{"id":47238,"date":"2019-02-12T19:27:52","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T19:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/02\/12\/a-new-base-in-poland-wouldnt-take-us-troops-from-germany-us-ambassador-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:51:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:51:01","slug":"a-new-base-in-poland-wouldnt-take-us-troops-from-germany-us-ambassador-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/02\/12\/a-new-base-in-poland-wouldnt-take-us-troops-from-germany-us-ambassador-says\/","title":{"rendered":"A new base in Poland wouldn\u2019t take US troops from Germany, US ambassador says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Establishing a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/2018\/05\/29\/why-poland-wants-a-permanent-us-military-base-and-is-willing-to-pay-2-billion-for-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. military base in Poland <\/a>won\u2019t necessitate cuts from U.S. troop numbers in Germany, Kay Bailey Hutchison, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, said Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Polish government is willing to pay up to $2 billion to establish a permanent U.S. military presence in their country, an offer that has piqued President Donald Trump\u2019s interest. While the basing offer is far from finalized, it wouldn\u2019t necessitate a reduction in U.S. troops posted within the borders of another NATO ally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt wouldn\u2019t be at the expense of Germany,\u201d Hutchison told reporters during a telephone conference before a NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels this week, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/news\/a-new-us-base-in-poland-wouldn-t-mean-troop-cuts-in-germany-us-ambassador-says-1.568328\" target=_blank>first reported <\/a>by Stars and Stripes. \u201cWe have a very large number of forces and bases in Germany that we don\u2019t expect to change.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are currently more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/09\/18\/trump-us-may-put-permanent-base-in-poland\/\" target=_blank>30,000 U.S. troops stationed in Germany<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comments push back against a Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/national-security\/us-assessing-cost-of-keeping-troops-in-germany-as-trump-battles-with-europe\/2018\/06\/29\/94689094-ca9f-490c-b3be-b135970de3fc_story.html?utm_term=.a0def6118293\" target=\"_blank\">article from June<\/a>, in which it was reported that Pentagon officials were conducting an impact analysis on \u201ca large-scale withdrawal or transfer of American troops stationed in Germany.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That report came amid escalating tensions between Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/11\/15\/mattis-polish-leaders-talk-possibility-of-fort-trump\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20180619_FLP_MIL_07.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Mattis, Polish leaders talk possibility of \u2018Fort Trump\u2019<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The possibility of a permanent U.S. military base in Poland moved a few steps forward this week.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration has been pushing its NATO allies to all spend 2 percent of their GDP on defense by 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">German budget projections by 2024, however, estimate that the country will miss the mark, spending only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2018\/09\/05\/germany-unveils-growth-plan-for-the-bundeswehr\/\" target=_blank>1.5 percent of its GDP<\/a> on its military. That would be a large increase, but still short of what Trump expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praised Germany for increasing its defense investment by \u201c80 percent\u201d from where it previously was, but he said that the country should be doing more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt matters because Germany is such a big economy,\u201d Stoltenberg said. \u201cSo, what Germany does matters when it comes to total defense spending among European NATO Allies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe majority of allies have put forward plans to reach 2 percent by 2024. I hope, of course, that as we get new and revised plans that we will be able to increase that number,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poland is one country that has already met spending priorities, possibly helping their argument for why they deserve a U.S. base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The news that Poland was seeking a permanent U.S. presence came in May, when a copy of their <a href=\"https:\/\/g8fip1kplyr33r3krz5b97d1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Proposal-for-a-U.S.-Permanent-Presence-in-Poland-2018.pdf\" target=_blank>proposal <\/a>was leaked to the Polish press. In the proposal, the Polish defense ministry said there is a \u201cclear and present need for a permanent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/19\/armys-10th-mountain-division-takes-reins-in-anti-isis-fight\/\">U.S. armored division<\/a> deployed in Poland,\u201d and is willing to provide financial backing to host the soldiers that could reach $2 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposal also stated that Poland was prepared to help with building schools and facilities for American military spouses and children who would be brought to the new base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3891\" height=\"2556\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636050612287001998-patripolesjpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636050612287001998-patripolesjpg.jpg 3891w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636050612287001998-patripolesjpg.jpg?resize=300,197 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636050612287001998-patripolesjpg.jpg?resize=768,504 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636050612287001998-patripolesjpg.jpg?resize=1024,673 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636050612287001998-patripolesjpg.jpg?resize=1536,1009 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636050612287001998-patripolesjpg.jpg?resize=2048,1345 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3891px) 100vw, 3891px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Polish soldiers watch as US troops from the 5th Battalion of the 7th Air Defense Regiment emplace a launching station of the Patriot air and missile defence system at a test range in Sochaczew, Poland, on  March 21, 2015 as part of a joint exercise with Polands troops of the 37th Missile Squadron of Air Defense that is to demonstrate the US Armys capacity to deploy Patriot systems rapidly within NATO territory.     AFP PHOTO \/ JANEK SKARZYNSKI        (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In November, former Defense Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2018\/04\/04\/trump-wants-troops-out-of-syria-but-his-generals-may-resist\/\">Jim Mattis<\/a> met with his Polish counterpart Mariusz Blaszczak to discuss the offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are working out the details on what the offer is, what can best contribute to alliance unity, to alliance security and to the continued strengthening of the bilateral relationship,\u201d Mattis <a href=\"https:\/\/dod.defense.gov\/News\/Transcripts\/Transcript-View\/Article\/1689662\/press-gaggle-by-secretary-mattis\/\" target=_blank>told<\/a> the press prior to his talks with Blaszczak. \u201cIt\u2019s obviously something we\u2019ll discuss with all of the allies as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The base was jokingly refereed to as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/09\/18\/trump-us-may-put-permanent-base-in-poland\/\">Fort Trump<\/a>\u201d by Poland\u2019s president after meetings with Trump in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPoland is willing to make a very major contribution to the United States to come in and have a presence in Poland,\u201d Trump told reporters at the White House after he met with Polish President Andrzej Duda. &#8220;If they\u2019re willing to do that, it\u2019s something we will certainly talk about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the 2014 Russian annexation of Ukraine\u2019s Crimea Peninsula and incursion into the Donbass region, Poland has played a growing role in the U.S. military\u2019s Eastern European deterrence posture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poland repeatedly hosts the U.S. Army brigade combat teams to 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