Exercise REFORGER (REturn of FORces to GERmany) was an annual exercise conducted, during the Cold War, by the United States Army. The exercise was intended to ensure that the United States had the ability to quickly deploy forces to Germany in the event of a conflict with the Soviet Union. The exercise was begun in 1967, as some forces were withdrawn to back to the U.S. mainland, and continued past the end of the Cold War, to 1993. REFORGER was not merely for show—in the event of a conflict, it would be the actual plan enacted. In that instance, it would have been referred to as Operation REFORGER. Important components in REFORGER included the Military Airlift Command, the Military Sealift Command, and the Civil Reserve Air Fleet. For the generic term for a high-tension rivalry between countries, see cold war (war). ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Military Sealift Command (MSC) is a United States Navy (USN) organization that controls most of the replenishment and military transport ships of the Navy. ...
Various combat and support units were involved. Approximately 100,000 troops and dependents were withdrawn from units in Germany and reassigned to various sites in the continental US.
The 30th Medical Battalion was one of those support units. One company of that battalion was the 595th Medical Clearing Company, moved from Crailsheim to Ft. Devens, Mass. This unit was airlifted from Munich International Airport in May or June of 1968 by the USAF. Married troops and dependents flew commercial jets to their destinations while other troops were flown back to the US via a C-141 to McGuire AFB and bussed to Ft. Devens.
All vehicles, tents, and assigned medical equipment was brought to full strength as assigned. A level 2 priority was assigned for back-ordered equipment and vehicles. Items that had been on order for years was finally delivered and immediately turned in for storage. Level 2 priority was said to be a combat level priority. (Spc 5 Bill Thomas(bfthomas@alltel.net)
ExerciseREFORGER (REturn of FORces to GERmany) was an annual exercise conducted, during the Cold War, by the United States Army.
The exercise was intended to ensure that the United States had the ability to quickly deploy forces to Germany in the event of a conflict with the Soviet Union.
The exercise was begun in 1967, as some forces were withdrawn to back to the U.S. mainland, and continued past the end of the Cold War, to 1993.
Of 121 exercises conducted by the commanders of the Central, European, and Pacific theaters in fiscal year 1994, GAO found that 73 percent of the exercises were designed to meet objectives such as a show of U.S. military presence in a region.
We examined the exercises conducted in fiscal year 1994 and those planned for fiscal year 1995 to determine whether the three commands included tasks in their exercise plans to deploy forces as a joint task force or train commanders and staffs in joint operations.
Exercises designed to train commanders and staff in joint operations consist of such tasks as forming a joint staff to plan the operation; conducting command and control procedures; and collecting, disseminating, and analyzing intelligence data.
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