From my archive of press clippings:
Stars and Stripes
USAREUR cuts back summer training exercises in eastern Europe
By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Sunday, April 18, 2010
Seth Robson / S&S
Spc. Brett Gardner, 25, of Las Vegas, with Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, prepares to ambush a group of Romanian soldiers during an exercise at Babadag Training Area in Romania.
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — Combat deployments and limited resources mean fewer U.S. military personnel will train in eastern Europe this summer compared with last year, according to U.S. Army Europe.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"About 1,000 personnel are expected to train in Romania and Bulgaria, down from the 3,200 who deployed there last summer, said Lt. Col. Daniel Herrigstad, a USAREUR public affairs officer.
In recent years, the U.S. has conducted regular training aimed at building relationships with both militaries, which have fought alongside U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan."
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Showing posts with label U.S. Army Europe. Show all posts
Friday, May 7, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
S&S - Germany housing shortage stalls moving plan
A recent press clipping:
Stars and Stripes
Germany housing shortage stalls moving plan
By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Monday, April 26, 2010
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — Plans to consolidate the 172nd Infantry Brigade in Grafenwöhr, Germany, will stay on hold pending a decision expected late this year on whether to keep four U.S. Army brigade combat teams in Europe.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Housing shortages at Grafenwöhr — home to the 172nd’s headquarters and many of its troops — have forced U.S. Army Europe to postpone the movement of three of the brigade’s battalions from Schweinfurt this summer.
The 172nd and the Baumholder, Germany-based 170th Infantry Brigade were slated to return to the U.S. in 2012. But in February the Department of Defense’s Quadrennial Defense Review backed retention of the brigades in Europe pending a review of NATO’s Strategic Concept and an accompanying assessment of its European defense posture network."
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"Other units that were slated to swap places with the 172nd in Schweinfurt — comprising almost 750 soldiers and about 1,120 family members — will stay in Grafenwöhr for now. These include the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 23rd Ordnance Company, 574th Supply Company, 5th Maintenance Company, 1st Cargo Transportation Company, and the 71st Preventive Medicine Detachment, Henderson said.
If the Defense Department decides to retain the four combat brigades, approximately 40,000 soldiers will remain in Europe, facilities in Schweinfurt and Bamberg will stay open, and USAREUR will proceed with the 172nd consolidation at Grafenwöhr, she said.
However, it might take two years to identify developers and build homes for the 172nd soldiers.
That would require 300 more leased housing units and another 100 existing private rentals, Henderson said."
Stars and Stripes
Germany housing shortage stalls moving plan
By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Monday, April 26, 2010
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — Plans to consolidate the 172nd Infantry Brigade in Grafenwöhr, Germany, will stay on hold pending a decision expected late this year on whether to keep four U.S. Army brigade combat teams in Europe.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Housing shortages at Grafenwöhr — home to the 172nd’s headquarters and many of its troops — have forced U.S. Army Europe to postpone the movement of three of the brigade’s battalions from Schweinfurt this summer.
The 172nd and the Baumholder, Germany-based 170th Infantry Brigade were slated to return to the U.S. in 2012. But in February the Department of Defense’s Quadrennial Defense Review backed retention of the brigades in Europe pending a review of NATO’s Strategic Concept and an accompanying assessment of its European defense posture network."
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"Other units that were slated to swap places with the 172nd in Schweinfurt — comprising almost 750 soldiers and about 1,120 family members — will stay in Grafenwöhr for now. These include the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 23rd Ordnance Company, 574th Supply Company, 5th Maintenance Company, 1st Cargo Transportation Company, and the 71st Preventive Medicine Detachment, Henderson said.
If the Defense Department decides to retain the four combat brigades, approximately 40,000 soldiers will remain in Europe, facilities in Schweinfurt and Bamberg will stay open, and USAREUR will proceed with the 172nd consolidation at Grafenwöhr, she said.
However, it might take two years to identify developers and build homes for the 172nd soldiers.
That would require 300 more leased housing units and another 100 existing private rentals, Henderson said."
Saturday, March 20, 2010
S&S - Sergeant major in Europe faces sexual assault trial
From my archive of press clippings:
Stars and Stripes
Sergeant major in Europe faces sexual assault trial
By Nancy Montgomery, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Friday, March 5, 2010
HEIDELBERG, Germany — One of U.S. Army Europe’s highest-ranking sergeants will be court-martialed on charges of aggravated sexual assault and maltreatment of a young specialist, according to military officials.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The case of Sgt. Maj. Garry Tull was referred on Wednesday to a general court-martial by the V Corps commander, Brig. Gen. Michael Ryan, a month after the sergeant major’s Article 32 hearing, according to public affairs officials. Article 32 hearings are held to determine whether enough evidence exists to prosecute a case."
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"According to the charge sheet in the case, Tull caused the specialist to “engage in sexual intercourse … by abusing his military position, rank and authority to affect the military career” of the woman."
Stars and Stripes
Sergeant major in Europe faces sexual assault trial
By Nancy Montgomery, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Friday, March 5, 2010
HEIDELBERG, Germany — One of U.S. Army Europe’s highest-ranking sergeants will be court-martialed on charges of aggravated sexual assault and maltreatment of a young specialist, according to military officials.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The case of Sgt. Maj. Garry Tull was referred on Wednesday to a general court-martial by the V Corps commander, Brig. Gen. Michael Ryan, a month after the sergeant major’s Article 32 hearing, according to public affairs officials. Article 32 hearings are held to determine whether enough evidence exists to prosecute a case."
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"According to the charge sheet in the case, Tull caused the specialist to “engage in sexual intercourse … by abusing his military position, rank and authority to affect the military career” of the woman."
Monday, April 20, 2009
S&S - USAREUR to return portion of housing area
Stars and Stripes
USAREUR to return portion of housing area
Stars and Stripes European edition, Saturday, April 18, 2009
The U.S. Army Europe will return a vacant portion of the Mark Twain housing area in Heidelberg to the German government later this year, the Defense Department announced Friday.
Read the whole article here.
USAREUR to return portion of housing area
Stars and Stripes European edition, Saturday, April 18, 2009
The U.S. Army Europe will return a vacant portion of the Mark Twain housing area in Heidelberg to the German government later this year, the Defense Department announced Friday.
Read the whole article here.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
S&S - Pentagon announces new Army, Air Force command assignments
Stars and Stripes
Pentagon announces new Army, Air Force command assignments
Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Saturday, April 18, 2009
The Pentagon has announced several general officer assignments affecting major Army and Air Force commands in Europe and the Middle East.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The Army assignments include:
Brig. Gen. Ralph O. Baker, deputy director for Politico-Military Affairs (Middle East) at The Joint Staff in Washington, D.C., has been assigned as assistant division commander, 1st Armored Division, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany."
Pentagon announces new Army, Air Force command assignments
Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Saturday, April 18, 2009
The Pentagon has announced several general officer assignments affecting major Army and Air Force commands in Europe and the Middle East.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The Army assignments include:
Brig. Gen. Ralph O. Baker, deputy director for Politico-Military Affairs (Middle East) at The Joint Staff in Washington, D.C., has been assigned as assistant division commander, 1st Armored Division, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany."
Thursday, February 19, 2009
S&S - U.S. Army Europe tries to save page in history
Stars and Stripes
U.S. Army Europe tries to save page in history
By Nancy Montgomery, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Saturday, February 7, 2009
HEIDELBERG, Germany — Just before Gen. B.B. Bell departed U.S. Army Europe, he gladdened the hearts of his command historians with a grand idea: a world-class museum and convention center to be built at Grafenwöhr.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"(A)s units decamped from Germany in the force realignment, all manner of "artifacts" remained, piling up in warehouses, trailers and depots, or just hanging out near flag poles."
"(T)he 1st Armored Division is poised to return its headquarters from Baumholder to Fort Bliss, Texas. The question of what to do with all its artifacts — and the fact that when the 1st AD museum goes to Texas, there won’t be any museum in USAREUR — has raised anew the question of a museum to tell U.S. Army Europe’s story."
"That’s 140 big items like tanks and 2,700 little things such as uniforms, weapons, documents, rations, telephones."
"The 1st Infantry Division spent some $683,000 dismantling its award-winning museum and painstakingly packing and shipping, among other artifacts, 18 tanks to Fort Riley, Kan., when it left Germany in 2006."
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"Even while many artifacts have been returned to the U.S., others remain. Displays and artifacts from the 1st ID are being stored in a Thompkins Barracks warehouse in Schwetzingen. Then there is the depot in Germersheim, south of Heidelberg, where numerous old vehicles are being stored."
U.S. Army Europe tries to save page in history
By Nancy Montgomery, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Saturday, February 7, 2009
HEIDELBERG, Germany — Just before Gen. B.B. Bell departed U.S. Army Europe, he gladdened the hearts of his command historians with a grand idea: a world-class museum and convention center to be built at Grafenwöhr.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"(A)s units decamped from Germany in the force realignment, all manner of "artifacts" remained, piling up in warehouses, trailers and depots, or just hanging out near flag poles."
"(T)he 1st Armored Division is poised to return its headquarters from Baumholder to Fort Bliss, Texas. The question of what to do with all its artifacts — and the fact that when the 1st AD museum goes to Texas, there won’t be any museum in USAREUR — has raised anew the question of a museum to tell U.S. Army Europe’s story."
"That’s 140 big items like tanks and 2,700 little things such as uniforms, weapons, documents, rations, telephones."
"The 1st Infantry Division spent some $683,000 dismantling its award-winning museum and painstakingly packing and shipping, among other artifacts, 18 tanks to Fort Riley, Kan., when it left Germany in 2006."
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"Even while many artifacts have been returned to the U.S., others remain. Displays and artifacts from the 1st ID are being stored in a Thompkins Barracks warehouse in Schwetzingen. Then there is the depot in Germersheim, south of Heidelberg, where numerous old vehicles are being stored."
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