18th Reconnaissance Regiment (Poland)

February 2018 18th Reconnaissance Regiment pl 18 Pułk Rozpoznawczy 18 Pułk Rozp odznk pam (2011).jpg Distinctive unit insignia 1 July 2009 – present Poland 23px Polish Land Forces Land Forces Reconnaissance Białystok https://18pr.wp.mil.pl/ Wieslaw Podlecki Pułkownik dypl. 130px|center Shoulder sleeve insignia 130px|center Beret flash __NOTOC__ 18th Reconnaissance Regiment (pl 18 Pułk Rozpoznawczy) is a unit of the Polish Land Forces and is based in Białystok. It was formed from the former 18th Territorial Defense Battalion, which in turn was the former 18th Mechanized Brigade. It is the most recently formed unit of the Polish army, and one of three reconnaissance regiments.https://archive.today/20131204125353/http://www.xn--18pukrozpoznawczy-53c.pl/20-18-puk-otrzyma-sztandar 18 białostocki pułk rozpoznawczy otrzymał sztandar pl History On 23 April 2009 the Polish Minister of National Defense, Bogdan Klich, announced that the 18th Territorial Defense Battalion would be reorganized to create a reconnaissance regiment. The 18th Reconnaissance Regiment was formed on 1July 2009.Dziennik Urzędowy Ministra Obrony Narodowej 2009 On 15October 2009 the 18th Reconnaissance Regiment was authorised to use the standard of the 18th Territorial Defense Battalion until 15August 2010.Decyzja Nr 309/MON Ministra Obrony Narodowej z dnia 7 września 2009 r. w sprawie czasowego używania sztandaru 18. batalionu obrony terytorialnej przez 18. pułk rozpoznawczy (Dz. U. MON Nr 17 z 30 września 2009 r., poz. 195). On 11 November 2010, representatives of the 18th Reconnaissance Regiment, on behalf of the Minister of National Defense Bogdan Klich, paid tribute at the grave of the late ordinary orthodox archbishop of the Polish Army, Miron Chodakowski. The delegation was composed of the regimental commander Lieutenant Colonel Chris Lenkiewicz, Major Slawomir Ratyński and Captain Jan Busłowicz. The ceremony took place in the crypt church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary located in Supraśl, near Bialystok.http://www.army.mil.pl/index.php/aktualnosci/654-kwiaty-w-imieniu-ministra Kwiaty w imieniu Ministra 2011-02-01 Republic of Poland, Polish Land Forces https://web.archive.org/web/20110519102610/http://www.army.mil.pl/index.php/aktualnosci/654-kwiaty-w-imieniu-ministra 19 May 2011 dead dmy-all On 30 June 2011, the regiment received its regimental standard from Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski at a ceremony in Kosciuszko Square, Białystok before the monument to Marshal Józef Piłsudski.http://www.18pułkrozpoznawczy.pl/historia-2 18th Reconnaissance Regiment Website Polish Armed Forces 10 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20141010234735/http://www.xn--18pukrozpoznawczy-53c.pl/historia-2 10 October 2014 dead In late 2012 the regiment was posted to Afghanistan as part of the 12th rotation of the Polish Military Contingent there.100 Days in Afghanistan http://isaf.wp.mil.pl/en/10_2051.html ISAF Poland 11 February 2018 en 12 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180212005041/http://isaf.wp.mil.pl/en/10_2051.html dead It was proposed in 2014 that the model used to form the 18th Reconnaissance Regiment be used to establish further units and form a new reconnaissance brigade to be stationed in North-West Poland.Poland mulling military intelligence brigade close to border with Belarus https://report.az/en/other-countries/poland-mulling-military/ Report News Agency 11 February 2018 en The regiment took part in the Lynx 15 military exercises in December 2015.7th Coastal Defence Brigade Involved in the Ryś-15 Exercise in Drawsko Pomorskie https://www.defence24.com/7th-coastal-defence-brigade-involved-in-the-rys-15-exercise-in-drawsko-pomorskie Defence24.com 11 February 2018 pl-PL Regimental standard The new standard bears the national colors and emblem, and also expresses symbolic elements associated with the Bialystok coat of arms and contains commemorative badges of merit from the military units formerly stationed there: 18th Territorial Defense Battalion and prior the former 18th Mechanized Brigade 18 Infantry Division (pl 18 Dywizji Piechoty) 42 Infantry Regiment im General Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (pl 42 Pułku Piechoty) 10 Lithuanian Cavalry Regiment (pl 10 Pułku Ułanów Litewskich) 50px Organization The regiment has the following component sub-units: Regimental Command Staff Command Company Logistics Company 1st Reconnaissance Company 2nd Reconnaissance Company 3rd Reconnaissance Company 4th Reconnaissance Company 5th Reconnaissance Company 6th Reconnaissance Company References Category:Regiments of Poland's land forces Category:Army reconnaissance regiments Category:Military units and formations established in 2009