NATO Land Forces:eFP Battle Group Poland

On 14 December 2022,NATO gave a media tour of enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland on the Alliance's Eastern Flank.The Battle Group,a combined arms unit that is based with the Polish Armed Forces' 15th Mechanised Brigade,consists of the US Army's 3rd Battalion,8th Cavalry Regiment,3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team,1st Cavalry Division (3-1 ABCT);Romanian Sky Guardians (air defence);the Croatian Archer Battery (artillery);and the British Army's The Royal Lancers,Prince of Wales Troop (reconnaissance).Battle Group Poland provides combat-credible forces to V Corps,America's forward deployed corps in Europe.* Said Major Ed Yost,US Army,executive officer of eFP Battle Group Poland: We have in our arsenal the Romanian air defence capabilities with the air defence batteries;the UK as our reconnaissance element,out in front controlling our indirect fires or artillery that we have from both the US artillery company and the Croatian artillery company,which give us a lot of credibility,a lot of lethality.* According to British Army Major Freddie Taylor-Dickinson,commander of Royal Lancers,Prince of Wales Troop: The Jackals provide a reconnaissance capability,and they work well with the U.S. Combined Arms Battalion,and we are trained to work favourably with all of our NATO Partners.As reconnaissance Soldiers,we're trained to operate by day,night,in all weather,so it is a challenging environment,but it's one that we are prepared and trained for.* The eFP Battle Group Poland is the proverbial tip of the spear,ready at a moment's notice to engage an adversary and defend an Allied nation's sovereignty.It is a synchronised fighting force that creates a defensive wall to protect the European theatre,deterring any aggression against the Eastern Flank of NATO.* Lt.Col.Sean M. Castilla,US Army,is commander,eFP Battle Group Poland.The Battle Group recently completed live-fire Exercise Bull Run.