House draft of 2027 defense bill backs maintaining USFK troop levels
The House draft of the 2027 defense bill includes language to maintain current US troop levels in South Korea. The bill restricts the use of federal funds to reduce the number of US troops in South Korea below 28,500. The move comes amid speculation about potential troop reductions in South Korea and other regions, including Europe, where the US has recently announced troop withdrawals and delays in rotations.
- ▪The House draft of the 2027 defense bill aims to maintain 28,500 US troops in South Korea.
- ▪The bill restricts the use of federal funds to reduce US troop levels in South Korea.
- ▪The move is part of a broader defense policy bill that sets funding priorities and guidance on key security matters.
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AH-64 Apache attacker helicopters parked at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province. YonhapWASHINGTON — A House draft of a U.S. defense policy bill for fiscal year 2027 contains language tightening restrictions on the use of funds to reduce the number of American troops stationed in South Korea, its text showed Thursday.Released by House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), the draft of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the fiscal year running from October this year to September next year showed revised language related to maintaining 28,500 U.S. troops in South Korea.In the section on the oversight of U.S.
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