BERLIN — Any shift of major U.S. military units out of Western Europe and Asia will take years and require further negotiation once it is endorsed by President Bush, a military official said Monday.
A Pentagon plan that includes moving two divisions out of Germany, which Bush was expected to back Monday, was among several submitted by military planners after Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld called for changes in the way U.S. forces are deployed around the world. [...]
Under the Pentagon’s plan, both Army divisions stationed in Germany would be returned to the United States and replaced by a brigade equipped with Stryker light armored vehicles.
Force reduction in Europe will take years to complete
[Link to Full Article]By David Rising, Associated Press
BERLIN — Any shift of major U.S. military units out of Western Europe and Asia will take years and require further negotiation once it is endorsed by President Bush, a military official said Monday.
A Pentagon plan that includes moving two divisions out of Germany, which Bush was expected to back Monday, was among several submitted by military planners after Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld called for changes in the way U.S. forces are deployed around the world. [...]
Under the Pentagon’s plan, both Army divisions stationed in Germany would be returned to the United States and replaced by a brigade equipped with Stryker light armored vehicles.
