DOD: Austin Places 8,500 Troops on Heightened Readiness to Deploy to Europe
January 25, 2022
January 25, 2022
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2022:
By Jim Garamone
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has placed 8,500 U.S. service members to heightened preparedness to deploy given Russia's continuing provocations along its border with Ukraine, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said today.
Kirby said the order highlights America's commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and its commitm . . .
By Jim Garamone
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has placed 8,500 U.S. service members to heightened preparedness to deploy given Russia's continuing provocations along its border with Ukraine, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said today.
Kirby said the order highlights America's commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and its commitm . . .