US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has been ordered to make plans to potentially move its headquarters out of Stuttgart, Germany, as part of a US pullout of forces from Germany.
AFRICOM chief Gen. Stephen Townsend says that it will take “several months” to plan and consider alternative locattions before anything happens, saying AFRICOM activities will continue throughout this process.
This was bound to happen, as there has long been a suggestion that Africa Command might make more sense being based in Africa. Djibouti has been considered a possible host, since they are close to active operations in Somalia.
Historically AFRICOM pushed for existing infrastructure in Europe instead, basing in Germany and at times Italy. Moving out of Germany might just mean another European host country, or it might be the chance to finally be inside Africa itself.
Jasconius would be a great location…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspidochelone#Jasconius
Better yet, disband AFRICOM because we have no place commanding Africa in any way.
“AFRICOM chief Gen. Stephen Townsend says that it will take “several months” to plan”
It seems like any time we talk about leaving someplace the time frame seems to be on the rather longish side. And that’s just the PLANNING stage.
Just long enough for Biden to get in and reverse the orders.
And that was relevant to what I said?
Yes; war planning takes time but also anticipation of the leadership. Trump’s election in 2016 upset a lot of war machine applecarts set on a Hiliarity victory.
Trumps likely electoral demise will be planned for; its just a matter of making sure he doesn’t skew things too wildly off the warpath.
So, withdrawal from Germany to Italy fits AFRICOM plans to focus on Africa while accommodating Trump’s desire to score political hits on the Germans. Moving a few troops from Germany to Poland shows the flag in Russia’s face, but also disses the Germans.
Both actions can be reversed by a new President as easily as a Trump flip flop, should then need to be.
No. It’s ALWAYS on the longish side when they don’t want to do it. And that is ALL I was talking about but for some reason every comment you make has to involve Joe Biden somehow.
They want war; its not that hard to figure out from there or that Biden, not Trump, is more likely to go to war.
According to Infowars, Special Operations Command will be moving to Mons, Belgium.
Belgium is also home to Brussels, capital of the European Union and the other self-styled centre of the universe other than Washington D.C…
https://www.infowars.com/us-africa-command-ordered-to-leave-germany-as-part-of-troop-draw-down-fallout/
Somewhere in Italy will likely be the new base for AFRICOM, since disbanding AFRICOM is an obvious non-starter. Italian air bases were used extensively by NATO to bomb Gaddafi’s government.
Odds are, Italian air bases such as Aviano are proving as useful if not more for the U.S. in Africa and elsewhere right now than any bases in Germany, though you’d be hard pressed to find any news reports on that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviano_Air_Base