{"id":534491,"date":"2025-07-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=534491"},"modified":"2025-07-15T17:51:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T17:51:35","slug":"usag-poland-change-of-command-anchors-garrison-on-eastern-flank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=534491","title":{"rendered":"USAG Poland Change of Command anchors garrison on Eastern Flank"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n U.S. Army Col. Jeremy McHugh, incoming commander of U.S. Army Garrison Poland, left, takes part in the traditional \u201cpassing of the guidon\u201d by receiving the USAG-Poland guidon from Tommy Mize, right, Director of Installation Management Command Europe, during the Garrison\u2019s change of command ceremony, Camp Ko\u015bciuszko, Poland, July 15, 2025. Established on March 21, 2023, USAG Poland supports 7,500 American Soldiers across 12 sites, delivering quality infrastructure and services to enable V Corps readiness and stands as the Army\u2019s home on the Eastern Flank. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Devin Klecan)
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CAMP KOSCIUSZKO, Poland \u2013 U.S. Army Garrison Poland turned the page on its next chapter of leadership July 15, 2025, as Col. Jeremy McHugh assumed command from Col. Jesse Chace. McHugh will be the first commander with a two-year tenure.<\/p>\n

Hosted by Installation Management Command-Europe Director Tommy R. Mize, the change of command ceremony on Camp Kosciuszko\u2019s parade field drew Polish generals and local mayors from across the garrison\u2019s constellation in Western Poland to mark the garrison\u2019s key growth milestone.<\/p>\n

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\n U.S. Army Col. Jeremy McHugh, incoming commander of U.S. Army Garrison Poland, gives a speech during the Garrison\u2019s change of command ceremony, Camp Ko\u015bciuszko, Poland, July 15, 2025. McHugh shared a story with attendees of the ceremony, highlighting the significance of the toy race car that he placed on the podium. During his last change of command ceremony in 2008, his young son interrupted the ceremony with his toy cars, making the<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt is great to be back in the IMCOM-Europe family,\u201d McHugh said during the ceremony. \u201cIf I\u2019m being honest, it never truly felt like I left. I\u2019m looking forward to serving USAG Poland and V Corps over the next few years.\u201d<\/p>\n

McHugh brings deep experience to the role, having previously commanded Area Support Activity\u2013Black Sea from 2020 to 2022, a predecessor organization to what would later become U.S. Army Garrison Black Sea\u2014 USAG Poland\u2019s subordinate garrison in Romania and Bulgaria. He most recently completed studies at the U.S. Naval War College.<\/p>\n

\u201cJesse, you have done a truly amazing job here in Poland over the last year,\u201d McHugh said. \u201cThat\u2019ll make it much easier for me to be successful. It\u2019ll also make it much more difficult to blame my predecessor for anything that goes wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chace, who took command in 2024, led the garrison through continued expansion and maturity during a critical stage of its development. He emphasized the importance of the garrison\u2019s multinational partnerships and future potential.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve grown by one full installation, opened the door for adult age dependents to join Soldiers in Poland, and taken Freedom Fest and the Army\u2019s 250th birthday into the community,\u201d Chace said. \u201cAnchoring this garrison into Poland has been my proudest accomplishment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n U.S. Army Col. Jesse Chase, outgoing commander of U.S. Army Garrison Poland, right, embraces Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Carbone, left, Command Sgt. Maj. of United States Army Installation Management Command-Europe, during the USAG-Poland change of command ceremony, Camp Ko\u015bciuszko, Poland, July 15, 2025. Established on March 21, 2023, USAG-Poland supports 7,500 American Soldiers across 12 sites, delivering quality infrastructure and services to enable V Corps readiness and stands as the Army\u2019s home on the Eastern Flank. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Devin Klecan)
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His tenure also included the creation of a Poland Provided Logistic Support (PPLS) fusion cell\u2014a key tool for service delivery across the garrison, the launch of the \u201cDestination of Choice\u201d working group for Pozna\u0144 that\u2019s setting the conditions for the accompaniment of school-aged dependents, and the garrison\u2019s shared recognition with the Republic of Poland in the 2024 Army Community Partnership Award, the first time a foreign nation received the honor alongside a U.S. garrison.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love this city. I love this country and all its cities and villages and people,\u201d Chace said. \u201cYou have convinced me that every USAG Poland site where we have U.S. Soldiers, is a place they can thrive and enjoy Poland\u2019s incredible culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

Established in 2023, USAG Poland supports more than 7,500 Soldiers across 12 sites in three military communities: Powidz, \u015awi\u0119tosz\u00f3w, and Drawsko Pomorskie. The garrison enables V Corps\u2019 forward presence and integrates with Polish Garrison Support Units and tactical commanders across the country.<\/p>\n

As he concluded his remarks, Chace praised his successor\u2019s fit for the mission: \u201cI look forward to tracking the great heights my friend Jeremy will take you to. There\u2019s no better man for this job. This team and its constituents deserve someone who knew they wanted to be here over any other command.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Jones, Command Sgt. Maj. of U.S. Army Garrison Poland, leads his formation of Soldiers while saluting during the Polish and American national anthems before the USAG-Poland change of command ceremony, Camp Ko\u015bciuszko, Poland, July 15, 2025. Established on March 21, 2023, USAG-Poland supports 7,500 American Soldiers across 12 sites, delivering quality infrastructure and services to enable V Corps readiness<\/p>\n

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U.S. Army Garrison Poland is headquartered in Pozna\u0144 and provides base operations support to 12 installation sites across the country. As the Army\u2019s first permanent garrison in Poland, USAG Poland enables V Corps and NATO operational readiness along the Eastern Flank.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

U.S. Army Col. Jeremy McHugh, incoming commander of U.S. Army Garrison Poland, left, takes part in the traditional \u201cpassing of the guidon\u201d by receiving the USAG-Poland guidon from Tommy Mize, right, Director of Installation Management Command Europe, during the Garrison\u2019s change of command ceremony, Camp Ko\u015bciuszko, Poland, July 15, 2025. Established on March 21, 2023, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":534493,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-534491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=534491"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":534496,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534491\/revisions\/534496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/534493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=534491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=534491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=534491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}