Army won’t give up German, Belgian bases scheduled for closure, it says after review

As part of an ongoing review of planned closures of U.S. military installations across Europe, the Army has announced that it won’t close seven bases in Germany in Belgium after all.

The service will retain six sites and transfer one to the Air Force, according to a Friday U.S. Army Europe and Africa press release. Most were previously scheduled to be closed as part of the Defense Department’s 2015 infrastructure consolidation initiatives.

The installations staying in Army hands are Barton Barracks, Ansbach, Germany; Pulaski Barracks, Kaiserslautern, Germany; Coleman Barracks, Mannheim, Germany; Weilimdorf Warehouse, Stuttgart, Germany; Amelia Earhart Center, Wiesbaden, Germany and Daumerie Caserne, Benelux, Belgium. One German base, Husterhoeh Kaserne in Pirmasens, will transfer to the Air Force, the release said.