New in 2019: Army Europe adds new units, boosts air defense, artillery

January 4, 2019

Army Times:

The new units the Army plans to add to its troops stationed in Europe are a small but crucial part of its support of allies and force projection on the continent. That ongoing work has seen increases in rotations, a focus on improving ground vehicle lethality and protection, and reactivating units with a European battlefield focus.

U.S. Army Europe announced in September that it would add another 1,500 troops to units that would be stationed in the following areas of Germany: Grafenwohr, Ansbach, Hohenfels and Baumholder. Currently there are about 33,000 U.S. soldiers in Germany alone.

Though the complete standup and stationing won’t conclude until September 2020, according to plans, the base of those units begins building now.

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