HEIDELBERG, Germany— The U.S. Army, Europe will convert, inactivate and relocate numerous units within Germany in FY 2008 (which starts October 1, 2007) to support Army transformation and the Department of Defense's overall plan to increase strategic responsiveness in the face of threats posed by the Global War on Terrorism.
USAREUR will continue transformation and move closer to our end-state enduring Main Operating Bases by restructuring Army Air Defense assets, inactivating a military intelligence brigade headquarters, and completing the Combat Service Support (CSS) restructure plans initiated in FY 07 including modularizing finance and medical units. As a result of these unit actions there will be a reduction of approximately 1,720 Soldiers, 3,300 family members, 480 U.S. civilians and 530 local national civilians in Germany. In Italy the U.S. Army population will decrease by approximately 62 Soldiers and 93 family members. Numbers reflect the total personnel associated with the units and organizations in this announcement. The impact on both military and civilian personnel will vary, based on the disposition of their units and the status of individual Soldiers and employees. Also, the number of Soldiers reflects authorized positions, while the number of civilians is actual strengths.
Air Defense Artillery Force
• USAREUR Air and Missile Defense Detachment activates in Heidelberg.
• Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (ADA BDE), Wuerzburg, returns to the Continental United States.
• A, B, C, Headquarters and Service batteries from 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Hanau, relocate to Kaiserslautern.
• D Battery, 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Ansbach, relocates to Kaiserslautern.
Military Intelligence - Military Intelligence actions set the conditions for conversion to a Military Intelligence Brigade (MIB) in FY09.
• HHC, 205th MI Brigade, Wiesbaden, inactivates in FY08.
• HHC, 66th MI Group, Darmstadt, relocates to Wiesbaden.
FY08 2-2-2
Personnel Services
• HHC, 1st Personnel Command, Schwetzingen, inactivates.
• 139th Postal Company, Hanau, inactivates.
• 1st Platoon, 139th Postal Company, Wiesbaden, reflags as 3rd Platoon, 147th Postal Company.
• 2nd Platoon, 139th Postal Company, Hanau, inactivates.
Finance Command
• HHC, 266th Finance Command, Schwetzingen, converts to the 266th Financial Management Center and moves to Kaiserslautern.
• HHD, 208th Finance Battalion, Mannheim, converts to the 208th Financial Management Company.
• HHD, 8th Finance Battalion, Baumholder, inactivates.
Medical Services
• 30th Medical Brigade, Heidelberg, converts to the Medical Command (Deployment Support).
• 133rd Medical Detachment (Preventive Medicine, Sanitation), Hanau, inactivates.
• 255th Medical Det. (Preventive Medicine, Entomology), Grafenwoehr, converts to a modular structure.
• 71st Medical Det. (Preventive Medicine), Grafenwoehr, converts to a modular structure.
• 254th Medical Det. (Combat Support), Kaiserslautern, converts to a modular structure.
• U.S. Army Veterinary Treatment Facility Darmstadt, Griesheim, closes.
• North European Veterinary District Headquarters, Darmstadt, will transfer to Kaiserslautern.
• U.S. Army Health Clinic Darmstadt closes.
• U.S. Army Dental Clinic Darmstadt closes.
• U.S. Army Health Clinic Hanau closes.
• U. S. Army Dental Clinic Hanau closes.
• U.S. Army Veterinary Treatment Facility Hanau, closes.
• U.S. Army Health Clinic Buedingen closes.
• U.S. Army Dental Clinic Buedingen closes.
• U.S. Army Health Clinic Wuerzburg closes. The Command and Control element of the medical activity, the staff headquarters positions responsible for day to day oversight of health care clinic operations, relocates to Grafenwoehr.
• U.S. Army Dental Clinic Wuerzburg at Leighton Barracks closes.
• U.S. Army Dental Clinic Wuerzburg at Hospital Kaserne closes. The Command and Control element of the dental activity, the staff headquarters positions responsible for day to day oversight of health care clinic operations, relocates to Grafenwoehr.
• U.S. Army Veterinary Treatment Facility Wuerzburg, closes.
Combat Support Units
• 502nd Engineer Co., Hanau, returns to CONUS.
FY08 3-3-3
Military Police Units – return to CONUS
• HQ 127th MP Co., Hanau.
• 1st Platoon, 127th MP Co., Hanau.
• 2nd Platoon, 127th MP Co., Baumholder.
• 3rd Platoon, 127th MP Co., Darmstadt.
• HQ 13th MP Co., Vicenza.
• 2nd Platoon, 13th MP Co., Vicenza.
• 1st Platoon, 92nd MP Co., Hanau.
• 3rd Platoon, 92nd MP Co., Darmstadt.
• 95th MP Military Working Dog Team, Hanau.
• 95th MP MWD Team (K9), Darmstadt.
Combat Service Support Units
• 512th Maintenance Co, Mannheim, inactivates.
• 618th Transportation Det., Kaiserslautern, inactivates.
• 596th Maintenance Co., Darmstadt, inactivates.
• 515th Transportation Co., Mannheim, relocates to Grafenwoehr.
• 663rd Transportation Det., USA Reserve, Vicenza, inactivates.
• 2143rd Equipment Maintenance Center, Kaiserslautern, inactivates.
U.S. Army Garrisons
• USAG Schweinfurt – Sub-community Wuerzburg inactivates.
• Leighton Barracks and Hospital Kaserne in Wuerzburg scheduled to close by end of FY08.
• USAG Hessen, Hanau, inactivates.
• USAG Darmstadt inactivates.
Other Unit Actions
• Stars and Stripes HQ Europe, Darmstadt, relocates to Kaiserslautern.
• Darmstadt Training Support Center inactivates.
• Hanau Regional Training Support Center closes.
• General Support Center Roedelheim relocates to Grafenwoehr pending facility availability.
• All remaining ranges and training areas in affected communities will also close
• Hanau and Darmstadt community legal centers close.
• American Forces Network Wuerzburg ceases operation.
