- For the third time in history, the Special Forces Component Command has achieved certification stating that they can command the NATO Response Forces, but for the first time in history, which is worth noting, the Special Forces Component Command has achieved certification for commanding a large-scale defense operation. This is a great success. This is the result of very hard work, of the service of our soldiers. I would like to thank the soldiers from the Allied nations, because this is a our joint achievement. This is a NATO's achievement. At the same time, I would also like to thank you very much for your personal commitment and professionalism, which you prove every day of the service," said Mariusz Blaszczak, Minister of National Defense during a meeting with special forces soldiers.

- I have signed an offset agreement with Lockheed Martin, which manufactures certain components of the Apache helicopter. Apache are attack helicopters, which we are ordering for the Polish Armed Forces in the number of 96 units. We are at the Boeing factory. Certain elements of these helicopters are produced by other American companies. I have just signed an offset agreement, which gives the Polish defense industry the ability to service and repair the radars and missile guidance system that are on board the Apache helicopters," said Mariusz Blaszczak, Minister of National Defense, during his visit to the United States.

- Thank you that today we could meet, we could discuss Polish-Lithuanian cooperation, which is model and exemplary. We are in constant contact, and at least once a year there are meetings of defense ministers of Poland and Lithuania. There have already been four rounds, so we exchange experiences, share insights, information and cooperate very closely. We met today in a unique place, namely, at the tri-junction. Here is the border of Poland, Belarus, and next there is the border of Lithuania and Belarus, and the border of Poland and Lithuania. A unique place because of, on the one hand, our Polish-Lithuanian friendship - which we are greatly pleased about - and, on the other hand, because of the hybrid attacks carried out from the territory of Belarus that affect Poland and Lithuania" Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said during a meeting with Lithuania's defense minister.

"We feel great satisfaction that the Polish Armed Forces are developing so dynamically - in the sense of equipping them with modern weapons. Among these agreements that were just now signed, particularly important are those concerning the construction of a multi-layered air and missile defence system. We started almost from a scratch.(...) I wish to express my gratitude for the very good cooperation with the United States and the United Kingdom" - said Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, during the approval of contracts for the purchase of equipment for the Polish Armed Forces.

"I am very grateful to the Minister for the fact that we have achieved so much by working together. We have achieved a lot for security and ensuring peace - by strengthening the Polish Armed Forces and by implementing the policy of deterrence in practice. It is the decision of the Polish authorities to focus on investing in security, to strengthen the Polish Armed Forces, to develop them.(...) We are preparing the second phase of our cooperation involving the production of military equipment in Poland," said Minister M. Blaszczak. - Minister M. Blaszczak said after the conclusion of talks with the South Korean delegation.

- The Polish Government's response to the threats posed by aggressive Russian policy is to strengthen the Polish Armed Forces by increasing the numbers of troops and modernising equipment. We are very pleased that cooperation with the United States is proceeding so smoothly, that we are able to modernise the equipment of the Polish Armed Forces, primarily on the grounds of cooperation with the United States Army, with the armed forces of the United States, as the United States Army is simply the strongest in the world. Both the experience and the equipment that is being provided to the Polish Military is the best in the world," said Mariusz Blaszczak, Minister of National Defence.

I have decided to establish a military task force in an operation codenamed RENGAW. The mission of the soldiers will be to train the Polish Armed Forces here in the field, in Podlaskie Voivodeship, and to stand as a backup, should the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border deteriorate. (...) We are taking effective and adequate measures to deter an aggressor. The Polish Armed Forces are being equipped with modern weapons, modern machinery, and all this testifies to their strength - the strength to deter an aggressor, Minister Mariusz Blaszczak informed.

August 15 is a special date not only for Polish soldiers, but also for all Poles. On this day we celebrate the Polish Armed Forces Day, established in commemoration of the Warsaw Battle of 1920, victorious over the Bolsheviks, which went down in the pages of history as the "Miracle on the Vistula." Silna Biało-Czerwona [English: Great White & Red] - under this slogan the Central Celebration of the Polish Armed Forces Day and the 103rd anniversary of the Warsaw Battle will be held.

„Today we witnessed an important event. I gave an appointment to General Joks as commander of the 2nd Corps of the Polish Land Forces Command. This Corps will be established to strengthen interoperability with the United States and to strengthen the defense capabilities of the Polish Military. My goal is to make use of the experience that General Joks has acquired while he was deputy commander of the US Army V Corps. We are proud that the advanced element of the V Corps command is in Poland. Based on the decision of President Joe Biden, it is permanently in Poland, so not temporarily, but permanently. It is the U.S. Army V Corps that commands U.S. forces on the entire eastern flank of the North Atlantic Alliance" said Mariusz Blaszczak, Minister of National Defense at the training ground in Nadarzyce.

Mariusz Blaszczak, Minister of National Defense, took part in Polish-Czech intergovernmental consultations chaired by the prime ministers of Poland and the Czech Republic on Thursday, July 20 in Katowice.