I served one tour in Germany, my uncle and my superior served several tours in Germany.
Our mission there during the Cold War was to monitor the Soviets/East Germans, until we could mount our counter attacks.
My unit's role was a big arc of communications locations, spanning over 1,000 kilometers, from south to north(Stuttgart to Bremerhaven/Bremer). Highly secret crypto methodology.
The info and data would assist our NATO allies, to assist us.
To defund this system,, is foolish. It has kept Europe at peace, which was and remains the objective.