{"id":202999,"date":"2020-02-26T06:12:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T06:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=202999"},"modified":"2020-02-29T06:49:51","modified_gmt":"2020-02-29T06:49:51","slug":"us-troops-arrive-in-germany-for-defender-europe-20-military-maneuvers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=202999","title":{"rendered":"US troops arrive in Germany for ‘Defender Europe 20’ military maneuvers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wesley Rahn \u2013 DW Feb 21, 2020<\/h1>\n
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NATO armoured vehicles prepare to board military transport aircraft. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

The first contingent of US troops, tanks and equipment<\/strong><\/span><\/a> taking part in the “Defender Europe 20” military exercise\u00a0began arriving in the northern German port of Bremerhaven Friday, kicking off the\u00a0the largest deployment of US-based forces in Europe in over 25 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

In total, over 20,000 troops and 20,000 pieces of equipment are being shipped across the Atlantic, arriving at six European seaports. They will then transfer\u00a0to staging areas\u00a0and on to military maneuvers with European partners, the US Army said.<\/span><\/p>\n

A\u00a0significant part of the\u00a0troops and equipment are expected to be deployed to Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.<\/span><\/p>\n

The role of Russia<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The mass movement of US troops across the Atlantic into Germany and eastern Europe is intended as a test of trans-Atlantic military cooperation and capability. It comes as NATO’s Eastern European members are wary<\/strong><\/span><\/a> of Russia’s more aggressive\u00a0posture\u00a0in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n

The US army said that the Defender Europe 20 “demonstrates the US military’s ability to deploy a large force to support NATO and respond to any crisis.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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This year's @USArmy<\/a> exercise #DefenderEurope<\/a> 20 is going to require major logistics coordination of @NATO<\/a> forces. Want to know how 13,000 pieces of prepositioned military equipment will be moved across #Europe<\/a>? Find out more here \u27a1\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/9qOfoeaTXi<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/NTWaiJJNop<\/a><\/p>\n

— US Mission to NATO (@USNATO) February 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n