The United States currently operates eleven bases in Germany.
The majority of the bases are operated by the US Army, but the Marines and USAF also have bases in the country.
See a list of every US Military Base in Germany below, including info on its location, how long it’s been in use, its overall mission, and more.
US Air Force Bases In Germany
Ramstein AB
Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany
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In Use: 1953-Present
Overall Mission: Ramstein Air Base is the headquarters for USAF operations in Europe and Africa.
Nato Allied Air Command also operates out of Ramstein AB and is considered the largest US military base in Germany.
The base also serves as a center of operations for drone warfare programs throughout the Middle East
Units Stationed:
- Headquarters US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa
- Third Air Force
- 86th Airlift Wing
- 435th Air Ground Operations Wing
- Air Mobility Command
- 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing
- US Army 21st Theater Sustainment Command
- NATO Allied Air Command
Official Site: https://www.ramstein.af.mil/
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Spangdahlem AB
Location: Spangdahlem, Germany
In Use: 1952-Present
Overall Mission: Spangdahlem Air Base is a NATO Air Base with the USAF as the major tenant.
The base’s primary unit is the 52nd Fighter Wing, which specializes in the suppression of enemy air defenses.
Units Stationed:
- 52nd Fighter Wing
- 480th Fighter Squadron
- 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing
- 726th Air Mobility Squadron
- 82nd Training Wing
Official Site: https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/
US Army Bases In Germany
USAG Ansbach
Location: Katterbach, Germany
In Use: 1935-Present
Overall Mission: First Built by the Luftwaffe in 1935, the US Army Air Forces took over the operation of the base in 1945, and US Army ground forces took over by mid-1947.
USAG Ansbach and the attached Katterbach Kaserne base played a significant role during the Cold War, but operations have since been scaled back.
The base currently houses Aviation regiments of the US Army.
Units Stationed:
- 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
- 12th Combat Aviation Brigade
- 7th Army Training Command
Official Site: https://home.army.mil/ansbach/
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USAG Baumholder
Location: Baumholder, Germany
In Use: 1951-Present
Overall Mission: USAG Baumholder is the site of the largest concentration of US Army personnel outside of the United States.
The base is also a major training site for NATO forces.
Units Stationed:
- 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
- 3rd Battalion
- 4th Battalion
- 40th Engineer Battalion
Official Site: https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/in-depth-overview/usag-rheinland-pfalz-baumholder
Dagger Complex
Location: Darmstadt, Germany
In Use: 1951-Present
Overall Mission: Dagger Complex previously operated as an Army Intelligence and NSA processing and analysis center.
With the construction of a similar, but more advanced facility in Wiesbaden, Dagger Complex was downgraded to a data center, and is scheduled to be closed in the coming years.
Units Stationed:
- 66th Military Intelligence
Official Site: https://www.eur.army.mil/
USAG Bavaria
Location: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
In Use: 1951-Present
Overall Mission: USAG Bavaria contains the Sheridan Barracks.
It is also the central operating point for several smaller facilities in the surrounding area.
Units Stationed:
- 7th Army Training Command
- 2nd Calvary Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment
Official Site: https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/in-depth-overview/usag-bavaria-garmisch
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USAG Grafenwoehr
Location: Grafenwöhr, Germany
In Use: 2013-Present
Overall Mission: Grafenwoehr is currently the central command for the US Army Garrison in Bavaria.
They provide support operations for the other garrisons throughout the regions.
They also oversee training activities for the surrounding garrisons.
At over 223 square kilometers in size, it’s also considered the largest US Army base in Germany.
Units Stationed:
- Charlie Company 1-214 Aviation Battalion
- 7th Army Training Command
- 106th Financial Management Support Unit
- 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion
- 1st Inland Cargo Transfer Company
- 702nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company
- 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion
- 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment
- 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment
- 41st Field Artillery Brigade
- 15th Engineer Battalion
- 928th Contracting Battalion
- 534th Engineer Detachment
- 18th Military Police Brigade
- 709th Military Police Battalion
- 615th Military Police Company
- 131st Military Working Dog Detachment
- 457th Civilian Affairs Battalion
- 1172nd Movement Control Team
- 102nd Signal Battalion
- 66th Military Intelligence Brigade
- 39th Transportation Battalion
- 928th Contracting Battalion (Regional Contracting Office)
- 7th Weather Squadron, Detachment 2
Official Site: https://home.army.mil/bavaria/index.php
USAG Hohenfels
Location: Hohenfels, Germany
In Use: 1951-Present
Overall Mission: USAG Hohenfels is a subordinate garrison of the Grafenwoehr Bavaria Garrison.
Hohenfels is the site of major training exercises, including force on force combined arms training.
Units Stationed:
- 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment
- 4th Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 58th Aviation Regiment
- 527th MP Company
Official Site: https://home.army.mil/bavaria/index.php
USAG Kaiserslautern
Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany
In Use: 1945-Present
Overall Mission: USAG Kaiserslautern is currently in standby mode, and so is not involved in any active operations.
It has most recently been one of several staging areas for operations in the Middle East.
It performs support functions for other bases in the area, and is considered the smallest US military base in Germany.
Units Stationed:
- Defense Commissary Agency
Official Site: https://home.army.mil/rheinland-pfalz/index.php
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USAG Stuttgart
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
In Use: 1950-Present
Overall Mission: USAG Stuttgart contains the Patch Army Barracks.
It has also been the headquarters of EUCOM and Special Operations Command in Europe since 1967.
The base also contains the Panzer Kaserne Marine Base, as well as elements of the US Navy.
Units Stationed:
- 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group
- Naval Special Warfare Unit Two
- Naval Special Warfare Unit Ten
- US European Command (EUCOM)
- Special Operations Command, Europe
- Defense Information Systems Agency
- Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization
- NSA/CSS Representative Europe office (NCEUR)[5]
Official Site: https://home.army.mil/stuttgart/index.php
Lucius D. Clay Kaserne
Location: Wiesbaden, Germany
In Use: 1929-Present
Overall Mission: More commonly called Clay Kaserne, this base is the US Army Europe Headquarters.
The base is one of the only bases in Europe that has existed as a US Army base since before WWII
The base previously hosted Lindsey Air Station and retains elements of an airfield to this day.
Units Stationed:
- 2nd Theater Signal Brigade
- 66th Military Intelligence Brigade
- 7th Army Training Command
- 10th Army Air & Missile Defense Command
- 21st Theater Sustainment Command.
Official Site: https://home.army.mil/wiesbaden/index.php
Joint Bases
NATO Base Geilenkirchen
Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany
In Use: 1953-Present
Overall Mission: Geilenkirchen Base is a core part of NATO’s Airborne Early Warning & Control Force.
This US Military base in Germany has elements stationed on the base to support the core mission.
Most notably, those elements are tasked with providing aircraft and aircrews for the core mission.
Units Stationed:
- NATO E-3A Component
- Multinational personnel supporting the above, including approximately 500 US Service Members.
Official Site: https://awacs.nato.int/
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