{"id":35007,"date":"2018-07-02T15:25:01","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T15:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/07\/02\/pentagon-reportedly-assessing-cost-of-withdrawing-troops-from-germany\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:08:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:08:26","slug":"pentagon-reportedly-assessing-cost-of-withdrawing-troops-from-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2018\/07\/02\/pentagon-reportedly-assessing-cost-of-withdrawing-troops-from-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon reportedly assessing cost of withdrawing troops from Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon is reportedly analyzing the costs and repercussions associated with a \u201clarge-scale withdrawal\u201d or a \u201ctransfer of American troops <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2017\/05\/04\/us-moves-100-troops-from-germany-to-poland\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">stationed in Germany<\/a>,\u201d the <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?stream=top&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_term=.fcbfe94f37cf\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Post reported<\/a> Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Post\u2019s report was based on interviews with U.S. officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity, but who are reportedly familiar with the assessment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. officials emphasized that the assessment is an analysis exercise and is currently limited to exploring options internally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Top military leaders are not involved, and the Pentagon has not been tasked with taking steps to execute any option, according to the Post.<\/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\/flashpoints\/2018\/01\/25\/german-military-too-small-to-aid-collective-defense-official-says\/\" 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\/635944185009502266-german-militaryjpg.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\">German military too small to aid \u2018collective defense,\u2019 official says<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A large conflict would likely catch Germany&#039;s military, the Bundeswehr, completely off-guard, said Hans-Peter Bartels, parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces, in an interview with a German magazine.<\/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\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/29\/us-will-only-pay-25-percent-of-un-peacekeeping-from-now-on-haley-says\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">National Security Council<\/a> spokesman said in a statement that the NSC had not requested an analysis of moving troops around in Germany. However, \u201cthe Pentagon continuously evaluates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2017\/11\/27\/26000-us-troops-total-in-iraq-afghanistan-and-syria-dod-reports\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" data-original-title=\"\">U.S. troop deployments<\/a>,\u201d the statement to the Post said, and \u201canalysis exercises\u201d are \u201cnot out of the norm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials who spoke with the Post said Pentagon officials may have conducted the assessment to prove that the current level of troop placement is worthwhile, and to dissuade President Donald Trump from further considering a withdrawal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report comes amid escalating tensions between Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4230\" height=\"2785\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4231755.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4231755.jpg.jpg 4230w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4231755.jpg.jpg?resize=300,198 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4231755.jpg.jpg?resize=768,506 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4231755.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,674 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4231755.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1011 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4231755.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1348 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4230px) 100vw, 4230px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A two-man sniper team prepares to fire while concealed during the Basic Sniper Course, conducted by the International Special Training Centre at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, October 23, 2017. The ISTC is a multinational education and training facility which provides advanced and specialized training at the tactical level for Special Operations Forces and similar units from the Memorandum of Understanding, NATO and Partnership for Peace nations. (SOCEUR Photo by 1st Lt. Benjamin Haulenbeek)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reported assessment is also being conducted after Trump expressed interest in removing U.S. troops during a meeting earlier this year with White House and military aides, according to the Post\u2019s sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump was reportedly alarmed at the size of the U.S. force in Germany, which includes more than 34,000 active-duty troops, according to a March 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmdc.osd.mil\/appj\/dwp\/dwp_reports.jsp\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">assessment<\/a> by the Defense Department. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has been one of the many people who have complained that some countries within the NATO coalition have not been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2017\/05\/25\/trump-scolds-fellow-nato-leaders-spend-more-for-military\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">fairly contributing to joint security<\/a> on the European continent. <\/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\/flashpoints\/2018\/06\/14\/this-is-why-a-10s-have-been-training-to-land-on-highways-near-russia\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\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\">This is why A-10s have been training to land on highways near Russia<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolts and special tactics airmen have been practicing rough landings on improvised runways in the Baltic countries this month.<\/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\">Eric Pahon, a Pentagon spokesman, dismissed the idea of a full or partial withdrawal from Germany and said these analyses are routine in nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Pentagon regularly reviews force posture and performs cost-benefit analyses,\u201d Pahon said in a statement to the Post. \u201cThis is nothing new. Germany is host to the largest U.S. force presence in Europe \u2014 we remain deeply rooted in the common values and strong relationships between our countries. We remain fully committed to our NATO ally and the NATO alliance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other NATO member-states have been encouraging greater U.S. involvement in Europe recently. 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