President of Poland visits USASOC

By SFC Aubree Davis, USASOC Public AffairsSeptember 24, 2014

President of Poland visits USASOC
1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Polish Special Operations Soldiers maneuvering along the outside a shoot house during a capabilities exercise (CAPEX) with U.S. Special Forces Soldiers on Fort Bragg, N.C. The CAPEX was from 15-23 Sept. and provided the opportunity to demonstrate Spe... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
President of Poland visits USASOC
2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski engaging Polish press during his visit to Fort Bragg, N.C. Sept. 23 to interface with U.S. Army Special Operations Command. During his visit, Komorowski was hosted by USASOC Commanding General Lt. Gen. Charles T.... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
President of Poland visits USASOC
3 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Special Operations Forces and Polish Special Operations Forces fast roping from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during a capabilities exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C. 23 Sept. The exercise ran from Sept. 15-23, and was observed by Polish Head of State,... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
President of Poland visits USASOC
4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Gen. Eric Wendt, Commanding General for U.S. Army John F. Kennnedy Special Warefare Center and School (SWCS) greeting Polish Head of State, President Bronislaw Komorowski with U.S. Army Special Operations Command Commanding General Lt. Gen. Char... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
President of Poland visits USASOC
5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Special Operations Forces and Polish Special Operations Forces fast roping from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during a capabilities exercise (CAPEX) on Fort Bragg, N.C. The exercise ran from Sept. 15-23, further solidifying future opportunities f... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Fort Bragg, N.C. (USASOC News Service, Sept. 24, 2014) - The Polish Head of State, President Bronislaw Komorowski, accompanied by Maj. Gen. Piotr Patalong, the commanding general for Polish Special Operations Forces and other Polish representatives visited the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Headquarters Sept. 23.

This engagement was an opportunity for Komorowski and honored dignitaries to observe combined training between U.S. Special Operations Forces and PSOF and highlight SOF interoperability. The visit also offered the delegation an overview of the USASOC infrastructure provided by USASOC Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Charles T. Cleveland.

Cleveland communicated the benefits of a special operations command and the importance of institutional command relationships within special operations headquarters.

Soldiers from 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) conducted a capabilities exercise (CAPEX) with PSOF from Sept. 15-23. The CAPEX included fast roping from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter and various scenarios of breaching and clearing buildings.

The objective of this combined training was to provide both U.S. and Polish SOF the opportunity to train together and build mutual respect between the two respective forces.

Defining these capabilities is instrumental to SOF progressive development, and enhancing the Global Special Operations Force Network.