As many have noticed and commented on in the recent past, I have not been posting new information, histories or photos in the past months at the same rate as previous years. Just want to assure my readers, this is not an indication that I am slowing down or losing interest!

For the past months I have been concentrating on several larger research projects for the website as well as my book. During this time I have had to minimize the number of postings to allow me to stay focused on these important projects.

In the next few months, I plan to get caught up on the information and photos submitted by so many of the readers in the past months as well adding some of the historical records and photos I have collected through my recent research efforts.

Jan 24, 2022

Recent emails: Marcus Hall, son of Dale Hall who served with Detachment 3, 7th Weater Squadron (USAF) at Heidelberg Army Airfield in the early 1960s (Heidelberg AAF Page, Army Aviation section); Tony Diaz, served with the 181st Signal Company in Heidelberg, where he was responsible for providing High Frequency Radio and Teletype service on the Mobile Command Post (a.k.a. CINC's train), in the mid-1980s (Overvew Page, Transportation Corps section); William Murphy, 317th Engineer Battalion, McNair Kaserne in Hoechst, early 1960s (317th Engr Bn Page, Engineer section); Jim McKane, AFN Frankfurt and Headquarters, AFN-Europe in Frankfurt, late 1980s - early 1990s (AFN-Europe Page).

Also posted information/photos on several topics: Linde Stadium American Red Cross Club, a special publication issued by ARC on the 2nd Anniversary of the facility in 1947, submitted by Don Patterson, and Stein Castle, Press Camp for the war crimes trials in Nürnberg and Nürnberg Officers and Civilians Club until 1953 (both on the Nürnberg Page, Kaserne section); the 1977 Annual Historical Report for the 139th AG Postal Company in Stuttgart (Postal Units Page, Adjutant General section); the 1977 AHR for the 228th AG Postal Company in Frankfurt (Postal Units Page); photos of the 94th Constabulary Squadron, 11th Constabulary Regiment, at Weiden, and the 11th Constabulary Regiment Horse Platoon along the German-Czech border from the William S. Biddle collection at AHEC (2nd Con Bde Page, US Constabulary section); the TASCOM (Supply) Computer System used to support Materiel Command Europe (MATCOMEUR), the Corps Support Command Management System used by the COSCOMs and 1st Support Brigade in the 1970s, as well as the Division Logistic System developed for division-level asset management - all three on the Data Processing Units Page (Adjutant General section); AID article regarding the EUCOM Medical Reconditioning Center at Garmisch, 1951 (Munich Army Hospital Page, Medical section).

Two book projects that I have mentioned in the past are now completed:
"U.S. GO HOME" by David and Jean Egan. This book is a history of the US military presence in France between 1945 and 1967.
"The BIG PICTURE, The Cold War on the Small Screen" by John Lemza. This book has been published by the University Press of Kansas.

Feb 28, 2022

Posted information/photos on several topics: a few items for the SETAF Page - installation maps for Camp Passalacqua, Verona (1965); Camp Darby, Livorno (1965); Caserma Ederle, Vicenza (1986); Tirennia Recreation Area (Pisa) (1965); Lake Garda Recreation Area (Verona) (1965); Annual Historical Summaries for the 528th US Army Artillery Group in Turkey - 1963; 1984 & HHD, 528th USAAG 1984 (528th USAAG Page, 59th Ord Bde, Ordnance section); Annual Historical Summary for the 570th US Army Artillery Group in Germany, 1978 (570th USAAG Page, 59th Ord Bde); and, lastly, information published by the US Army Artillery and Missile School at Fort Sill, Okla., regarding Communications Systems of the Field Artillery Group and Corps Artillery Headquarters in the late 1950s (Overview Page, Field Artillery section).

April 18, 2022

Posted information/photos on the following topics: USAREUR up-gunning program for field artillery in the 1980s (Overview Page, Field Artillery section); a map of the Berchtesgaden Recreation Area in the late 1940s (the oldest one I have found so far) and a nice aerial photo of the Koenigsee Rest Center from the 1940s (Garmisch Page, Kaserne section); 16th Data Processing Unit Annual Historical Summary, Calendar Year 1975 (VII COSCOM Page, Corps section).

Also added several emails: James Henderson, Special Weapons Platoon, 54th Engineer Combat Battalion, Wildflecken, late 1960s (54th Engr Bn Page, Engineer section); Dennis Odlum, 2nd Battalion, 15th Infantry, Wildflecken, mid-1970s (Page 2, 3rd Infantry Division, Infantry section); Daniel Gallagher, 68th Army Postal Unit, Aschaffenburg, early 1950s (Postal Units Page, Adjutant General section); Graeme Watson, VII COSCOM Data Processing Company, Boeblingen, late 1960s (VII COSCOM Page, Corps section); Paul Kornberger, 293rd Engineer Construction Battalion, Baumholder, late 1960s (293rd Engr Bn, Engineers).

June 25, 2022

Posted information/photos on the following topics: a pictorial chronology of the Grafenwoehr Training Area from 1910 to 2009 that was published in the Summer 2010 edition of the TRAINING JOURNAL (7th Army Training Center Page, 7th Army section); Master schedule for maneuver units training at the USAREUR training areas, Fiscal Year 1985 (7th Army Training Center Page); a brief history of the Hohenfels Training Area (7th Army Training Center Page); an Information Booklet for Camp des Loges Post, Saint-Germain-en-Lye, France for newcomers to Headquarters, U.S. European Command in the mid-1950s (USEUCOM Page); some historical information on the Joint Intelligence Center at Headquarters, US European Command, Vaihingen, late 1980s (USEUCOM Page); also added three issues (1 April and 1 June 1960, found at the Army Heritage & Education Center and 14 September 1956, submitted by Yves Lubrano, France) of the ORLEANS ITEM, the weekly newspaper of the Orleans Area Command (HQ COMZEUR Page, COMZEUR section); the September 26, 1952 issue of THE CHRONICLE (Frankfurt Military Post) from my collections (Frankfurt Page, Kaserne section); and lastly a copy of the Baumholder Military Community 'OPEN HOUSE 1980' pamphlet (Baumholder Page).

July 31, 2022

Posted information/photos on the following topics: additional Class A unit photos submitted by Everette Coppock: 17th Data Processing Unit from 1996/97 (Special Troops Battalion, 3rd SUPCOM Page); B Btry, 2nd Bn, 81st FA, Idar Oberstein from 1977 (Page 2, 8th Inf Div section); C Co, 2nd Bn, 33rd Arm, Kitzingen from 1962 (4th Armor Gp Page, Armored Cavalry section); and HHT, 1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavary Regiment, Bindlach from 1986 (2nd ACR Page, Armored Cavalry section); Bremerhaven Quartermaster Cold Stores, 1960 (Quartermaster Market Center Page, Quartermaster section); a copy of the special 32nd Artillery Brigade booklet published on the occasion of the NATO Mobility Demonstration held in Frankfurt in May 1964 (32nd AADCOM Page, Air Defense section).

Also added some emails: Ken DeBold, 360th Signal Battalion, Bremerhaven, mid-1960s (360th Sig Bn Page, Signal Corps section); Rick Bresett, 509th Signal Battalion, Livorno, Italy, mid-1980s (509th Sig Bn Page, Signal section); Pazi Steklo, 56th Signal Company, 509th Sig Bn, Livorno, late 1980s (509th Sig Bn Page); Tom Richmond, 28th US Army Field Artillery Detachment, 559th USAAG Page, Italy, mid-1970s (559th USAAG Page); Lynn Rich, Relay Morgan, Edenkoben, early 1970s (11th AD Sig Bn Page, Signal); Rick Bublitz, 636th Ordnance Company (EOD), Site 59 (Clausen) submitted some additional information that I added to his original post (84th Ord Bn Page, Ordnance section); Patrick Rielly, an MP with the K-9 Detachment at Site 59 in Clausen, mid-1970s (84th Ord Bn Page).

Oct 6, 2022

Posted information/photos on the following topics: Mike Clendenen, 269th Signal Company, 72nd Sig Bn, Karlsruhe, late 1970s (72nd Sig Bn Page, Signal section); Jim Nordahl, 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry, Aschaffenburg, early 1980s (Page 2, 3rd Inf Div, Divisions section); Henry James, information on the Vehicle Processing Center at Bermerhaven, mid-1980s (Bremerhaven Page, Kaserne section); Jim Walsh, 2nd Missile Battalion, 81st Artillery (CPL), Ansbach and later Erlangen, 1956 -1958, (210th FA Gp/Bde Page, Field Artillery).

Also added some emails: Steve Buck, Saran Army Airfield, France, mid-1960s (Saran AAF Page, Army Airfields, Army Aviation section); Allen Poland, 328th Army Security Agency Company, Bad Aibling, mid-1950s (Army Scty Agency Page); William Snyder, 49th Transportation Battalion, Wuerzburg, mid-1950s (49th Trans Bn Page, Transportation section); Terry Wilson, Public Affairs Office, HQ 2nd Armd Div, Fort Hood, 1975 (2nd Armd Div (Fwd) Page, Divisions); Wayne Hays, 38th Finance Section, Heilbronn, mid-1970s (Finance Page); Michael Hancock, 28th Missile Detachment, SETAF, early 1970s (559th USAAG Page, 59th Ord Bde, Ordnance section); Bob Gentile, Passau Detachment, 237th Engineer Battalion, mid-1950s (237th Engr Bn Page, Engineers); Martin Koop, Company B, 79th Engineer Battalion, early 1960s (79th Engr Bn Page).

Added a new mystery photo (#69) to the Mystery Photo Page. Looking for help in identifying the kaserne (most likely a US installation) shown in the photo.

Dec 30, 2022

Posted information/photos on the following topics: Dependents' Staging Area, Bremerhaven, 1946 (Bremerhaven Page, Kaserne section); Richard Dulin, whose father and mother served with Signal units in Heidelberg, 1948-1952 - Heidelberg Page and Bremerhaven Page; Briefing paper on the 97th Quartermaster Battalion in 1967 (97th QM Bn Page; Quartermaster section); Illesheim Ordnance Depot, late 1940s (Overview Page, Ordnance section); 11th Ordnance Company (DAS) sent to Metz, France as a "Round-Out Unit" during the Berlin Crisis, 1961 (Metz QM Depot, Army Depots section); additional information on the MOZART military train, 1950 (Overview Page, Transportation section); 66th Military Intelligence Brigade - unit history (includes 18th and 204th MI Battalions) (66th MI Bde Page, Military Intelligence section).

Some of the recent emails: Mark Ingman, with comments of the Stein Nodal Site 8.1 (ET-A Section, Overview Page, Signal Division); David Hutchinson, 68th Signal Battalion, several tours (68th Sig Bn Page, Signal); James Williams, 141st Signal Battalion, Ansbach, mid-1970s (1st Armd Div Page, Divisions section); Roy Klann, 513th Military Intelligence Group, Munich, 1968 (513th MI Gp Page); Carroll Perkes, 2nd Military Intelligence Battalion, Kaiserslautern and Huntington, England, 1969-1971 (2nd MI Bn Page); Steven McBride, 6th Maintenance Battalion, USAREUR Augmentation Readiness Gp, Kaiserslautern, mid-1960s (CEGE Page, Logistical Commands section); 353rd Quartermaster Detachment (Airborne), Illesheim, Annual Historical Supplement 1975 (2nd SUPCOM Special Troops Page).