country. there are 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 at airfields near ukraine with weapons and security assistance material that is moved into the war-torn country by truck convoy. this bilateral drill ends with a photo op for the cameras. the two countries, side by side. what is the message you re sending to russia? forces from the nato, we re ready for an action. we are ready to defend our country. kyung, what did the american troops who you were able to talk to tell you? reporter: well first, i want to explain, anderson, that you may have noticed that we didn t show any members of the 82nd airborne in our story. that s because there is a blanket no-media policy for u.s. troops here in poland. and there is a reason for that. they want to show restraint. but nonetheless, you know, the
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
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 that is moved into the war-torn country by truck convoy. this bilateral drill ends with a photo op for the cameras. the two countries, side by side. what is the message you re sending to russia? we are strong, we cooperate with other forces from the nato. we are ready for an action. we are ready to defend our country. reporter: you may notice we didn t interview any members of the 82nd airborne in that story. that s because there is a blanket no-media policy with the army right now here in poland, at least that s a directive from washington. but we did speak to them, and they told us that since they have arrived in poland mid-february, they have been sleeping in tents. it s been winter out here. they haven t seen any of their families. but this isn t being presented
approximately 11,000 u.s. troops are deployed in this nato country. there are visible signs of a larger military ramp-up near ukraine. a senior u.s. official tells cnn, about eight to ten aircraft a day landed air fields near ukraine with weapons and security assistance material that is moved into the war-torn country by trump convoy. this bilateral drill ends with a photo op for the cameras. two countries side by side. what is the message you re sending in. we are strong. we are ready for any action. we are ready to defend our country. reporter: you may notice that i didn t interview any members of the 82nd airborne. the reason why is there is a blanket no media policy for them to talk to us. but we did spend some time chatting with them. and a couple of anecdotes. they ve been sleeping in tents ever since they came to poland in mid-february. it has been very cold. they re obviously not seeing
are deployed in this nato country. they re 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 at airfields near ukraine with weapons and security assistance material that is moved into the war-torn country by truck convoy. this bilateral drill ends with a photo op for the cameras. the two countries side by side. what is the message you re sending to russia? we are strong. we are cooperating with our forces from all nato. we re ready for any action. we are ready to defend our country. reporter: you may notice i didn t interview any members of the 82nd airborne on camera. the reason why is that there is a blanket no-media policy for u.s. troops here in poland. they are not speaking to the press. but we did have conversations with some of the members of the 82nd airborne, and they told us that they ve been here since