Chico's got it right. I lived for three years at NAS Rota, Spain, and things were very similar. To be sure, such an evac would have problems if it were conducted in the midst of hostilities. Team Yankee did a fine job of illustrating that. My guess is that for our purposes, USAEUR and BAOR activate their dependent evacuation plans once the Bundeswehr crosses the IGB, as many commands suspect that things are going to get real bad and that it may be the last chance to get folks out. There might have also been unofficial evacuations of dependents when REFORGER kicks off, as many soldiers are going to decide that things are about to get very ugly.
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