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File AR/SB-872 Class open org Accessioned 21 February 2026

US European Command

Declassified

Headquartered at Stuttgart. Argued for a negotiated retrograde and was overruled.

Also: EUCOM

In the record

  1. 21 January 2026 The basing lockoutHost nations revoke diplomatic clearance for American tanker sorties at Ramstein and Mildenhall, and close wes…
  2. 26 January 2026 The retrograde, and the fuel nobody could sellThe largest American movement out of Europe since 1990 stops on the ramp at Ramstein. Not for politics: the as…
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