Posted on Apr 7, 2021
Polish officer appointed deputy commander of US Army V Corps under exchange deal
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... One world order? What could possibly go wrong? Key word tho..."Deputy"...Not the Chief... a second in command issue. HOWEVER... I am old school. No foreign power should hold the only candle lit in charge of American troops. We have a chain of command within our ranks...and no outside military officer should be inside that chain of command. As an adviser...ok... but not as a direct link.
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Nope. They are "deputies," just like the US officers we send to sit in over in their countries as 2IC, and assistants on G-staff, we are all learning the capabilities, traditions, and protocols of each other so that those future leaders will have greater understanding for more effective integration on future NATO/Joint OPS.
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My take (guess) is that this is a training opportunity for the Polish Officer (shadow a US Commander). Should the US Commander not be able to perform his duties for anything more than a very brief period, a new US Commander would be put in place.
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COL David Turk
LTC Joe Anderson (Taz or Joe Retired Now in Contract Compliance) - you disagree with my opinion, or you disagree that the polish officer should be in the chain of command? Two different items.
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COL David Turk
LTC Joe Anderson (Taz or Joe Retired Now in Contract Compliance) - I’m pretty much in the same boat. Back in the 70’s, if hostilities broke out, our combat engineer battalion was OPON to a German Division with ties back to our Engineer BDE. That would have been an interest scenario, even though we trained on it.
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COL David Turk
LTC Joe Anderson (Taz or Joe Retired Now in Contract Compliance) - my first post was an interpretation of the article; not necessarily an endorsement. Our unit had the southern gap, hence the OPCON to the Germans who had the southern sector. We had quarterly recons to update our GDP folders (including photos of preplanned obstacles and German PSP points), and conducting training mostly around Hof and slightly north. We often interfaced with the ACR (11th?) who were on the border 24/7 with loaded everything, including tanks. Their drills were very impressive.
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This is a great way to thank the Poles for being a rock solid ally and member of NATO. I have no issue with this and it also sends a not so subtle message to Russia.
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