U.S. moves toward troop reductions in Europe as Hegseth scolds NATO allies

BRUSSELS — The Pentagon will conduct a six-month review of troop levels in Europe as it seeks to scale back its military footprint and shift more of the U.S. role at NATO to European allies, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told his counterparts in Brussels on Thursday. Democracy Dies in Darkness U.S. moves toward troop reductions in Europe as Hegseth scolds NATO allies The United States will review force levels and is immediately cutting the number of assets it would activate for the continent in a crisis.