Trump's plan for a huge increase in defense spending next fiscal year would mean billions more for equipment and training.
Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield represented the U.S. in NATO's Military Commission, the alliance's leading military board.
Maj. Gen. Curtis Taylor, commanding general of the 1st Armored Division, said it would be a “long and difficult recovery operation.”
Republican leaders are concerned about rumored plans to scale back American military involvement in Europe and Japan.
