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PULASKI BARRACKS

KAISERSLAUTERN GERMANY

Pulaski Barracks is located on the west side of Kaiserslautern next to the Vogelweh Military Complex. Pulaski houses the 415th base Support Battalion (Kaiserslautern). Its mission is to provide base support for all of the communities Army units and their families as well as to provide a command and control element for units and organizations that do not fall under the 21st TSC.

The 415th Base Support Battalion provides administrative and logistical support within an area of responsibility that covers 14 installations within the Kaiserslautern Military Community. Its headquarters is located on Pulaski Barracks, situated in the west end of Kaiserslautern, Germany, which is home to the largest contingent of Americans outside the continental United States.

There is one 21st TSC unit housed at Pulaski, which is the 560th Military Police Company. Pulaski houses the 415th Base Support Battalion. Its mission is to provide base support for all of the communities’ Army units and their families as well as to provide a command and control element for units and organizations that do not fall under the 21st TSC.

PATCH BARRACKS

STUTTGART GERMANY

Patch Barracks was renamed from the German Kurmärker Kaserne in 1952; it was originally built for use by the German Army Wehrmacht in 1936/37. During World War II, it served as the headquarters and barracks for the Wehrmacht’s 7th Panzer Regiment with associated unit shooting ranges and training areas located at the nearby Panzer Kaserne (literally “tank barracks”). After the Second World War, Kurmärker Kaserne was temporarily occupied by French colonial troops. Subsequently, American troops took over the facility, which hosted the US Constabulary during the multilateral occupation of Germany following World War II. The US 7th Army was headquartered here from 1950 until 1967 when EUCOM was relocated to Patch from Camp-de-Loges near Paris, France. 7th Army relocated to Heidelberg.

BABENHAUSEN KASERNE

Babenhausen Kaserne was the home to the Babenhausen Area Support Team; Headquarters, 41st Field Artillery Brigade; 1st Battalion, 27th Field Artillery the 77th Maintenance Co., 71st Ordinance Det., E. Battery 5/7 Air Defense Artillery, and D. Battery 5/7 Air Defense Artillery. All facilities, including the housing area, dental and health clinics, Babenhausen Elementary School and sports field, are located on the kaserne. Babenhausen also has a local training area, an airfield and a helipad adjacent to the kaserne.

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