17 Welcome to the U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr. The year 1975 marked the end the Army’s largest logistical organization, the U.S. Theater Army Support Command. The Command has more than 69,000 U.S. and local national civilians, supporting over 400,000 U.S. Soldiers in Europe and the Middle East. 1976 July The Seventh Army Training Center becomes the 7th Army Training Command (7th ATC). Established on July 1, 1976, the command is responsible for the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas, the Combined Arms Training Center at Rose Barracks, near Vilseck, and the Training Support Activity, Europe. The 7th ATC facilitates and manages training, including the development of concepts, requirements, and the evaluation of training readiness. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), which is critical to moving data on the modern Internet, is introduced in 1976. 1977 January RAF terrorists bomb U.S. Army barracks of the 42nd Artillery Brigade at Giessen. Several RAF members are killed in the ensuing firefight. August The first A-10 attack aircraft arrive in Europe and are put through their paces at the Grafenwoehr Training Area for the international press The A-10, affectionately known as “the Warthog” is a deadly tank killer thatsupports the infantry. 1979 December The Soviet Army invades Afghanistan. 1980 November Operation “Real Train” begins at the Hohenfels Training Area. Participating M603A Tanks are the most advanced of the M60 series, but are later replaced by the M1 Abrams in 1984. LEAVE IT TO US, TO BRING IT TO YOU Trans Global Logistics Europe GmbH Hochheimer Straße 111 D-55246 Mainz - Kostheim Tel.: +49 (0) 6134 - 58444-0 0800 - 2277447 info@tglog.eu www.transglobal-logistics.eu For a free quote please contact us toll free within Germany World Wide Car Shipping Domestic Delivery within US and Europe: Marine Insurance · Customs Clearance History of the Grafenwoehr Training Area
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