Since a long week-end is coming up, we plan to drive to the Czech Republic. It is the nearest place with a casino and we sense the need for a gambling fix. We are only about two hours from the border, so all I have to do is figure out the twists and turns of the autobahn. So far, we haven't gotten lost yet. Units have been on maneuvers in the field for several weeks and will be there for several more.
Activity indicates that the heavy equipment is being moved out at the present time.
Tanks, humvees, and other heavy vehicles have been on the constant move. The base has been under heavy security for a long time. Fear of reprisals, such as took place at other American compounds, has brought in security guards to what had been a wide open area. Only military card-holders have access to the base. In order to do any shopping at any military store we have to present our cards, even though we have already been admitted to the base.