Pentagon: U.S. reducing troops stationed in Germany by 5,000

A U.S. soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) salutes his fellow soldiers while jumping out of a C-130 Hercules aircraft over a drop zone in Germany, Feb. 24, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnston)

The United States for generations already has stationed tens of thousands of its military service members in Germany for a list of reasons.

America’s European and Africa commands are there, there’s a medical center there and there...