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2021-02-04 Europe

US Halts Plans to Move 12,000 Troops Out of Germany

[MILITARY.com] STUTTGART, Germany -- The U.S. is no longer actively preparing to move nearly 12,000 troops out of Germany, putting an initiative proposed by the Trump administration on ice while the Pentagon reviews it, the top American general in Europe said Wednesday.

The plan, which called for relocating U.S. European Command from Stuttgart to Belgium, returning the Vilseck, Germany-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment to the U.S. and a host of other moves, would have been one of the largest repositioning of forces in Europe in decades.

"At this very moment, every single one of those options, they are all on hold. They will all be reexamined from cradle to grave," U.S. European Command's Gen. Tod Wolters told reporters.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has begun "a very thorough review" of the proposed drawdown, which was announced in July by his predecessor, Mark Esper, Wolters said.

Then-president Donald Trump had ordered the Pentagon to come up with a plan to reduce the U.S. military presence in Germany, saying that there were too many American troops in the country, which he repeatedly said was not investing enough in its own defense.

Posted by Ebbuck Uloluling2068 2021-02-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 F---. Why does NATO even exist?

Posted by Bugs Chith9762 2021-02-04 00:54|| 2021-02-04 00:54|| Front Page Top

#2 ^--- One word: Graft.

Posted by CrazyFool 2021-02-04 01:07|| 2021-02-04 01:07|| Front Page Top

#3 I look at Wolters and all I can see is a chest full of fruit salad. Sound and fury signifying nothing. I like the Aussie way of doing things. If you had a ribbon on your chest you actually did something to deserve it.

Posted by b 2021-02-04 08:13|| 2021-02-04 08:13|| Front Page Top

#4 /\ I like the Aussie way of doing things.

Brits the same. Example below:

'Good Conduct Medal'....shouldn't ALL conduct be good? Why should meeting the minimum standard for normative behavior and performance be recognized? It should be expected !

Posted by Besoeker 2021-02-04 08:21|| 2021-02-04 08:21|| Front Page Top

#5 A left over from the WWII and draft era Army. There is a lot of stuff still on the books from the same period that needs a lot of 'editing'.

Don't get me started on awards boards (if you don't trust your subordinate commanders to dole the awards out why do you give them command?) and rotation awards by rank.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-02-04 08:58|| 2021-02-04 08:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Yes, you're OK, Angela. We'll pay.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2021-02-04 13:18|| 2021-02-04 13:18|| Front Page Top

#7 My sister was on a jury and wanted to know if the veteran, the defense was hyping his service, had a Good Conduct Medal, or not. Her first husband was a Marine Staff Sergeant so it was a "character thing" that she wanted information on...

Posted by magpie 2021-02-04 13:36|| 2021-02-04 13:36|| Front Page Top

#8 Reg #5: Let's really get it started with a frank discussion of so-called...."Change of responsibility ceremonies."

Posted by Captain Bucket4076 2021-02-04 13:52|| 2021-02-04 13:52|| Front Page Top

#9 As I predicted.

Posted by European Conservative 2021-02-04 14:35|| 2021-02-04 14:35|| Front Page Top

#10 Did you also predict the presidential election being stolen?

Posted by Galactic Coordinator Snore6533 2021-02-04 15:02|| 2021-02-04 15:02|| Front Page Top

#11 That'll be 12,000 regulars not available for the civil war.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-02-04 16:47|| 2021-02-04 16:47|| Front Page Top

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