European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday february 1, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3newest Cavern in Germany put on list by Ken Clauson Bremerhaven Bureau the f ending of operations at army facilities in Bremerhaven and Karlstedt Means the military is ending its stay at its newest installation in Germany As it continues a pullout of troops from the Northern part of the country. The installations were included on the latest list of 83 military Sites in Europe designated to be returned or partially returned to the Host nation. Lucius d. Clay Cavern in Karlstedt was custom built for a 2nd army div brigade in the late 1970s. Before the draw Down began the brigade had about 4,400 soldiers with More than 4,200 family members. The Cavern is about 20 Miles South of Bremerhaven in a farming Region. Most family housing for the Post is located a few Miles away in the town of osterholz Schrambeck. The Cavern construction was jointly financed by the . And West German governments with the germans contributing More than 170 million Marks and the americans More than 98 million Marks. Formerly a Forward deployed brigade of the 2nd army div based at fort Hood Texas the unit is now the Only remaining element of the division on Active duty. The two Texas based brigades were inactivated in october 1990 and May 1991. According to the january 1992 Issue of soldiers Magazine an official army publication the 2nd army div will be withdrawn from the . Army in Europe. Unit spokesmen however said they have no official information on the future of the unit but said Usa eur is to release unit disposition information next week. One tank battalion a the 3rd in 66th army a shipped its tanks in december to a 1st army div unit in Schweinfurt. Unit soldiers said recently that most of the battalion will be gone from the Post by february and that the unit is not being transferred to another location. Maj. Roger King a spokesman for the Karlstedt unit said two weeks ago that there Are no plans to replace those tanks. A although no final decision has been made by the department of defense this unit is a candidate for withdrawal a he said. A Susa eur will announce Iff its next draw Down announcement the disposition of this  soldiers from the other Armor Field artillery infantry and Engineer units said privately that most soldiers Are expected to leave the Post by june and that the Cavern will probably be turned Over to the German government by september. Gen. Crosbie e. Saint Usa eur commander visited with 2nd army div commanders last week but a unit spokeswoman described the meeting As a routine visit. / an announcement thursday by the 7th medical come that the army Hospital in Bremerhaven will close by september indicates that most of the population it supports will also be gone by then. That includes about 4,400 soldiers and their families in Karlstedt and another 1,400 soldiers with nearly 1,800 family members in Bremerhaven. Carl Schurz Cavern in Bremerhaven one of the army a oldest installations in Germany is primarily a port operations facility and support base for units scattered across Northern Germany. Among the Cavern a a major units is the 543rd area support group which contains transportation maintenance administrative and finance units. The largest unit the 543rd, supports is the 2nd army divin nearby Karlstedt. The North sea Post is known to thousands of military members and civilians because it handles sri Vatcky owned vehicles coming into and leaving Germany. Bremerhaven also serves As a Transfer Point for military equipment and supplies. Frank Shirar a Bremerhaven military Community spokesman said Friday that he could provide no information on when the facility will close saying that it could occur any time before 1995. Shirar said he had no information on where port operations to support the military would be transferred if Bremerhaven closes. A Likely possibility is Rotterdam the Netherlands a port often used by the . Military and site of the military traffic management come Europe  Long gone from Complex on Dod list by King Cruger Mediterranean Bureau the Only property in Italy on the latest list of . Installations being turned Over to Host governments has served no . Forces for some time italian and . Officials say. The Bachelor housing Complex at com Iso air station Sicily was on the list of pipe try returns released thursday by the Pentagon. The announcement came hours after the defense department detailed $50 billion in budget cuts Over the next five years. The air forces 487th tac missile Wing operated the base from the time it became operational in december 1987 until the Wing was deactivated on May 27,1991. At that time the air Force announced that about 200 . Service members would remain after the deactivation to maintain . Facilities at Comiso. Plans called for the base 11 Miles Northwest of the City of Ragusa to be turned Over to Italy on sept. 25,1991. According to a spokesman for . Air forces in Europe a ceremony last May marked the official turnover of the base to the Host nation. It. Col. . Crowley said Friday that the Bachelor housing was not included in the turnover but that Kreuzberg not surprised to be among closing Sites by Peggy Davidson Kaiserslautern Bureau we Brucken Germany with the closure of Kreuzberg Cavern in Wei Brincken More than 500 military members will be moved to other locations or become part of the military a draw Down. It. Col. Thomas l. Bush Zweig Rick in s base support in commander said St i m not Auto where units Are going. I have heard rumours but l wont speculate a u. Cyk Thomas l flush Wei Brincken s base support in commander the closure came As no Surprise in the Wei Brincken Community. A anyone who reads the newspapers and keeps up with current events would not be surprised a he said. Units that Call Kreuzberg Home include the 200th theater army Materiel Maint Center the base support battalion 60th Ord group defense subsistence Region Europe segments of the 59th my co 517th Maint in 9th data processing unit 124th dental clinic 64th medical det 115th postal co 63rd finance unit and defense mapping Agency an air Force unit near Kreuzberg. The Cavern a a Gates will probably close to . Forces sometime in 1993, Bush said. The closure will also affect about 1,300 local National employees and a a couple thousand family members a he said. A a in a not sure where units Are going a Bush said. A i have heard rumours but i wont  the air Force closed its air base in Wei Brincken last year and turned the site Over to the German government. The army a commissary service european Headquarters which had been in Wei Brincken last year combined with the air forces commissaries to become the defense commissary Agency with Headquarters at Ramstein a. Soldiers from Kreuzberg Cavern As Well As the Pir Masens military Community Miessau army depot Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center and Ramstein a have been living in government housing controlled by the air base. Bush said that the disposition of the housing has not been decided yet. Nor has a decision been made about Wei Brincken High school he said. There Are no americans assigned to the base. According to a state department spokesman in Palermo Sicily the turnover took place As scheduled in september. A the last americans left in september. I do know that there Are no americans at Comiso now a said Enzo Lodato in a Telephone interview Friday. A was far As i know some of the buildings there Are still the property of the . Air Force others belong to nato and some belong to the italian  because the base was funded from various sources the question of just who installation withdrawal list owns what is confusing Lodato said. The future of the installation at Comiso where nearly 2,100 people were assigned has not been decided and is the subject of discussions among italian . And nato officials Lodato added. A no americans Here. They left in september a said a Man answering the phone Friday at an italian air Force office at Comiso. Comiso closed because the intermediate Range nuclear forces treaty Between the former soviet Union and the United states mandated that All ground launched intermediate Range nuclear missiles from . And soviet inventories be eliminated. Bremerhaven a Lucius d. Clay 4,000 troops Karlstedt Germany Mcnair Cavern 1,300 troops Kreuzberg Cavern 500 troops Krab Belloch Cavern 600 troops m us o r units i it a t us by Lulu u ii i he i kit Lull la i 2nd army div Lucius Clay Cavern 2nd army Cav regt Feucht Christensen Warner ii 22nd signal brigade Mcnair Krab Belloch Christensen Barracks 1 1,000 troops i Warner Barracks 1 1 2,000 troops 1 Warner Barracks ii 1 900 troops i Ach t Bamberg Herzog Nakrach Herzo base 600 troops. Nurnberg Feucht army Airfield 600 troops troop strength estimates based on usual unit sizes a amps Sharon Kisiday Tarrant