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House Armed Services hearing: EUCOM, lawmakers urge keeping U.S. force posture in Europe
Summary
At a House Armed Services Committee hearing, Gen. Christopher Cavoli and a senior Pentagon official recommended maintaining U.S. forces in Europe amid concerns about Russia’s military rebuilding and NATO cohesion; the Department of Defense said a global posture review is ongoing and no decisions have been made.
General Christopher Cavoli, commander of U.S. European Command, told the House Armed Services Committee that he advises “to maintain that force posture, as it is now.” The comment came during a hearing focused on the United States’ military posture in Europe and the threats posed by Russia and other adversaries.
The committee opened with condolences for four U.S. service members who died during a training accident in Lithuania and then turned to questions about force posture, NATO burdensharing and whether the Department of Defense will reduce rotational or forward-deployed units…
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