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 "slug": "pistorius-furstenfeldbruck-second-luftwaffe-training-battalion-neuer-wehrdienst",
 "title": "Pistorius Reverses Fürstenfeldbruck's 2030 Closure to Stand Up a Second Luftwaffe Training Battalion",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/pistorius-furstenfeldbruck-second-luftwaffe-training-battalion-neuer-wehrdienst/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/pistorius-furstenfeldbruck-second-luftwaffe-training-battalion-neuer-wehrdienst/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-07-13T23:42:08.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:22:53.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFürstenfeldbruck, 13 July 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Defence Minister Boris Pistorius will establish a second air-force training battalion, Luftwaffenausbildungsbataillon 2, at Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria, reversing the base's scheduled closure at the end of 2030\n * The battalion stands up on 1 October 2026 and grows to seven training companies by 2030 — three plus the battalion headquarters at Fürstenfeldbruck, two at Lagerlechfeld\n * Fürstenfeldbruck is one of an initial eight sites i",
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  "dez-german-defense-zeitenwende"
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