US Army armour arrives at NATO storage facility in Poland

The initial batch of the US Army tanks and vehicles has arrived at a newly established storage facility in Poland.

This is potentially capable of supporting an entire armored brigade to deter Russian military operation along NATO’s eastern border, Caliber.Az reports citing the foreign media.

On June 27, fourteen M1 Abrams battle tanks and an M88 armored recovery vehicle were transported by rail to the Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 site in Powidz, as confirmed by Army spokesman Terry Welch.

Located about 250 miles west of the Ukrainian border, the site will soon accommodate up to 85 battle tanks, 190 armored combat vehicles including the M2 Bradley, and 35 artillery pieces such as the M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzer, along with their respective munitions.

According to an Army statement, the facility, managed by the 405th Army Field Support Brigade, represents NATO’s most significant single infrastructure initiative in over three decades. It is expected to be fully operational sometime next year.

"This facility has a profound impact on NATO," stated brigade commander Col. Ernest Lane II in the statement. "Its strategic location provides us with multiple avenues of approach and routes for departure and embarkation."

The sites and their stockpiles can be accessed when commanders need additional combat power for contingency operations, exercises, or training. This capability reduces deployment timelines from 60 days to as little as a week.

Lt. Col. Omar McKen, the brigade commander in Poland, stated that Powidz will possess the capability to fully equip an arriving armored brigade in Europe within 48 hours.