WASHINGTON, May 20 — The Department of Defense said yesterday it was reducing the number of US troop brigades in Europe from four to three, taking the deployment back to 2021...
‘Come once a week’: Selangor Sultan asks Ronnie Liu, DAP rep to visit Rukun Negara monument over pig farming controversyThe Pentagon said it is reducing US troop brigades in Europe from four to three, returning deployment levels to those seen in 2021.
— Reuters pic! Plus, enjoy an additional FREE RM10 when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with a min. cash-in of RM100 today. T&Cs apply. WASHINGTON, May 20 — The Department of Defense said yesterday it was reducing the number of US troop brigades in Europe from four to three, taking the deployment back to 2021 levels, as Washington pressures the continent to do more for its own defence.
The Pentagon “has reduced the total number of Brigade Combat Teams assigned to Europe from four to three,” it said in a statement. A BCT comprises 4,000-4,700 personnel, according to a Congressional report. The statement said that the reduction was resulting in a “temporary delay” of the deployment of US forces to Poland.
That announcement was preceded earlier yesterday by US Vice President JD Vance saying that a planned deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland had been delayed rather than cancelled.
“The Department will determine the final disposition of these and other US forces in Europe based on further analysis of US strategic and operational requirements, as well as our allies’ own ability to contribute forces toward Europe’s defence,” the Pentagon statement said. The reduction in brigade combat teams is the culmination of weeks of anticipation about US force reduction in Europe, and Washington’s insistence that its allies on the continent invest more in their own defence.
President Donald Trump has appeared determined to punish allies who have failed to back the US-led war against Iran or contribute to a peacekeeping force in the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
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