Thousands of US troops deploying for first-ever NATO Response Force activation amid Russia attack
By Meghann Myers
Feb 25, 05:30 PM
Paratroopers deployed to Latvia this week to demonstrate United States' commitment to NATO and bolster defensive capabilities. (Sgt. Meleesa Gutierrez/Army)
Many of the 7,000 U.S. troops activated Thursday in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will join up with multinational troops as part of the NATO Response Force’s first deployment in its history.
Those troops will head first to Germany, the Pentagon said, but could spread out as NATO determines where they’re most needed.
“We are grateful to our allies Canada and the United States for their recent commitments to deploy an additional 7,460 troops, including an armored brigade combat team, artillery units, a naval frigate, and surveillance aircraft, to support this Alliance-wide effort,” Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters, both the head of U.S. European Command and the supreme allied commander of NATO in Europe, said in a Friday statement.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2022/02/25/thousands-of-us-troops-deploying-for-first-ever-nato-response-force-activation-amid-russia-attack/
