A Moment in USEUCOM History Countdown to the 70th Anniversary: The Big Move 55 Years Ago

Gen. Lyman Lemnitzer, front left, U.S. European Command commander in chief; Gen. David A. Burchinal, USEUCOM deputy commander-in-chief, front right; and back row, left to right, Gen. Andrew P. O'Meara, Commander in chief of U. S. Army Europe; Adm. John S. Thach, Commander in chief of U.S. Navy Europe; and Gen. Maurice A. Preston, Commander in chief of U.S, Air Forces Europe, review troops at Patch Barracks, the new USEUCOM headquarters. Official arrival ceremonies mark the resumption operations of USEUCOM Headquarters at Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany. EUCOM headquarters moved from Camp des Loges near Paris, France where it had been since 1954 to its new digs in Germany on March 15, 1967. (Courtesy photo by Merle Hunter / ⓒ 1967, 2022 Stars and Stripes, All Rights Reserved.)