"The training process started already last year. Currently, the 1st Armoured Brigade has already trained first crews for fresh equipment. As of 10 January, the training starts with another crew". - said Colonel Artur Kozłowski, commander of the 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade in a conversation with Defence24 TV. He added that the first battalion would be prepared for a smooth transition from Leopards to Abrams in the first 4th of this year.