222nd Base Support Battalion
The 282nd Base Support Battalion mission is to plan, coordinate and execute all base operation functions and community quality of life programs. Exercise command and control for community/area Conventional Force Europe (CFE) inspections and force protection. Facilitate deployment operations for tenant units and prepare to deploy selected personnel. Assist staging operations for units and individuals as they transition through the 222nd BSB AOR.
Located in west central Germany in the state of the Rheinland Pfalz, Baumholder is nestled in rolling forested hills just 70 kilometers from the French border and a two hour drive from Frankfurt. Rich in history, with medieval origins, the first reference to Baumholder is in a document dating to 1156. The French occupied the area after World War II and in 1951 the Americans arrived.
Today, Baumholder is home to the largest concentration of U.S. combat soldiers outside the United States. It consists of Smith Barracks (the main post), and the base operations area support teams of Strasburg in Idar-Oberstein and Neubrücke near Birkenfeld. A full complement of support services and agencies, the majority of which are offered by the 222 BSB, are available to the Baumholder military community; services such as medical care and schools to morale, welfare and recreation facilities.
Baumholder's Army Community Services (ACS) also stand ready to support the families, single soldiers and civilians with services like Crisis Prevention, Baby's First Year Program, Exceptional Family Member Program, ACS Volunteer Program, Family Advocacy Education Program and much more.
The coat of arms was approved on 16 June 1995. Buff is the primary color traditionally used by Support units. The chevron, a symbol of support and solidity, resembles a hill or mound and, when combined with the oak, for strength and stamina, suggests the arms of Baumholder and the unit's location. The quills, crossed for cooperation and teamwork, highlight the unit's mission.
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 16 June 1995, consisting of a shield blazoned: Per chevron debased Buff (Or) and Vert an oak tree Proper superimposed in base by two quills saltirewise Argent. Attached below the shield a black scroll doubled red and inscribed "HOME OF CHAMPIONS" in gold.
