First US Troops Arrive in Poland to Reinforce NATO Amid Russia–Ukraine Tensions

The first U.S. troops reinforcing NATO allies in Eastern Europe amid Russia–Ukraine tensions arrived at a military base in southeastern Poland on Saturday. A handful of U.S. troops arrived in a small Beechcraft C-12 Huron that landed at Rzeszow military base shortly after 10 a.m. on Feb. 5, Polish military spokesman Major Przemyslaw Lipczynski told the Polish Press Agency (PAP). Lipczynski said the arrivals included some support and command-level staff, adding that a much larger contingent...