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US President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order augmenting Operation Atlantic Resolve in Europe with 3,000 reserve personnel, Joint Staff Director for Operations Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Sims said on Thursday.
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President Biden on Thursday authorised US military leaders to deploy as many as 3,000 reservists to Europe in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The order is intended to augment US troops already overseas as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, the president said in a statement released by the White House after his five-day trip to Europe, during which he attended a two-day NATO summit in Lithuania, The New York Post reports.
Operation Atlantic Resolve started during the Obama administration as a response to Russia's military operations in Ukraine.
President Joe Biden has authorized the military to order up reservists for active duty to shore up its presence in Europe amid the war in Ukraine.