Soldiers of the U.S. Army 1st Raider Brigade stand in front of tanks at the Grafenwoehr training grounds near Grafenwoehr, Germany, on July 13, 2022. Lennart Preiss/Getty Images
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States is reviewing a possible reduction of U.S. troops stationed in Germany, with a decision expected “over the next short period of time.”
The United States had 36,436 active-duty troops stationed in Germany as of December 2025. That was the second-most of any country, with Japan coming first with 54,288 active-duty U.S. troops.
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