SPOKANE, Wash. — Editor's note: Due to a misprint from the Pentagon, the original story stated that troops were being deployed to Greece. However, KREM 2 clarified with the Pentagon on Wednesday that the troops are traveling to Germany.
Today, the pentagon announced that 500 additional U.S. troops are being deployed to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. That number includes 150 airmen from Fairchild along with KC-135 refueling planes from the base.
The troops are being sent to reinforce and bolster the defense capabilities of the NATO alliance.
The Pentagon spokesman did not say how man KC-135s are being sent and said the Pentagon will continue to shift resources as needed.