Bitburg Air Base Hospital
This is the bitburg us air base housing complex.
Bitburg air base hospital. The rec center. This marked the beginning the return of the land to germany. 49 56 43 nord 6 33 54 est. 1 962 likes 290 talking about this.
Bitburg air base was part of the 1993 base realignment and closure or brac process that saw the drawdown of many military facilities. It was the official home of the united states air force 36th fighter wing for over 40 years as part of the united states air forces in europe. On 1 november 1992 the 606th air control squadron moved to bitburg from basdahl germany. Bitburg air force base hospital photos places ive been places to go strategic air command time in germany moving to canada hospital photos salzburg austria air force bases united states army more information.
The task of preparing the base was put to. On 31 march 1992 the 525th bulldogs retired their colors while the 22nd stingers and 53rd tigers remained at bitburg air base. What was farmland between the base and the housing area is now an industrial park. In july 1993 hq usafe announced.
In may of 2017 the bitburg base s high school was officially closed after over 60 years in operation. From 1952 until 1994 bitburg air base was a front line nato air base. The base library the marble missile monument has been removed. Bitburg air force base hospital germany my son and daughter were born here 1986 and 1988 strategic air command time in germany air force bases united states army willis tower places ive been beautiful places vacation military wife.
It was turned over to the. Bitburg annex which used be called bitburg air base until the closure of the airfield in the 1990s is used mostly to house americans stationed at spangdahlem. Bitburg air base f 15 du 36th tactical fighter wing de retour à bitburg air base en avril 1991 après leur participation à l opération desert storm. 373 m 1 223 ft.
The air force plans to close the. It has been handed over to the government in november 2017. Bitburg air base 1952 1994 former icao edab was a front line nato base during the cold war. This is not an official page but made for old bitburgers who have been stationed at bitburg ab to share memories pictures find old.