Note: The morning we spoke with Major General Gronski, full details of a U.S. military plane crash in Mississippi the night before had not yet been released. died in that crash.
Almost 300,000 U.S. soldiers were stationed in Europe during the cold war to deter our adversaries, reassure our allies and protect U.S. interests in Europe. Today there are about 30,000 soldiers in Europe carrying out the same mission. To better accomplish that mission the Army has and units train in Europe.
The based out of Columbus recently served in the , a U.S.-led organization in Kosovo. The unit rotated home this month.
We recently spoke with Deputy Commanding General for Army National Guard, , about the Army's mission and the soldiers who serve in Europe.