Thousands of U.S. and Polish soldiers will participate in drills next month, marking the first time since the coronavirus crisis began that American troops will assemble for a large-scale exercise in Europe, Stripes reports
“All COVID-19 precautionary measures will be taken to ensure the health and protection of participating armed forces and the local population,” U.S. Army Europe said in a statement Wednesday.
Called Allied Spirit, the drill is connected to the scaled-down version of Defender Europe-20, a series of events that was intended to be among the largest Army training efforts on the Continent since the Cold War.