Camp Kościuszko
| Camp Kosciuszko | |
|---|---|
Camp Kościuszko | |
| Poznań in Poland | |
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, U.S. Army Generals Darryl Williams & John Kolasheski, Polish Gen. Jarosław Mika applaud as Camp Kościuszko is named | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military base, HQ |
| Owner | Poland |
| Operator | United States |
| Controlled by | IMCOM-Europe |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 52°24′23″N 16°53′44″E / 52.406415°N 16.895693°E |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | V Corps |
| Designations | V Corps HQ (Forward) |
Patron Tadeusz Kościuszko | |
Camp Kościuszko is the US V Corps' Forward Operating Station Poznań (FOS Poznań), Poland 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, as the eastern flank of the NATO alliance. The first permanent change of station (PCS) to Camp Kościuszko took place in February 2023. IMCOM-Europe took responsibility for the garrison on 21 March 2023.
FOS Poznań was renamed Camp Kościuszko on 30 July 2022, for Thaddeus Kosciuszko (Tadeusz Kościuszko), a hero of the American Revolutionary War who is commemorated in the US and Poland.