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Panzer Kaserne
Panzer Kaserne (German notation: Panzerkaserne) is a U.S. military installation in Böblingen, Germany, part of U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart. 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. History Panzer Kaserne and nearby Patch Barracks were constructed in 1938 for the German Army, Panzer Regiment 7, 8 as well as Panzer Brigade 4 was stationed in Panzer Barracks from April 1938 (and both bases were joined by a specially designed trail due to the weight of tank traffic.) Additionally, the training areas were designed to train and test the new tank crews who were assigned to the 8th Panzer Regiment. There is also a small nearby training area- unusual for a Kaserne in an urban or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelley Barracks
Kelley Barracks (formerly ''Helenen-Kaserne'') is a U.S. military installation and headquarters of United States Africa Command, and is a part of US Army Garrison Stuttgart in Stuttgart-Möhringen in Germany. The post is administered by IMCOM- Europe. History World War II and the American Postwar Occupation Located in the outer Stuttgart district of Möhringen, Helenen Kaserne (the German name for the installation) officially opened May 7, 1938, housing members of the 5th Air Signal Regiment of the Luftwaffe. On December 5, 1945 Helenen Kaserne became an American installation, initially part of Stuttgart Post. The 7700th Troop Information and Education Group of the became the first permanently assigned unit in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verkehrs- Und Tarifverbund Stuttgart
The ''Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart GmbH'' (VVS; en, Stuttgart Transport and Tariff Association LLC) is a transport association that coordinates the local public transport in Stuttgart, the capital of Baden-Württemberg, as well as in the neighbouring districts of Böblingen, Esslingen, Ludwigsburg and Rems-Murr, and parts of Göppingen and Ostalbkreis. The network ensures uniform conditions of carriage and fare regulations as well as a coordinated timetable. It cooperates with the administrative districts and municipalities as well as the Verband Region Stuttgart. History The ''VVS-Gemeinschaftsstarif'' was introduced on 1 October 1978 when the ''Stuttgarter Vorortverkehr'' was replaced by the S-Bahn Stuttgart. Initially, it was a tariff community between Deutsche Bundesbahns (express trains, local trains, S-Bahn and train buses), the german post and almost all means of transport of Stuttgart trams (SSB). At the same time, SSB gave up its own fare; only on the airp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robinson Barracks
Robinson may refer to: People and names * Robinson (name) Fictional characters * Robinson Crusoe, the main character, and title of a novel by Daniel Defoe, published in 1719 Geography * Robinson projection, a map projection used since the 1960s to show the entire world in two dimensions * Robinson (crater), a small lunar impact crater southwest of the large walled plain J. Herschel ;United States * Robinson, Illinois * Robinson, Iowa * Robinson, Kansas * Robinson, Kentucky * Robinson, Minnesota * Robinson, North Dakota * Robinson, Texas * Robinson, Washington * Robinson Township, Pennsylvania (other), two townships in the Pittsburgh Metro Area with the same name ;United Kingdom * Robinson (Lake District), a 737 m hill in England's Lake District * Robinson College, Cambridge, a college in England's University of Cambridge ;France * Robinson (Paris RER), a commuter train station in Paris Ships * USS ''Robinson'', the name of more than one United States Navy ship *USS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commissary (store)
A commissary is a store for provisions which can include prepared foods for eating either on-premises or off-premises. It is usually run within an organization such as a mining operation, a steel mill, a corporate center, or a government or military unit, and is usually intended, primarily, for the use of employees. For instance, the United States Defense Commissary Agency operates commissaries that are similar to supermarkets, providing service members with most of the same products available in the United States regardless of where they are stationed abroad. Commissaries sell primarily grocery articles; other items can be purchased at a base exchange (BX) or post exchange (PX). Purpose Military commissaries serve to provide groceries and household goods, at a reasonable cost, to many members within the Department of Defense regardless of the country in which the service members are posted. Eligible patrons include active-duty personnel in all services, retirees of all service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Base Exchange
An exchange is a type of retail store found on United States military installations worldwide. Originally akin to trading posts, they now resemble contemporary department stores or strip malls. Exact terminology varies by armed service; some examples include base exchange (BX), and post exchange (PX), and there are more specific terms for subtypes of exchange. Operations Base exchanges sell consumer goods and services to authorized patrons such as active duty, reserve, national guard, retired members of the U.S. Uniformed Services and their dependents. Other authorized patrons include honorably discharged veterans certified 100% disabled and/or totally and permanently disabled (TPD) by the Veterans Administration, recipients of the Medal of Honor, military transition personnel , DoD employees when stationed outside the United States, Red Cross personnel who are U.S. citizens assigned outside the United States with the military service. Authority to use these facilities is norma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindelfingen
Sindelfingen ( Swabian: ''Sendlfenga'') is a city in Baden-Württemberg in south Germany. It lies near Stuttgart at the headwaters of the Schwippe (a tributary of the river Würm), and is home to a Mercedes-Benz assembly plant. History * 1155 – First documented mention of Sindelfingen * 1263 – Sindelfingen was founded by Count Rudolf Scherer of Tübingen-Herrenberg * 1351 – The city was sold to Württemberg * Middle Ages – Notable weaving industry * 1535 – Entrance of the Protestant Reformation * 1944 – Stuttgart/Sindelfingen oil refinery bombed by the Oil Campaign of World War II * 1962 – Sindelfingen became a "Große Kreisstadt" (city with special governmental responsibilities within the larger county) * 1971 – Municipal annexation of the neighbouring villages Maichingen and Darmsheim * 1987 – The final traditional Sindelfinger Volksfest was held (the site was later required for a state-level horticulture and landscaping exhibition) The weaving industry surv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patch American High School
Alexander M. Patch American High School (also known as "Patch American High School" or "Patch High School") was an English language high school in Germany, on Patch Barracks southwest of Stuttgart, operated by DODEA (formerly known as DoDDS). Opened in 1979, its students were largely military dependents whose sponsors were assigned to units of the Stuttgart Military Community, including Patch Barracks, Robinson Barracks, Panzer Kaserne, and Kelley Barracks. The school was named after United States Army General Alexander McCarrell Patch (1889–1945), the commander of the Seventh Army during World War II. For its first 27 years, it was a secondary school (grades 7–12), and with the 1992 closure of Stuttgart American High School in Pattonville, it became the only DODEA (DoDDS) high school in the Stuttgart area. In the fall of 2006, the school's enrollment was reduced to a four-year high school (grades 9–12) due to projected increasing enrollment and middle schools created a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuttgart High School (Germany)
Stuttgart High School (SHS) is an English-language high school in southwest Germany, in Baden-Württemberg. Southwest of Stuttgart on Panzer Kaserne in Böblingen, it is operated by the United States' DODEA (formerly known as DoDDS). Opened in 2014, its enrollment is primarily dependents of military, civilian, and contract employees of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) who are assigned to units of the Stuttgart Military Community, which includes Patch Barracks, Robinson Barracks, Panzer Kaserne, and Kelley Barracks. It succeeded Patch American High School (1979–2015, on Patch Barracks), and SHS remains the only DoDEA (DoDDS) high school in the Stuttgart area. Patch's school history, panther mascot, and colors were carried over to Stuttgart; black and gold are also the colors of host state Baden-Württemberg. Another predecessor, Stuttgart American High School (SAHS), began in 1954 at Robinson Barracks, relocated to Pattonville two years later, and closed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DODEA
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is a federal school system headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and managing prekindergarten through 12th grade educational programs on behalf of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). DoDEA is globally positioned, operating 163 accredited schools in 8 districts located in 11 foreign countries, 7 states, Guam, and Puerto Rico. DoDEA employs 15,000 employees who serve 71,000 children of active duty military and DoD civilian families. DoDEA operates as a field activity of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness). It is headed by a director who oversees all agency functions from DoDEA headquarters in Alexandria. DoDEA's schools are divided into 3 geographic areas: Europe, the Pacific, and the Americas. It is one of two U.S. federal government school systems, along with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). History Shortly after the end of Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Theater Sustainment Command
The 21st Theater Sustainment Command (21st TSC) provides theater sustainment throughout EUCOM and AFRICOM Areas of Responsibility in support of USAREUR and 7th Army. On order, deploys to support theater opening, distribution, and Reception, Staging, Onward Movement & enable Integration (RSO&I) functions. Be prepared to support Joint and Coalition forces. History The heritage of 21st Theater Sustainment Command began on 23 June 1965 with the activation of the 1st Support Brigade. The 21st TSC originated as a maintenance support headquarters under Seventh Army Support Command, the brigade's first home was Taylor Barracks, Mannheim, Germany. After the United States military withdrawal from France in 1967 and the organization of the U.S. Theater Army Support Command, Europe, informally known as TASCOM, the brigade became the rear-area counterpart of the newly formed corps support commands. Assigned to TASCOM in 1969, 1st Support Brigade was responsible for Prepositioning of Mater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
