USAREUR HQ to become deployable

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Changes in Europe
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USAREUR HQ to become deployable
By Jim Tice - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Sep 8, 2008 6:12:16 EDT

Headquarters for the Army’s oldest and largest overseas command, U.S. Army Europe, will convert to a deployable field army headquarters in fiscal 2009 as part of the drawdown and realignment of forces in Germany and Italy.

The 2009 transformation plan announced at command headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany, on Aug. 26 sustains a phased realignment that began three years ago and is tentatively scheduled for completion in the 2012-13 time frame.

The plan was modified earlier this year to support the Grow the Army program.

The military community of Baumholder, Germany, previously slated for closure, will be retained as an enduring post.

Additionally, the Army will station four brigade combat teams, up from two, in Europe for at least the next five years.



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