{EXCERPT} Staff report Posted : Thursday Aug 7, 2008 7:38:23 EDT

Darmstadt Army Garrison, Germany, a prominent component of U.S. Army Europe for
more than 60 years, was inactivated Wednesday as part of the ongoing realignment
of overseas forces.

Another major element of USAREUR’s Cold War force, Hanau Army Garrison, will
inactivate Thursday.

The Darmstadt inactivation ceremony was held at Cambrai-Fritsch Kaserne, and
included U.S. soldiers from the garrison’s headquarters and headquarters
detachment and a contingent of German soldiers from the German Army’s Supply and
Maintenance Center.

In addition to Cambrai-Fritsch Kaserne, other facilities associated with
Darmstadt Garrison include Ernst Ludwig Kaserne, Griesheim Airfield, Jefferson
Village Family Housing, Kelley Barracks, Langen Terrace Family

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