Category Archives: Kind of Location Σ

Unique allocation to one from nine kinds of location and matching the geographical summary.

DEU | U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Kaiserslautern (Σ)

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 Wikipedia EN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiserslautern_Military_Community
DE: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiserslautern_Military_Community

Official sources:
https://www.ramstein.af.mil/Home/Kaiserslautern-Military-Community-Center/
https://www.kaiserslauternamerican.com/
https://home.army.mil/rheinland-pfalz/

 

The Kaiserslautern Military Community consists of Army facilities at Sembach, Kleber, Panzer and Daenner Kasernes, Landstuhl, Miesau and Kaiserslautern Army Depots, Rhine Ordnance and Pulaski Barracks along with Air Force facilities located at Ramstein Air Base, Einsiedlerhof, Vogelweh and Kapaun Air Station. The garrison also has geographically separated sites at Baumholder, Mannheim, Gruenstadt and Germersheim in Germany, Mihail Kogalniceau Air Base in Romania, and Novo Selo Training Area in Bulgaria.

Source: https://home.army.mil/rheinland-pfalz/index.php/about/visitor-information

DEU | U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart (Σ)

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Official Sources:
https://home.army.mil/stuttgart/
https://www.africom.mil/
https://www.eucom.mil/
https://www.marforeur.marines.mil/

Locations in VisualBases: Panzer Kaserne Böblingen – Kelley Barracks – Patch Barracks – Robinson Barracks – Echterdingen Airfield

Additional BSR entries (7): Stuttgart Dependent School – Weilimdorf Warehouse Stuttgart – Steuben & Weicht Vil Family Housing Stuttgart – Robinson-Grenadier Family Housing Stuttgart – Moehringen Family Housing – Kefurt & Craig Village Family Housing Stuttgart – Sonderlandeplatz Pattonville / Kornwestheim Golf Course

DEU | U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden (Σ)

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Official sources:
https://home.army.mil/wiesbaden/index.php

Locations in VisualBases: Wiesbaden Army Airfield – McCully Barracks Wackernheim – Egelsbach Transmitter Fac, Langen – Dagger Complex, Darmstadt-Griesheim

BSR entries (8): Wiesbaden Army Airfield – Aukamm Hsg Area – Crestview Hsg Area – Hainerberg Housing and Shop Ctr – Kastel Housing Area – Mainz-Kastel Station – Rheinblick Rec Annex – Darmstadt Training Center (closed)

 

DEU | Spangdahlem Air Base

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49.98, 6.69

Wikipedia EN:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spangdahlem_Air_Base
DE: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spangdahlem_Air_Base

BSR entries (3): Spangdahlem Air Base – Spangdahlem Waste Annex – Bitburg FH Annex 

Environmental issues: PFAS, Oil spill, Aircraft noise

EGY | Cairo West Air Base

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30.116667, 30.916667

Wikipedia EN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo_West_Air_Base
DE: n/a

Update: U.S. forces participate in Exercise Bright Star in Egypt
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2021/09/mil-210904-centcom01.htm?_m=3n%2e002a%2e3144%2evh0ao43tnn%2e2wud

 

DEU | Baumholder Military Community (Σ)

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Wikipedia EN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baumholder
DE: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baumholder

Locations in VisualBases: Baumholder Army Health Clinic – Smith Barracks Baumholder – Wetzel Kaserne Baumholder – Baumholder Airfield (including Baumholder Training Area) 

Additional BSR entries (3): Baumholder Family Housing – Hoppstaedten Works Baumholder –  Wetzel Family Housing Baumholder

DEU | Ramstein Air Base

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49.44, 7.60

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Google Earth 2000

Google Earth 2021

Wikipedia EN:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramstein_Air_Base
DE: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramstein_Air_Base

belongs to: USAG Kaiserslautern – Ramstein


Additional Facility View:  Airplane Fire Simulator -  (Distributed Command Ground System (Drone Warfare) - EIAMDC European Integrated Air and Missile Defence Center

Campaign info (DE): https://www.ramstein-kampagne.eu/

Local campaign info (DE): http://www.fluglaerm-kl.de/

Environmental issues: Aircraft noise, PFAS, Oil spill, Groundwater
Terrestrial Protected Area: Westricher Moorniederung
Source:  https://www.protectedplanet.net/555521571

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DEU | Stuttgart: Panzerkaserne Böblingen

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 48.684586,  9.058083

Wikipedia EN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_Kaserne

“The post is administered by U.S. Army Installation Management Command-Europe (IMCOM-Europe), a legacy from its use as an Army installation since just after World War II. Panzer also hosts the headquarters of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe & Africa (MARFOREURAF) and various Special Operations units of the Army and Navy supporting EUCOM and AFRICOM”

DE: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzerkaserne_B%C3%B6blingen

Campaign info (DE): http://www.schiesslaermusarmy.de/

 

DEU | Grafenwöhr Training Area

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49.70, 11.90

Wikipedia EN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grafenwoehr_Training_Area
DE:– https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truppen%C3%BCbungsplatz_Grafenw%C3%B6hr

Additional BSR entry (2): Grafenwoehr, South Camp Vilseck (Army Airfield)

 

DEU | Baumholder Training Area

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49.651389, 7.305278

Wikipedia EN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baumholder_Army_Airfield
DE: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truppen%C3%BCbungsplatz_Baumholder
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baumholder_Army_Airfield

BSR entry: Baumholder Airfield

DEU | Wiesbaden: Army Airfield Erbenheim

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50.04, 8.33 https://earth.google.com/web/search/50.04+8.33

Wikipedia EN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_D._Clay_Kaserne
DE: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flugplatz_Wiesbaden-Erbenheim

Campaign info (DE): https://wiesbadener-buendnis.de/  | https://bilgus.de/

Environmental impact: Helicopter noise, PFAS

DEU | Ansbach: Katterbach Kaserne

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49.309167, 10.636944

Google Earth 2018

  Wikipedia EN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katterbach_Kaserne
DE: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flugplatz_Ansbach-Katterbach

Campaign info (DE): http://www.etz-langts.de/

Environmental impact: Helicopter noise, PFAS soil and water load