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Study: Basing soldiers in Europe, South Korea would be cheaper than rotations
By JOHN VANDIVER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: June 28, 2017
The downsizing of the Army overseas has cost more money than expected because of a reliance on expensive rotational forces when forward-based units can perform the same roles more cheaply, according to a new U.S. Army War College report.
An examination of the costs of troop rotations during the past several years in Europe and South Korea undermines a decade-old Defense Department argument that shuttling units back and forth from the United States is a more efficient way of doing business than basing them overseas, said report author John R. Deni, a War College professor.
https://www.stripes.com/news/study-basing-soldiers-in-europe-south-korea-would-be-cheaper-than-rotations-1.475740#.WVS0wOmQywW