Camp_Kościuszko

Camp Kościuszko

Camp Kościuszko

US Army command post in Poznań, Poland

Camp Kościuszko is the US V Corps' Forward Operating Station Poznań (FOS Poznań), Poland[1] also denoted V Corps Headquarters (Forward). Forward Operating Station Poznań is the permanent headquarters for V Corps (Forward), which was announced in June 2022 by US President Joe Biden,[2] as the eastern flank of the NATO alliance.[3][4] The first permanent change of station (PCS) to Camp Kościuszko took place in February 2023.[5] IMCOM-Europe took responsibility for the garrison on 21 March 2023.[6]

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, U.S. Army Generals Darryl Williams & John Kolasheski and Polish Gen. Jarosław Mika applaud as Camp Kościuszko is renamed

FOS Poznań was renamed Camp Kościuszko on 30 July 2022,[7][1][lower-alpha 1][3] for Thaddeus Kosciuszko (Tadeusz Kościuszko), a hero of the American Revolutionary War who is commemorated in the US and Poland.[lower-alpha 2]

Notes

  1. The approximate American pronunciation:kosh-CHUUS(H)-koh
  2. During World War II a Camp Tadeusz Kościuszko was established in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada from 1941 to 1942, for training members of the Polish Army and Air Force.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    John Vandiver (28 Jul 2022) Polish patriot who aided American Revolution honored in renaming of US post in Poznań
  2. [2]
    TheFirstNews (29 Jun 2021) Permanent HQ for US Army's V Corps to be set up in Poland says Biden
  3. [3]
    gov.pl Ministry of National Defence (2022) Increasing the US military presence in Poland
  4. [4]
    U.S. Army Public Affairs (13 May 2022) Army announces upcoming unit deployments in support of European allies and partners
  5. [5]
    Jonathan Lehrfeld (9 Mar 2023) Soldiers receive first permanent duty station in Poland
  6. [6]
    Mark Heeter (21 Mar 2023) Army establishes permanent garrison in Poland U.S. Army Garrison Poland: 11 sub-sites
  7. [7]
    U.S. Military District (30 July 2022) Camp Kościuszko ~ New Name for NATO's V-Corps Army Base in Europe 3:35 video
  8. [8]
    Stan Skrzeszewski, Curator, Museum, and Archives of the Polish Armed Forces, Wawel Villa, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Camp Tadeusz Kosciusko (1941-1942) 125 pages

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