(FILES) An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter stands in front of a Galaxy C-5 transport plane at the US Air Base in Ramstein, western Germany, on February 22, 2017. Germany's defence minister on May 2, 2026, said the withdrawal of American troops from Germany had been expected and that Europe needed to do more to ensure its own security. The Pentagon on May 1, announced the withdrawal of about 5,000 troops from Germany within the next year, the latest rift in transatlantic ties over the Mideast war. (Photo by Martin GOLDHAHN / dpa / AFP via Getty Images) / Germany OUT