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U.S. Won't Abandon Germany, Commander Says
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| August 19, 2004
| DAVID McHUGH
Posted on 08/19/2004 8:37:58 PM PDT by Cannoneer No. 4
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To: Cannoneer No. 4
I thought know one would catch the uncle bernie reference.
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posted on
08/20/2004 6:34:01 AM PDT
by
dts32041
(Where is Obama bin hidin?)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
When I was there (81-83), Wuerzburg was home of the 3d ID (mech). I was actually holed up on a little Army airfield about 20km south in Giebelstadt. Wuerzburg is beautiful little city and was where the 3d ID HQ was along with some of the combat force. The rest of the division was garisoned in smaller facilities outside of the city.
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posted on
08/20/2004 7:35:36 AM PDT
by
PsyOp
(John Kerry—a .22 Rimfire Short in a .44 Magnum world.)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
After going back and looking at the study, the MOG issue was tied into having enough TALCE personnel and infrastructure (normal and hot parking spots, k-loaders, fuel facilities, lighting, security, etc.) to handle transhipping a brigade set's worth of equipment from strategic C-5s and C-17s to theater C-17s and C-130s.
The study pointed out the fallacy of pumping megabucks of tax-payer's money into upgrading mega-APODs like McChord and Charleston to improve deployment times while ignoring the enroute infrastructure constraints. It's like hooking up a 10 gal/minute pipe to a 5 gal/min pipe and expecting to put out 10 gallons of water every minute minute.
(The political downside was that it meant putting dollars into overseas projects instead of congresscritters' local districts. As a result, the money went into improving airfields here in the U.S. as pork barrel projects.)
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posted on
08/20/2004 7:43:32 AM PDT
by
Jonah Hex
(Only 5 cents a troll? Must be too many of the varmints around here...)
To: dts32041
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posted on
08/20/2004 3:56:58 PM PDT
by
Cannoneer No. 4
(I've lost turret power; I have my nods and my .50. Hooah. I will stay until relieved. White 2 out.)
To: PsyOp
Marne Magic Land. Fort Stewart just ain't the same.
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posted on
08/20/2004 3:58:49 PM PDT
by
Cannoneer No. 4
(I've lost turret power; I have my nods and my .50. Hooah. I will stay until relieved. White 2 out.)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
Man, that photo brings back memories.
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posted on
08/20/2004 4:05:25 PM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
To: TADSLOS
Were you in Stuttgart 20 years ago, too?
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posted on
08/20/2004 4:11:14 PM PDT
by
Cannoneer No. 4
(I've lost turret power; I have my nods and my .50. Hooah. I will stay until relieved. White 2 out.)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
No, I just remember his photo when he was the CSA.
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posted on
08/20/2004 4:21:51 PM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
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