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   US Army moves 2,500 tanks, trucks and military vehicles into Europe in the biggest troop transfer since the Cold War

 THOUSANDS of heavily armoured US military vehicles have arrived in Germany to respond to Russian aggression in Europe.

The military brigade of 3,500 troops is the largest to be deployed to the continent since the end of the Cold War.

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   Two convoys of 20 vehicles have been photographed heading to Poland from Germany today

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Vehicles and troops are being deployed to Poland after the US promised a heavier armed presence in the region

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The largest US military brigade since the end of the Cold War arrived in Bremerhaven in northern Germany on Saturday

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The US is seeking to reassure its NATO allies that it will respond to Russian aggression

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40 vehicles across two separate convoys are on their way to Poland

More than 2,500 military vehicles make up the US Army’s 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team which arrived at a port in Bremerhaven, northern Germany on Saturday, UPI reports.
Two convoys of 20 vehicles were pictured leaving Brueck near Lehnin in Germany today heading to Poland.
They spent the night 80km from Berlin.

Troops will also deployed to Romania, Bulgaria and across the Baltics.

  The US promised a heavier armed presence in Eastern Europe after Vladimir Putin's Russia annexed Crimea in the Ukraine in 2014.

They are now seeking to reassure NATO allies they will respond to any Russian aggression in the region.
The US army has deployed troops to Europe for decades but the numbers had dropped in recent months as soldiers were rotated out of the continent and not replaced.

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The front windows of a enormous US military truck read 'Sgt Mosley' and 'SPC Rios'

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German Lieutenant colonel Uwe Nowitzki, right, meets US Sergeant Major Montego White outside the Germany army compound in Brueck

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The US wants to show it will respond to Russian aggression in Europe

The Pentagon now plans to keep the full deployment in Europe and immediately replace those returning after their 9-month stays.
The troops will meet in Poland and will eventually be stationed there.
They will also be deployed to Romania, Bulgaria, Germany and across the Baltics.
The US troops will carry out training exercises with NATO forces once there.

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Troops will be deployed to Poland as well as Romania, Bulgaria, Germany, and across the Baltics

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The convoy stayed overnight roughly 80km from Berlin and headed for Poland this morning

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The heavily armed vehicles are deployed as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve - a response to Russia's annexation of Crimea

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The military vehicles will likely bring comfort to the USA's NATO allies in Europe

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The 2,500-strong military brigade is the largest US deployment to Europe since the end of the Cold War

(Culled from the Sun, UK) 

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