers inside Poland and establish a forward division headquarters there to deter potential Russian military actions, it will also be stationing a US Air Force (USAF) MQ-9 Reaper squadron in the nation. At a White House press conference on 12 June US President Donald Trump and Polish President Andrzej Duda announced plans to grow the US military footprint inside Poland under a new 'Joint Declaration on Defense Cooperation' agreement. Under the plan the United States will send an additional 1,000 troops to Poland, boosting rotational troop numbers to approximately 5,500, in order to "focus on providing additional defense and deterrence capabilities in Poland", according to the document.
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