Operation: Reforger/Certain Strike (part 5)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ต.ค. 2014
- In 1987 combat cameraman Glenn Sierra documented the last major NATO joint exercise in Europe. Shipping men and equipment around the world was expensive and so was the collateral damage of war-gaming in civilian areas. At the time the people of Western Europe understood the Russian Soviet threat as real and accepted the NATO training.
I did REFORGER ‘86 . That was January-February Of 1986 . So much Fun ! I actually got laid out in the field . As soon as we were in recovery in Hohenfels , I go on a 3 day R&R to Berchtesgaden . Was so cool . I hooked up with a cute little Navy Lieutenant Doctor On Leave in Bavaria. I had so much fun I reenlisted. Like many other times we went to the field, I participated in Certain Strike . We just rode around in the back of our Bradley Vehicles for 2 weeks and slept . Yes, slept .
Was part of Reforger 85 with 4th ID Ft. Carson. Stationed in Germany with 3rd Armor Division did Reforger 86, 87. Good memories. Loved Germany.
Pictures in Readers digest of an M60 tank from Reforger 1985 inspired me to join the Army, but I never went to Germany.
Very eventful time of my life as a young soldier back then.Truly learned a lot.
Man i miss these days
I was part of this exercise, 3 weeks in the field
I participated in REFORGER from 1987-1990. Was assigned to 3rd COSCOM, 16th SUPPORT GROUP, 8th MAINT> BN, 53rd HMSC. We assisted in the unloading of equipment and storage until equipment was picked up by assigned unit.
1978 Winter Reforger, 3 months in field
I was there from Ft.Hood Texas
I was there for Reforger 1987,
HHT 2/1 CAV 2AD. I had a good time over there.
I was in 2nd Squadron 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Bamberg Germany in 1985. That was the year the Squadron did NETT to the M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank. As part of this REFORGER exercise we were a maneuver element training with Blue Forces and then to Grafenwöehr for Live Fire training and platoon battle runs. The M1 Tank changed tank gunnery forever as target detection and engagement speed were greatly improved among the crew duties inside the tank turret. And once your loader got used to the new systems in his station target engagement speed improved even more. OH HAIL OH HAIL OH CAVALRY, THE KINGS OF BATTLE COME FIGHT WITH ME..I USED TO DRIVE A CHEVROLET, NOW IT’S MOUNTED EVERY DAY. UP IN THE MORNING GET OUT OF THE RACK, 3RD PLATOON IS ON THE ATTACK…
Awesome Times!!!
The HEMTT is one of my favorite vehicle platforms. It may have terrible gas milage but it can haul almost anything and go anywhere
Wow.. now I feel old. Loved seeing 2-66 cross the bridge in what look like M1 IP's? We joined them at Garlstedt in '88 (3-66AR from Ft. Hood) and pulled brand new M1A1's after retiring our M1 slicks at Hood. Good times, great memories!
3rd Infantry Div, Wurzburg Germany 1981 1984.
What year was this? I was there with 3rd Armored from '87-'90?
Awesome! Thanks so much. And today history repeats itself a bit. While a shadow of Cold War levels, the US is building up conventional forces in Europe again.
US 7th Army, Germany
This is what drove the economy for decades. Families had kids that served or families that worked national defense industries and war has always made our economy function. I didn't know what to think after the wall came down.
1981. 4TH ID (MECH) 1/77 Armor. The smells. The memories. The rain. The food. The frauleins!
it was only in the 80s that NATO had regained conventional parity, and didnt need to depend on nuclear weapons for defense.
Yeah, the big 5 (abrams, bradley, apache, patriot, mlrs) plus the rapid and safe"ish" transit through the Atlantic (reforger) thnx to the navy.
@@lupahole Patriot Ronald Reagan A-10
Don't forget the change in tactics. I was there when the Abrams arrived,the Appache as well,an Air-land 2000 was introduced.
I did a bunch of reforgers station at Ayers the rock 1976 to 78 I see some equipment still being use ,the duce and half, 5ton trucks, m60a2, some u.s guys still had the old green uniforms, you can see things are changing besides the m60a2 tanks some had the Abrams tanks coming in, when I left the rock the Abrams were on their way to replace the m60 "DATs" READY FIRST ALL THE WAY
Ahh yes I was stationed in Heilbronn Germany in 85 87
Good times
Remembering Received 4 plastic Boxes with C Ration for 6Bottels of German beer.
Stolen from my Dad 😂 i was 13 yrs young good old Times with American Soldiers in Bavaria
nato needs to continue these exercises but now in poland. my brigade 2nd BDE 1 AD, just did one of these exercises sending 2 battalions with a 21 day notice to poland. they drew warstock tanks in germany.
@Mr and Mrs. Smith i wasn't there, from experience i know warstock vehicles are frequently refurbished and are maintained
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