The
56th Field Artillery Command was organized to always report directly to the highest commander in Europe at the time. Therefore, during peacetime, they reported to the
United States Army, Europe, whereas, during heightened tension or war, command passed to NATO, with
Allied Air Forces Central Europe as the next higher headquarters.[1] The Pershing systems were eliminated after the ratification of the
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty on 27 May 1988.[2] The missiles began to be withdrawn in October 1988 and the last of the missiles were destroyed by the static burn of their motors and subsequently crushed in May 1991 at the
Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant near
Caddo Lake, Texas.
The
56th Field Artillery Command was organized to always report directly to the highest commander in Europe at the time. Therefore, during peacetime, they reported to the
United States Army, Europe, whereas, during heightened tension or war, command passed to NATO, with
Allied Air Forces Central Europe as the next higher headquarters.[1] The Pershing systems were eliminated after the ratification of the
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty on 27 May 1988.[2] The missiles began to be withdrawn in October 1988 and the last of the missiles were destroyed by the static burn of their motors and subsequently crushed in May 1991 at the
Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant near
Caddo Lake, Texas.