After being reactivated October 2020 following a seven-year pause, V Corps on Fort Knox will be tested in several exercises as it seeks to be combat ready by fall 2021, V Corps Commander Lt. Gen. John Kolasheski said earlier this month, according to
Army News Service reports.
U.S. Armyâs V Corps, which was deactivated in 2013 as part of a drawdown in Europe, currently is split-based in the United States and Europe. While the corps is headquartered at Fort Knox, a forward headquarters recently was established in Poland as it prepares to help oversee assigned and rotational Army units in Europe.
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After being reactivated in October 2020 following a seven-year pause, V Corps will be tested in several exercises as it seeks to be combat ready by this fall 2021, its commander, Lt. Gen. John Kolasheski, said February 4. Sean Kimmons, Army News Service, reports.
An M60 tank is lowered to its new home in front of the V Corps headquarters at Fort Knox, Ky., Oct. 14, 2020, to serve as a monument. (Picture source: U.S. Army/Charles Leffler)
U.S. Army’s V Corps, which was inactivated in 2013 as part of a drawdown in Europe, is currently split-based in the U.S. and Europe. While the corps is headquartered at Fort Knox, Kentucky, a forward headquarters was recently established in Poland as it prepares to help oversee assigned and rotational Army units in Europe. “This year we’re focused on building the corps manning, training and equipping it, and then starting to put it through a series of exercises to where we can get those reps and sets,” s
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