Publication Date: August 26, 1998 (March 1998 initial release)
Subject: An illustrated study of NATO's Allied Command Europe Mobile Force (Land) (AMF(L)), which used the thunderbolt as its shoulder patch.
Contents: Details the organization, composition, missions, weapons, equipment, and uniforms of the multinational immediate reaction force—including paratroopers, alpine troops, and infantry units from 14 NATO countries.
The Thunderbolt is the shoulder patch of Allied Command Europe Mobile Force [Land] - the western alliance's mobile immediate reaction force. It is NATO's multi-national military "fire brigade", ready to deploy anywhere in Europe. The ACE Mobile Force [Land] is composed of crack units such as: US, British, German and Belgian paratroopers and Netherlands marines; German and Italian alpine troops; Canadian, Spanish and Norwegian infantry; Recce, artillery, helicopter and support units from a total of 14 NATO countries. Carl Schulze, a military photo-journalist, provides this illustrated study of its organization and composition, missions, weapons, equipment and uniforms, supported by a text containing specific factual information.
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