Tuesday, July 29, 2014

UK to send ‘full military battle group’ to Poland to show strength of the West


The UK will send a full battle group comprising 1,350 personnel and more than 350 armoured and other vehicles to the exercise in Poland as part of a NATO package to reassure Eastern European allies, the Defence Secretary announced today.

During a joint visit to Warsaw with Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, Michael Fallon announced the UK will take part in Exercise Black Eagle in October – the largest British commitment to the region since 2008 .... http://www.express.co.uk