{"id":47553,"date":"2018-01-10T18:44:32","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T18:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/01\/10\/medal-reversing-the-drawdown-in-europe\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:51:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:51:59","slug":"medal-reversing-the-drawdown-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/opinion\/medals-misfires\/2018\/01\/10\/medal-reversing-the-drawdown-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDAL: Reversing the drawdown in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan to spend about $200 million to fix and build U.S. air bases in Eastern Europe is a new step toward reversing the post-Cold War drawdown in Europe that proved to be, in some ways, too steep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest U.S. defense spending plan provides money to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/flashpoints\/2017\/12\/17\/us-plans-200-million-buildup-of-european-air-bases-flanking-russia\/\">construct installations<\/a> in Iceland, Norway and much of Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That will make it easier for the U.S. Air Force to preposition aircraft \u2014 like the high-tech F-22 and F-35 \u2014 and aviation support in the renewed effort to deter Russia and reassure NATO allies. The money will also be used for improving airfields, training centers and ranges in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re back,\u201d is what the U.S. military would like to say about Europe. But the reality is that the U.S. military is coming back by degrees from a low point that in retrospect seems startling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four years ago, the U.S. Army rolled its last tanks out of Europe after decades of a strong Cold War presence. And soon afterward, Russia moved to invade Ukraine\u2019s Crimea region and step up aggression in the Black Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since then, the U.S. has redeployed tanks, airpower and logistical support, and launched heal-to-toe armored brigade <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2017\/03\/19\/back-to-europe-the-army-is-sending-more-troops-tanks-and-helicopters-to-deter-russia\/\">deployments <\/a>to Europe. 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