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Wednesday, July 29, 2020
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Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Pentagon to move 11,900 US troops out of Germany
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleWASHINGTON — The United States will slash its military presence in Germany by 11,900 troops, relocating some to Italy and Belgium in a major shift of Washington’s NATO assets, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper announces today.
Of the 34,500 US military personnel in Germany, some 6,400 will be sent home while nearly 5,600 others will be moved to other NATO countries.
A key aim of the rotation is to reinforce NATO’s southeastern flank near the Black Sea, Esper says.
Some could also go to Poland and the Baltic states if Warsaw follows through on an agreement already sketched out by the two sides, Esper says.
— AFP
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