US Cuts Air and Naval Assets Deployed for NATO Operations in Europe
🛡️ NATO — Europe was already second. Now it's on paper. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: CENTCOM's Gulf ops have formalized weeks of quiet asset drain. NATO allies now face documented air and naval gaps while Hormuz holds US attention. For Italy and Southern flank states, Mediterranean coverage thins as Russia maintains eastern pressure. Brussels cannot substitute. Watch if this fractures NATO cohesion or accelerates European defense spending.
