U.S. Soldier first to graduate Polish NCO Academy

By Christian MarquardtDecember 12, 2011

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1 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Tomasz Bartoszyn, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, listens to a speech during a graduation ceremony at the Polish Land Forces NCO Academy in Poznan, Poland, Dec. 9, 2011. Polish Soldiers routinely attend the U.S. Army's NCO Academy i... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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2 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Tomasz Bartoszyn stands at attention between Command Sgt. Maj. Andrzej Wojtusik, command sergeant major of the Polish Land Forces, and Sgt. Maj. Fabian Zalewa, U.S. Army Europe Joint Multinational Training Command, during a graduation cere... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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3 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Tomasz Bartoszyn, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, observes his fellow academy students at a graduation ceremony at the Polish Land Forces NCO Academy in Poznan, Poland, Dec. 9, 2011. Polish Soldiers routinely attend the U.S. Army's ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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4 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Maj. Fabian Zalewa of the U.S. Army Europe's Joint Multinational Training Command congratulates distinguished graduates of the Polish Land Forces NCO Academy in Poznan, Poland, Dec. 9, 2011. Zalewa represented the U.S. Army at the ceremony, whi... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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5 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tomasz Bartoszyn, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, talks with Command Sgt. Maj. Andrzej Wojtusik, command sergeant major of the Polish Land Forces, during a graduation ceremony of the Polish NCO Academy in Poznan, Poland, De... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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6 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tomasz Bartoszyn, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, translates a tour of the Polish Land Forces museum for Sgt. Maj. Fabian Zalewa, Joint Multinational Training Command, in Pozan, Poland, Dec. 9, 2011. Bartoszyn was born and... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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7 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Staff Sgt. Tomasz Bartoszyn, 1st Battlion, 4th Infantry Regiment, and Sgt. Maj. Fabian Zalewa, U.S. Army Europe's Joint Multinational Training Command, examine the engine block of a Cold War-era tank during a tour of the Polish Land Force's muse... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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8 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tomasz Bartoszyn, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, receives a plaque of appreciation from Polish Command Sgt. Maj. Marek Kajko, commandant of the Polish Land Forces NCO Academy, during a ceremony in Poznan, Poland, Dec, 9, ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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9 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tomasz Bartoszyn, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, receives a plaque of appreciation from Polish Command Sgt. Maj. Marek Kajko, commandant of the Polish Land Forces NCO Academy, during a ceremony in Poznan, Poland, Dec, 9, ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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10 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tomasz Bartoszyn, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, signs a memory book in the Polish Land Forces Hall of Heros after graduating from the Polish Land Forces NCO Academy in Poznan, Poland, Dec. 9, 2011. While Polish soldie... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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11 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tomasz Bartoszyn, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, stands at attention during an award ceremony in Poznan, Poland, Dec, 9, 2011. Polish soldiers routinely attend the U.S. 7th Army's NCO Acdemy in Grafenwoehr, Germany, but ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Staff Sgt. Tomasz Bartoszyn, 1st Battlion, 4th Infantry Regiment, became the first U.S. Soldier to graduate from the Polish Land Forces NCO Academy in Poznan, Poland, Dec. 9, 2011. While Soldiers from other partner nations routinely train at the U.S. Army Europe's 7th Army NCO Academy in Grafenwoehr, Germany, this is the first time a U.S. Soldier has attended a foreign NCO Academy.

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