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From: nzt1939@dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil (William M. Aldo)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: NATO briefing
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Date: 8 May 91 13:02:04 GMT
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From: nzt1939@dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil (William M. Aldo)


>There is also Supreme Allied Command, Europe.  This is forward defense
>of the Continent.  I suppose this is what Operation Reforger, the joint
>ground operation conducted the last few years.
                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I took part in REFORGER IV back in Jan '73, and then it was an annual field
training exercise (FTX)...so, I can only assume that it's still an annual
thing;-)

Certain units stationed in Germany were selected to take part (units selec-
ted were different every year, I believe)...they played the role of the
Soviets invading the German plains. Then, certain units (some reserve) sta-
tioned in CONUS would airlift to Germany to manuever with/against the 'enemy'.
They would take some of their equipment, but also utilize some of the
pre-positioned stock already in Germany/Europe. I was stationed with 1/37
Armor, 1st Brigade, 1st Armor Division (Old Ironsides)...for REFORGER IV,
we became part of the 1st NATO Armor Division; 1st NATO Armor Division was
comprised of 1st Brigade, 3rd Brigade, Division Artillery, and Division Sup-
port Command of the 1st U.S. Armor Division, 4th Canadian Mechanized Battle
Group, and Panzer Regiment 200.

BTW, REFORGER stands for REturn of FORces to GERmany; our operation in 
REFORGER IV was FTX Certain Shield.

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