The top U.S. Army commander in Europe said he expects troop levels to hold steady on the Continent, even as the Pentagon aims to shift more assets to the Asia-Pacific region.

President Donald Trump hailed NATO’s push to increase defense spending at the start of a high-level summit, where he also pushed back against reports that U.S. bombing strikes on Iran’s nuclear program had failed to deliver a knockout blow.

The top U.S. official at NATO affirmed that there will be no hasty military withdrawal from Europe.

NATO leaders are poised to meet President Donald Trump’s demand for big increases in defense spending that will enable Europe to take on more responsibility for its defense.

The decision puts Finland in the company of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, all of which have either withdrawn or are in the process of pulling out of the pact in a move aimed at deterring Russian aggression.

A cellphone service provider on Guam will pay out $500,000 over unlawful charges it made on the bills of redeploying U.S. service members, the Justice Department said.

Work crews broke ground on a long-delayed commissary project at the U.S. Army’s garrison in Stuttgart to replace existing stores at Patch Barracks, Panzer Kaserne, Kelley Barracks and Robinson Barracks.

President Donald Trump said he wants to keep American forces in Germany, where questions have been raised for months about the future of the tens of thousands of service members stationed at numerous U.S. bases the country hosts.

Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, who now serves on the Joint Staff, also was nominated to become NATO’s next supreme allied commander in Europe.

Increased military spending in Europe must be directed toward hard-power capabilities to give NATO credibility that goes beyond American firepower, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday.