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The military\u2019s top officer, and the president\u2019s senior military adviser, is joining a growing chorus of senior defense officials who have questioned the need for permanently stationing troops around the world<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Army Gen. Mark Milley<\/a>, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shared concerns on Thursday that the post-World War II\/Cold War-era<\/a> model of sending troops and their families overseas for years-long tours is no longer the best idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s time we take a hard look at that,\u201d Milley said during remarks at the virtual Washington Defense Forum. \u201cI think we have too much infrastructure overseas, and too much permanent infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That large and obvious presence is an insurance policy for some allies, he said, as it makes them feel safe from adversaries like Russia, China and North Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut I think from a strategic standpoint and an operational standpoint, I\u2019m not so sure that is a strong move,\u201d he added,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That presence puts a target on American troops, and more importantly, the families they bring with them to duty stations in Japan, Korea, Germany and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two B-1B Lancer aircraft prepare to land during a Bomber Task Force deployment at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 21, 2020. Airmen with the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron will conduct missions during the deployment that will showcase Air Force Global Strike Command\u2019s abilities to deliver lethal, ready, long-range strike options to geographic combatant commanders any time, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have a problem with that,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t have a problem with us, those of us in uniform, being in harm\u2019s way \u2015 this is what we get paid for. This is what our job is, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The answer is probably more rotational deployments, he added, like those that already happen in Korea, Germany and Guam, where U.S.-based units forward deploy for nine months, or so, without making a full permanent change-of-station move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Defense Department has been making baby steps in that direction for several years, with the Army\u2019s brigade rotations to Korea and Germany, and, more recently, the Air Force\u2019s bomber task force to Guam, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper<\/a> in July announced another push in that direction, calling for the draw down of the Germany-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment<\/a> back to the U.S., to be replaced by another heel-to-toe rotation that would forward deploy to Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That model has also been on the table for the Indo-Pacific, where most U.S. troops are stationed on full-service bases with their families, in northeast Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But DoD is looking to spread that out as it continues to manage China\u2019s growing influence in that massive swath of the world, taking a look at rotational deployments to train with smaller countries like Palau, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Papua New Guinea and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019re looking to have fixed bases in fixed places, right?\u201d an INDOPACOM official told reporters in Hawaii in early September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If there are, Milley said Thursday, they should have an express strategic purpose, rather than out of tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat will be a major muscle movement for the Department of Defense,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd, frankly, there\u2019s not a lot of enthusiasm to do what I just said, but I do think that\u2019s necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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