The United States is preparing to pull more troops from Germany, days after President Donald Trump criticized the country for being “delinquent” on defense spending. U.S. Africa Command confirmed Friday it is in the early stages of moving its headquarters from the city of Stuttgart, where it has been located since the command was first stood up in 2008. Africa Command has been told to plan to move,” its commander, Gen. Stephen Townsend, said in a statement. That plan already calls for U.S. European Command (EUCOM) headquarters, along with U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, to relocate headquarters, also in the German city of Stuttgart, to Belgium. But some analysts have raised concerns that moving troops and critical commands from Germany will hurt overall operations.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 31, 2020 16:18 UTC