3,700 U.S. soldiers move from Schweinfurt to Grafenwöhr

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3,700 U.S. soldiers move from Schweinfurt to Grafenwöhr


3,700 U.S. soldiers move from Schweinfurt to Grafenwöhr
By Kevin Dougherty, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Thursday, January 10, 2008

HEIDELBERG, Germany — It’s been just a month or two since the “Dagger” Brigade returned to Germany after a 15-month tour to Iraq, but already an order has come down that’ll have many in the unit on the move again this spring.

U.S. Army Europe announced Wednesday that it plans to shift the 2nd Brigade Combat Team from Schweinfurt to Grafenwöhr. The relocation will occur in two phases over a two-year period, involving more than 3,700 soldiers and at least that many dependents.

“It’s not like everyone is parachuting in at the same time,” said Col. Lewis Boone, a USAREUR spokesman.

Approximately 1,500 soldiers, or about 40 percent of the brigade, should be settling into Grafenwöhr by early summer, said Jeff Hall, chief of stationing for USAREUR. The rest of the force will arrive this year and the next as additional space becomes available.

Gen. David McKiernan, the USAREUR commander, decided to make the move to give the brigade’s soldiers “immediate access to the largest and best (Army) training facilities in Europe,” according to a news release.


Rest of article at: http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=51522

[Adsos Letter]

1. Ack!!!

I spent a year at Graf...knee-deep dust during the summer; knee-deep mud during the winter, out on the tank trails.

[ursi]

2. my dad spent a lot of time there in the 70s

I was born outside of Schweinfurt ...

this is pretty serious training. I wonder if these are the 3,000 headed to Afghanistan?