NATO’s Eastern Flank: 40,000 troops under direct NATO command, 130 allied aircraft at high alert, 140 allies ships at sea, 24/7 air patrol & surveillance

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  2. >Biden reveals ramp-up in US forces in Europe

    The US will ramp up its forces and equipment across Europe to respond to threats coming from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday during a NATO summit in Madrid.

    Below are details of the changes in US forces and weapons in Poland, Romania, the Baltic states and other bases across Europe as outlined by Washington in an accompanying fact-sheet.

    POLAND:

    The US will permanently station the V Corps Headquarters Forward Command, an Army garrison headquarters, and a field support battalion in Poland, making these the first permanent US forces on NATO’s eastern flank. It aims to improve its command and control capabilities, interoperability with NATO, and management of equipment.

    ROMANIA:

    Washington will position a rotational Brigade Combat Team in Romania. It will maintain the ability to deploy subordinate elements across the eastern flank and will complement the other Brigade Combat Teams stationed and operating in Europe.

    BALTIC REGION:

    US will enhance its rotational deployments which include armoured, aviation, air defence, and special operations forces to reinforce security there, enhance interoperability, and demonstrate the flexibility and combat readiness of US forces.

    SPAIN: Washington is working with the Spanish government to raise the number of destroyers based in southern Spain to six from four.

    BRITAIN: Washington will send two additional F-35 squadrons to Britain.

    GERMANY: The US will forward station an air defence artillery brigade headquarters, a short-range air defence battalion, a combat sustainment support battalion headquarters, and an engineer brigade headquarters approximately 625 military personnel in total. It adds to a recent forces buildup announced in April 2021.

    ITALY: Washington will forward station a short-range air defence battery â totalling approximately 65 personnel. This battery is a subordinate unit of the short-range air defence battalion to be stationed in Germany.

    FUNDING:

    In the fiscal year 2022, the Department of Defense continues to execute $3.8 billion in European Deterrence Initiative funding, with another $4.2 billion requested for next year.

  3. It’d be nice to see greater commitment from the likes of UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain. Heck, Denmark deployed 800 troops to Latvia yet Germany can’t see fit to double their number of troops in Lithuania yet all of NATO is cool seeing tens of thousands of more Americans deploy to the region.

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