Top senator criticizes Pentagon 'mid-level' leaders on troop level plan in Europe - Seymour Tribune

Top Senator Criticizes Pentagon ‘Mid-Level’ Leaders On Troop Level Plan In Europe

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee criticized Pentagon “mid-level” leadership for what he said Thursday was a misguided plan to reduce the number of U.S. troops based in Europe. The Defense Department, however, has not made public any proposal to cut force levels there. “There are some who believe now is the time to reduce drastically our military footprint in Europe,” Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., said at a hearing with U.S. Euro…

Top senator criticizes Pentagon 'mid-level' leaders on troop level plan in Europe - Seymour Tribune

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee criticized Pentagon “mid-level” leadership for what he said Thursday was a misguided plan to reduce the number of U.S. troops based in Europe. The Defense Department, however, has not made public any proposal to cut force levels there. “There are some who believe now is the time to reduce drastically our military footprint in Europe,” Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., said at a hear…

Chairman of the US Senate Armed Services Committee Roger Vicker criticized the Pentagon's “middle ranks” for what he said were planning to reduce the number of US troops in Europe.

Wicker Calls for Ten-Fold Increase in Annual DoD Replicator Spending - Defense Daily

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) is calling for a ten-fold increase in annual spending on DoD’s Replicator initiative. Replicator, “an opening move toward making big bets on […]