Trump Admin’s Europe Troop Posture Swings Again as Pentagon Weighs NATO Base Access - The Daily Bo Snerdley

Trump Admin’s Europe Troop Posture Swings Again As Pentagon Weighs NATO Base Access

The Department of War cannot make up its mind on what it wants to do with U.S. troops stationed throughout Europe.

Trump admin’s Europe troop posture swings again as Pentagon weighs NATO base access - The Daily Bo Snerdley

The Trump administration is again weighing changes to the U.S. military footprint in Europe after months of troop cuts, new deployments and abandoned drawdown plans repeatedly reshaped Washington’s posture on the continent. The Pentagon’s ongoing review of the U.S. military footprint in Europe is examining whether American forces have assured access to allied bases and airspace as officials determine how forces should be positioned to meet U.S. …

Lithuania weighs hosting more US troops as talks continue

Baltic nation says it has infrastructure to accommodate additional forces, but no decision has been made

Lithuania weighs hosting more U.S. troops as Washington reassesses its military footprint across Europe

“It is currently at the consideration stage; there are discussions, and we are answering questions,” Kaunas told LRT RADIO. “From the questions, we can see that various options are being considered.” More than 1,000 U.S. troops completed a rotation in Lithuania this summer, although some personnel remained in the country. The United States has regularly deployed battalion-size contingents to Lithuania since 2019. Washington moved to continuous r…