U.S. Troops in Europe - No Uniforms in Public

(Stuttgart, Germany) U.S. service members in Europe are now prohibited from wearing their uniforms in public.

The new policy, which comes three weeks after a deadly shooting outside Frankfurt Airport that left two airmen dead and two badly wounded, takes effect immediately.

The EUCOM mandate affects all soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines serving in the European theater.

The rule also takes effect as U.S. forces engage Libya in a high-profile operation being commanded from U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart and could bring added attention to U.S. troops here.

“The directive specifically forbids the wear of uniforms for travel between duty and domicile, short convenience stops, conduct of physical fitness, travel between installations, and off post messing,” according to a EUCOM message broadcast Wednesday on American Forces Network - Europe.

Heh.