Uncertainty surrounds U.S. troops in Europe

President Donald Trump’s move towards realignment with Russia
is fuelling European nervousness that the United States could
reduce its military presence on the continent


MAJOR U.S. TROOP DEPLOYMENTS IN EUROPE, 2024 (estimated numbers)

Norway
1,100

North Sea
7,000

UK
10,000

Netherlands
400

Portugal
250

Belgium
1,150

Spain
3,500

Mediterranean Sea
4,500

Germany
38,700

Italy
12,600

Poland
14,000

Estonia
700
 
Lithuania
1,000

RUSSIA

Slovakia
150 

UKRAINE

Romania
2,150

Hungary
150

Türkiye
1,700

Kosovo: 600
Greece: 600

500km
310 miles


U.S. TROOPS IN EUROPE SINCE COLD WAR (active-duty personnel)

1950:
122,000

1957: Peak of 473,000 during
early years of Cold War

1970: Fall to 262,000
due to Vietnam War

1988: 357,000
before collapse
of Soviet Union

2022: Boost to 100,000
early in Ukraine war

Since 2022:
Number fluctuates
between 75,000
and 105,000,
with about 63,000
permanently
assigned

500K
400K
300K
200K
100K
0
	1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020


Sources: Council on Foreign Relations, Washington Post 
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