US soldiers operate pusher vessels, to be used to assemble and operate a transportation barge across Danube river, during a military exercise in Frecatei, eastern Romania, on June 13, 2025. Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images/File

The US is withdrawing some troops from Romania, on NATO’s eastern flank, as the Pentagon works to shift its focus away from Europe and toward homeland defense and Latin America, US and European officials said on Wednesday.

The US is sending home the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division back to Kentucky and will not be replacing the unit after its scheduled rotation out of Eastern Europe, according to US Army Europe and Africa. The redeployment comes as eastern flank NATO countries have faced a spike in threats from Russia in recent w

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