showed off the might of the west in a bilateral live-fire training exercise. one by one, polish tanks lined up heavy artillery and paratroopers dangled from helicopters, landing on a battleground that is designed to prepare for a war just a short drive away. the 82nd airborne infantry brigade combat team based at fort bragg has been drilling with american black hawks here in poland for weeks. deployed in mid-february, before russia invaded ukraine. what we understand is that there are two platoons here, about 60 american troops taking part in this live fire act. it s a show of force. we are about just two hours away from the ukrainian border. the americans, trying to show that they are indeed working with the polish troops. reporter: this is just a small snapshot of the greater u.s. force here. a u.s. official says approximately 11,000 u.s. troops are deployed in this nato
paratroopers dangled from helicopters landing on a battleground that is designed to prepare for a war just a short drive away. the 82nd airborne infantry brigade combat team based at fort bragg has been drilling here for weeks. deployed in mid-february, before russia invaded ukraine. what we understand is that there are two platoons here. about 60 american troops taking part in this live-fire act. it s a show of force. we are about just two hours away from the ukrainian border. the americans trying to show that they are, indeed, working with the polish troops. this is just a small snapshot of the greater u.s. force here. a u.s. official says approximately 11,000 u.s. troops are deployed in this nato country. they are a visible sign of a larger military ramp-up near ukraine. a senior-u.s. official tells cnn about eight to ten aircraft a day land in airfields near ukraine with weapons and security assistance material
in a bilateral live-fire training exercise. one by one, polish tanks lined up heavy artillery and paratroopers dangled from helicopters, landing on a battleground that is designed to prepare for a war just a short drive away. the 82nd airborne infantry brigade combat team based at fort bragg has been drilling with american black hawks here in poland for weeks. deployed in mid-february, before russia invaded ukraine. what we understand is that there are two platoons here, about 60 american troops taking part in this live fire act. it s a show of force. we are about just two hours away from the ukrainian border. the americans, trying to show that they are indeed working with the polish troops. this is just a small snapshot of the greater u.s. force here. a u.s. official says approximately 11,000 u.s. troops are deployed in this nato country.
paratroopers dangled from helicopters, landing on a battleground that is designed to prepare for a war just a short drive away. the 82nd airborne infantry brigade combat team based at ft. bragg has been drilling with american blackhawks here in poland for weeks. deployed in mid-february before russia invaded ukraine. as the u.s. soldiers run across the field, a u.s.-made javelin missile launches. it s a portable surface to air system that s been critical for ukrainian forces in the war. what we understand is there are two platoons here, about 60 american troops taking part in this live-fire act. it s a show of force. we re about just two hours away from the ukrainian border. the americans trying to show that they are indeed working with the polish troops. this is just a small snapshot of the greater u.s. force here. a u.s. official says approximately 11,000 u.s. troops