REFORGER

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English: Exercise REFORGER (from 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.

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REFORGER '82 [edit]

  • USAF F-15s and a German F-104G over Neuschwanstein Castle

  • U.S. Army M60 tanks near a German village

  • U.S. Army M60 Patton tank in a german village

  • British Bloodhound SAMs

  • F-4D New Jersey Air National Guard during Reforger 1982

  • F-4E 512th TFS at Ramstein Air Base 1982 during Reforger 1982

  • An air-to-air view of a German RF-4E aircraft and two USAF F-15A aircraft in flight over [West] Germany during exercise "Reforger - Crested Cap II"

  • Caterpillar M520 GOER (Go-ability with Overall Economy and Reliability) transport vehicle

REFORGER '83 [edit]

  • Ein Leopard 1-Kampfpanzer der Bundeswehr, Panzerbataillon 153 (PzBtl 153) während des Manövers Confident Enterprise als Teil von REFORGER/AUTUMN FORGE '83

  • Leopard 1

  • M113 during Reforger '83 in Stockhausen (Herbstein) Germany

  • F-4E Phantom II of the USAF 4th Tactical Fighter Wing over Germany in 1983

  • M901 Improved TOW vehicle

  • Starboard beam view of a West German Army utility landing craft transporting US soldiers and M113 armored personnel carriers across the Rhine River during Exercise REFORGER '83

  • Ambulances from the 583rd Medical Company are parked at the 32nd Combat Support Hospital for use during exercise Reforger '83

REFORGER '84 [edit]

  • M270 MLRS is raised into the firing position during SPEARPOINT '84, a phase of Exercise REFORGER '84.

  • 2. Zug der PzJgKp 741 (Panzerjägerkompanie) bei Reforger 84 in Wildflecken

  • M110 203 mm self-propelled Howitzers are staged in a parking area after being unloaded from a ship during Exercise REFORGER '84.

REFORGER '85 [edit]

  • West German Leopard 1 tanks and Gepard ADA moving

  • M60A3 during REFORGER 1985 in Hessen

  • M60 AVLB bridgelayer

  • M60 AVLB is deployed across the Lahn River during Central Guardian, a phase of exercise Reforger '85. Location: Lahn River near Bellnhausen (Fronhausen), Hesse, Germany.

  • A convoy of M113 armored personnel carriers in Germany Exercise REFORGER '85

  • Soldiers use a Bergepanzer 2 ARV to attempt to offload an M60A1 main battle tank that has fallen off a flatbed railroad car during Exercise REFORGER '85

  • M 48 A2C Tank of the German 767th Sicherungsbataillon (Bundeswehr) during NATO exercise „Reforger 85“

  • M-60A3 near Giessen in Germany 1985

  • 203mm self-propelled howitzers of the 40th Field Artillery are deployed along a line of trees during Central Guardian, a phase of Exercise REFORGER '85 near Weitershain (Landkreis Gießen)

  • M901 TOW missile vehicle

  • Camouflaged netting covers a Roland II surface-to-air-missile system during Exercise REFORGER '85

  • The commander of an M60A3 main battle tank searches for opposing force positions during CENTRAL GUARDIAN, a phase of Exercise REFORGER '85 near Giessen, Hesse, Germany.

  • An M-2 Bradley fighting vehicle from the 7th Infantry moves along a street during Central Guardian, a phase of Exercise Reforger '85 in Langgöns near Giessen, Hesse, Germany

  • M60A3 main battle tank discuss the results of a field training REFORGER 85

REFORGER '86 [edit]

  • An aerial view of a heavy artillery unit positioned outside the town

  • M60 Patton MBTs on Dundalk Marine Terminal

  • M578 ARV on Dundalk Marine Terminal

  • M578 ARV

  • F-16A 10th TFS at Hahn Air Base, Germany 1986

  • A USAF A-10A Thunderbolt II 78th TFS, 81st TFW, prepares for take off during exercise "Reforger '86

REFORGER '88 [edit]

  • A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft from Detachment 1, 81st Tactical Fighter Wing, taxi on the flight line of Sembach Air Base, Germany, during exercise "Reforger '88

  • A Belgian F-16B and a USAF LTV A-7 Corsair II take part in a mission during exercise "Cold Fire", one of the series of Reforger '88

REFORGER '91 [edit]

  • M998 HMMWV

  • M998s on docks

  • M813

  • Checking cargo manifests

  • Writing arrival date on container

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