Hegseth is planning massive overhaul of US military commands and shrink presence in Europe: report

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Independent

Tuesday 16 December 2025 09:30 EST


Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is planning a massive overhaul of the U.S. military’s command structure, which would downgrade headquarters in Europe, Asia and Africa, according to a new report.

Defense officials are expected to provide details of the plan to Hegseth in the coming days, following a request he made this spring to improve how soldiers are controlled and commanded, people briefed on the matter told The Washington Post.

If implemented, the proposal would mark one of the most significant reorganizations of the Pentagon’s senior leadership in decades, fulfilling Hegseth’s pledge to challenge the status quo.

The move would align with other policies pursued by President Donald Trump’s administration that aim to redirect resources toward the Western Hemisphere, where the U.S. military is currently conducting a lethal campaign against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and ramping up pressure against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hegseth-military-command-overhaul-europe-b2885452.html

[pfitz59]

1. I saw this coming

No NATO. Reduced presence worldwide. Likely consolidating "war authority" in the Secretariat.

[vapor2]

6. FFS

[Klarkashton]

2. They are going to concentrate on the "enemy from within"

[Irish_Dem]

3. He will destroy the NCO command structure.

One of the reasons the US is the best military in the world.

No one will be allowed to make field decisions except the top of the command chain.

Further destruction of the US military.

[IronLionZion]

4. Putin and Xi approve of this plan

Eastern Europe and Taiwan might be less excited by this news

[rsdsharp]

5. Oh, good. For eighty years our European strategy has been to maintain a military presence on the continent

against the risk of Soviet (or Russian) armor thundering through the Fulda Gap. And now a drunken reserve major is going to be allowed to reverse it.

What could fucking possibly go wrong?

[mahina]

7. That is very bad news.

[wiggs]

8. Should hear GOP outrage and push-back any minute now. nt. (sarcasm)

[Martin68]

9. The sooner Hegseth is out the better.

[Xipe Totec]

10. So, does this mean we will cut the defense budget?

No?

Didn't think so.

[LudwigPastorius]

11. "Come on in, Pootie. We won't stop you!"

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

12. Reorged by a drunk

What could happen?