A number of European personnel had already or are planning to leave the line.
The number of personnel is to expand from 90 to about 250 in the next several years.
"We've looked at every program and cut where we could the number of personnel."
The region also has the highest number of military personnel per million people in the world.
The total number of American military personnel in the region appears to be well over 200,000.
The number of military personnel at the air base will be reduced from 1080 to 400.
By January 31, 1946, the total number of personnel to pass through the camp was 1,412,107.
During his time as Chief, the number of paid personnel in the department was increased to 18.
The number of military personnel here would grow to about 4,500 from 2,750.
After a number of personnel changes the band finally split in 1995.