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Soldiers wearing face masks retrieve their duffel bags upon arriving at their deployment location.

Poland Arrival

U.S. soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division arrive in Poznan, Poland, July 16, 2020. The unit is deployed from Fort Hood, Texas, to participate in Defender-Europe 20, Phase II, at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland. DEFENDER-Europe 20 is designed as a deployment exercise to build strategic readiness in support of the U.S. National Defense Strategy and NATO deterrence objectives.

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