Department of Defense:
WASHINGTON, March 15, 2018 — U.S. European Command has made significant progress under the deterrence initiative which has supported the largest reinforcement of the Euro-Atlantic defense in a generation, Army General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, Eucom’s commander and NATO’s supreme allied commander for Europe, told the House Armed Services Committee today.
“Every challenge we face as a nation is best addressed with our allies, and I’m proud to report that the NATO alliance is strong, it is united and it’s committed to being fit for purpose,” Scaparrotti said.
United States European allies have turned a corner on defense spending with increases in each of the past three years, the general said. During this time they’ve added $46 billion to the collective defense.
