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Army Europe Chief: Best Way To Contribute Is For NATO Countries To Support U.S. Logistics

Army Europe Chief: Best Way To Contribute Is For NATO Countries To Support U.S. Logistics
YAVORIV, Ukraine-- Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, commander of U.S. Army Europe (left), Brig. Gen. Tony Aguto (middle), commander for the 7th Army Training Command and Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Sweezer, assigned to the 7th Army Training Command, inspect a new grenade range, Nov. 5, at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center. The grenade range was recently completed through the joint efforts of U.S. Ukrainian and Canadian forces in order to support the development of a combat readiness center. The Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine is training Ukrainian land forces and building a team of Ukrainian cadre who will ultimately assume that responsibility. The training is designed to reinforce defensive skills of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in order to increase their capacity for self-defense. (Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Tarr)

The most immediate way NATO allies can contribute to the collective defense of Europe is to provide logistical support for U.S. troops stationed there, according to Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, commander of Army Europe.Europe is home to the United States’ “best and most reliable allies,” Hodges said June 20 at a breakfast hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army at its headquarters outside Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump, during and since the 2016 campaign has been less than ardent…

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