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AIR FORCE   AVIJACIJA

      Poljske Zračne snage (Siły Powietrzne) su grana Poljskih oružanih snaga. Do 07/2004. su nosile naziv Zračne i protu-zračne snage (Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Powietrznej). 2013. godine sastojale su se od 16.627 pripadnika i oko 355 letjelica, raspoređenih u 10 avio baza diljem Poljske. Trenutno su jedna od najmodernijih avio snaga Srednje Evrope, od 2008. godine opremljene sa Locheed Martin F-16C lovcima.

      The Polish Air Force (Siły Powietrzne, literally "Air Forces") is a military branch of the Polish Armed Forces. Until July 2004 it was officially known as Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Powietrznej (literally: Air-and-Air Defence Forces). In 2013 it consisted of roughly 16,627 military personnel and about 355 aircraft, distributed among 10 bases throughout Poland. The Polish Air Force is currently one of the most advanced in Central Europe, equipped since 2008 with the Locheed Martin F-16C jet fighter.

32nd AIR BASE ŁASK  32. AVIO BAZA ŁASK

      32 Avio-baza (32. Baza Lotnicza) je locirana u Łasku, oko 30 kilometara jugozapadno od Łódźa. To je jedna od dvije baze u kojima su stacionirani poljski F-16 lovci. Druga baza je 21. avio-baza. 9 aviona je stiglo 10/2008. godine. Cilj je imati 16 takvih lovaca, kojima će zapovjedati 10.taktički eskadrila. Od kraja 2012. u ovoj je bazi stalno stacionirana i eskadrila Avio snaga US-a. Dodatne jedinice se izmjenjuju periodično u bazi radi treninga. Sama baza je izgrađena 1957. godine, a sadašnja jedinica, borbena infrastruktura i zemaljsko osoblje je formirano 2001.

      32nd Air Base (32. Baza Lotnicza) is a Polish Air Base, located in Łask about 30 km south-west of Łódź. It is one of the two bases where Poland's F-16 fighters are stationed, the other being 21st Air Base. 9 of them were first moved there in October 2008. The goal is to have 16 fighters, operated by the 10th Tactical Squadron. A detachment of the US Air Force has been permanently based at Łask since November, 2012. Additional units rotate to the base periodically to conduct training exercises. The base airfield was built in 1957. The current base unit, combining infrastructure and ground personnel, was formed in 2001.

METAL BADGES  METALNE OZNAKE

Značka tehničkih jedinica poljske avijacije (socialistički period)

NAVY   MORNARICA

      Poljska ratna mornarica (Marynarka Wojenna) je vojna grana Poljskih oružanih snaga odgovorna za pomorske operacije. Mornarica se sastoji od 48 brodova i oko 12.000 pripadnika (profesionalnih i regrutiranih). Tradicionalni prefiks poljskih vojnih brodova je ORP (Okręt Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, plovilo Republike Poljske).

      The Polish Navy (Marynarka Wojenna, "War Navy") is a military branch of the Polish Armed Forces responsible for naval operations. The Polish Navy consists of 48 ships and about 12,000 commissioned and enlisted personnel. The traditional ship prefix in the Polish Navy is ORP (Okręt Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, "Vessel of the Republic of Poland").

SUBMARINES   PODMORNICE

       Ulaskom Poljske u NATO mjenja se i struktura poljske Ratne mornarice. Od odbrambenih snaga se transformiraju u napadačke. Fokus je na ekspanziji podmorničkih snaga i kreiranju jake podmorničarske flote. Pokrenuti su brojni programi modernizacije kako bi se stvoril snage sposobne djelovati u bilo kojem djelu svijeta. To je uključilo i nabavu četiri podmornice iz Norveške (klase Kobben). U svom sastavu podmorničarske snage imaju i jednu podmornicu Kilo klase (ORP Orzeł).

      Poland's entrance into the  NATO has greatly changed the structure and role of the Polish Navy. Whereas before, most of Naval High Command was concerned with coastal defense and Baltic Sea Operations, the current mindset is for integration with international naval operations. The focus is on expansion of subsurface naval capabilities, and in the creation of a large submarine force. Republic of Poland has undertaken a number of modernization programs aimed at creating a force capable of power projection around the world. This includes the acquisition of four Kobben-class submarines from Norway. The Polish Navy has also one Kilo-class submarine (ORP Orzeł).

MINE SWEEPERS   MINOLOVCI

7th COSTAL DEFENCE BRIGADE SEDMA BRIGADA OBALNE ODBRANE

      7. brigada obalne odbrane je, bez promjene, preuzela znak rasformirane 7. Obalne obrambene brigade iz Gdańska kao simbol nasljeđa i održavanja tradicija pomorsko-desantnih jedinica. Oznaka je smještena na nebeskom krugu promjera 7 centimetara. U njenom centru se nalazi bijelo sidro okruženo bijelim vijencem lovorovog lišća koje sa svake strane ima po 25 listova. Okolo vijenca je izvezen bijeli rub (kružnica) debljine dva milimetra.