Exercise Campaign Reforger ("REturn of FORces to GERmany") was an annual military exercise and campaign conducted by NATO during the Cold War. The exercise was intended to ensure that NATO had the ability to quickly deploy forces to West Germany in the event of a conflict with the Warsaw Pact.
Blue Team (Germany based units) USAREUR (U.S. Army Europe): 8th Infantry Division, Bad Kreuznach; 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fulda; 3rd Armored Division, Frankfurt-am-Main. Orange Team (U.S.-based units): 4th Infantry Division (Mech), 5th Infantry Division (Mech), 197th Infantry Brigade.
Greg | 31 December 2023
The day before, I got permission to take a trip to Stuttgart. Last I heard, an old high school buddy of mine was an MP stationed there. I thought it was worth a try to look him up and see how he was doing. I left at 0830 for Stuttgart on a tour bus. We arrived at Stuttgart PX, Robinson Barracks at 1045. I went to the USO office and asked the receptionist for her telephone directory. I didn't find my old high school buddy's name listed.
In just 28 short months (November 1982 to March 1985), the Soviet's went through 4 leaders; Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko and finally Gorbachev. During this time the U.S. was led by one man, President Ronald Reagan.
During the last two weeks of January and the first week of February, things were moving at such a fast pace that I really had no time for my notebook.
Thursday 7 February - The last group of 4/61 ADA left for the Netherlands and their return trip home. Only two of us from 4/61 remained, SFC Sawyers and myself. There were four other soldiers from Carson that remained with us, for a total of six Security Escorts with our equipment. I had a hot shower, only my third since 9 January. Reading that entry from my note book brings back memories.
