"Operational Command"

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10 September 2025

The commander of the Puls platoon delivers ammunition and soldiers of an artillery crew of Ukraine's 141st Mechanized Brigade to combat positions and speaks via a handheld transceiver while driving a car in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on September 3, 2025.

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10 September 2025

GDANSK, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 1: Lieutenant General Maciej Klisz (center), Operational Commander of the Polish Armed Forces, is seen during a ceremony commemorating the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II on the Westerplatte peninsula in Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2025. The Westerplatte site, where German forces launched their attack on Poland in 1939, remains a symbol of Polish resistance and a key historical landmark commemorating the start of the war.

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24 August 2025

A mascot belonging to the anti-extortion and kidnapping command performs a stunt during a recruitment process in San Cristobal, Venezuela, on August 23, 2025. Venezuelan government authorities carry out recruitment activities targeting citizens and public officials as part of the homeland defense plan. The United States deploys three destroyers and an amphibious squadron near Venezuela under orders from Donald Trump, in an operation against drug trafficking. Caracas denounces the action as an attempt at ''regime change'' and mobilizes 4.5 million militiamen.

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24 August 2025

The governor of Tachira state, Freddy Bernal (center), talks with General Leonardo Valladares (left), commander of the ZODI (Integrated Defence Zone), during a recruitment process in San Cristobal, Venezuela, on August 23, 2025. Venezuelan government authorities carry out recruitment activities targeting citizens and public officials as part of the homeland defense plan. The United States deploys three destroyers and an amphibious squadron near Venezuela under orders from Donald Trump, in an operation against drug trafficking. Caracas denounces the action as an attempt at ''regime change'' and mobilizes 4.5 million militiamen.

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18 August 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – AUGUST 14: General Wiesław Kukula (L), Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Marek Sokolowski (C), General Commander of the Armed Forces, and Lieutenant General Maciej Klisz (R), Operational Commander of the Armed Forces, are seen during a solemn 'Appeal of Remembrance' and candle-lighting ceremony at the Monument to the Fallen from the 1920 Battle of Warsaw in Powązki Military Cemetery, as part of Poland’s Armed Forces Day commemorations in Warsaw, Poland, on August 14, 2025.

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18 August 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – AUGUST 14: General Wiesław Kukula (L), Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Marek Sokolowski (C), General Commander of the Armed Forces, and Lieutenant General Maciej Klisz (R), Operational Commander of the Armed Forces, are seen during a solemn 'Appeal of Remembrance' and candle-lighting ceremony at the Monument to the Fallen from the 1920 Battle of Warsaw in Powązki Military Cemetery, as part of Poland’s Armed Forces Day commemorations in Warsaw, Poland, on August 14, 2025.

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18 August 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – AUGUST 14: Lieutenant General Marek Sokolowski (L), General Commander of the Armed Forces and Lieutenant General Maciej Klisz (R), Operational Commander of the Armed Forces, join soldiers in honoring those who defended Poland in 1920 during a solemn Appeal of Remembrance ceremony at Powązki Military Cemetery, as part of Poland’s Armed Forces Day commemorations, in Warsaw, Poland, on August 14, 2025.

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18 August 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – AUGUST 14: Lieutenant General Marek Sokolowski (L), General Commander of the Armed Forces and Lieutenant General Maciej Klisz (R), Operational Commander of the Armed Forces, join soldiers in honoring those who defended Poland in 1920 during a solemn Appeal of Remembrance ceremony at Powązki Military Cemetery, as part of Poland’s Armed Forces Day commemorations, in Warsaw, Poland, on August 14, 2025.

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18 August 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – AUGUST 14: General Wiesław Kukula (L), Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Marek Sokolowski (C), General Commander of the Armed Forces, and Lieutenant General Maciej Klisz (R), Operational Commander of the Armed Forces, join soldiers in honoring those who defended Poland in 1920 during a solemn Appeal of Remembrance ceremony at Powązki Military Cemetery, as part of Poland’s Armed Forces Day commemorations, in Warsaw, Poland, on August 14, 2025.

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#12657805

18 August 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – AUGUST 14: Lieutenant General Karol Molenda, Commander of the Cyber Defense Component, is seen during a ceremony honoring those who defended Poland in 1920 at a solemn Appeal of Remembrance at Powązki Military Cemetery, as part of Poland’s Armed Forces Day commemorations, in Warsaw, Poland, on August 14, 2025.

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#12657798

18 August 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – AUGUST 14: (L-R) Lieutenant General Maciej Klisz, Operational Commander of the Armed Forces, Brigadier General Krzysztof Stańczyk, Commander of the Territorial Defence Forces, and Brigadier General Michał Strzelecki, Commander of the Special Forces Component, join soldiers in honoring those who defended Poland in 1920 during a solemn Appeal of Remembrance ceremony at Powązki Military Cemetery, as part of Poland’s Armed Forces Day commemorations, in Warsaw, Poland, on August 14, 2025.

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17 August 2025

WARSAW, POLAND - AUGUST 14: Newly appointed Lieutenant General Maciej Klisz, Operational Commander of the Polish Armed Forces, receives his nomination from Polish President Karol Nawrocki, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, at Belweder Palace during the Polish Armed Forces Day celebrations in Warsaw, Poland, on August 14, 2025.

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17 August 2025

WARSAW, POLAND - AUGUST 14: Newly appointed generals, including (from left) Brigadier General Mieczyslaw Malec, serving as Head of the Operational Division for NATO and Deputy Polish Military Representative to the NATO and EU Military Committees, are seen during a ceremony at Belweder Palace, where Polish President Karol Nawrocki, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, conferred general officer appointments as part of the Armed Forces Day celebrations in Warsaw, Poland, on August 14, 2025.

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17 August 2025

WARSAW, POLAND - AUGUST 14: Newly appointed generals, including (from left) Lieutenant General Maciej Klisz, Operational Commander of the Polish Armed Forces, are seen during a ceremony at Belweder Palace, where Polish President Karol Nawrocki, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, conferred general officer appointments as part of the Armed Forces Day celebrations in Warsaw, Poland, on August 14, 2025.

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17 August 2025

WARSAW, POLAND - AUGUST 14: Newly appointed generals, including (from left) Major General Adam Rzeczkowski, serving as Director of the Department of Command over the Armed Forces at the National Security Bureau, are seen during a ceremony at Belweder Palace, where Polish President Karol Nawrocki, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, conferred general officer appointments as part of the Armed Forces Day celebrations in Warsaw, Poland, on August 14, 2025.

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17 August 2025

WARSAW, POLAND - AUGUST 14: Newly appointed Major General Miroslaw Polakow (L), Deputy Chief of Staff for Support at the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces, speaks with newly appointed Major General Krzysztof Zielski, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, ahead of a ceremony at Belweder Palace, where Polish President Karol Nawrocki, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, conferred general officer appointments as part of the Armed Forces Day celebrations in Warsaw, Poland, on August 14, 2025.

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