{"id":52881,"date":"2022-03-07T18:58:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T18:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/03\/07\/500-more-us-troops-deploying-to-europe-as-russias-war-on-ukraine-continues\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:29:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:29:29","slug":"500-more-us-troops-deploying-to-europe-as-russias-war-on-ukraine-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/03\/07\/500-more-us-troops-deploying-to-europe-as-russias-war-on-ukraine-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"500 more U.S. troops deploying to Europe as Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine continues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Editor\u2019s note: This story has been updated to reflect that Air Force KC-135 planes are deploying to Spangdahlem, Germany. They had originally been committed to Souda Bay, Greece.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another 500 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/02\/28\/more-us-troops-could-head-to-europe-amid-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-pentagon-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">troops are Europe-bound<\/a>, the Pentagon announced Monday, in support of NATO countries as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/03\/06\/russians-shell-ukraine-cities-as-safe-passage-again-promised-in-south\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine continues <\/a>through its second week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new deployment isn\u2019t in response to any changes on the ground, a senior defense official told reporters, but part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/02\/25\/thousands-of-us-troops-deploying-for-first-ever-nato-response-force-activation-amid-russia-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\">roughly 12,000 troops<\/a> that have been put on heightened alert to deploy since early February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese enablers were already kind of queued up to go in,\u201d the official said. \u201cAgain, it\u2019s fully supportive of our efforts to be able to defend NATO airspace if needed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>An unspecified number of KC-135 Stratotankers to Spangdahlem, Germany with 150 airmen from Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, Washington.<\/li><li>Air support operations to Romania and Poland with 40 troops from Fort Stewart, Georgia.<\/li><li>300 soldiers from an ordnance company out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and a maintenance company from Fort Stewart, Georgia to support 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, who left for Germany beginning Feb. 27.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 500 troops are part of a commitment of 7,000 that the Defense Department announced on Feb. 25.<\/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\/2022\/03\/07\/russia-sets-cease-fire-for-evacuations-amid-heavy-shelling-of-ukraine-cities\/\" 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\/AP22066548099591.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\">Ukraine aid growing as lawmakers shape big budget bill<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">What we know about Russia&#039;s war on Ukraine, March 7.<\/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 move brings the total of U.S. troops activated to support NATO countries, or specifically as part of the NATO Response Force, since February to 14,000. They are spread out from Estonia at the northern end of NATO\u2019s border down to Romania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of Monday, the official said, the Defense Department believes that nearly 100% of Russian 190,000 troops amassed along Ukraine\u2019s border earlier this year have moved into the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, Russia\u2019s efforts to advance on and take major population centers continue to be slow. Despite fighting outside of cities, the official said, no major population centers are under Russian control and Ukrainian airspace continues to be in play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt appears as though the Russians are increasing their use of long-range fires to supplement, or to make up for, the lack of ground movements that they have had and the lack of air superiority, that they don\u2019t enjoy,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia has launched more than 625 missiles, the official added., including some aimed at civilian infrastructure and residential areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd then on the convoy, I don\u2019t have an update for you,\u201d the official said. \u201cWe believe it\u2019s still stalled, still not moving, and that it was principally designed as a resupply convoy. 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