For the last twenty years the United States' commitment to defense and in particular the of the territorial sovereignty of the of Germany has been embodied in a series of annual field training exercises commonly known as AUTUMN FORGE. To most Americans this is all summed up in the name REFORGER. To many Americans they remember that REFORGER was when their uncle Charlie was sent along with his Army Reserve or National over to Germany for maneuvers. No other entity has served to bring about the grass roots reality 'to the often abstract and more distane picture of America's military role continent. [...] ( )