410th Base Support Battalion
The 410th BSB's mission is to provide base operations (BASOPS) to the U.S. population in Bad Kreuznach and Dexheim to sustain quality of life. On order, the BSB conducts deployment, force reception/onward movement operations, provides force protection and crisis/disaster relief. The 410th BSB's goal is to provide the same level of services, facilities and recreation that American soldiers, civilians and family members expect in a town of similar size in the United States.
Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen announced Feb. 15, 2000 that the Department of Defense will end operations at two overseas locations as the 25th round of base closures. Headquarters U.S. Army Europe ceased operations in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, and returned six facilities to host nation control. They are the Bad Kreuznach Family Housing Area, the Army Air Field, the Hospital Kaserne, the George C. Marshall Kaserne, the Moersfeld Storage Point and Rose Barracks.
The 410th Base Support Battalion published a closure plan to facilitate a smooth transition of community members to their new homes, maintain services as long as necessary, and bring an honorable end to the BK military community. Dubbed "Honorable Exit," the plan's mission was to transfer the Dexheim Area Support Team under the command and control of the 221st BSB in Wiesbaden no later than March 2001, to turn over all facilities in Bad Kreuznach to the U.S. Army Europe Real Estate Office, and to inactivate the 410th BSB on Dec. 15, 2001. Two components of the 410th BSB closure plan -employee transition milestones and service "end dates" for all community activities - were coordinated and finalized at the Bad Kreuznach Closure Conference July 18. Command and staff representatives from the 1st Armored Division, 104th Area Support Group and the 410th BSB attended the meeting held at the Nahe Club.
By the end of 2001 the 410th Base Support Battalion closed up shop in Bad Kreuznach, returning American military installations to German control.
