‘We’re not happy’: Mike Rogers frustrated with canceled Poland deployment without committee consultation

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) told Army leaders on Friday his committee is “not happy” with the Pentagon’s recent deployment decisions in Europe.

In recent weeks, the U.S. military canceled the deployment of more than 4,000 troops to Poland and announced it would withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany. It’s unclear whether those troops will return stateside or be redeployed to another European country.

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and acting chief of staff of the Army Gen. Christopher LaNeve appeared in front of the House Armed Services Committee on Friday morning to discuss the service’s fiscal 2027 budget proposal.

Rogers said: “We have been very focused on this committee about force posture in [European Command] in particular, not being disturbed particularly without what statute requires is consultation with us and we didn’t get that, so we don’t know what’s going on here. But I can just tell you, we’re not happy with what’s being