美国国防部发布欧洲态势评估报告，要求北约盟友证明其正在承担欧洲常规防务的主导责任 1。目前美军在欧洲部署约8万名军人，但已开始削减驻军并启动进一步裁军评估，未来驻欧规模将取决于欧洲盟友及加拿大的响应程度 1。
美国国防部副部长埃尔布里奇·科尔比（Elbridge Colby）在布鲁塞尔北约总部举行简报会 1。为了解盟友如何满足美方目标，五角大楼向其发放了调查问卷，内容涵盖盟友是否将允许美军不受限制地使用其基地和空域等事项 1。在评估各国表现时，美方赞扬了德国、波兰及斯堪的纳维亚国家的努力，同时要求英国等国家做出更多贡献 1。
The U.S. Department of Defense has issued a European posture review, requiring NATO allies to prove they are taking the lead in European conventional defense 1. The United States currently stations approximately 80,000 troops in Europe, has already started drawing down these forces, and launched an evaluation for further reductions 1. The ultimate size of the U.S. military footprint will be determined by the response from European allies and Canada 1. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby outlined these expectations during a briefing at NATO headquarters in Brussels 1.
The Pentagon commended the defense efforts of Germany, Poland, and the Scandinavian countries 1. Conversely, it pressed other nations, such as the United Kingdom, to increase their contributions 1. To measure compliance with American objectives, the Defense Department sent questionnaires to allied nations 1. These surveys specifically ask whether allies will permit the U.S. military unrestricted use of their military bases and airspace 1.
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