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| US military demobilising 12 German units |
| 2004-11-21 |
| Well, sort of. Looks like they're just moving people around. A dozen US military units in Germany will be disbanded in the next year, commanders announced on Friday. The units, with about 1,000 soldiers, are based in Bavaria, Baden-Wuerttemberg and Hesse and are being "put on inactive status" as part of troop repositioning efforts, commanders in Heidelberg said. The cutbacks could affect "a small number" of American and German civilian employees, it was said. Other units will be strengthened, keeping the American military presence at its current 62,000 total. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #10 Transition from logistics to fighting. More of the support will be contracted out, more of the troops will be combatants. The Army is going the way of the USMC. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2004-11-21 7:10:39 PM |
| #9 Transition from logistics to fighting. More of the support will be contracted out, more of the troops will be combatants. The Army is going the way of the USMC. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2004-11-21 7:10:39 PM |
| #8 Dear P.O. Army, This civilian is grateful for all you and your siblings-in-arms have done, and continue to do. Many thanks, and stay safe if you can! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2004-11-21 11:50:28 PM |
| #7 Transition from logistics to fighting. More of the support will be contracted out, more of the troops will be combatants. The Army is going the way of the USMC. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2004-11-21 7:10:39 PM |
| #6 :) |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-11-21 3:22:17 PM |
| #5 So the Germans won't LET us UN-INVADE them? Cool headline would be: "Germans threaten WAR if U.S. pulls troops out of Germany!" |
| Posted by: Justrand 2004-11-21 3:12:44 PM |
| #4 I'm in Germanly right now. Look for some very unhappy Germans in the next few years. You can not fully appreciate how much money is dumped into the local German economy until you see one of these units re-located. |
| Posted by: Pissed off Army 2004-11-21 11:57:07 AM |
| #3 This sounds more like insider baseball gossip. The tenders of the flags care, but it doesn't change anything else. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-11-21 11:22:39 AM |
| #2 Part of Rumsfeld's plan to change the focus of the Armed Forces from cold-war to WoT footing? With the additional benefit of slowly downsizing the German civilian connection, so as to reduce the impact of a sudden flood of unemployed Germans on their already struggling economy? So this is what Compassionate Unilateralism looks like ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2004-11-21 11:19:15 AM |
| #1 Lol - did a double-take on the title... ;-) |
| Posted by: .com 2004-11-21 5:49:05 AM |