The United States will move about 3,000 more service members to Romania, Poland and Germany in response to Russia's continuing build-up of forces with Ukraine and Belarus, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said Feb. 2 at a news conference. These deployments are in addition to the prepare-to-deploy orders SECDEF gave 8,500 service members in January that included personnel from Fort Polk, La. (See Post: Edit (blogger.com) These new troops are not involved in this movement. Kirby said a 1,000-member Army Stryker squadron will deploy to Romania from Germany. The U.S. is also sending about 2,000 troops from Fort Bragg (NC) to Europe in the next few days. "The 82nd Airborne Division is deploying components of an infantry brigade combat team and key enablers to Poland,” Kirby stated, “and the 18th Airborne Corps is moving a joint-task-force-capable headquarters to Germany. The United States is not the only nation beefing up troop presence in the front-line states. (Source: DoD 02/02/22) U.S. to Deploy 3,000 Troops to Romania, Poland, Germany > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News
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