Thousand of soldiers in the U.S. military that are currently stationed across Europe will be returned to the U.S., according to a Military Times article.The ultimate goal is to reduce the number of troops from a force of 40,000 soldiers and one corps headquarters and four brigade combat teams to 30,000 soldiers and two brigade combat teams.
The result is a number of Army units becoming inactive in Germany and Italy over the next few years.
The changes for 2013 are as follows:
- 535th Engineer Company, Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany: inactivates
- 12th Chemical Company, Conn Barracks, Schweinfurt, Germany: inactivates
- V Corps Headquarters, Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden, Germany: inactivates
- 172nd Infantry Brigade, Grafenwoehr, Germany: inactivates
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 391st Combat Service Support Battalion, Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany: inactivates
- B Detachment, 106th Finance Company, Katterbach Kaserne, Ansbach, Germany: inactivates
- 42nd Engineer Company, Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany: returns to the United States
- 99th Movement Control Team, Aviano Air Base, Italy: returns to the United States
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