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Pets Exercise Reforger (Return of Forces to Germany) was an annual exercise conducted,
during the Cold War by NATO. The exercise was intended to ensure that NATO had the
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ability to quickly deploy forces to West Germany in the event of a conflict with the Warsaw
News Pact.
Army Service The Reforger exercise itself was first conceived in 1967. The Johnson administration
announced plans to withdraw approximately two divisions from Europe during 1968. As a
Army in Germany demonstration of its continuing commitment to the defense of NATO and to illustrate its
capability of rapid reinforcement, a large scale force deployment was planned that would
History deploy a division or more to West Germany in a regular annual exercise. The first such
exercise was conducted beginning on 6 January 1969. These exercises continued annually U.S. ARMY EUROPE
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past the end of the Cold War, except for the year 1989, until 1993. Reforger 1988 was
Contact Us billed as the largest European ground maneuver since the end of World War II as 125,000
troops were deployed.
Reforger was not merely a show of force—in the event of a conflict, it would be the
actual plan to strengthen the NATO presence in Europe. In that instance, it would have
been referred to as Operation Reforger. Important components in Reforger included the
Military Airlift Command, the Military Sealift Command, and the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.
The US Army also increased its rapid-reinforcement capability by prepositioning huge
stocks of equipment and supplies in Europe at POMCUS (Prepositioning Of Material
Configured in Unit Sets) sites. The maintenance of this equipment has provided extensive
on-the-job training to reserve component support units.
The first exercise began in January 1969 with 17,000 Soldiers, the last ended in May
1993 with 7,000. The largest exercise was in 1988 which included 124,800 Soldiers.
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Personnel
Name Began Ended Participating Units Locations
Strength
(Germany based unit) 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment;
Reforger I 29 Jan 4 Feb (U.S.based Units) 24th Infantry Division; 2nd Squadron 3rd
17,000 Grafenwöhr, Amberg, Hohenfels
Carbide Ice 1969 1969 Armored Cavalry Regiment; HHT 3rd Armored Cavalry
Regiment
Bamberg, Ebern, Schweinfurt,
(Germany based units) VII Corps, 3rd Infantry Division, 4th
Reforger II 13 Oct 23 Oct Würzburg, Kitzingen, Bayreuth,
Canadian Mechanized Brigade, Panzergrenadierbrigade 35; 33,500
Certain Thrust 1970 1970 Haßfurt, Grafenwöhr, Pegnitz,
(U.S.based Unit) 1st Infantry Division
Neumarkt
(Germany based units) VII Corps, 31st Armored Division,
Ingolstadt , Amberg, Freising,
Reforger III 11 Oct 15 Oct 4th Canadian Mechanized Brigade, Panzergrenadierbrigade
33,000 Beilngries, Landshut, Schwandorf,
Certain Forge 1971 1971 35, Panzergrenadierbrigade 36; (U.S.based Unit) 1st
München, Nürnberg, Bayreuth
Infantry Division
Bad Mergentheim, Walldürn,
(Germany based units) VII Corps, 1st Armored Division;
Reforger IV 9 Jan 22 Jan Crailsheim, Würzburg, Kitzingen,
(U.S.based Units) 1st Infantry Division, 2nd Armored 46,000
Certain Shield 1973 1973 Rothenburg o.d. Tauber, Neustadt
Division
an der Aisch
(Germany based units) VII Corps, 1st Armored Division, 3rd Nürnberg, Ansbach, Schwäbisch
Reforger V 9 Oct 16 Oct
Infantry Division, Panzerbrigade 29; (U.S.based Units) 1st 51,000 Hall, Schwäbisch Gmünd,
Certain Charge 1973 1973
Infantry Division, 1st Cavalry Division Dinkelsbühl, Ingolstadt, Crailsheim
(Germany based units) VII Corps, 32nd Armored Cavalry Stuttgart, Ulm, Donauwörth,
Reforger 74 10 Oct 23 Oct Regiment, 1st Armored Division, 4th Canadian Mechanized Eichstätt, Weißenburg, Crailsheim,
44,000
Certain Plegde 1974 1974 Brigade; (U.S.based Units) 1st Infantry Division, 1st Heidenheim, Göppingen,
Cavalry Division Schwäbisch Hall, Dinkelsbühl
(Germany based units) VII Corps, 2nd Armored Cavalry Ansbach, Fürth, Erlangen,
Reforger 75 14 Oct 23 Oct
Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division; (U.S.based Units) 1st 57,000 Bamberg, Fulda, Hanau,
Certain Trek 1975 1975
Infantry Division, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Darmstadt, Heidelberg
(Germany based units) V Corps, 11th Armored Cavalry
Reforger 76 7 Sep 11 Sep Alsfeld, Feldatal, Lauterbach,
Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, Panzerbrigade 13; 40,000
Gordian Shield 1976 1976 Marburg, Zeilbach
(U.S.based Unit) 101st Airbourne Division
(Germany based units) V Corps, 2nd Armored Cavalry
Reforger 76 11 Sep 17 Sep Regiment, 1st Armored Division, 4th Canadian Mechanized Nürnberg, Amberg, Regensburg,
43,000
Lares Team 1976 1976 Brigade, Panzergrenadierbrigade 29; (U.S.based Units) 1st Ingolstadt, Donauwörth, Ansbach
Infantry Division, 101st Airbourne Division
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(Germany based units) VII Corps, 2nd Armored Cavalry Stuttgart, Tübingen, Ulm,
Reforger 77 13 Sep 21 Sep Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division; (U.S.based Units) 1st Augsburg, München, Füssen,
51,800
Carbon Edge 1977 1977 Infantry Division, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Sonthofen, Friedrichshafen,
Cavalry Division Tuttlingen
Frankfurt, Wetzlar, Bad Hersfeld,
(Germany based units) V Corps, 11th Armored Cavalry
Fulda, Wildflecken, Karlstadt,
Reforger 78 18 Sep 28 Sep Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, 3rd Armored Division;
55,780 Aschaffenburg, Hanau,
Certain Shield 1978 1978 (U.S.based Units) 4th Infantry Division, 5th Infantry
Schweinfurt, Darmstadt, Limburg,
Division, 9th Infantry Division
Marburg
Orange Force: (Germany based units) VII Corps, 1st
Armored Division, 4th Canadian Mechanized Brigade, 210th
Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Company of Panzerbataillon
Reforger 79 27 Jan 7 Feb Bamberg, Hammelburg, Würzburg,
303; Blue Force: (Germany based units) 1st Infantry 61,000
Certain Sentinel 1979 1979 Ansbach
Division FWD, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment,
Panzerbrigade 14, (U.S.based Unit) 1st Infantry Division
2nd Brigade 1st Cavalry Division
Orange Force: (Germany based units) VII Corps, 3rd
Infantry Division, Panzergrenadierbrigade 35, 72nd Field
Artillery Brigade; Blue Force: (Germany based units) 1st Nürnberg, Ingolstadt, Scheyern,
Reforger 80 15 Sep 24 Sep
Armored Division, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 4th 38,000 Augsburg, Regensburg,
Certain Rampart 1980 1980
Canadian Mechanized Brigade, Panzerbataillon 114, Gunzenhausen, Ansbach
(U.S.based Unit) 2-34 Armor of 4th Infantry Division, 82nd
Airborne Division
Blue Force: (Germany based units) V Corps, 8th Infantry
Division, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Panzerbrigade 6,
Panzergrenadierbrigade 13, (U.S.based Units) 4th Infantry Fulda, Gießen, Bad Hersfeld,
Reforger 81 8 Sep 23 Sep
Division, 7th Infantry Division; Orange Force: (Germany 70,000 Marburg, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis,
Certain Encounter 1981 1981
based units) 3rd Armored Division, 20th Armored brigae Wetteraukreis
(UK), Panzerbrigade 6, Panzergrenadierbrigade 13,
(U.S.based Units) III Corps, 1st Infantry Division
Blue Force: (Germany based units) V Corps, VII Corps, 3rd
Infantry Division, 8th Infantry Division, Panzerdivision 12,
44th Artillery Battalion (NL), (U.S.based Units) 1st Infantry Bamberg,, Heidenheim, Wertheim,
Reforger 82 13 Sep 23 Sep Division, 3rd Brigade 82nd Airborne Division, 4th Brigade
72,500 Schweinfurt, Ebern, Ochsenfurt,
Carbine Fortress 1982 1982 4th Infantry Division; Orange Force: (Germany based
Steigerwald
units) 1st Armored Division, 4th Canadian Mechanized
Brigade, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, Infantry Battalion
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(NL), Infantry Battalion (BE), (U.S.based Units) III Corps,
1st Cavalry Division, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Blue Force: (Germany based units) V Corps, 11th Armored
Reforger 83 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Division; Orange Force:
19 Sep 30 Sep Bad Hersfeld, Vogelsbergkreis,
Confident (Germany based units) 8th Infantry Division, Panzerbrigade 61,000
1983 1983 Gießen, Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Enterprise 15, (U.S.based Units) 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 4th
Brigade 4th Infantry Division, 1/75th Ranger Regiment
Orange Force: (Germany based units) VII Corps, 3rd
Infantry Division, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 6-52 Air
Defense Artillery, 7th Engineer Brigade, (U.S.based Units)
Donauwörth, Nördlingen,
Reforger 84 12 Sep 28 Sep 385th Engineer Group; Blue Force: (Germany based units)
50,000 Schwäbisch Hall, Göppingen,
Certain Fury 1984 1984 1st Infantry Division FWD, 72nd Field Artillery Brigade;
Ansbach
(U.S.based Units) 5th Infantry Division, 2/75th Ranger
Regiment, 372nd Engineer Group, F Company 425th
Infantry (Michigan NG)
Orange Force: (Germany based units) 3rd Armored
Division, 3rd Brigade 3rd Infantry Division,
Panzergrenadierbrigade 13, (U.S.based Units) 1-199 Armor
of 30th Armored Brigade (Tennessee NG), 4th Infantry
Kassel, Frankenberg, Homberg,
Division; Blue Force: (Germany based units) V Corps, 8th
Reforger 85 21 Jan 31 Jan Neukirchen, Vogelsbergkreis, Bad
Infantry Division, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 72,000
Central Guardian 1985 1985 Hersfeld, Battenberg, Gießen,
Panzergrenadierbrigade 35, Light Infantry Battalion (LUX),
Wetzlar, Butzbach
(U.S.based Units) 197th Infantry Brigade, 2/75th Ranger
Regiment, 1-110 Armor of 26th Infantry Division
(Massachussets NG), 2-181 Infantry of 26th Infantry
Division (Massachussets NG)
Blue Force: (Germany based units) VII Corps, 1st Armored
Division, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 4th Canadian
Mechanized Brigade, 210 and 212 Field Artillery Brigades
Schweinfurt, Kulmbach, Hof,
Reforger 86 20 Jan 31 Jan Orange Force: (Germany based units) 1st Infantry Division
73,000 Weiden, Schwandorf, Ansbach,
Certain Sentinel 1986 1986 FWD, Panzerdivision 12, Panzerbrigade 36; (U.S.based
Kitzingen, Grafenwöhr, Bamberg
Units) 1st Infantry Division, 32nd Infantry Brigade
(Wisconsin NG), 724th Engineer Battalion, 72nd Field
Artillery Brigade
Orange Force: (Germany based units) 4th Division (NL), Hannover, Wolfsburg, Uelzen,
Reforger 87 14 Sep 24 Sep 43rd (NL) Panzergrenadierbrigade, 4th Tank Brigade (UK);
78,300 Rotenburg (Wümme), Soltau,
Certain Strike 1987 1987 Blue Force: (Germany based units) Panzergrenadierbrigade
Verden, Nienburg
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1, Panzerdivision 1, Panzerbrigade 3, (U.S.based Units) III
Corps, 2nd Armored Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 4th
Infantry Division, 45th Infantry Brigade (Oklahoma NG)
Gold Force: (Germany based units) CENTAG, VII Corps, 3rd
Infantry Division, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st
Infantry Division FWD, Panzerdivision 12, 4th Canadian
Mechanized Brigade, 7th Engineer Brigade, 72nd Field Bad Kissingen, Bamberg,
Artillery Brigade, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, (U.S.based Nürnberg, Dinkelsbühl,
Reforger 88 6 Sep 26 Sep Units) 1st Infantry Division, 2-128 Infantry Regiment Heidenheim, Crailsheim, Heilbronn,
124,800
Certain Challenge 1988 1988 (Wisconsin NG); Blue Force: (Germany based units) V Schwäbisch Hall, Bad
Corps, 3rd Armored Division, 8th Infantry Division, Mergentheim, Wertheim,
Panzerdivision 10, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Berlin Gemünden
Brigade, 130th Engineer Brigade, 41st Field Artillery
Brigade, (U.S.based Units) 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment,
197th Infantry Brigade
1989 No Reforger
Gold Force: (Germany based units) VII Corps, 1st Armored
Division, 1st Infantry Division FWD, 2nd Armored Cavalry
Regiment, Panzerbrigade 36, Panzergrenadierbrigade 13,
(U.S.based Units) 10th Mountain Division; Blue Force:
Reforger 90 15 Jan 26 Jan Ansbach, Regensburg, Landshut,
(Germany based units) V Corps, 3rd Armored Division, 11th 57,300
Centurion Shield 1990 1990 Dachau, Schwetzingen, Heilbronn
Armored Cavalry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division 1st
Brigade, Gebirgsdivision 1, (U.S.based Units) 2nd Armored
Division, 194th Armored Brigade, 31st Armored Brigade
(Alabama NG), Panzerbrigade 24
Blue Force: (Germany based units) NORTHAG, V Corps, I
Corps (BE), I Corps (NL) and I Corps (UK), (U.S.based
Reforger 91 CPX 10 Sep 20 Sep Paderborn, Bielefeld, Kassel,
Units) III Corps, HQs 10th Mountain Division, elements of 28,400
Certain Shield 1991 1991 Göttingen
4th Infantry Division; Gold Force: (Germany based units)
3rd Armored Division (UK), 12th Armored Brigade (NL)
(Germany based units) CENTAG, V Corps; III Corps (GE),
Reforger 92 CPX 17 Sep 15 Nov (U.S.based Units) HQs 1st Infantry Division, HQs 30th
20,000 Hessen, CMTC Hohenfels
Certain Caravan 1992 1992 Armored Brigade (Tennessee NG), HQs 3rd Brigade 7th
Infantry Division
(Germany based units) CENTAG, V Corps, HQs 3rd Infantry
Reforger 93 CPX May May Division, HQs 1st Armored Division, HQs Panzerdivision 5, 2,000 Kaiserslautern
Chariot Fury 1993 1993 HQs 20th Tank Brigade (UK), HQs 12th Mechanized Brigade
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