Warrior Transition Battalion waits for go-ahead

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Warrior Transition Battalion waits for go-ahead
By Steve Mraz, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Tuesday, March 25, 2008

A pending Warrior Transition Battalion in Europe has an officer pegged as its commander and a location picked out where it will set up shop.

Now, it just needs a final blessing.

Lt. Col. Thomas Axtman, currently deputy commander of Army health clinics at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, is the incoming commander for Europe Warrior Transition Battalion (provisional).

Because of geographic dispersion and a growing number of soldiers in Europe warrior transition units, a decision was made that another layer of command and control was needed, Axtman said. The number of troops assigned to warrior transition units tripled to 242 — with more than one-half being combat casualties — since the 15 sites opened in Europe in August.

Once established, the battalion will be one of 16 warrior transition battalions throughout the Army.


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