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SZCZECIN, Poland – Assigned to NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup Poland, U.S. soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conducted weapons qualification on M2 .50-caliber machine guns mounted on M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicles. The training was performed on July 18 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, northeastern Poland, where the Battlegroup is deployed.

Video by  Sergeant Cesar Salazar Jr.

With the United States as the Framework Nation, NATO eFP Battlegroup Poland is currently led by the 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment and comprises three other Allies, i.e., Croatia, Romania and the U.K. They all work in concert with the Polish 15th Mechanised Brigade into which the Battlegroup is integrated.