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The Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC) is an American military community in and around Kaiserslautern, Germany, supporting United States Armed Forces and NATO installations, such as the Ramstein Air Base, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Kapaun Air Station, Vogelweh Housing Area, Pulaski Barracks, Kleber Kaserne, Daenner Kaserne, Sembach Kaserne, Miesau Army Depot, and Rhine Ordnance ...
housing and HQ AFRC Berchtesgaden Military Community Stars and Stripes Compound Berlin: closed 1994 Stars and Stripes Griesheim: closed 2008 St. Barbara Housing Area Darmstadt: Stetten Kaserne Munich: transferred to Bundeswehr: 1950s Strassburg Barracks Idar-Oberstein: closed 2008 Strub Kaserne/Gebirgsjäger Kaserne closed 1995
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (originally known as the Landstuhl Army Medical Center) was established on October 15, 1951. [2] Completion of the 1,000-bed Army General Hospital building occurred on April 7, 1953. In 1980, soldiers who were injured in Operation Eagle Claw were brought to the hospital.
The late 1980’s and early 1990’s saw a great deal of change in Europe. By the end of 1991, the Warsaw Pact no longer existed, Germany was reunified and the Cold War had ended. This had a significant impact on U.S. military posture in Europe and subsequently reduced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers military design and construction mission.
Constructed between 1949 and 1952 by the French Army and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ramstein Air Base is part of the larger Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC), which houses around 54,000 American service members and over 5,400 U.S. civilian employees. Additionally, more than 6,200 German workers are employed within the KMC.
During the 15th century, the lords of Sickingen assumed responsibility for Landstuhl and the surrounding area. [2] The most famous member of this dynasty was Franz von Sickingen . He converted the castle – Nanstein Castle ( German : Burg Nanstein ), the most visible landmark in Landstuhl and the surrounding area – into a dominating fortress.
' Sembach Barracks ') is a United States Army post in Donnersbergkreis, Germany, near Kaiserslautern. It is approximately 19 miles (31 km) east of Ramstein Air Base. From 1995 to 2012 [1] the installation was a United States Air Force installation known as Sembach Air Base, until it was transferred to the United States Army.
Germany portal; Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Landstuhl" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ...