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US Army Quietly considered the possibility of cutting up to 90,000 troops active duties-scale decrease, which can reduce the force of up to 360,000 soldiers, said wishial.com.
This step comes when Defense Minister Pete Heagset pushes up to 8% reduction Pentagon budget And as the military departs to the focus from Europe and the fight against terrorism.
Potential cuts meet the purpose of the defense leaders to convert the army into a smaller, faster and higher -tech force that is better suited to future conflicts, especially in the Pacific, where China is seen as a threat.
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Defense Minister Pitt Hugset seeks to reduce the Pentagon’s budget by 8%. (Andrzej Iwanczuk/Nurphoto via Getty Images)
“We are building a great fighting force, reducing staff and overhead.” It will be a thin, more deadly and greater army. “
Further context was not offered from the army in their Fox News Digital e -mail on this issue.
Although the official numbers have not been confirmed, according to internal discussions from the report of wisitlect.com, it is possible that the cut will take place 450 000 active official troops where you are from 360,000 to 420,000.
Participants of the US military trains to counteract the threat of drone
The proposed cuts in the army come after the call of Secretary of State Mark Rubio to increase NATO European expenses during a visit to Brussels on Thursday. (Jacquelyn Martin/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
One official warned that the cuts could hit if he could not carefully. “If we reduce the power without a clear content strategy, we run the risk of losing talented people who have other options,” said the witary.com official.
US Army was a key player in support of NATO amid the Russian war in Ukraine, mission Trump administration He often criticized.
Secretary of State Mark Rubio, speaking with NATO headquarters A clear message from President Donald Trump made a clear message in Brussels on Thursday: Europe should intensify.
“He is against NATO, who lacks the opportunities necessary to fulfill his obligations,” Rubio said. “This is a difficult truth, but the one you need to decide.”
The US Army’s equipment and military vehicles are depicted while preparing for loading freight for repatriation from the ESBJerg harbor during the Raven Operation in ESBJERG, Western Denmark, April 3, 2025. (Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)
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Last year, the army reduced about 24,000 counter -terrorism, but these roles were not mostly filled.
Despite the summons in recent years, the army reached its goal in 2024 in 55,000 by the end of the financial year in September.
