Coleman Barracks AAF (ETOR) - 2012 MIL

[Arjan]

The last few years saw a swap in choppers operated by the US Army in the former Yugoslavia via Coleman Barracks in january/february. Does anyone know if such thing will happen again this year and when?

Many thanks and best regards,

Arjan

[cis]

US troops deployed to Germany for training:
http://www.army.mil/article/69988/KFOR_ ... ss_Center/

In December 2010 the command was taken over:
http://www.eur.army.mil/news/archive201 ... or-toa.htm

According to my information, again (like year year) the US did not change the helicopters deployed in Kosovo, so still the UH-60s bought in about 1.5/2 years ago remain in Kosovo.

[jreijmer]

Unfortunately not. The deployment of KFOR15 will continue to use the helicopters of KFOR13. Those are:

8 UH-60A's of Co. C/2-147th AVN Iowa ARNG
82-23722, 82-23740, 83-23881, 84-24004, 85-24435, 85-24479, 88-26079, 89-26160

3 Medevac UH-60 Det. 1, Co. F, 2-238th AVN Arkansas ARNG
79-23304, 79-23340, 81-23604

Furthermore no helicopter transports have taken place since the CH-47F deliveries to USAREU. I've been in conctact with the shipment company. I had hoped the CH-47Ds were going to be transfered by ship, but these have/will go through Ramstein. I've seen one (89-0142) being loaded aboard a C-17 last week at Ramstein.

BR,
Jeroen

[viper1992]

Hello all,

somebody got the serials from KFOR 1-7 and the units?

[Arjan]

Do those Uh-6o's still belong to those units now?

[Le Addeur noir]

Slightly off topic,when does Coleman Barracks AAF close?.

[michel N]

2015.

During the next 3 years more and more units from the Mannheim area will relocate to Kaiserslautern, Wiesbaden and the maintanance will go to Illesheim/Ansbach. Formal closure is foreseen for 2015.

Regards,

Michel

[K-9]

Excuse me, but did i miss something ?
Colemann AAF closing, units relocating ? All in line with the recently published reduction in permanent units ?

Regards, Rene

[michel N]

Nope, the closure of the Coleman Barracks, and all other locations around Mannheim was already decided two years ago. Part of that decision was also the enlargement of Wiesbaden AAF and relocating the US Army command centers to that base.

[K-9]

Oké , thanks.

[r.e.hendriks]

Can anybody tell me whether there is any recent activity at Coleman?
I will be in the area next week...

Best regards Rob.

[wamovements]

at the moment some, at least six, apaches are ferried from RMS to Coleman. This morning still four out of six were still present at RMS, with one ferried on friday and one on Saterday.

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[r.e.hendriks]

Hi all,

Yesterday (August 1st) I visited Coleman shortly.
Six UH-60's were parked at the ramp.

Unfortunately I was unable to read those. Anyone any idea?

Best regards Rob.