Last US troops arrive in Poland
The last of the 4,700 U.S. troops deploying to Poland to bolster NATO's defenses along its eastern flank have arrived, Pentagon officials told The New York Times.
The Pentagon first said on Feb. 2 that 1,700 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division stationed in Fort Bragg, N.C., would be deployed to Poland as part of an initial 3,000 troops that were being sent to Eastern Europe amid the fear that Russia may invade Ukraine.
Last week, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered an additional 3,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Infantry Brigade Combat Team to be sent directly to Poland. A senior defense official told The Hill at the time that those troops were expected to be in place this week.
The Times reported that the troops arrived on Thursday, noting that the troops would not directly enter Ukraine.
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