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US Will Cut Troop Levels on NATO’s Eastern Flank, Romania Says

The move affects U.S. brigade elements stationed across several NATO countries, including in Romania.
US Will Cut Troop Levels on NATO’s Eastern Flank, Romania Says
Pilots from an RAF Typhoon squadron taking part in NATO's Operation Biloxi land at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base in Romania on March 25, 2024. Romania's Ministry of Defense
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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The United States plans to reduce the number of troops stationed on NATO’s eastern flank as part of a global force reassessment, Romania’s defense ministry said on Oct. 29.

“The American decision is to cease the rotation of a brigade in Europe that had elements in several NATO countries,” the ministry said in a statement.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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