Last month, the Pentagon placed 8,500 U.S. troops on “heightened alert” to assist with the defense of NATO allies
President Joe Biden has approved the deployment of additional U.S. military troops to Eastern Europe, NBC News confirmed Wednesday.
“At the president’s direction and following Secretary [Lloyd] Austin’s recommendation, the Department of Defense will reposition certain Europe-based units further east, forward deploy additional U.S.-based units to Europe, and maintain the heightened state of readiness of response forces to meet these commitments,” a senior administration official said.
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