A US Army helicopter lands at the Mihail Kogalniceanu airfield near Constanta (Romania). Several nations are stationed there as part of the NATO "Enhanced Air Policing South" program. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., issued a joint statement rebuking the move.
"We strongly oppose the decision not to maintain the rotational U.S. brigade in Romania and the Pentagon’s process for its ongoing force posture review that may result in further drawdowns of U.S. forces from Eastern Europe," Wicker and Rogers' statement read.
The lawmakers said the move goes against their March 19 declaration that they would not accept significant changes to the U.S.'s military structure "without a rigorous interagency process, coordination with combatant commanders and the Joint Staff, and collaboration with Congress."
President Donald Trump told reporters earlier this month that the U.S. was not planning on withdrawing troops, but that "we may move some around a little bit."
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth addressed reporters during a Pentagon news conference in Arlington, Va., on June 26, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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Romania's Defense Ministry said that approximately 1,000 U.S. troops would continue to be stationed in the country after the forces are scaled back, according to Reuters.
"The American decision is to stop the rotation in Europe of a brigade that had elements in several NATO countries," the defense ministry said, according to Reuters.
Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.
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