The total number of American troops in Europe will remain at approximately 100,000.
The United States will rotate its troops to Europe in the coming weeks and months. On Friday, May 13, The Guardian wrote, citing Pentagon spokesman John Kirby.
“The units will return to their deployment areas in accordance with the proper transfer of responsibility. This transfer will take place in the coming weeks, even in the coming months this summer,” he said.
Kirby noted that the rotation was planned and a replacement of the units.
“The U.S. continues its course in support of strong restraint and defensive positioning in the eastern part of NATO. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered more than 10,000 troops to be deployed in the coming months to replace army units in the European theater of operations, ”he said.
The 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade, consisting of approximately 1,800 troops from Fort Bliss, Texas, will replace the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade in support of the United States ’commitment to Atlantic Resolve.
The 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division from Fort Campbell, Kentucky will deploy approximately 4,200 soldiers to replace the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division in Poland.
The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas, will deploy approximately 4,200 soldiers to replace the 1st Armored Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division in Germany.
The 101st Airborne Division headquarters from Fort Campbell, Kentucky will deploy to replace the 82nd Airborne Division headquarters in the EUCOM area of responsibility. It was approximately 500 soldiers.
It was previously reported that the Pentagon could suspend arms supplies to Ukraine if the US Senate does not approve the project to help Kyiv.
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