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Ben Hodges said Monday that the two countries deployed \u201cway over 12,700\u201d personnel, the limit beyond which Europe\u2019s OSCE security organization should be allowed to send observers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hodges said: \u201cMy guess is that there probably were over 40,000 service members.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2017\/10\/02\/us-army-commander-calls-for-speedier-movement-of-nato-forces-in-eu\/\" 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\/2623319.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 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