The change-of-command ceremony took place at the Bolesławiec garrison (23rd Silesian Artillery Regiment). During the event, the unit’s colors were ceremonially unfurled, symbolically marking the start of a new mission by the 1st Infantry Division in this part of Europe. The Americans are stationed daily at Fort Riley, Kansas (USA).

The change-of-command ceremony is a long-standing tradition of the U.S. Army’s ground forces. It means transferring responsibility between incoming and departing units.

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This rotation is taking place as part of the presence of U.S. troops in Europe and supports security on NATO’s eastern flank.NATO.

Change-of-command ceremony

You can see what a change-of-command ceremony looks like in archival footage from 2023. Such a ceremony took place in Bolesławiec at that time. The istotne.pl portal then published an article with photographs and a video report.

Before the earlier ceremony began, an orchestra made up of U.S. Army soldiers entertained everyone waiting by playing film music. Among other pieces, they performed the iconic track from Star Wars: