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May 11, 2023

V Corps and NATO Multinational Corps Northeast execute combined exercise to expand Battle Group in Poland

BEMOWO PISKIE, Poland — U.S. Army V Corps and NATO Multinational Corps Northeast, along with allies and partners, will conduct exercise Griffin Shock May 8 – 26, 2023, at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, in Northeastern Poland.

U.S. and NATO senior military leaders receive a tour of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during the European Rocket Artillery Summit in Toruń, Poland, April 18, 2023. The 4th Infantry Division’s mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent, working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America’s forward deployed corps in Europe. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. John Schoebel)

April 19, 2023

European rocket artillery summit launches allied initiative

TORUN, Poland — Senior leaders from V Corps, partner U.S. formations and allied services launched into the pathbreaking European High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Initiative April 17-19 at the Polish Artillery School.

March 30, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: NATO Long Term Equipment Storage and Maintenance Complex Ribbon Cutting Event

POWIDZ, Poland — POWIDZ – A ribbon cutting event is scheduled for the NATO Long Term Equipment Storage and Maintenance Complex on April 5 at the 33rd Air Base in Powidz, Poland.

Lt. Gen. John S. Kolasheski, V Corps commanding general, and Maj. Gen. Timothy N. Thombleson, deputy commanding general of support, salute during the National Anthem at Thombleson’s welcome ceremony in Fort Knox, Kentucky, March 9, 2023. Prior to coming to V Corps Thombleson served as the 38th Infantry Division Commanding General from January 2021 to January 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl Javen Owens

March 9, 2023

V Corps welcomes new Deputy Commanding General of Support

FORT KNOX, Ky. — The U.S. Army’s Victory Corps held a welcome ceremony for Maj. Gen. Timothy N. Thombleson, deputy commanding general of support, here, March 9.

The corps’ first Soldiers to make a Permanent Change of Station to Poznan, Poland, U.S. Army Sgt. Walter Malecki, left, and U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Stewart, right, pose in front of the Camp Kosciuszko sign. V Corps, which is dual headquartered in Fort Knox, Kentucky, and Poznan, Poland, is fortifying its forward ranks with permanent, one-year, unaccompanied tours to Camp Kosciuszko as part of President Biden’s July 2022 announcement of a permanent presence of U.S. troops in Poland. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Devin Klecan)

March 8, 2023

First permanently-assigned U.S. Soldiers arrive in Poland

POZNAN, Poland — U.S. Army V Corps reached another large milestone that has set the foundation for future Soldiers who permanently change their duty station to become new members of Victory Corps forward at Camp Kosciuszko, Poland. V Corps has offered Soldiers the opportunity to conduct a Permanent Change of Station, known as PCS, to the camp, which will further enhance readiness and show further commitment to NATO allies and partners.

A U.S. Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, from 3rd Battalion, 321 Field Artillery Regiment, attached to 41st Field Artillery Brigade, fires a rocket as part of Nordic Strike 22, at Vidsel Test Range, Sweden, Sept. 27, 2022. U.S. Army Europe and Africa possesses the organic ability to integrate these long-range precision fires rapidly, with partner nations, during exercises, like Nordic Strike 22, and potential conflict to deliver scalable joint fires in support of U.S. and partner nations’ operations anywhere in Europe, Africa and beyond. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Devin Klecan)

March 2, 2023

U.S. Army V Corps Kicks off European HIMARS Initiative

FORT KNOX, Ky. — V Corps, in coordination with NATO allies and other U.S. stakeholders, is developing a multi-faceted approach to build alliance lethality, interoperability and field artillery expertise. The approach is centered on rocket artillery and is known as the European High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Initiative, or EHI.

Feb. 24, 2023

V Corps and NATO Allies execute Exercise Allied Spirit

FORT KNOX, Ky. — V Corps and NATO allies will execute a multinational command post exercise using computer aided simulation technology across three nations to exercise integrated command and control functions through a realistic tactical scenario against a realistic threat that runs through the first week of March.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Andrew Capps, a senior air director assigned to the 4th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron (4 EASOS), monitors air operation tables during Winter Strike 22, a command post exercise held in Bolesławiec, Poland, Dec. 12, 2022. The 4 EASOS has been conducting joint operations with the 1st Infantry Division as it continues to work alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America’s forward deployed corps in Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles Leitner)

Dec. 19, 2022

V Corps completes Winter Strike 23

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Winter Strike 23, a V Corps-led command post exercise which involved six units across five different locations, concluded Thursday.

WARSAW, Poland - U.S. Air Force Capt. Levy Pekar, left, from Beitar, Israel, Chaplain of the 86th Airlift Wing based out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, signs a Torah Scroll dedicated to the Ukrainian Army as Hillel Cohen, Military Rabbinate of Ukraine, watches during the ceremony, Nov. 29, 2022, Warsaw, Poland. Jewish Chaplains alongside distinguished guests, refugees from Ukraine, and U.S. ally partner nations attended the event to support the Ukrainian Chaplaincy’s religious support efforts. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Devin Klecan)

Dec. 12, 2022

U.S. Military helps dedicate historic Torah Scroll to Ukrainian Army

WARSAW, Poland — U.S. service members and prominent members of the Jewish community throughout Europe gathered for a Torah scroll dedication for ritual use by the Ukrainian Army at the historic Nozyk Synagogue, in Warsaw, Poland, Nov. 29.

Dec. 9, 2022

V Corps announces Winter Strike 23

FORT KNOX, Ky. — The Victory Corps-led command post exercise Winter Strike, which involves six units across five different locations, begins Dec. 11 and runs through the 15th.