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By James Carstensen | April 14, 2021 | 7:42pm EDT Defense Secretary Gen. Lloyd Austin with German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer in Berlin this week. (Photo by Kay Nietfeld/Pool/AFP via Getty Images) Berlin (CNSnews.com) – The Biden administration has pledged to boost U.S. troop numbers in Germany by another 500, in a reversal of the Trump administration’s move last year to reduce the footprint in the country. Defense Secretary Gen. Lloyd Austin made the announcement during his first diplomatic trip to Berlin, saying Germany would receive 5...

Army to stand up multi-domain task force in Germany defense Army to stand up multi-domain task force in Germany A member of a Combat Team of the New York Army National Guard, operates an advanced field artillery tactical data system to calculate aiming data to relay to the howitzer teams during an air assault artillery raid on Fort Drum, N.Y. on June 9, 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Alexander Rector) Share Apr 13, 2021 | FEDSCOOP The Army will stand up its second multi-domain task force, this time in Germany as t...

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...

By   Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on April 13, 2021 at 10:56 AM Lockheed’s prototype Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) fires from an Army HIMARS launcher truck WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is reversing Trump’s planned withdrawals from Germany and instead beefing up the Army’s capability to wage long-range, high-tech warfare, the Army announced this morning. The long-awaited announcement comes as 40,000 Russian troops mass along the border with Ukraine. The Trump Administration had planned to pull 12,000 troops out of Germany to punish Berlin for not meeting the NATO goal of spending 2 percent o...

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...