U.S. Department of War·Nov 10, 2026, 4:31 PM ET

Transcript of Secretary Pete Hegseth Hosting Honor Cordon and Meeting With Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth expressed condolences to the Polish people following a mass shooting in Krakow that killed six people.
Hegseth described NATO as "NATO 3.0," a transformation focused on hard power, credible deterrence, & European-led conventional defense under President Trump.
Poland is highlighted as a NATO model, committing nearly 5 percent of its GDP to defense & building a modern force equipped with Abrams tanks, F-35s, Apache helicopters, & Patriot systems.
The two nations are establishing joint maintenance & repair hubs, including a regional facility for PAC-3 interceptors in Poland.
A statement of intent will be signed to increase bilateral defense & industrial cooperation, focusing on scaling & speeding up lethal capability delivery.
Deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz thanked Hegseth for implementing President Trump's declaration to deploy an additional 5,000 US soldiers to Poland.
Kosiniak-Kamysz confirmed that details regarding the expanded permanent US military presence in Poland will be announced publicly soon.
Poland has received ten F-35 aircraft, marking a breakthrough in interoperability & defense potential.
Both officials cited Russia's ongoing aggression against Ukraine as a key threat driving the need for enhanced deterrence & defense investment.
The meeting aims to fulfill arrangements made in Warsaw last February by deepening the permanent US troop presence & strengthening the defense industrial base.