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From 1979 onwards, the first V Corps unit detailed to reinforce the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in the Fulda Gap in the event of hostilities was the 8th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment (1-68 Armor), stationed at Wildflecken to the south of the Gap. The mission of 1-68 Armor was to establish a defensive line across ...
Observation Post Alpha, OP Alpha, or Point Alpha was a Cold War observation post between Rasdorf, Hesse, West Germany and Geisa, Thuringia, East Germany.The post overlooked part of the "Fulda Gap", which would have been a prime invasion route for Warsaw Pact forces had the Cold War erupted into actual warfare.
Downs Barracks in Fulda was the headquarters of the American 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment, later replaced by the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. The cavalry had as many as 3,000 soldiers from the end of World War II until 1993.
Operation Atlanta was the code name for the establishment of Blackhorse Base Camp—the new home of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam. Blackhorse Base Camp was located approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of the village of Xuan Loc on Route 2 and approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southeast of the village of Long Goia.
Fulda: closed 1994 Dragoner Kaserne Mainz: closed 1992 Drake Kaserne Frankfurt: closed 1992 Dueppel Housing Area Berlin: closed 1994 Eastman Barracks Dachau: closed 1972 Edwards Kaserne Frankfurt: closed 1992 Emery Barracks: Würzburg: closed 1990 Ernst Ludwig Kaserne Darmstadt: closed 1996 demolished 2002 Eschborn Kaserne Eschborn, Frankfurt ...
Later, 3–8th and the 4–8th Cavalry were the heavy armor units of the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Armored Division in Gelnhausen, West Germany as a part of the defense of the Fulda Gap. 4–8th Cavalry was the first U.S. unit to win the Canadian Army Trophy (CAT). The 3–8 and 4–8 Cav. were on border guard in the Fulda Gap on 3 October 1990 during ...
3-11th Armored Cavalry Squadron, Bad Hersfeld, (43x M1A1 Abrams, 38x M3 Bradley, 12x M113, 6x M106, 4x M577, 8x M109) 4-11th Air Cavalry Squadron, Fulda, (26x AH-64A, 27x OH-58C, 18x UH-60A, 3x EH-60) Combat Support Squadron, Fulda, (Supply and Transportation Troop, Maintenance Troop, Medical Troop) 58th Engineer Company
Map of major U.S. military bases in Iraq and the number of soldiers stationed there (2007) The United States Department of Defense continues to have a large number of temporary military bases in Iraq, most a type of forward operating base (FOB).