Overview
- The plan targets several NATO command and intelligence bodies, including the NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre in the UK, Allied Special Operations Forces Command in Brussels, and STRIKFORNATO in Portugal.
- Roughly 200 U.S. positions would be eliminated primarily by not backfilling posts as personnel rotate out rather than by recalling staff.
- About 400 U.S. personnel currently serve in the affected entities, indicating the U.S. presence in those specific centers would be cut by roughly half.
- NATO officials described the adjustments as routine and noted overall U.S. troop levels in Europe remain high at around 80,000.
- European unease has grown due to the move’s timing alongside President Trump’s revived push to acquire Greenland and tariff threats, even as some U.S. lawmakers voice opposition.