About

The U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart is a joint service military community composed of five installations in the greater Stuttgart metropolitan area.

Stuttgart is in the state of Baden-Württemberg in the southwest of Germany. With a population of more eight million in the city, it is the fourth largest metro area in the country with a wide variety of industry and tourism.

More than 20,000 U.S. military personnel, U.S. federal agencies, civilians, and family members make up the garrison community working on Panzer Kaserne, Patch Barracks, Kelley Barracks, Robinson Barracks, and Stuttgart Army Airfield.

Panzer Kaserne, located in Böblingen, has the garrison headquarters where most of the in-and-out-processing customer service is done. It is home to the Stuttgart and Patch Elementary Schools and Stuttgart High School.

A short distance away is Patch Barracks in Stuttgart-Vaihingen. Patch is home to the U.S. European Command. The installation features Patch Middle School, the garrison’s main commissary, a gas station, movie theater, Thrift Store and other services. Patch is one of the two main residential installations in Stuttgart.

Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart-Möhringen is home to U.S. Africa Command, the Stuttgart Legal Assistance Office, the award-winning Kelley Theatre, a commissary, gas station, and a child development center. The more than 1,300 housing units at Panzer Kaserne and Kelley Barracks combined hold approximately 40 percent of the family housing units, and 50 percent of the unaccompanied housing.

Robinson Barracks, located in Stuttgart Bad-Cannstatt, is primarily a residential installation. Together with Patch Barracks, it has approximately 60 percent of the family housing and 50 percent of the unaccompanied housing. It features Robinson Barracks Elementary School, a commissary, furniture store and broadcast studios for American Forces Network Stuttgart.

Finally, Stuttgart Army Airfield in Filderstadt is the home for the aviation arms of each respective combatant commands, as well as the primary platform for military cargo. It is etched in history as one of the main locations for aircraft used during the Berlin Airlift, 1948-1948.

Mission

USAG Stuttgart integrates and delivers base support and quality-of-life services to enable readiness for our Joint Mission Partners and Military Community.

Vision

A Preeminent Command and Control Platform for Joint Commanders in a professional and caring hometown where people want to live.

Motto

Setting the standards that make people and units say, "I'm glad I live here!"

Since shortly after the end of World War II there has been a US military presence in Stuttgart that remains to this day. At the height of the Cold War over 45,000 Americans were stationed across over 40 installations in and around the city. Today about 10,000 Americans are stationed on 4 installations representing all branches of service, unlike the mostly Army presence of the Occupation and Cold War. Further downsizing by the U.S. military may lead to the closure of the U.S. Army's Stuttgart garrison.

In March 1946 the US Army established a unit of the US Constabulary and a Headquarters at Kurmärker Kaserne (later renamed Patch Barracks) in Stuttgart. These units of soldiers retrained in patrol and policing provided the law and order in the American zone of occupied Germany until the civilian German police forces could be re-established. In 1948 the Headquarters for all Constabulary forces was moved to Stuttgart. In 2008 a memorial to the US Constabulary was installed and dedicated at Patch Barracks. The US Constabulary headquarters was disbanded in 1950 and most of the force was merged into the newly organized 7th Army. As the Cold War developed US Army VII Corps was re-formed in July 1950 and assigned to Hellenen Kaserne (renamed Kelley Barracks in 1951) where the headquarters was to remain throughout the Cold War.

In 1990 VII Corps was deployed directly from Germany to Saudi Arabia for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm to include many of the VII Corps troops stationed in and around Stuttgart. After returning from the Middle East, the bulk of VII Corps units were re-assigned to the United States or deactivated. The VII Corps Headquarters returned to Germany for a short period to close out operations and was deactivated later in the United States. The withdrawal of VII Corps caused a large reduction in the US military presence in the city and region and led to the closure of the majority of US installations in and around Stuttgart which resulted in the layoff of many local civilians who had been career employees of the US Army.

Since 1967, Patch Barracks in Stuttgart has been home to the US EUCOM. In 2007 AFRICOM was established

as a cell within EUCOM and in 2008 established as the US Unified Combatant Command responsible for most of Africa headquartered at Kelley Barracks. Due to these 2 major headquarters, Stuttgart has been identified as one of the few "enduring communities" where the United States forces will continue to operate in Germany. The remaining U.S. bases around Stuttgart are organized into US Army Garrison Stuttgart and include Patch Barracks, Robinson Barracks, Panzer Kaserne and Kelley Barracks. From the end of World War II until the early 1990s these installations excepting Patch were almost exclusively Army, but have become increasingly "Purple"-as in joint service-since the end of the Cold War as they are host to United States Department of Defense Unified Commands and supporting activities.

• Provide fair, uniform, and high quality delivery of services.

• Demonstrate a commitment to outstanding service delivery.

• Provide a work environment that enables employees to have an impact on the decisions and actions that affect their job and the service they provide.

• Do what is right – morally and ethically.

• Show appreciation and support of the rich diversity among the workforce.

• Put the welfare of the nation, the Army, and your subordinates above your own.