Editing Exercise Reforger (section)

{{Short description|NATO military exercise during the Cold War}}
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[[Image:US Army M551 Sheridan German village.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|A [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] [[M60 tank|M60A1 Patton]] in [[Marktheidenfeld]] during Reforger 82]]

'''Exercise Campaign Reforger''' ("'''RE'''turn of '''FOR'''ces to '''GER'''many") was an annual [[military exercise]] and [[Military campaign|campaign]] conducted by [[NATO]] during the [[Cold War]]. The exercise was intended to ensure that NATO had the ability to quickly deploy forces to [[West Germany]] in the event of a conflict with the [[Warsaw Pact]]. Although most troops deployed were from the [[United States]], the operation also involved a substantial number of troops from other NATO countries including [[Canada]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. It was a basic military planning exercise to smooth out issues in the event of an invasion of western Europe, not just a [[show of force]]. Once the Cold War ended, it was superseded by other exercises.

The last Reforger exercise was Reforger 93. [[Exercise Steadfast Defender]] is the most similar military exercise that has taken place in the 21st century, also involving North American troops deploying across the Atlantic Ocean to exercise with European NATO allies.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Steadfast Defender 2021 |url=https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/173840.htm |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=NATO |language=en}}</ref> There is also the biennial [[Exercise Bright Star]] that involves operations in the Middle East. However, while NATO members (and other countries friendly to Egypt and the US) are free to participate, Exercise Bright Star is not a NATO exercise.