The Army has determined that the heel-to-toe rotation of forces to Europe provides greater capability and readiness than forward stationing would, according to a senior service official. Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, deputy chief of staff (G-3/5/7), told the House Armed Services readiness subcommittee April 19 experience has shown "the readiness built by doing rotational forces versus permanent stationing is 10 times as powerful. . . . We rotate forces through Kuwait, Europe, and the [Korean] Peninsula, and every commander says...
