Maybe it was a typo/error. Maybe the division was based out of Cheyenne in July 2000 (isn't that the "current" location default of the U.S. Army Vehicle Guide?) and then moved northwest to the Idaho-Montana border in early 2001 or whenever Howling Wilderness "begins"? In 2001, one division might actually have to cover that much ground. I've driven from Cheyenne to Boise (last summer, as a matter of fact) and there's really not all that much out there. Cheyenne is pretty tiny. It makes Tucson (where I live) look like L.A. That's a big-ass cantonment but both govs lack the manpower to give adequate coverage to most of the country and the more populous and economically significant regions likely get priority for more dense troop deployments.
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