US to close 14 military bases in Europe

REUTERS

"As of today, there are more than 60,000 U.S. servicemen in Europe. Most of them serve in Germany, Italy and Britain," Hagel said.

"The closure of the European bases is a part of a larger plan to revise the military spending of the Pentagon," he said.

"It is planned that the United States will reduce its presence in Europe to focus on the Asia-Pacific region.”