Hegseth launches six-month review of US force posture in Europe – POLITICO

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a six-month review of America’s military footprint in Europe on Thursday, escalating the Trump administration’s push on NATO allies to take greater responsibility for the continent’s defense.

The review will examine U.S. force posture and basing across Europe, including troop levels, military access, basing rights and overflight permissions.

Hegseth, speaking at a NATO meeting of defense ministers in Brussels, cast the effort as a test of whether allies are moving quickly enough toward what he called “NATO 3.0” — a harder-edged alliance in which Europe takes the lead on conventional defense while Washington reorients toward other priorities.