Zarządzanie strategicznym przemieszczaniem Polskich Kontyngentów Wojskowych

The article deals with problems of the armed forces’ participation in carrying out Poland’s national interests through the participation in crisis response operations outside the country in the light of forecasted changes in the international security system in the first quarter of the 21st century. Its aim is to show the growing importance of the armed forces’ mobility issue, i.e. the capability to deploy selected components on great distances, as well as their rotation and supply capabilities. The problem of effective acquisition of proper strategic transport means and their optimal use is presented. The leading role of international transport in operations outside the country where Polish armed forces participate is exposed. The mentioned above role is described as the time and space structures transformation (the unit’s state of readiness to transport, the date of supplying assets into the area of operation, the place of loading, the place of assets’ delivery) and their adaptation to the Armed Forces’ operational requirements. The article also takes into consideration the organisational culture of the forces’ deployment both in the strategic planning context and the implementation of deployment strategic options in armed forces’ operations.