The United States and Luxembourg sign a Memorandum of Understanding on the Warehouse Service Agency (WSA) in Sanem

On October 2, 2019, Minister of National Defense François Bausch and U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg Randy Evans signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cost Sharing for Maintenance and Storage Operations of the United States Air Force Europe (USAFE) at the military depot managed by the Warehouses Service Agency (WSA) in Sanem.

(fLTR) J. Randolph Evans, U.S Ambassador, François Bausch, Minister of Defense

Under the new MOU, Luxembourg has committed to cover the corresponding costs over a period of ten years up to 225 million euros. To this end, the Minister of Defense will soon introduce a financing bill in the Chamber of Deputies.

The Memorandum of Understanding marks a bright future for the warehouse facility and U.S. Luxembourg defense cooperation.  As a follow on to the first Memorandum of Understanding signed in 1978, the new Memorandum of Understanding reinforces our mutual commitment to our alliance. Indeed, USAFE plans to increase the storage capacity in the current perimeter of the site, which will lead to a substantial increase in the WSA workforce.

Released by the Directorate of Defense and the United States Embassy in Luxembourg

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