GOP leader warn Trump, not to give up NATO post, Pacific Structure Plans

The most important Republican defense leaders in the congress published a rare reproduction of President Donald Trump’s running military reform efforts and expressed concerns about the rumored changes in the force posture in overseas and the reorganization of the department for the management of departments.

The explanation of the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Mike Rogers, R-Ala., And chair of the Committee of the Senate Armed Services, Roger Wicker, R-Miss.

Both would be considerable breaks in the long -term American military strategy. The leaders of the White House and the Ministry of Defense have not officially announced any changes.

The reports triggered concerns from the GOP congress leaders who warned that they will “accept no significant changes to our war struggle structure, which are made without a strict interagency process, coordination with fighter commander and joint employees and cooperation with the congress”.

They also said that the moving movements of the US leadership from NATO and the Pacific region “risk” undermining American deterrence around the world and impairing our negotiating positions with the American opponents “.

Trump has long been a NATO critic and argues that the European countries should drive more of the costs for the operation and maintenance of the alliance.

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The office of the Supreme Allied Allied Commander Commander of NATO was first held by General Dwight D. Eisenhower and is the second highest military position within NATO, which has been kept exclusively by American military officers in the past seven decades.

General General Christopher Cavoli is currently in the role and holds the title of leadership of the US European Command.

Wicker and Rogers noted that they “President Trump’s efforts to ensure that our allies and partners increase their contributions to strengthen our alliance structure”, on the whole, also emphasized the need to continue American leadership abroad.

Last month, Defense Minister Pete Hegseth dismissed the chairman of the joint chiefs, General CQ Brown, head of the naval operations. Lisa Franchetti and Vice Boss of Air Force, Jim Slife in Moves, who condemned the democratic legislator, and the Air Force Vice Chef.

However, the Republicans in the congress generally supported or silent about the shocks of military leadership, and gave the explanation of Wicker and Rogers more important.

Both committees are expected to hold post-military budget and strategy plans for Europe, the Pacific and other important military operating areas in the coming months.

Reporter Steve Losey contributed to this story.