Article snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will send 1,000 more U.S. service members to Poland as part of his broadening security and economic alliance. Trump made the announcement during a White House news conference with Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda. Trump said the Polish government will pay for the infrastructure to support the additional troops, and he praised Poland for increased defense spending to meeting its NATO commitments. Earlier in the Oval Office, Trump said the United States has based tens of thousands of troops in Germany for a ‘‘long, long time’’ and that he probably would move a ‘‘certain number’’ of those personnel to Poland, ‘‘if we agree to do it.’’ Trump also said Poland is buying more than 30 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets from the U.S. In recognition of that purchase, a single F-35 flew over the White House on a sunny afternoon. Duda looked up and waved as the jet passed. ‘‘They’re going to put on a very small show for us and we’re doing that because Poland has ordered 32 or 35 brand new F-35s at the highest level,’’ Trump said. U.S. officials said earlier this week that Trump, in addition to the additional troops, would send a squadron of Reaper drones to Poland to aid its self-defense amid concerns about Russian military activity. Polish leaders have lobbied for additional forces for months and had hoped for a permanent U.S. base they said could be called ‘‘Fort Trump.’’ Following the Russian annexation of Ukrai... Link to the full article to read more