Pentagon to Move 11,900 Troops Out of Germany in Reshuffle

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper testifies to the Senate Armed Services Committee about the budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 4, 2020. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo

The Pentagon has announced it will move 11,900 troops, along with its European command headquarters, out of Germany, as it shifts to a more flexible rotational model and reshuffles units closer to NATO’s Eastern flank with Russia.

The change follows President Donald Trump’s announcement last month of a reduction of the 36,000 troops currently stationed in Germany.