US Army to retain properties that were set to close in Germany, Belgium, stripes.com

U.S. Army in Europe and Africa said Friday that it will keep seven sites in Germany and Belgium that were slated to close under a Pentagon plan to consolidate bases in Europe.  The Army said it will hold on to the bases because of “growing requirements in the European theater.”

In Germany, the military is retaining Barton Barracks in Ansbach, Pulaski Barracks in Kaiserslautern, Coleman Barracks in Mannheim, Husterhoeh Kaserne in Pirmasens, Weilimdorf Warehouse in Stuttgart and the Amelia Earhart Center in Wiesbaden.

In Belgium, Daumerie Caserne will also be kept. Läs artikel