Members of the U.S. Army 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, participate in the "Combined Resolve" military exercise at the U.S. Army 7th Army Training Command Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, on April 30, 2026. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
President Donald Trump said the United States will withdraw even more U.S. troops from Germany than previously confirmed amid Washington’s disagreement with Berlin over the Iran war.
On May 1, a Pentagon spokesperson said that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had ordered 5,000 U.S. troops stationed in Germany to withdraw from the country.
