US advance troops arrive in Romania
by John Vandiver
• Stars and Stripes • February 8, 2022
U.S. soldiers assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment conduct an after action review during an exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 11, 2022. About 100 soldiers have arrived in Romania in advance of a follow-on force of cavalry troops, Romanian officials said Feb. 8.
STUTTGART, Germany— About 100 U.S. service members have arrived in Romania to lay the groundwork for a follow-on force that is deploying to reassure allies worried about potential Russian aggression, Romanian officials said Tuesday.
Defense Minister Vasile Dancu told reporters in Romania that “the Americans have arrived,” while another 1,000 troops are on the way.
U.S. Army Europe and Africa confirmed in a statement Tuesday that elements of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment “have started movement to Romania and are due to arrive over the coming days.”
U.S. forces actually have been in Romania long before the decision to send elements of the Vilseck, Germany-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment to the country. There are about 900 U.S. troops carrying out a wide range of long-standing missions, U.S. European Command said last week. The incoming cavalry soldiers will more than double those troop levels.
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