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US adds 500 troops in Germany, ends large-scale troop cut plans despite Trump pledge: SECDEF
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made the announcement after talks with German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on his first tour of Europe since becoming Pentagon chief in January.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Howard Altman