Members of the U.S. Army 3rd Brigade participate in the "Combined Resolve" military exercise at the U.S. Army 7th Army Training Command Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, on April 30, 2026.Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Pentagon orders withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany – POLITICO

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The Pentagon said Friday that the U.S. will withdraw 5,000 troops from military bases in Germany, following through on a threat U.S. President Donald Trump made after sparring with the country’s leader over the Iran war.

It amounts to a relatively minor drawdown of a buildup that began under President Joe Biden in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. There will still be about 33,000 U.S. troops in Germany

Trump, who has repeatedly complained that NATO countries had failed to assist the attack on Iran, has warned for months that the U.S. would pull forces from Europe.