Defense Department official

“There will be no degradation to U.S. training objectives,”

Defense Department official · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19

The same official said training objectives would not be degraded despite the reduced exercises.

“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.