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US Army 'to cut 40,000 troops' US Army 'to cut 40,000 troops by the end of 2017'
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US Army plans to cut 40,000 troops over the next two years, US media report The US Army is planning to reduce the size of its force by 40,000 soldiers over the next two years, according to US media reports.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The cost-cutting exercise will also see an additional 17,000 civilian employees cut from the army.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. The reported plan would see the US troop level drop to about 450,000 soldiers by the end of 2017.
The US army had about 570,000 troops in 2012 at the height of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.