Det danske Fredsakademi
Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 9. maj 2006 / Time Line May 9, 2006
Version 3.005/09/2006
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense
DoD Announces Installation Realignment in United Kingdom
The Department of Defense announced today that the United States
military would cease operations at the Army Prepositioned Site (APS) in Hythe,
United Kingdom.
Due to U.S. European Command force structure realignment and
transformation, and the attendant reduction in storage requirements that has
occurred during the past several years, the U.S. Army storage facility at
Hythe has been identified as excess to the Army's needs and will begin the
process to be returned to the host nation.
Consequently, U.S. operations at APS Hythe will cease by the end
of September 2006. This action is expected to save $15.2 million annually,
and will affect one U.S. service member, one U.S. DoD civilian employee and
210 host nation employees. As with all stationing actions, the United States
has coordinated with host nation officials before this announcement.
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