US Army to cut 80,000 troops by 2017 to reduce budget

June 26, 2013 08:20

The United States Army has announced to reduce its strength by a whopping 80,000 by 2017 as part of a budget-cutting plan, making it one of the largest force reductions since World War II.

US Army Chief General Raymond Odierno said that this reduction would impact a number of US bases and its overseas troops presence, but this would have no impact on the presence of the US troops in the Asia Pacific region.

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