When U.S. Army Europe's (USAREUR's) size peaked after the Cold War, it contained two corps headquarters, more than six divisions, two armored cavalry regiments, various enabling units, more than 277,000 Soldiers, and four divisions' worth of equipment in pre-positioned unit sets. After the summer of 2013 and Armywide drawdowns that affected USAREUR, it was postured with approximately 29,000 Soldiers spread across two brigade combat teams (BCTs), a theater sustainment command, a combat aviation brigade, and multiple enabling commands. Earlier that year, USAREUR Soldiers had watched the last remaining M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks depart Germany, marking the end of the era of forward-positioned heavy units in Europe.
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