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brooklynite

(94,312 posts)
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 10:28 AM Jul 2018

I agree with Donald Trump: we should consider pulling our troops out of Europe...

Then they'll be available to get deployed to Afghanistan to replace the troops our NATO partners are providing when they decide to no longer help us out after Trump insulted them.

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I agree with Donald Trump: we should consider pulling our troops out of Europe... (Original Post) brooklynite Jul 2018 OP
Who'g going to man Landstuhl and Ramstein? mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2018 #1

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,284 posts)
1. Who'g going to man Landstuhl and Ramstein?
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 10:53 AM
Jul 2018
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

The Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) is an overseas military hospital operated by the United States Army and the Department of Defense. LRMC is the largest military hospital outside the continental United States. It is located near Landstuhl, Germany, and serves as the nearest treatment center for wounded soldiers coming from Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition, it serves military personnel stationed in the European Union as well as their family members.

The medical center also serves as a stop-over (medevaced via the nearby Ramstein Air Base) for serious casualties from Iraq and Afghanistan before being flown to the United States.

With the United States military's gradual withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan over the years, the number of casualties have dwindled and Landstuhl was downgraded to a Level III trauma center in May 2014. The Navy disbanded its Expeditionary Medical Unit later that same year.
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