{"id":68332,"date":"2021-02-05T01:33:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T01:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/02\/05\/biden-halts-trump-ordered-us-troops-cuts-in-germany\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:15:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:15:30","slug":"biden-halts-trump-ordered-us-troops-cuts-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2021\/02\/05\/biden-halts-trump-ordered-us-troops-cuts-in-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin orders review of US global troop presence as Biden halts US troops cuts in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 President Joe Biden has formally stopped the planned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2021\/02\/03\/us-european-command-chief-germany-drawdown-is-on-freeze-amid-review\/\" target=_blank>withdrawal of U.S. troops from Germany<\/a> that was ordered last year by the Trump administration but had never actually begun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at the State Department on Thursday, Biden said the troop pullout would be halted until Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin does a review of America\u2019s troops presence around the globe. Austin, he said, will ensure that \u201cour military footprint is appropriately aligned with our foreign policy and national security priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, Austin said DoD will conduct \u201ca global force posture review of U.S. military footprint, resources, strategy and missions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The review, he said, I \u201dwill inform my advice to the commander in chief about how we best allocate military forces in pursuit of national interests. The review will be led by the acting under secretary of defense for policy, in close consultation with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DoD \u201cwill consult our allies and partners as we conduct this review,\u201d Austin said. \u201cAs I said on my first day in the job, no one succeeds at this business alone. From Afghanistan and the Middle East, across Europe, Africa and our own hemisphere, to the wide expanse of the western Pacific, the United States stands shoulder-to-shoulder with allies old and new, partners big and small. Each of them brings to the mission unique skills, knowledge and capabilities. And each of them represents a relationship worth tending, preserving and respecting. We will do so.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, then-President Donald Trump announced that he was going to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/30\/trump-approves-pentagon-plan-to-pull-9500-us-troops-from-germany\/\" target=_blank>pull out about 9,500 of the roughly 34,500 U.S. troops<\/a> that are stationed in Germany. The U.S. has several major military facilities in the country, including Ramstein Air Base, the headquarters for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/07\/31\/afrcom-ordered-to-plan-move-out-of-germany-latest-pullout-from-key-european-ally\/\" target=_blank>U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command<\/a>, and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, the largest American hospital outside the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2021\/02\/03\/us-european-command-chief-germany-drawdown-is-on-freeze-amid-review\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41114272960_9933e14cbc_b.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\">US European Command chief: Germany drawdown is \u2018on freeze\u2019 amid review<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">To be sure, it isn\u2019t clear that any moves have already taken place at all.<\/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\">Trump\u2019s order <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/09\/30\/pentagons-plan-to-rearrange-forces-in-europe-gets-the-third-degree-from-both-sides-of-the-aisle\/\" target=_blank>met resistance from Congress<\/a> as well as from within the military, which has long relied on Germany as a key ally and base of operations. Trump announced the troop cuts after repeatedly accusing Germany of not paying enough for its own defense, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/19\/trump-troop-cut-in-germany-fits-a-pattern-of-hitting-allies\/\" target=_blank>calling the longtime NATO ally \u201cdelinquent\u201d <\/a>for failing to spend 2 percent of its GDP on defense, the alliance benchmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon began a review, to determine which troops would be redeployed to other locations and which would remain in Germany. That study has been ongoing, and there have been no reductions or changes to U.S. troop levels since Trump\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/28\/drawdowns-of-troops-in-germany-and-afghanistan-up-in-the-air\/\" target=_blank>Austin hinted at a likely reconsideration<\/a> of the order in a conversation with his German counterpart last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/28\/drawdowns-of-troops-in-germany-and-afghanistan-up-in-the-air\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5889720.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\">Drawdowns of troops in Germany and Afghanistan up in the air<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">May is looking less likely for the full withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.<\/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\">Chief Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the issue of troop cuts came up during Austin\u2019s call with German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, and that Austin made it clear that he wants to review America\u2019s force posture around the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat he did assert to the defense minister was that whatever decision we make, we\u2019ll do it in consultation with her and her government,\u201d Kirby said, adding that Austin \u201cmade it very clear that he values the support that we\u2019ve received for so many years from Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">German officials have hoped that order will be rescinded by the new administration, and the German Defense Ministry said that in Austin\u2019s call with Kramp-Karrenbauer he \u201cemphasized that Germany is highly valued as a station and that American soldiers feel very comfortable here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe U.S. continues to consider its presence in Germany as an important part of joint security,\u201d the Defense Ministry said in a readout of the call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Associated Press writer Aamer Madhani contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Per direction from <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a>, I\u2019ll be leading a Global Posture Review of U.S. military forces around the world so our footprint aligns with our national interests. 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