BREAKING: Defense News and Task & Purpose both report that the Pentagon has stopped the ongoing transfer of a U.S. armored brigade that was supposed to deploy to Poland for 9 months with 4000+ troops and hundreds of armored vehicles. The 2nd ABCT (“Black Jack” Brigade), 1st Cavalry Division, was scheduled to replace the 3rd ABCT, also from the 1st Cavalry Division (the “Greywolf” Brigade). These are standard ~9-month rotational deployments under Operation Atlantic Resolve. Some advance elements, including soldiers, already in Poland will turn around and head back to the U.S. The 3rd ABCT will likely redeploy back to the U.S. on its original timeline this summer and U.S. troop numbers in Poland are likely to decrease from around 10 000 currently to around 6000. The increase to 10 000 was made in the weeks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.