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| Pentagon scales back troops from NATO eastern flank, denies American withdrawal from Europe |
| 2025-10-30 |
| [FoxNews] Senate and House Armed Services Committee chairs say the move undermines deterrence amid ongoing Russia-Ukraine war The U.S. is scaling back its military presence in Romania as Eastern Europe continues to grapple with the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Some have expressed concern that this could mean American troops withdrawing from Europe, something the Pentagon denies. U.S. Army Europe and Africa announced on Wednesday that the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division would redeploy to their Kentucky-based home unit without replacement. The statement explained that this was part of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's "deliberate process to ensure a balanced U.S. military force posture." "This is not an American withdrawal from Europe or a signal of lessened commitment to NATO and Article 5. Rather this is a positive sign of increased European capability and responsibility," U.S. Army Europe and Africa said in the statement. "Our NATO allies are meeting President Trump's call to take primary responsibility for the conventional defense of Europe. This force posture adjustment will not change the security environment in Europe." However, NATO allies and some Republican lawmakers do not see the move as a sign of trust. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., issued a joint statement rebuking the move. "We strongly oppose the decision not to maintain the rotational U.S. brigade in Romania and the Pentagon’s process for its ongoing force posture review that may result in further drawdowns of U.S. forces from Eastern Europe," Wicker and Rogers' statement read. The lawmakers said the move goes against their March 19 declaration that they would not accept significant changes to the U.S.'s military structure "without a rigorous interagency process, coordination with combatant commanders and the Joint Staff, and collaboration with Congress." President Donald Trump told reporters earlier this month that the U.S. was not planning on withdrawing troops, but that "we may move some around a little bit." Related: Roger Wicker 09/10/2025 White House: Senate Defense Bill ‘Thwarts' Trump's Ability to End War in Ukraine, Control Migration Roger Wicker 04/11/2025 General who helped Trump decimate ISIS terrorists in first term confirmed as Joint Chiefs chairman Roger Wicker 03/28/2025 WSJ: Israel provided intel for US strike on Houthi official mentioned in Signal chat Related: Mike Rogers 08/17/2025 Tulsi Gabbard Declassifies Email Showing James Clapper Pushed Russia Narrative Mike Rogers 08/14/2025 Miranda Devine: Bumbling Obama aides actually admit Russiagate was a smear campaign against Trump Mike Rogers 06/11/2025 Top US general says he presented Trump with plans to hit Iran, military ready to strike if ordered |
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