VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-19
“Associated live-training events have been reduced, with certain events canceled or converted to simulations,”
Defense Department official · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
A Defense Department official described how live-training events were scaled back after Trump's order.
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