Thousands of soldiers to leave Europe

[longknife]

Staff report
Posted : Friday Mar 1, 2013 10:09:26 EST

Ten thousand soldiers now stationed in Europe will be returned to the United States under new re-alignment plans announced by the Defense Department.

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I don't understand why it says they're leaving Europe when many of them are moving to Italy. More smoke and mirrors?

 

[Oldguy]

Some of the units really will relocate to CONUS (or, more likely, their flag will while the bodies move on to someplace else), but for the rest of it...methinks the author may be geographically challenged.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

We shouldn't have any soldiers in Europe.

 

[SteadyMercury]

The heavy presence in Europe was rational during the cold war, now not so much.

Some transferring to Italy makes sense, that is very close to North Africa which has is more of a focus recently and going forward.

 

[longknife]

US Army's last tanks depart from Germany

German railway loadmasters with the Theater Logistics Support Center Europe help load an Abrams main battle tank at the railhead in Kaisersalutern. The tank was one of 22 bound for South Carolina, marking the end of an Army tank presence in Germany.

STUTTGART, Germany — The U.S. Army’s 69-year history of basing main battle tanks on German soil quietly ended last month when 22 Abrams tanks, a main feature of armored combat units throughout the Cold War, embarked for the U.S.

Read more @ US Army's last tanks depart from Germany - News - Stripes

 

[Oldguy]

US Army's last tanks depart from Germany

German railway loadmasters with the Theater Logistics Support Center Europe help load an Abrams main battle tank at the railhead in Kaisersalutern. The tank was one of 22 bound for South Carolina, marking the end of an Army tank presence in Germany.

STUTTGART, Germany — The U.S. Army’s 69-year history of basing main battle tanks on German soil quietly ended last month when 22 Abrams tanks, a main feature of armored combat units throughout the Cold War, embarked for the U.S.

Read more @ US Army's last tanks depart from Germany - News - Stripes

Wonder what ever happened to my old M-60 based in Furth? YC-32, 2/37th Armor, 4th Armored Division.