Zagan, Poland (CNN) Poland's leaders are set to stage a formal welcome ceremony Saturday for the biggest US troop deployment to Europe in decades. A convoy of US troops and military equipment crossed the border into Poland on Thursday, having arrived in the German city of Bremerhaven on Sunday. Poland and other NATO allies in the region are keen to show their support for the US deployment, which comes at a time of uncertainty over the incoming Trump administration's commitment to NATO. Joint exercisesA significant portion of the 4,000-strong US force will be garrisoned at Polish military bases in Zagan, Boleslawiec, Swietoszowa and Skwierzyna, the US Embassy in Poland said. While on deployment, the US troops will carry out training and exercises in Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary, the embassy said.

Source: CNN January 14, 2017 10:57 UTC