Washington, Ramadan 21, 1436, Jul 8, 2015, SPA -- The U.S. Army plans to cut 40,000 troops in the coming two years in a reduction aimed at tackling budget shortfalls that will affect most of its domestic and foreign posts. The reductions, which will include some 17,000 civilian employees, would leave the Army with some 450,000 troops by Sept. 30, 2017, the end of the 2017 budget year. The Obama administration has pledged to scale back the Army to its lowest troop level since before World War II. In 2013, the Army said it planned to cut about 80,000 troops. --SPA 13:33 LOCAL TIME 10:33 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w