Secretary General welcomes US announcement to strengthen military presence in Europe, 2 FEB 2016

Today, Secretary of Defence Ash Carter announced that the US plans to increase significantly its military presence in Europe. I strongly welcome this proposal. The budget request will, if approved, lead to a quadrupling of funding to 3.4 billion US dollars in 2017 for the US force posture in Europe. This will fund more rotational US forces, more training and exercises. More prepositioning, war fighting gear and infrastructure. This is a clear sign of the enduring commitment by the United States to Europ