Baumholder, Germany News

In the wake of recent reports of attempted child abductions at Ramstein Air Base, Defense Department elementary schools in the Kaiserslautern area and in nearby Baumholder have been instructing students on precautions to take if they encounter a stranger, a DODDS-Europe spokesman said.

Senior Airman Mario Ortiz Jr., 435th Contingency Response Group crew chief, helps stack pallets while on location in Constanta, Romania, Jan.

Through 100 years, two world wars and three generations, the Hotel Bhm has catered to soldiers and their families in the center of this small Bavarian town.

While the US is withdrawing combat troops from Europe, the center for NATO's missile defense shield will be based in Germany.

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A soldier with the 170th Army Infantry Brigade is greeted upon the troops' return from Afghanistan at U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder, Jan.

Walter Brunner, a lively 82-year old whose blue baseball cap matches the color of his eyes, leans across a red leather booth at the American-style diner in this southern German town and tries to make light of the looming pullout of U.S. troops.

Two Army heavy brigades based in Germany will return to the United States as part of the new defense posture in Europe, the Department of Defense confirmed Thursday.

GRAFENWHR, Germany As the Army's largest garrison in Europe transferred control to a new commander Tuesday, the commander of U.S. Army Europe indicated the base will see little change in the future, at least by number of soldiers.