Tens of thousands of American troops are stationed in Europe.

Omissions

• The MEP did not cite a specific source, but the figure is widely corroborated by US European Command (EUCOM) data, Congressional Research Service reports, and multiple news outlets.
• The number includes both permanently stationed and rotational forces; some sources report around 38,000 as permanent/rotational in Germany alone, highlighting that the composition varies by category.
• On May 1, 2026, the Pentagon announced a planned withdrawal of roughly 5,000 troops from Germany, but the total number of US forces in Europe as of the session date of May 19, 2026, remained in the tens of thousands.

Sources

• PrimaryCongressional Research Service — Defense Primer: U.S. European Command (EUCOM)According to General Cavoli, as of April 2025, nearly 80,000 servicemembers were assigned within the EUCOM AOR.
• SecondaryCouncil on Foreign Relations — Where Are U.S. Military Forces Deployed in Europe?As of April 2025, the United States had roughly eighty thousand U.S. service members stationed in Europe, according to the United States European Command.
• SecondaryCNN — Trump is cutting the numbers of US troops in Europe. Here's howAs of 2025 there were roughly 38,000 US troops in Germany, according to the Council on Foreign Relations, and 80,000 troops in Europe overall.