US has 100,000 troops in Europe for first time since 2005
BY JOHN VANDIVER• STARS AND STRIPES • MARCH 15, 2022
The United States has 100,000 service members operating in Europe, the largest number in nearly two decades, as the Pentagon shifts forces in the wake of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The last time troop levels were this high in Europe was in 2005, according to U.S. European Command records.
EUCOM now has about 65,000 troops permanently based in Europe, with additional rotational units that have supplemented the mission for several years. In January, there were roughly 80,000 total U.S. troops in Europe.
But Russia’s new invasion of Ukraine last month sparked a dramatic increase in the number of deployments for temporary missions on the Continent. Many of those troops were sent to the eastern part of Poland near Ukraine’s border.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2022-03-15/us-forces-record-high-europe-war-ukraine-5350187.html
