On the recordDecember 2, 2015
One of the reasons that AFRICOM wound up in Stuttgart, Germany was that we refused to change the title 'combatant command.'
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congress.govOne of the reasons that AFRICOM wound up in Stuttgart, Germany was that we refused to change the title 'combatant command.'
Jones explains the naming issue that affected AFRICOM's location.
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