Posted on Jan 25, 2022
The U.S. is placing 8,500 troops on alert for possible deployment to Eastern Europe
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The Pentagon is placing about 8,500 U.S. troops on heightened alert to possibly deploy to Eastern Europe as Russian forces stand poised for a possible invasion of Ukraine.
Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said on Monday that the decision to deploy troops has not been made.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin "has placed a range of units in the United States on a heightened preparedness to deploy, which increases our readiness to provide forces if NATO should activate the [NATO Response Force] or if other situations develop," Kirby said.
The NATO Response Force is a multinational force of roughly 40,000 troops that can deploy quickly as needed. The force would be deployed at NATO's request, Kirby said.
The Pentagon is placing about 8,500 U.S. troops on heightened alert to possibly deploy to Eastern Europe as Russian forces stand poised for a possible invasion of Ukraine.
Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said on Monday that the decision to deploy troops has not been made.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin "has placed a range of units in the United States on a heightened preparedness to deploy, which increases our readiness to provide forces if NATO should activate the [NATO Response Force] or if other situations develop," Kirby said.
The NATO Response Force is a multinational force of roughly 40,000 troops that can deploy quickly as needed. The force would be deployed at NATO's request, Kirby said.
The U.S. is placing 8,500 troops on alert for possible deployment to Eastern Europe
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Sorry, this cold war warrior who got put on restricted alert too many times because the USSR was having a hissy fit doesn't see the problem. All SAC forces on heightened alert back in the 70s was way more than 8,500 troops and we never got headlines.
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SPC Steven Depuy
I remember in 79, we had the craziest alert of my 3 years in West Germany, we all wrote our wills, no one could leave the post for days, we were told Russia and China went at it on their border, and Nato was going in on the side of China. As you said, never made the papers.
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Place air assets in Romania and a carrier batgru or two nearby, plus ground forces. Stay out of Black Sea as it's hard to get in and out. USS Portland found that out on one of our floats due to Turks. They placed their 155s on deck and waited for NCA diplomacy to get them out of port. Not sure a carrier has transited the Bosphorus, or ever has. Turkey is not exactly an ally. NATO is starting exercise in Med. Don't forget Kaliningrad in Baltics. It's hard to reckon any HIC with them and hopefully one that does not escalate to nukes. If so, it will be a shootout. A post-nuke World will not help anyone, and especially Putin's aims to reunite USSR. An opportunity to test newer assets such as lasers, but a very high cost to all ultimately. Economically could be a mess for all, especially fuel sector. I hate to venture but sometimes a big stick is needed. Some say it's not our problem. Embassy evac makes sense.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SSG John Oliver I Hope We Can, Not Much We can really do beside Saber Rattling.
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