European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday Friday july 4/5, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 33rd inf div will draw Down then build up by John Millar Wurzburg Bureau Wurzburg Germany a although the 3rd inf div will lose More than 2,000 soldiers by the end of the year to the Force reductions in Europe it will eventually increase in size a division spokesman said wednesday. Maj. Steven Shively the spokesman said a there is some realignment going on right now within the 1st army div and 3rd inf div. And he said the 3rd inf div will be getting a much larger As a result of that  the division will lose the entire 2nd brigade located at Harvey Barracks in Kitzinger by the end of the year. Also departing Are two Field artillery battalions an aviation battalion and a support battalion. 5 but Shively said a was certain units Are scheduled for draw Down other units will fall under our divisions operational  a we will lose several thousand Here but Well pick up several thousand More a he said. A a it a too Early right now to say who is going to move where a he said but the army wants to keep those units that have the Best military and Community facilities Good training areas and supportive Host nation communities. A if you look at the facilities in the Wurzburg area we certainly meet that criteria a he said. A personally i believe that the third infantry division is going to be around for a Long Long time. I see nothing to indicate that our future is anything but  Shively said the division plans to close Only one Cavern in the Wurzburg area. He said the division Hopes to move the 123rd signal in and return Hindenburg Cavern to the German government by the end of the year. Sgt. James Wilson a tank gunner with cob 4th in 69th Armor in Kitzinger Learned the unit will deactivate in november. A we knew it was going to happen we just did no to know when. They talked about it last year last summer As a matter of fact. But desert storm came up and it was put on hold a Wilson said. The latest announcements were a double whammy for sgt. Lawrence Blankenship and sgt. Mike Dolen who had recently been assigned to the deactivating tank battalion from another unit that deactivated. Both were reassigned to Kitzinger from the 3rd in 34th Armor a 1st army div fwd unit in Bobingen. A a in la get my family Here just in time to move again a Dolen said. His family will be moving to Kitzinger from its Nome near Stuttgart on monday. Blankenship said that a your sister battalion a referring to the 1st in 15th inf a just deactivated. So we knew it was just a matter of time before we got our  he said he thinks the draw Downs arc occurring too rapidly. A a they re giving units three months to deactivate. That a not a lot of time. You have to get your vehicles turned in everything has to be turned Over cleaned and  capt. Mark Turner who commands cob 4th in 69th Armor said his unit will Benefit from the deactivation of the 1st in 15th inf in Kitzinger. A the 1-15 had an after action review of the whole process a How they did it How they took care of their family members How they arranged transportation How they turned in their equipment a he said. A we looked at that. And we re using that for Pur deactivation. So i done to think we re reinventing the wheel Over again. I really done to expect a big  three of the 1st army dives four brigades have been transferred to the command of the 3rd inf div said maj. Ken Fugett a 1st army div spokesman. This move involves at least 6,000 soldiers who will change the Patch on their uniform sleeves from the armoured divisions triangular a old Ironsides insignia to the infantry divisions Square Patch with Diagonal lines. The 1st army dives 1st brigade stationed in Vilseck the 2nd brigade from Erlanger and the 4th aviation brigade at the Katterbach army Airfield near Ansbach now belong to the Wurzburg infantry division Fugett said. The 3rd brigade in Bamberg will stay under the 1st army div Flag As will All other units that Are deactivating Fugett said. The 3rd inf div has also been transferred from Stuttgart a Vii corps to Frankfurt a v corps Fugett said. The following 25 military communities will lose army units before the end of 1991, in All approximately 35,000 soldiers will leave these communities.1. Ansbach 3d in 17th Field arty Bleidorn Cavern .1st so 1st cavalry Katterbach Cavern 141st signal in Barton Barracks 501 St military intelligence in Katterbach casern2. Aschaffenbur. 557th Maini cd Fiori barracks3. Augsburg 22h go a a Al supp a up Ieese Barracks 1st in 36th Field arty Reese barracks4. Bad Kreuz Nach. He entry 4th in 7th air defense Derheim facility 178th Patna taint co Derheim facility5. Bamberg 7th,, 6th  Barracks 6th in 6th inf Warner Barracks 3rd in 35th Armor Warner Barracks 125th combat support in Warner Barracks he co 3rd brigade 1st army div Wamer barracks6. Pitburg a b Btry 5th by 44th air defense 606th Hawk Maint co 820th Chaparral Maint co7. Darmstadt 547th engr in Kelley Barracks 4th in 77th Field arty/babenhausen8. Frankfurt 22nd chemical co Drake Barracks 503rd my co Drake Barracks 533rd military intelligence in Michael Barracks 3.17th engr in Camp Eschborn .9. Fulda 2nd in 41 St Field artillery Daley barracks10. Giessen 5th in 18th inf Ray Barracks 2nd in 82nd Field arty Ray Barracks 5th in 5th inf Ayers Cavern 4th in 32 Armor Ayers Cavern he Btry 42nd Field arty brigade Rivers Barracks he co 3rd brigade 3rd army div Ray Barracks 503rd fwd support in Ayers Cavern 11. Goppinger 757th medical det Bismarck Cavern 762d medical det Cooke Barracks 194th my company Bismarck casern12. Hanau 3rd in 20th Field arty Fliege Horst Cavern 4th in 8th Armor Coleman Barracks 4th in 18 in Ploin 3rd in 8th Armor Coleman Barracks f Btry 333id Field arty in Fliege Horst Cavern he co 2nd brigade 3rd red div Coleman Barracks 122nd main support in flier terhorst Cavern 45th fwd support in Coleman barracks13. Heilbronn 26th  Barracks 34th signal in Badener Hof Cavern he co 93rd signal brigade Wharton Barracks 22nd Maint co Wharton barracks14. Karlsruhe 249th Engineer in Gerszewski barracks15. Kitzinger. 4th in 69tharmor/Harvey Barracks he co 2nd brigade 3rd inf div Harvey Barracks 203rd fwd support in Harvey barracks16. Mainz. 4th in 34th Armor Lee Barracks co a 4th aviation regt Fin then army Airfield 3rd in 4th aviation regt Fin then army airfield17. Mannheim 3d so 7th cavalry Coleman barracks18. Neu Ulm 22nd medical det Wiley Barracks .19. Nurnberg 1st in 35th Armor Ferris Barracks 2nd in 1st Field Art Pinder Barracks 6th in 3rd air defense of Brien Barracks he Btry div arty 1 St army div finder Barracks 123rd main support in Monteith Barracks 69th chemical co Pinder Barracks 156th Maint co Pinder barracks20. Pir Masens 7th combat support Hospital Huster Hohe casern21. Schweinfurt b Battery 6th in 52d air defense Conn Barracks d Battery 3rd in 52d air defense Conn barracks22. Span Dahlem a he Btry 5th in 44th air defense 1st in 1st air defense 23. Stuttgart 11th chemical co Nellinger Cavern 242nd chemical detachment Nellinger Cavern 396th trans co flak Cavern 15th trans co Nellinger Paserp 496th repair parts co Panzer Cavern 9th adjutant general det Nellinger Cavern Berlin Bonn Germany 3 307th military intelligence in Coffey Barracks 51 St chemical co Nellinger Cavern 11th Materiel Supply co/b6blingen Maint facility 128th combat support Hospital Nellinger Cavern 2nd military intelligence in Echter Dingen Cavern he pet 1st maintenance in bbb Lingen Maint facility he co 13th Supply and support in flak Cavern 32nd trans co flak Cavern 263rd Maint co/b6blingen Maint facility 511th military intelligence in Coffey Barracks he det 4th trans in flak Cavern 16th data processing unit Nellinger Cavern 800th Materiel Maint management Center Nollinger Cavern 229th movement control Center Nellinger Cavern 24. Wiesbaden 32nd combat support Hospital Wiesbaden a 25. Wurzburg 1st in 69th Armor Harvey Barracks 6th in 41st Field arty Larson Barracks 85th Light equipment Maint co Harvey Barracks 3rd in 3rd aviation Gie Belstadt Airfield. 493rd Supply co Faulenburg Cavern he det 87th Maint in Faden Barracks he Btry 8th in 43rd air defense Peden Barracks 57th Patriot Maint co Peden Barracks a amps Sharon Kisiday