{"id":7877,"date":"2026-05-19T17:32:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7877"},"modified":"2026-05-19T17:32:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:32:17","slug":"natos-top-officer-doesnt-expect-more-american-drawdowns-beyond-the-5000-troops-trump-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7877","title":{"rendered":"NATO\u2019s top officer doesn\u2019t expect more American drawdowns beyond the 5,000 troops Trump announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

By LORNE COOK<\/strong><\/p>\n

BRUSSELS (AP) \u2014 NATO\u2019s top military officer said Tuesday that he doesn\u2019t expect any more drawdowns of American troops from Europe \u2014 at least not anytime soon \u2014 beyond the 5,000 that U.S. President Donald Trump announced would leave the continent.<\/p>

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The remarks by U.S. Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich follow Trump\u2019s surprise announcement of the move early this month. The U.S. leader has bickered with allies over the Iran war and called for changes.<\/p>\n

The Pentagon later said it would draw down thousands of troops in Europe by canceling deployments to Poland and Germany as opposed to yanking out forces already stationed there.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s announcement blindsided NATO and came despite U.S. promises to coordinate military moves with its allies and avoid creating security gaps.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be 5,000 troops coming out of Europe,\u201d Grynkewich told reporters at NATO headquarters in Brussels, where top officers from across the 32-nation military organization were meeting. \u201clt\u2019s all that I\u2019m expecting in the near term.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump was notably angry at Germany, after Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the United States was being \u201chumiliated\u201d by the Iranian leadership and criticized what he called a lack of U.S. strategy in the war.<\/p>\n

Initially it was thought that more cuts might be coming and Grynkewich\u2019s remarks could allay those fears.<\/p>

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As things stand now, some 4,000 troops from the Army\u2019s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team will no longer go to Poland as planned, and the deployment to Germany of around 1,000 personnel trained to fire long-range rockets and missiles has been halted. Much of the detail is still being worked out.<\/p>\n