DoD is stretched thin and plans to pull back in Africa

Military Times: On the heels of a national report that the U.S. military lacks the global resources to meet China or Russia in a potential future conflict, the Pentagon began some belt-tightening, announcing a long-anticipated reduction in forces for U.S. Africa Command.

“As the department implements the [National Defense Strategy] to maintain our global military advantage, we are moving to a more resource-sustainable approach with our counter violent extremist organization campaign,” Pentagon spokeswoman Navy Cmdr. Candice Tresch said in a statement.

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