Pentagon leaders are expected to re-assess the U.S. military's footprint around the globe as part of the upcoming Quadrennial Defense Review, according to defense sources.
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Sebastian Sprenger was the chief editor of Inside the Army until May 2016, where he primarily reported on land warfare and associated budgets, policies and technologies. A native of Siegen, Germany, he got is start in journalism at the now-defunct Westfälische Rundschau in Kreuztal. He studied at Universität Trier and elsewhere.
Pentagon leaders are expected to re-assess the U.S. military's footprint around the globe as part of the upcoming Quadrennial Defense Review, according to defense sources.
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