U.S. Army Returns Tanks to Europe as NATO Eyes Assertive Russia

NBC News ^ | 12/16/16 | ANDY ECKARDT, CARLO ANGERER

[Libloather]

EYGELSHOVEN, Netherlands — The U.S. and its NATO allies are taking no chances amid a build-up of military force on Europe's eastern frontier with Russia.

Three years after the last American tank left Europe, they are being brought back "as part of our commitment to deterrence," Gen. Frederick "Ben" Hodges told NBC News.

Hodges, who is commander of the U.S. Army in Europe, welcomed a batch of tracked and wheeled support vehicles to a depot in the Netherlands on Thursday.

[Libloather]

Dutch installation in Eygelshoven, a 500,000-square-feet storage space — including nine humidity-controlled warehouses — has been made available to house elements of the Army's "strategically prepositioned critical war stock." It includes Abrams tanks, Bradley fighting vehicles and Paladin self-propelled howitzers.

Tracks on the ground. All depends on which direction the Kenyan decides to point those barrels.

[lacrew]

That Kenyan mocked Romney for suggesting we were still adversaries with Russia.

[BenLurkin]

Somebody needs to take the keys away from Obama before he drives America off a cliff.

[PGR88]

I am very surprised that our elites continued with the phony “Russian hack” theme even after the election, but it seems part of our oligarchy is intent on starting a new cold war and perhaps even starting a hot one.

[Mudflaps]

I wonder if Breitbart needs to expand office space? O:-)

[MrEdd]

Or if nothing happens for five weeks, they will come back.

[damper99]

Ok, next step is an idea on how to man them and fight them. We don’t have the experience in the ranks on how to employ large armored and mechanized formations. It’s decayed during the War on Terror.