Troops sent to bolster NATO begin turnover as US mulls larger footprint in Europe

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Troops sent to bolster NATO begin turnover as US mulls larger footprint in Europe
By Kyle Rempfer
May 13, 05:40 PM
A local man rides a bicycle past 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers waiting for the arrival of orders of fast food on the edge an airfield in Zamosc, Poland, March 1. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

The Pentagon is deploying 10,500 troops in the coming months to replace military units that were rapidly deployed to Europe to bolster NATO’s eastern edge after Russia invaded Ukraine in February.

“The deployments are one-for-one unit replacements, which will leave our overall force posture in the region — approximately 100,000 — unchanged,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters Friday afternoon. “The units being replaced will return to their home station following an appropriate turnover of responsibilities.”

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