US to station armored brigade in eastern Europe from 2017

The United States will step up its troop presence in eastern Europe in response to "an aggressive Russia," with continuous rotations of an additional armored brigade beginning in early 2017, the US military said Wednesday. The rotations will bring the US Army's presence in Europe to three fully manned combat brigades, the US European Command said. "This Army implementation plan continues to demonstrate our strong and balanced approach to reassuring our NATO Allies and partners in the wake of an