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House lawmakers say US troop levels in Europe must not be reduced, rebuking Trump administration plans

The Defense Department is reportedly considering the removal of thousands of troops from Eastern Europe as part of an effort to cut costs and prioritize the Indo-Pacific and other regions. Members of the House Armed Services Committee are urging the administration to reconsider.

April 8, 2025

Two military officers in dress uniforms lean towards each other while seated at a table in a congressional hearing room.

U.S.

‘A daunting task’: Commanders weigh in on possible merger of Europe and Africa commands

The commanders of U.S. troops in Europe and Africa expressed trepidation Thursday about the Pentagon’s reported plans to consolidate commands and give up America’s role as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

April 3, 2025

A black-and-white, 1950s-era image of Dwight Eisenhower in a military overcoat speaking with troops in combat gear.

Europe

Endurance test looms for ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ that’s always put US in lead of NATO forces

Seventy-five years after Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was appointed NATO’s top military commander, the desk he used still sits in the office of a U.S. Army four-star general doing the same job.

March 6, 2025

President Joe Biden pumps his fist as he poses with NATO leaders for an official photo at the NATO summit in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Europe

US hypersonic weapons, Tomahawk units to be based in Germany, White House announces during NATO summit

The United States will step up the deployment of long-range artillery units to Germany in the next two years, a precursor to the permanent basing of those forces and hypersonic weapon systems under development.

July 10, 2024

Europe

‘A chronic threat’: US forces in Europe will continue eastward shift as Russia builds up its army, top US general says

Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, the top general for U.S. forces in Europe, said Thursday that the military will continue to push troops into Eastern Europe as host countries build up the infrastructure to accommodate them amid a renewed threat from Russia.

April 11, 2024

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, the NATO supreme allied commander, answers a question at a news conference Jan. 18, 2024, in Brussels after a meeting of alliance defense chiefs. It was announced that NATO's largest exercise since the Cold War, Steadfast Defender, will take place in Europe, with 90,000 troops participating.

Europe

Ukraine will be outgunned 10 to 1 by Russia in weeks without US support, top general in Europe says

Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, who leads U.S. European Command and is NATO supreme allied commander, told the House Armed Services Committee that Russia’s artillery advantage over Ukraine will soon double, allowing Ukraine to only fire back one shell in response to 10 from Russia.

April 10, 2024

Europe

US and Russia need to reestablish Cold War playbook to avert nuclear escalation, senior general says

The United States needs to revive the lines of communication with Moscow that helped both countries avoid nuclear conflict during the Cold War, the top American general in Europe said.

April 9, 2024

U.S. soldiers fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System in Oskbol, Denmark, in 2023 as part of exercise Dynamic Front. This year's edition of Dynamic Front began Feb. 5, 2024, and is the Army's largest artillery exercise in Europe.

Army

Expansive artillery drills involving 400 US soldiers also test NATO’s new model

U.S. soldiers and allies from across Europe on Monday launched the Army’s largest annual artillery exercise on the Continent, where a new command and control arrangement for NATO also is getting a trial run.

February 5, 2024

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, in Washington D.C., Jan. 31, 2024.

U.S.

NATO chief talks up alliance role in advancing US interests at think tank favored by Trump

Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, who was in Washington this week to galvanize Western support for Ukraine, took the stage at the Heritage Foundation to talk up NATO before a pro-Trump audience.

January 31, 2024

A Russian Iskander short-range ballistic missile system during military exercises in 2019. Tactical nuclear weapons are likely to play a larger role in Russia's strategy for countering NATO, according to a new study authored for U.S. European Command by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Europe

Tactical nuclear weapons becoming bigger part of Russian planning, report to EUCOM finds

Shorter-range nuclear weapons are likely to play a larger role in the Kremlin’s strategy against NATO, given the struggle of Russian conventional forces on the battlefield in Ukraine, a new study said.

January 25, 2024

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