The Bundeswehr has been close behind US deployments in terms of worldwide distribution for quite a few years.
Yeah, we couldn’t have done anything recently without the heavy lifting of the Germans. /s
German participation is mainly intended to give German and NATO officers joint command staff punches on their tickets.
Not on our side. Listen to the rhetoric of the leaders who are pushing for this.
PS. Why would hippies speak against socialists arming up? Wasn’t that way in the 60s.