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DoD
Announces
Installation Realignments in Germany
United States Department
of Defense
The Department of Defense announced today that
the United States will cease operations at U.S.
Army, Europe, locations in Buedingen, Gelnhausen,
Darmstadt, Hanau and Turley Barracks in Mannheim,
Germany.
Due to U.S. European Command force structure realignment
and transformation, and the attendant reduction
in installation and personnel support requirements
that have occurred during the past several years,
the Department of Defense has determined the following
facilities are excess to its needs.
Turley Barracks, Mannheim, will be returned to
the host nation in fiscal 2007 as part of round
51 of overseas base closures.
All U.S. Army, Europe, facilities in Buedingen
and Gelnhausen will be returned to the host nation
in fiscal 2008 as part of round 50 of overseas
base closures.
All U.S. Army, Europe, facilities in Darmstadt
and Hanau will be returned to the host nation not
later than first quarter 2009 as part of round
51 of overseas base closures.
In addition to previously announced force structure
changes, closure of these sites will affect 41
military, 319 U.S. civilians, and 149 local national
employees with agencies such as DoD Dependents
Education, Defense Commissary Agency, Army and
Air Force Exchange Service and other support units
in these areas.
Previous USAREUR force structure
announcements provided personnel numbers for organizations
at these locations and the Installation Management
Command-Europe's (IMCOM-E) Darmstadt and Hessen
garrisons which will inactivate.Those announced
force-structure changes included approximately
1,720 soldiers, 480 U.S. civilians and 530 local
national employees in Darmstadt and Hanau whose
organizations will inactivate in fiscal 2008, as
well as approximately 620 soldiers with the 1st
Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Armored
Division at Buedingen/Gelnhausen, which will inactivate
in fiscal 07.
IMCOM-E will begin the process of returning facilities
affected by this decision to the host nation. Current
annual operating costs for these sites are approximately
$176 million.
The United States coordinated this action with
host nation officials before announcement.
SOURCE:
VNIS
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