US forces will return to Poland within eight weeks, restoring the American military presence in the country to around 10,000 personnel, according to Poland's Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk.
Tomczyk said the returning troops would be newly deployed forces rather than part of the existing rotation program. He added that recent talks between Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth focused on the next phase of the US military presence in Poland.
The deputy minister said Warsaw has been briefed on Washington's future force posture in Europe and stressed that the planned changes would not reduce the US military commitment to Poland.
He described the troop deployment as a key step towards establishing a permanent US military presence in the country. Poznań and Wrocław are considered the leading candidates to host a future American base.
Poland is preparing the legal framework and infrastructure needed for a permanent installation, a process expected to take several years. Authorities said billions of zlotys have already been invested in upgrading airports, roads, fuel depots and military warehouses to support allied forces.
US troops in Poland currently operate under NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence and Operation Atlantic Resolve, with the total US military and civilian presence in the country standing at around 10,000 personnel.
A planned troop rotation involving part of the US 1st Cavalry Division from Texas was suspended earlier this spring.
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