US Army unexpectedly scraps deployment of 4,000 soldiers to Poland

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The U.S. Army has abruptly canceled the planned deployment of roughly 4,000 soldiers to Poland, a defense official confirmed to the Washington Examiner. 

The deployment involved the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, also known as the “Black Jack” brigade, based at Fort Hood, Texas. The move reduces American troop levels in Europe to near pre-2022 levels.

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