US EditionPentagon moves to cut U.S. participation in some NATO advisory groups
The Pentagon will cut about 200 U.S. positions in NATO command centers, reducing personnel by roughly half and shifting defense responsibilities to European allies by 2027.
- The Pentagon will eliminate roughly 200 positions from NATO command centers, sources told Reuters, while Pentagon and White House spokespeople did not provide immediate comment.
- The Trump administration frames the move as a shift of resources to the Western Hemisphere, with cuts aligning to a pullback from Europe and urging allies to boost their defence roles, officials note.
- Among the centres named are the NATO Intelligence Fusion Center , Allied Special Operations Forces Command , and STRIKFORNATO , where about 400 US personnel will be cut by roughly half as posts go unfilled, anonymous sources said.
- Some officials say the pullback risks eroding American expertise at NATO command centres as lawmakers object and work to fund security programmes while NATO and U.S. authorities coordinate to preserve deterrence.
- Given legal consultation requirements and uncertain military effects, the move may have outsized symbolic impact amid tariff threats starting February 1 and U.S. law requiring Pentagon consultation unless forces fall below 76,000.
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The Pentagon informed its European allies of the upcoming withdrawal of some 200 American personnel from certain structures dependent on the collective defence organisation.
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