DOD Announces 8,500 Troops at 'Heightened Readiness to Deploy' in Support of Eastern NATO Countries
January 24, 2022
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The Pentagon announced Monday that at the direction of President Joe Biden it's placing 8,500 American troops at a "heightened readiness to deploy" in support of Eastern NATO allies
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Department of Defense (DOD) press secretary John Kirby stressed to reporters at a Jan. 24 briefing that "no decision has been made to deploy" any troops at this time.
"We remain committed to the (NATO) alliance, and we absolutely remain committed to bolstering the capabilities of NATO's eastern flank to the degree that they desire that extra support," Kirby said. Russia has amassed tens of thousands of troops along its border with Ukraine, as well as Russia-annexed Crimea and Belarus. Kirby said Monday that the Russian force has continued to grow in recent days.
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Who gave him the power to bypass congress and send troops anywhere he pleases?
The heightened alert puts the United States in a position to provide additional brigade combat teams, logistics, medical, aviation, intelligence surveillance, reconnaissance, and other capabilities into Europe in the event the NRF is activated or under a "deteriorating security environment." The U.S. State Department ordered family members of U.S. government employees at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv to leave the Ukrainian capital and authorized the voluntary departure of non-essential civil servants on Sunday night. Biden has said previously that sending U.S. troops to Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion is "not on the table." ...
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