What units were assigned or detached to the Netherlands?

2019-09-07T05:39:54-04:00

Recently I was talking with my wife (she’s Dutch) about the US having a lot of troops in Germany during the Cold War. She told as a teen a US soldier lived in her neighborhood and befriended her like a little sister. Her strongest memory was his Ford Mustang and going for car rides with him. My curiosity is piqued as I can’t find any information other than the current unit in the south of the Netherlands. Any old veterans remember any of this? She said he rarely talked about his work, other than seeing him in his uniform,so she wondered if it was classified.

Response by SSG Michael Noll made Sep 7 at 2019 7:52 AM

2019-09-07T07:52:11-04:00

Good question brother but, can't help you.

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Sep 7 at 2019 1:12 PM

2019-09-07T13:12:36-04:00

There are NATO billets in the Netherlands. Believe we also had Pre-positioned Stock in the NLD.

Response by MAJ Matthew Arnold made Sep 7 at 2019 1:42 PM

2019-09-07T13:42:30-04:00

For many years US III Corps (Forward) HQ was in Maastricht, Limburg, The Netherlands. (III Corps (Main) HQ was at Fort Hood.) From 1990 to 1993 I commanded the 5th Aviation Detachment which was attached to III Corps (Fwd). There were US service members stationed at Brunssum, AFCENT, NATO HQ, and there were US service members scattered here and there. There was a US support center at Schinnin which had all the support facilities like commissary, PX, check control officer, PBO, WMR, etc. My church congregation was 50% US service members and 50% local Dutch. In other words, yes, there were US service members all over The Netherlands.

Response by SrA Sal Ramirez made Jan 23 at 2020 11:11 AM

2020-01-23T11:11:13-05:00

From 1966 to 68 I was assigned to the 7232nd Munition maintenance Squadron, Det 10. It was a Classified assignment to support and provide security to the nuclear weapons unit. My Mos was Security Police Force. Those two years I spent there, we're the best years of my military service. We were based on a Dutch AF Base, named Volkel AF Base,outside the village of Uden. There was also a Fighter Wing , Amsterdam AF Base outside the city of Amsterdam.