Poland ready to host exercise NOBLE JUMP: NATO

Poland has prepared to support NATO exercise NOBLE JUMP, the deployment test for NATO's new quick reaction force, which took place in Poland from 9-19 June, NATO said in a press release Thursday.

Units comprising NATO's Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) are currently in the process of deploying to western Poland and Polish authorities are working overtime to ensure NOBLE JUMP is a success, the press release said.

During NATO exercises, the host nation is normally responsible for the reception of deployed troops at transportation hubs and their onward movement to training areas, as well as the provision of logistics including fuel, water, food, medical support, and accommodation.

These responsibilities are very similar to some of the roles that will be undertaken by NATO Force Integration Units (NFIUs), which are currently being established in the Baltic countries, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria.

With the help of NFIUs, some units of the VJTF will be capable of moving in just two days, with most ready to move in less than seven days.

"The main task for Poland during the first phase of Exercise NOBLE JUMP is providing quality host nation support to the deploying troops as the arrive," said Colonel Artur Kepczynski, Chief of the Polish Host Nation Coordination Centre.

"Once these forces have arrived, they will be joined by Polish units and the operational activity in the Zagan training area will begin," he said.

Poland has hosted numerous NATO and Allied exercises in the past, including Exercise STEADFAST JAZZ in 2013, which was one of the largest NATO exercises conducted in the last decade. Endit