Bemowo Piskie

Soldiers with the 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment and 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment stand at attention during Bemowo Piskie Training Area celebration day ceremony Sept. 7 at BPTA, Poland. BPTA inherited the More

A Romanian Soldier, assigned to the Black Bats, 228th Air Defense Battalion, poses for a portrait photo in recognition of Romania's 16th year as a member of NATO in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, April 2, 2020. The Sol More

BEMOWO PISKIE, Poland — Battle Group Poland recognizes the Bemowo Piskie Training Area Celebration Day, during a ceremony, here, Sept. 7. By the decision of the Minister of National Defense, on the 5th of Sept. More

Battle Group soldiers play soccer with the fourth grade students of Gen Jozefa Bema, during a soccer day in Bemowo Piskie May 8. The Soldiers were invited to the local Middle school to enjoy a few games of socc More

Polish troops stand in formation during the Saber Strike 2017 opening ceremony at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Bemowo Piskie, Poland, June 5, 2017. The Saber Strike exercise facilitates cooperation and improves More

Military leadership from the United States, Poland, United Kingdom, Romania, Lithuania and Canada pose for a group photo after the opening ceremony of Saber Strike 2017 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Bemowo Pi More

A Lithuanian element marches toward a multinational formation during the Saber Strike opening ceremony at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Bemowo Piskie, Poland, June 5, 2017. The Saber Strike exercise facilitates More

Battle Group Poland Romanian soldiers conduct a night small arms range at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Bemowo Piskie, Poland, June 6, 2017. Saber Strike17 is a U.S. Army Europe-led multinational combined forces More

British soldiers prepare to begin the Fire Support Coordination Exercise as part of the Saber Strike exercise at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, June 6, 2017. Saber Strike 17 is a U.S. More

U.S. soldiers prepare grapeshot charges at a demolition site at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Bemowo Piskie, in Poland, on June 7, 2017. Saber Strike 17 is a U.S. Army Europe-led multinational combined force More

David Orr, right, a member of Training Support Team Orzysz working with Battle Group Poland, a translator and a Polish soldier with 15th Mechanized Brigade check a map of the training area as part of Saber Stri More

Polish soldiers, supporting Battle Group Poland for the Saber Strike 2017, conduct Amphibious Assault training at Bemowo Piskie Training Area near Ruda, Poland, June 12, 2017. Saber Strike 17 is a U.S. Army Eur More

David Orr, left, a member of Training Support Team Orzysz working with Battle Group Poland, and Sgt. Tim Griffin with 1st Battalion, 181st Field Artillery Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard discuss an upco More

Battle Group Poland U.S. Soldiers walk to their vehicles for the start of the field training exercise of the Saber Strike 2017 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Bemowo Piskie, Poland, June 13, 2017. Saber Strike1 More

A U.S. Battle Group Soldier conducts his final pre-combat checks and pre-combat inspections before convoying to the designated area of operations for a multinational Field Training Exercise as part of Saber Str More

Battle Group Poland U.S. Soldiers prepare for a tactical movement to the field during Saber Strike 2017, at Bemowo Piskie Training Area near Orzysz, Poland, June 13, 2017. Saber Strike 17 is a U.S. Army Europe- More

A Battle Group Poland U.S. M1126 Stryker provides security during the field training exercise part of Saber Strike 2017 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, June 14, 2017. Saber Strike 17 is a U.S. Army Euro More

Polish tanks force U.S. squads to perform military maneuvers reassess the enemy strength at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Bemowo Piskie, in Poland, on June 14, 2017. Saber Strike 17 is a U.S. Army Europe-led More

The NATO flag hangs on the antenna of a patrol vehicle at battle group’s tactical operations center during the multinational Field Training Exercise as part of Saber Strike 17 in Bemowo Piskie, Poland June 14, More

Battle Group Poland U.S Soldier Maj. Mike Krayer sits down with the mayor of Orzysz, Zbigniew Wlodlowski, for a Key Leader Engagement at the mayor's office in Orzysz, Poland, June 14, 2017. The conversation inc More

David Orr, right, a member of Training Support Team Orzysz working with Battle Group Poland, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Steven Gventer, Commander of Battle Group Poland, discuss upcoming events during Saber Strike More

Battle Group Poland U.S. Soldiers conduct refuel operations as part of Saber Strike 17 at Bemowo Piskie, Poland, June 15, 2017. Saber Strike 17 is a U.S. Army Europe-led multinational combined forces exercise c More

Battle Group Poland U.K. and U.S. Soldiers relay their current locations to the operations cell located in the tactical operations center during Saber Strike 2017, at Bemowo Piskie Training Area near Orzysz, Po More

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Tony Aguto, center, Commanding General of 7th Army Training Command, Lt. Col. Steven Gventer, Commander of Battle Group Poland, and Mr. Michael Minor, Director of Training Support Activity More

Polish tanks, representing the opposing force, prepare to move to their fighting positions to begin day three of the multinational field training exercise for the Poland portion of Saber Strike 17 at the Bemowo More

M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) vehicles with 1st Battalion, 181st Field Artillery Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard participating in Saber Strike 17 prepare to execute a fire mission More

Battle Group Poland U.S. Solders conduct a M777A2 Howitzer night live fire in preparation for a combined arms live fire exercise for distinguished visitor during Saber Strike 2017 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area More

Military forces from the U.S., U.K., Lithuania, Canada, Poland and Romania participate in a combined arms live-fire exercise for the distinguished visitors day during Saber Strike 2017, at Bemowo Piskie Trainin More

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, Commander, U.S. Army Europe, speaks with some Lithuanian soldiers on the distinguished visitors day during Saber Strike 2017, at Bemowo Piskie Training Area near Orzysz, Poland, J More

Command Sgt. Maj. Sheryl Lyon, command sergeant major for U.S. Army Europe, speaks with Italian Army Gen. Salvatore Farina, commander of Joint Forces Command-Brunssum and visits Battle Group Poland Soldiers fol More

Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges visits with Battle Group Poland troops following a combined arms live fire demonstration for a multinational delegation for Saber Strike 17 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, near Orzysz, Polan More

A M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System fires its payload at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Bemowo Piskie, in Poland, on June 16, 2017. Saber Strike 17 is a U.S. Army Europe-led multinational combined fo More

Distinguished visitors watch from the grandstand as NATO forces from the U.S., U.K., Poland, Romania and Lithuania conduct a combined arms live fire exercise during Saber Strike 2017 at Bemowo Piskie Training A More

Battle Group Poland and 15th Mechanized Brigade conduct a Road March with U.S., U.K. and Polish tactical vehicles from Bemowo Piskie Training Area to the Sulwalki Gap and then to the Polish Lithuanian border Ju More

Battle Group Lithuania with German soldiers and British Royal Marines use their M3 Amphibious Rigs to form a bridge to allow both the Lithuanian and Polish NATO Battle Groups to cross a water obstacle near Rukl More

Battle Group Poland U.S. Soldiers conduct a movement towards the water crossing demonstration event for distinguished visitors that utilized German and U.K. M3 Amphibious Rigs to form a bridge so other military More

Battle Group Lithuania and the Iron Wolf Brigade soldiers stand in formation during the Iron Wolf 17 closing ceremony within Saber Strike 2017 near Rukla, Lithuania, June 23, 2017. Saber Strike 17 is a U.S. Arm More

U.S. Soldiers from Battle Group Poland build a trench for upcoming troop live fire exercises near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area August 24, 2017. The unique, multinational battle group, comprised of U.S., U.K. More

U.S. Soldiers from Battle Group Poland prepare a trench line for upcoming troop live fire exercises at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area near Orzysz, Poland on Aug. 24, 2017. The unique, multinational battle grou More

Lt. Col. Christopher L’Heureux briefs NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Polish Minister of Defense Antoni Macierewicz on the capabilities of the Enhanced Forward Battle Group located in Bemowo Piskie, More

Maj. Gen. Gordon B. Davis Jr., the J3 (Director of Operations) for United States European Command, visits Battle Group Poland U.S., U.K. and Romanian Soldiers at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Aug. 30. The un More

British Minister of Armed Forces Mark Lancaster visits Battle Group Poland U.S., U.K. and Romanian Soldiers at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Aug. 30. The unique, multinational battle group, comprised of U.S. More

Romanian, U.K. and U.S. Soldiers from Battle Group Poland began Bull Run II, an alert and readiness exercise, at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Sept. 5, 2017. Bull Run II is a two day exercise to test the spe More

British Soldiers of the Light Dragoons march to the parade field to conduct the Service of Remembrance, used to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty since the end of the More

Polish Soldiers observe religious services to honor Polish Independence Day in Orzysz, Poland, November 11, 2017.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment clean their 60-millimeter mortar after a day of firing at a training area near Orzysz, Poland, Dec. 20, 2017. These Soldier are a part of the uni More

U.K. Minister of Defense, Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson walks through a static display meeting soldiers and learning about equipment while visiting the troops of Battle Group Poland in Bemowo Piskie, Polan More

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment shakes hands with comedians who performed a Christmas day show for the Soldiers of Battle Group Poland in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Dec. 25, 2017. More

Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia Damir Krstičević looks at a Romanian soldier’s unit patch while walking through a static display when visiting the troops of Battle Group Poland in Bemow More

Sgt. Shawn Royer (left) and Pvt. Wes Hannon (right), U.S. Soldiers assigned to Lightning Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, finish the litter carry event on the second day of the unit’s 3-day sniper sch More

Malgorzata Sobolewska (left), an interpreter with Battle Group Poland, and Capt. Kevin Nigh (right), assigned to the 407th Civil Affairs Battalion, answer the concerns of a local landowner in regards to the upc More

Pvt. Sebastian Murphy, an infantryman assigned to Kronos Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, pulls security with his M249 squad automatic weapon (SAW) during Bull Run III near the Bemowo Piskie Training More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the Forward Support Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment and Soldier from the 709th MP Battalion, 18th MP Brigade qualify with their M240 at a range near Bemowo Piskie Training Ar More

Sgt. Conrado Hoyos, a sniper assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters’ Troop sniper section, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, peers through the scope of his M2010 rifle as he acquires his target at a range More

The commander of NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum, Italian army Gen. Salvatore Farina, walks through a static-display and learns about the equipment used by the various units while visiting Battle Group More

Romanian soldiers assigned to the Romanian Army Ground Base Air Defense Detachment, Black Bats, fire rocket propelled grenades at a range near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Jan. 24, 2018. The unique, More

Pvt. Payton Odell, a Pawleys Island, S.C. native and Soldier assigned to Kronos Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, gets out of the drivers hatch of his team’s Stryker after finishing a NATO live fire ex More

Sgt. Cody Wise, a sniper assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters’ Troop sniper section, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, peer into his spotter scope while assisting a fellow shooter at a range near the Bem More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Lightning Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, perform a scenario-based situation with Polish soldiers acting as civilians during Command Post Exercise Weasel near the Bemowo Pi More

Andrea Bekić, the Croatian Ambassador to Poland, speaks during a Croatian cultural celebration at the Polish 15th Mechanized Brigade headquarters, Poland, Feb. 12, 2018. The celebration allowed the ambassador t More

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Fury Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, sits in the gunner hatch of HMMWV (Humvee) where he preps his M240 machine gun for a convoy live-fire exercise at a range near the Bemo More

A British soldier with the Light Dragoons fires his 5.56-millimeter light-machine gun at a range near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Feb. 15, 2018. This soldier is a part of the unique, multinational More

A Polish soldier with the 1st Battalion, 15th Mechanized Brigade, conducts a decontaminate wash to a U.S. Stryker while conducting contamination training at a range near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, pull security while participating in the multinational training exercise Puma at a range near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, F More

A Croatian artillery soldier assigned to the Volcano battery packs away his equipment after performing a readiness drill with his team’s rocket artillery system while participating in Battle Group Poland's exer More

U.S. Army combat engineer noncommissioned officers (NCOs) assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, teach an urban breaching course to Soldiers of Battle Group Poland at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Polan More

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, attaches a breaching charge to a training door during a course on urban breaching at a range near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Feb. 28, More

U.S. Army noncommissioned officers (NCOs) and Soldiers looking to become NCOs assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, attend an NCO leadership and development course at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Pola More

A British Jackal loaded with soldier heads to their station as they set up the range for the 4-day British coordinated patrol competition at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, March 6, 2018. These Soldiers ar More

A British soldier assigned to the Light Dragoons packs up a Main Battle Tank Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon (MBT LAW) after a morning of firing them at a range near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Pola More

The noncommissioned officers (NCOs) assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, who are being inducted raise their right hands and recite the NCO's creed during the induction ceremony at Bemowo Piskie Train More

Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) Command Sgt. Maj. Davor Petek meets the soldiers of Battle Group Poland while visiting the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Po More

Capt. Joshua Green, commander of Cobra Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, speaks as he takes command of the battery during the battery’s change of command ceremony at Bemowo Piskie Trainin More

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, pulls security as his troop continues forward clearing a trench during a live fire exercise at a range near the Bemowo Piskie Training More

NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose E. Gottemoeller meets and talks to soldiers while walking through a static display when visiting Battle Group Poland at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, March 16, 2018 More

A Croatian artillery soldier assigned to Volcano Battery aligns his team’s Vulkan M-92, Mobile Multiple Rocket Launcher, on to target while the battery participates in 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, squadr More

Croatian artillery soldiers assigned to Volcano Battery fire their Vulkan M-92, Mobile Multiple Rocket Launchers, while the battery participates in 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, squadron live fire exercis More

Croatian artillery soldiers assigned to Volcano Battery fire their Vulkan M-92, Mobile Multiple Rocket Launchers, while the battery participates in the night iteration of 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, squ More

General Curtis M. Scaparrotti (left), Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) commander, is shown plans for upcoming training events at a range near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, while visiting Batt More

The Soldiers of 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, arrive to Battle Group Poland to replace 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, April 10, 2018. These Soldiers are p More

1st Lt. Max Flannagan, operations assistant, 1st Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, and Lt. Col. Adam Lackey, commander, 1/2CR, arrive to the Battle Group Poland at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, April 1 More

The soldiers of Battle Group Poland clean up after planting trees for the Polish forestry department at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, April 16, 2018. These Soldiers are part of the unique, multinati More

Croatian Brig. Gen. Denis Treinjak addresses the Croatian soldiers of Battle Group Poland during the transfer of authority ceremony where Storm Battery is taking over for Volcano Battery as a part of the battle More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Adam Lackey (left), commander of 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Polish Gen. Jarosław Gromadziński (center), commander of Poland’s 15th Mechanized Brigade, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Scott Ch More

Sgt. Bogdan Baitan, squad leader, Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, builds camaraderie with a group of Soldiers assigned to the Blue Scorpion Battery, Romani More

Spc. Anthony Alvarez, a Piggot, Arizona native, mortarman with the 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, observes passersby from an IAV (Interim Armored Vehicle) “Stryker” while on the way to a bridge opening cer More

A Romanian army soldier (left), watches Sgt. 1st Class Martha Pagan (far right), Chicago native, Career Counselor with the 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, fire the Romanian army “Cugir” pistols during a mu More

Lt. Col. Adam Lackey, commander of Battle Group Poland, gives a lecture to multinational students of the Baltic Defense College during a visit to Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, May 8, 2018. Battle Group P More

Michael Birnbaum (left), Brussels bureau chief  for the Washington Post, and  Lt. Col. Adam Lackey (right), Battle Group Poland commander,  discuss capabilities of the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Grou More

Lt. Col. Adam Lackey (center), Battle Group Poland commander, briefs capabilities of Battle Group Poland to multinational students of the Royal College of Defense during a visit to Bemowo Piskie Training Area, More

U.K. army 1st Lt. Hugo Chaplin, troop leader with 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, gives a safety brief to his soldiers before they start the first of a four day weapons training event with the Battle Group Pola More

U.K. army Pvt. Jamie Flight, gunner with 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, fires an L111A1 Heavy machine gun during a four-day weapons training event with Battle Group Poland at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Polan More

A Polish soldier with the Warmian-Masurian Border Guard Unit, lights a flare in front of onlookers during an event to celebrate the anniversary of the polish boarder guard with the Battle Group Poland at Ketrzy More

2nd Lt. Richard Barnes (front), and 1st Lt. Billy Lacroix (rear), assigned to 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, inspect a convoy of Romanian and U.S. military vehicles during the Bull Run V training exercise More

Soldiers assigned to the Mission Command Element, 1st Infantry Division, from Fort Riley, Kansas, embark on the second day of a convoy from Poznan, Poland to Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, May 27, 2018. T More

A Croatian army flag during a presentation in honor of Croatian Armed Forces Day at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, May 28, 2018. Battle Group Poland is a unique, multinational coalition of U.S., U.K., Cr More

Croatian army Vulkan M-92, Mobile Multiple Rocket Launcher, fires rocket during visit from the Croatian Delegation of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly to Battle Group Poland at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Polan More

Pfc. Yadiel Roman (left), Buffalo, New York native, infantryman with 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and Pfc. Maynor Discua (right), Woodbridge, Virginia native, infantryman with 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry R More

A Stryker Infantry Carrier - Dragoon crew from 4th Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, upload simulated ammunition in Powidz, Poland, June 1, 2018. The ammunition transfer and holding point provides a realistic view More

Soldiers from the 4th Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment conducted a tactical road march over the course of four days and immediately transitioned into screening operations in the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland More