The U.S. Army activated the U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command (USAWHC) on December 5, 2025, as part of a significant restructuring to enhance homeland defense and rapid response capabilities across the Western Hemisphere. This consolidation of U.S. Army Forces Command, U.S. Army North, and U.S. Army South into a unified command aims to streamline operations and free resources for frontline forces. From an Indian perspective, this development may indicate a heightened U.S. focus on regional security dynamics, potentially influencing Indo-Pacific strategies and fostering deeper defense partnerships with India to address shared threats such as transnational terrorism and maritime disruptions. The command is expected to achieve full operational capability by summer 2026.