The Pentagon has begun a review of the American military presence in Europe, a few weeks after U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced this at a NATO meeting in Brussels, reported U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby on X, writes UNN.
Today, the Department of War kicked off the Europe Posture Review Secretary Hegseth announced at the last NATO Defense Ministerial Meeting in Brussels. As the Secretary laid out then, this will be a real review, designed to ensure that NATO is moving fast and irreversibly toward Europe taking primary responsibility for its conventional defense
Colby noted that the review is expected to accelerate NATO's transition to a "stronger, more equitable, and sustainable alliance, continuing the trajectory of positive change achieved by President Trump and his team incentivizing and enabling allies to lead Europe’s conventional defense."
"In doing so, the Review will further the goal of fully restoring NATO’s character as a powerful warfighting organization – a NATO 3.0. This will put NATO on the track for lasting, sustained success, especially as we confront simultaneous challenges across theaters," he noted.