Camp Kościuszko

Camp Kościuszko is the US V Corps' Forward Operating Station Poznań (FOS Poznań), Poland[1] also denoted V Corps Headquarters (Forward). Forward Operating Station Poznań is the permanent headquarters for V Corps (Forward), which was announced in June 2022 by US President Joe Biden,[2] as the eastern flank of the NATO alliance.[3][4] The first permanent change of station (PCS) to Camp Kościuszko took place in February 2023.[5] IMCOM-Europe took responsibility for the garrison on 21 March 2023.[6]

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, U.S. Army Generals Darryl Williams & John Kolasheski and Polish Gen. Jarosław Mika applaud as Camp Kościuszko is renamed

FOS Poznań was renamed Camp Kościuszko on 30 July 2022,[7][1][lower-alpha 1][3] for Thaddeus Kosciuszko (Tadeusz Kościuszko), a hero of the American Revolutionary War who is commemorated in the US and Poland.[lower-alpha 2]

Notes
  1. The approximate American pronunciation:kosh-CHUUS(H)-koh
  2. During World War II a Camp Tadeusz Kościuszko was established in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada from 1941 to 1942, for training members of the Polish Army and Air Force.[8]

References
  1. John Vandiver (28 Jul 2022) Polish patriot who aided American Revolution honored in renaming of US post in Poznań
  2. TheFirstNews (29 Jun 2021) Permanent HQ for US Army's V Corps to be set up in Poland says Biden
  3. gov.pl Ministry of National Defence (2022) Increasing the US military presence in Poland
  4. U.S. Army Public Affairs (13 May 2022) Army announces upcoming unit deployments in support of European allies and partners
  5. Jonathan Lehrfeld (9 Mar 2023) Soldiers receive first permanent duty station in Poland
  6. Mark Heeter (21 Mar 2023) Army establishes permanent garrison in Poland U.S. Army Garrison Poland: 11 sub-sites
  7. U.S. Military District (30 July 2022) Camp Kościuszko ~ New Name for NATO's V-Corps Army Base in Europe 3:35 video
  8. Stan Skrzeszewski, Curator, Museum, and Archives of the Polish Armed Forces, Wawel Villa, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Camp Tadeusz Kosciusko (1941-1942) 125 pages

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