Cold War NATO Army Groups
Mar 02, 2019· When deGaulle withdrew France from NATO Military Command in the 1960's the Central Front in Germany was weakened when most of the Southern Army Group (SOUTHAG) disappeared back into France.
Lessons Learned as an Enlisted US Army Soldier in Neu Ulm ...
May 02, 2011· Question: Do you have any information concerning any soldiers that were stationed there in New Ulm dung the early 1980's and late 1970's, that were killed in accidents while on base in training exercises? Did the government, our government, restrict access to that information? Answer: Not during the 1970s, before my time there, but during the early 1980s training accidents and fatalities were ...
American Cold War Veterans, Inc Blog: Jerry T: U.S. Army ...
Jun 09, 2009· I was with D company 8th Med in Germany from 1980-1981, while providing ambulance support to a unit in the field, a soldier who had went on the advance party fell sleep waiting for the rest of the unit, when it arrived you would think the noise of the tanks and the rest of the vehicles would've woken him up, soldier was ran over his head and ...
1ST 81ST FA WILEY BARRACKS, NEU ULM, GERMANY: Reunite …
Do you have 1ST 81ST FA WILEY BARRACKS, NEU ULM, GERMANY Reunion information you'd like to share Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in …
Germany: US Army Base Deactivated At The End of The Cold ...
This video was made in June 2009 where I was stationed from June 1966 till Dec 1968, our 3rd Recon Squadron 14th/11th Armored Cav Kaserne was in Bad Hersfel...
USAG Bamberg closes after 69 years of US Army presence ...
Sep 17, 2014· After nearly 70 years of American Soldiers in Bamberg, Germany, the U.S. Army Garrison Bamberg colors were cased and the American flag was lowered for the final time Sept. 12, 2014.
Closed Military Bases - What Are They Doing Now?
Jan 26, 2018· An Army post established in 1898, this base was home to Army recruit training, chemical corps and chemical warfare training, military police training, and the training of the Women’s Army Corps. Since its official closing date in 1999, Ft. McClellan is used for training by the Alabama National Guard and is home to the Custom and Border ...
Germany – U.S. Army Bases – ArmyBases.us
Germany Right After WWII. At the close of World War 2, US and Russian forces scrambled to set-up bases in Germany. As you know, the country was pretty much split, with US Army bases springing up in Western Germany. As time passed, these bases in Germany flourished and became important to the reconstruction of Germany …
US Military Bases in Germany: A List Of …
Sep 25, 2020· The majority of the bases are operated by the US Army, but the Marines and USAF also have bases in the country. See a list of every US Military Base in Germany below, including info on its location, how long it’s been in use, its overall mission, and more.
USAG Hessen Army Base in Hanau, Germany | MilitaryBases.com
/ US Military Bases in Germany / USAG Hessen Army Base in Hanau, Germany. USAG Hessen Army Base in Hanau, Germany. Former base for archive purpose only. Not active anymore. Contact Information. Phone: 011-49-711-680-113. DSN: 314-430-1110. USAG Hessen used to be a military garrison operated by the United States of America in Germany. It was one ...
US Army Germany - Home | Facebook
US Army Germany. 29,410 likes · 102 talking about this · 18 were here. The intentions of US Army Germany is to provide former and present military personnel and their dependents that were once...
U.S. Military Leaves Toxic Trail Overseas - Los Angeles Times
Jun 18, 1990· Indeed, Army and Air Force officials in West Germany have warned that U.S. military officers or civilian employees face “the specter of criminal charges, especially concerning ground-water ...
3rd Infantry Division Photographs-Peacetime/Cold War ...
Feb 15, 2019· Hi My Name is Roberto Gil I served with E co 10th Engr Bn 3rd i.d 1980-1982 Kitzigen Germany I've looked at other sights but nothing like yours my company group picture posted thanks for the memories I sent a few pictures I have from 1980-1982 I have other pictures but most of them of me Thank you for posting the group picture of E COMPANY 10TH ...
US Military Bases in Germany | 21 Bases …
USAG Stuttgart is among the popular, active and actually useful US military bases in Germany. It is located in Stuttgart, in the Baden Wurttemberg province, in a place well known worldwide for brands like Porsche or Mercedes. The base is surrounded by four other camps that are also run by the Americans – Kelley, Patch, […]
Global U.S. Troop Deployment, 1950-2003 | The Heritage ...
Oct 27, 2004· More than one-third of troop deployments during 1950–2000 were to Germany alone, which hosted over 10,000,000 U.S. military personnel. Five Decades of Extensive Foreign Deployments
Radar Units Bombed At U.S. Base in Germany - The ...
Sep 07, 1985· Three bombs exploded today at a U.S. air defense base in southern West Germany, destroying three radar units in the latest in a wave of terrorist attacks on American military installations.
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center - Wikipedia
Opened on March 9, 1953, LRMC was formerly known as the 2d General Hospital and the Landstuhl Army Medical Center (LAMC). In 1980, soldiers who were injured in Operation Eagle Claw were brought to LAMC. During the 1990s, United States Army Europe underwent a reorganization, and hospitals in Frankfurt, Berlin, Nuremberg, and other bases were gradually closed down, or were downsized to clinics.
In the 1970s, the U.S. military struggled with morale
Jul 03, 2013· By the 1980s the army dismissed many of the problem soldiers within its ranks and began to instill discipline and revamped training. Under President Reagan resources started pouring into the military.
US Army in Europe (USAREUR) 1980 …
USA 1980s TO&Es v2.7 By R Mark Davies for Battlefront: First Echelon By R Mark Davies, with contributions from and thanks to Greg Lyle, Mark Hayes, Allen Curtis and Max Wünderlich The main combat formation of the US Army in Europe (USAREUR) was the US 7th Army.
U.S. Military Personnel 1954-2014: The Numbers
From the late 1980s to the mid-1990s, with the end of the Cold War, there was another significant reduction of nearly 40 percent. Since then, aside from a relatively small percentage bump for the so-called surge in Iraq around 2007, the number have hovered at around 500,000.
1980s - US Army Dolan Barracks (Schwaebisch Hall Army ...
Layout of the base in its heyday. Home to the "Big Windy". The 180th Aviation Company, later Alpha company of the 159th Aviation Regiment. They flew the CH-47 Chinook.
PFAS Contamination at American Airbases in Germany - World ...
Jul 08, 2019· Wittlich-Land is not allowed to sue the U.S. military. Instead, it is suing the German government for damages. Meanwhile, the German government, which paid for the cleanup of the contaminants for years, has stopped doing so, leaving the town with the tab. Airbase Bitburg, Germany. From 1952 until 1994, Bitburg Air Base was a front-line NATO air ...
Amerika in Augsburg ~ Sheridan Reese Flak Fryar: The ...
The increasing Cold War confrontation between the Western states and the Warsaw Pact after the Soviet Berlin blockade indicated a substantial increase of U.S. Forces in Germany. As early as in January 1950, the U.S. prepared an Army program for the construction of Housing Areas for soldiers and their dependents – at first 275 dwelling units (DU), construction cost totaling DM 11.000.000 in ...
Army Days in W. Germany Photo Gallery by Jim Yolda at ...
Some photos taken while a member of the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division in Schweinfurt, West Germany 1977 - 1981 during the Cold War era. My units were the 2d Battalion 39th Field Artillery, a 155mm self-propelled Howitzer (M109) artillery unit and the 1st Battalion 76th Field Artillery, an 8-inch self-propelled Howitzer (M110) artillery unit.
Fond memories and some tears as US Army leaves Bamberg ...
From now on, when Sibille Krause looks to the flagpole at the Army’s Warner Barracks in Bamberg, Germany, the American flag won’t be there. It was taken down for the last time Friday.
Installation Directory - Germany - USArmyGermany.com
(Many of the WWII Designations have been researched by Gerhard Wolf, Germany) Installation names in orange are installations occupied and used by American Forces in the Occupation and/or early Cold War period but then returned to the German government prior to 1980. (n/a). . . satellite view is not available in 3D (active). . . still an active post; don't want to show details.
BOMBS HIT U.S. BASES IN WEST GERMANY - The New York Times
Jun 02, 1982· Bombs exploded at four United States military bases early today, a little more than a week before President Reagan is scheduled to arrive in West Germany for …
US Army installations - …
1. Historical information on installations and units Requester: Webmaster Subject: Looking for historical information on units and military activities including base support in the Karlsruhe, Pforzheim and Germersheim areas between 1945 and the 1990s. Contact: webmaster 2. Aerial & ground photos of kasernes & housing areas Requester: Webmaster Subject: Looking for period photos of the US Army ...
Global U.S. Troop Deployment, 1950 …
Oct 27, 2004· More than one-third of troop deployments during 1950–2000 were to Germany alone, which hosted over 10,000,000 U.S. military personnel. Five Decades of Extensive Foreign Deployments
History :: USAG WIESBADEN
Jul 23, 2018· In 1976, USAFE and all USAF flying units moved to Ramstein and were replaced at Wiesbaden Air Base by a U.S. Army Mechanized Infantry Brigade. During this period flying activities at Wiesbaden were greatly reduced. In 1984 the unit was deactivated and the decision made to use the Air Base for its primary purpose — that of an aviation facility.
Bad Kreuznach, Germany - GlobalSecurity.org
After Germany's defeat in 1918, General Marquin, commanding general of the 10th French Army, and his staff set up headquarters in the Kurhaus. French troops occupied Bad Kreuznach and the rest of ...
How sad a fate! The US Army Base in Augsburg / Germany ...
Aug 27, 2007· the next us army base from me here in bavaria was AUGSBURG. it impressed me every time we drove past the US ARMY BASE. and every year the german-american public festival - a real dream. but since about 5 year it isnt anymore. the US ARMY removed from AUGSBURG. there only left the empty army barrack. today nearly all the building pulled over.
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center - Wikipedia
Opened on March 9, 1953, LRMC was formerly known as the 2d General Hospital and the Landstuhl Army Medical Center (LAMC). In 1980, soldiers who were injured in Operation Eagle Claw were brought to LAMC. During the 1990s, United States Army Europe underwent a reorganization, and hospitals in Frankfurt, Berlin, Nuremberg, and other bases were gradually closed down, or were …
United States Air Force in Germany | Military Wiki | Fandom
F-15C Serial 80-082, 53d Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, 1994. Since 7 May 1945 The United States has maintained air bases in Germany initially beginning as postwar occupation forces. During the Cold War, the number of bases was expanded to support NATO.. Today, only Ramstein Air Base and Spangdahlem Air Base remain as fully active U.S. air bases in Germany, supporting ongoing ...
DOWNS BARRACKS,FULDA GERMANY: Reunite With Other …
We were stationed in Germany in 1975 through 1978. I'm the first to ever contact him. He is so thankful I called and we exchanged addresses and he wants to come and visit.
List of United States Army installations in Germany ...
The rationale behind the large number of closures is that the strategic functions of the bases, originally designed to serve as forward posts in any war against the Soviet Union, are no longer relevant since the end of the Cold War. The Army has recently …