Pentagon Hands NATO Ukraine Aid Group Command Within 1 Year as U.S. Shifts Burden to Allies
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Updated · POLITICO · Jul 31
Pentagon Hands NATO Ukraine Aid Group Command Within 1 Year as U.S. Shifts Burden to Allies
2 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jul 31
Summary
The Pentagon will give NATO leadership of the Security Assistance Group-Ukraine over the next year, ending direct U.S. command while keeping a U.S. European Command deputy involved.
Wiesbaden-based SAG-U coordinates weapons deliveries into Ukraine and oversees training and logistics for Kyiv’s military, and officials said the handover is not expected to disrupt that work.
The Pentagon said SAG-U was always intended to be temporary and framed the move as burden-sharing within the alliance while redirecting U.S. resources under the National Defense Strategy.
The transfer fits a broader U.S. pullback from Europe: the Trump administration said in February the U.K. would take over NATO’s Joint Command Center in Norfolk, Virginia, and some senior military posts would be reduced.