The United States Is Stepping Up Its Military Presence In Europe Amid A Russian Threat
Among the changes will be a permanent US guard in Poland, establishing for the first time a permanent US base on the east side of the alliance. Biden also said the United States would send two additional squadrons of F-35 fighter jets to the United Kingdom and more air defenses and other capabilities to Germany and Italy. “The United States will strengthen our position in Europe and respond to the changing security environment as well as enhance our collective security,” said Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary-General, during a meeting at the Alliance’s annual summit in Madrid....