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AP Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Germany’s Federal Minister of Defense, receives U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Tuesday in Berlin.   TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. BERLIN — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Tuesday that he is expanding the U.S. military presence in Germany by 500 troops and has stopped planning for large-scale troop cuts ordered by the Trump administration. “This planned increase in U.S. personnel underscores our commitment to Germany and the entire NATO alliance...

US adds 500 troops in Germany, ends large-scale troop cut plans despite Trump pledge: SECDEF 15 hours ago Paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade prepare to board a UH-60 Black Hawk for a live-fire air assault during Operation Rock Frost on Dec. 9 at Grafenwöhr Training Area, Germany. (Maj. Robert Fellingham/Army) BERLIN — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Tuesday that he is expanding the U.S. military presence in Germany by 500 troops and has stopped planning for large-scale troop cuts ordered by the Trump administration. “This planned increase in U.S. personnel under...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced plans to permanently base hundreds more U.S. troops to Germany, where the former Trump administration wanted to withdraw nearly 12,000 service members.