(Editor's note: We publish the following US Army press release as is, only adding that those Panamanians and US citizens residing in Panama who advocate the return of American military bases to this country might want to consider its implications.)
United States Army South (USARSO) headquarters to relocate
US Army news release
The Army announced on September 16 the decision to relocate the headquarters of US Army South (USARSO) from Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico to Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The move is expected to take place during fiscal year 2003.
The relocation is a result of an overall headquarters realignment assessment designed to achieve greater efficiencies and personnel savings throughout the Army. As part of the Army's realignment strategy, USARSO will become a major subordinate command of the US Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), located at Fort McPherson, Georgia, but will continue to serve as the Army component headquarters to US Southern Command.
The re-designation of USARSO as a major subordinate command, with FORSCOM providing its administrative support, allows the Army to eliminate much of the USARSO headquarters overhead and reduce its strength from approximately 400 to less than 300 personnel.
The Army considered several locations as potential sites for USARSO. Fort Sam Houston was chosen because of its availability of facilities, its relative accessibility to US Southern Command and Latin America, and its ability to provide garrison support to USARSO without significant augmentation or construction. The Army continues to assess the disposition of commands around the world as part of its overall stationing strategy in order to seize opportunities for greater efficiencies and cost savings.
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