On Tuesday, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced that he is expanding the US military presence in Germany by 500 troops. He suggested that he will not carry out a Trump administration order to withdraw thousands of them. Austin said, “This planned increase in U.S. personnel underscores our commitment to Germany and the entire NATO alliance”. He said in a notable counterpoint to the Trump administration’s repeated complaints that Germany is a weak partner on defense and security. Austin made the announcement after talks with German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on his first tour of Europe since becoming Pentagon chief in January. Kramp-Karrenbauer welcomed the announcement as a powerful signal of a healthy US-German relationship. They also discussed a pending decision by President Joe Biden on whether to withdraw completely from Afghanistan by May 1.
Point to be noted that May 1 is a deadline the Trump administration pledged to the Taliban militants. Germany is a key part of the US-led coalition in Afghanistan. Austin said at a joint news conference with Kramp-Karrenbauer that the extra 500 US troops will be stationed permanently in Germany’s Wiesbaden area as early as this fall. Austin said, “These forces will strengthen deterrence and defense in Europe. They will augment our existing abilities to prevent conflict, and, if necessary, fight and win. This move will also create more space, more cyber, and more electronic warfare capabilities in Europe. It will greatly improve our ability to surge forces at a moment’s notice to defend our allies”. Former President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of 12 thousand troops from Germany last year, as retribution for what he considered Germany’s refusal to spend more on its own defense.
Austin suspended that move shortly after taking office. He said decisions on troop levels would be made as part of a comprehensive review of the US military presence around the world, including in Europe. Austin’s announcement on Tuesday is the first concrete indication that he may not carry out the Trump decision, which included moving to the US. European Command headquarters from Germany to Belgium. The US currently has about 35,000 troops in Germany. A reporter asked whether the decision to add 500 troops’ means Washington will not carry out Trump’s move, Austin replied the Pentagon has ceased planning for troop reductions. The German minister said she had Biden’s word that there will be no troop reduction as was previously planned. She said, “Today I received the pleasing announcement and assurance from Secretary Austin that, instead, 500 more will be stationed here”.
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