Europe Vacation and Travel Guide

GERMANY

MOVING TO GERMANY

Travel Tips

Browse our Guide to help you with your move to Europe.  We have everything you need to help you with your transition and getting settled in.
 

Money Matters

Military Pay Scale
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CONUS COLA Rates
OCONUS COLA Rates
BAH
OHA
Per Diem Rates
Exchange Rates

Military Finance Center
 

Military Communities

USAG Ansbach
USAG Bamberg
USAG Benelux
USAG Grafenwoehr
USAG Heidelberg
USAG Schweinfurt
USAG Stuttgart
USAG Vicenza
USAG Wiesbaden


DOD Installations
 

Entertainment & Recreation

MWR Europe
AFRC Garmisch

AFN TV Schedule
AFN FM Radio
AFN News Radio

 

Useful Links

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Garmisch Jobs
DOD Jobs

 

Photo Galleries

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Germany offers a variety of landscapes from the coast in the north to the Bavarian Alps in the south.  The country boasts a multitude of historical towns and cities, romantic castles, and excellent museums.  The tourism infrastructure is well developed and most of the people speak English. 

Our Favorite Germany Vacation Destinations

US MILITARY TIPS
US Air Force | US Army | US Navy | US Marine Corps
Berlin | Heidelberg | Frankfurt | Munich | Stuttgart

PCSing or going on TDY to Germany?
Use this page as your guide!

US MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN EUROPE

ARMY INSTALLATIONS
USAG Ansbach
- Garrison Illesheim, Illesheim

USAG Bamberg

USAG Benelux
- USAG Brussels
- Garrison Chievres
- USAG Schinnen
- Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization


USAG Grafenwoehr
- USAG Hohenfels
- USAG Garmisch
- 7th Army JMTC


USAG Heidelberg
- USAG Darmstadt
- USAG Mannheim
- USAG Kaiserslautern
- U.S. Army Europe


USAG Schweinfurt

USAG Stuttgart

- U.S. European Command

- U.S. Africa Command
- U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe
- Special Operations Command Europe

USAG Vicenza
- USAG Livorno

USAG Wiesbaden
- USAG Baumholder
- USAG Hessen
- USAG Giessen
- Hanau Community


AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS
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U.S. Air Force Europe
- Aviano Air Base, Italy - Aviano and Ghedi
- Incirlik Air Base, Turkey
- Lajes Field, Portugal
-
Patch Barracks, Germany
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RAF Alconbury, England
- RAF Croughton, England
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RAF Lakenheath, England
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RAF Mildenhall, England
- Ramstein Air Base, Germany - Ramstein, Sembach, Kapaun, and Einsiedlerhof

- Spangdahlem Air Base and Bitburg Annex, Germany

NAVAL INSTALLATIONS
- U.S. Naval Forces Europe (6th Fleet)
- Gaeta, Italy
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La Maddalena, Italy
- Naples, Italy
- Rota, Spain
- Sigonella, Italy
- Souda Bay, Greece

NOTE: For more information on installations, visit the Department of Defense SITES webpage.

- U.S. European Command
-
U.S. Air Force Europe
- U.S. Army Europe
- U.S. Naval Forces Europe
- U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe
- Special Operations Command Europe
- Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization

DAMAGED SHIPMENT?

SEE OUR GUIDE TO CLAIMS FOR LOSS/DAMAGE TO HOUSEHOLD GOODS/BAGGAGE

Castles

Castel Sant' AngeloCASTEL SANT' ANGELO
Rome's Castle Sant' Angelo is a small, beautiful castle on the banks of the Tevere River located just outside of the Vatican.



Heidelberg CastleHeidelberg
Heidelberg is the very image of romantic Germany.  The city's 17th Century red sandstone castle ruin and the old bridge are two of the most majestic sights in all of Germany.

Hohenzollern Castle
HohenZOLLERN
This idyllic castle looks like it was taken straight out of a fairy tale:  with its tall towers and seven successive gates.


Hohenschwangau Castle
Hohenschwangau
Venture into the Bavarian Alps and visit the castle Bavaria's Mad King Ludwig grew up in.




View of SalzburgHOHENSALZBURG FORTRESS
This extensive fortress in Salzburg sits atop a hill overlooking the city.  A tour of the complex will take you through ornate palatial chambers and up to the top of the fortress for a magnificent view of the city.

Vacation Tips

Browse our options below to help plan your vacation activities.  Don't miss these sights and activities.  Preview our photos before you go.

Panoramas

Colosseum
Heidelberg
Innsbruck
Lichtenstein
Salzburg

Ulm Cathedral
Vatican City
Vienna
 

Highlights

Sights
Food
UNESCO World Heritage
 

Activities

Castles
Festivals
Hiking
 

Countries

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