A US Army helicopter (illustration).

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  • Between the end of February and the end of March, a major operation to relieve American troops stationed in Europe will take place.

  • Hundreds of soldiers, vehicles and equipment will pass through the port of Dunkirk.

  • An entire American air combat brigade, and its 56 helicopters, will disembark via Calais-Marck airport.

Do not panic.

In a few days, many American troops will land on the northern coast.

In Donald Trump's time, we might have been worried about seeing a bunch of heavily armed GIs set foot on French soil.

There, no expansionist inclination on the part of our historic allies, the maneuver consisting simply of relieving the forces of the United States stationed in Europe.

Not everyone may know it, but the United States has troops stationed permanently in some European countries.

And these poor GI's can only return to see their families in the country during staff changes, carried out every 9 months.

And it is precisely a relief operation that will take place, from February 23 to March 31, from Hauts-de-France.

Helicopters, men, trucks and even trains

According to the prefecture of the North, the operation was baptized "Mousquetaire" and will take place partly via the port of Dunkirk, for troops and equipment, and the other part via Calais-Marck airport for all airborne means.

It is the latter which should be the most visually impressive since it is an entire American air combat brigade which will pass through this terrain.

It has 56 helicopters and 350 soldiers.

As for the port of Dunkirk, the volume will be impressive: 374 rolling freight, 512 containers, 200 trucks and 7 freight trains.

All this requires very heavy logistics requiring the participation of several French ministries and the resources of the French forces to ensure the security of the maneuver, insists the prefecture of the North.

And the operation is all the more delicate in this period of the coronavirus epidemic.

To avoid contamination from across the Atlantic as much as possible, American soldiers will have to isolate themselves for fourteen days before disembarking on French soil.

Each GI will also have to present a negative PCR test dating back less than 72 hours if he wants to be able to taste the iodized and invigorating air of our dear coastline.

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