Europaviertel (Wiesbaden) - Lindsey Air Station (1945 - 1993)

1993)

After the Second World War the area was occupied by the US Army and renamed Camp Lindsey (after Captain Darrell R. Lindsey).

USAFE, however, retained a small presence at Lindsey Air Station. Lindsey AS was established as an Army Air Force installation on 13 November 1946. Lindsey achieved its greatest prominence between December 1953 and 14 March 1973 when it was the host base for Headquarters, U.S. Air Forces, Europe (USAFE).

All of the streets in "Camp Lindsey" were named for the 31 American fatalitites from "Operation Vittles", the 1948-49 Berlin Airlift.

From 1954 to 1973, Lindsey Air Station was among other things home to the 17th Air Force and the 65th Air Division.

From here Wiesbaden Army Airfield and Wiesbaden Army Medical Center were administered. After the transfer of Wiesbaden Air Base to the Army in 1976. Lindsey AS provided A home base for other support activities. One of these was the 7100 Consolidated Equipment Maintenance and Support (CEMS) Squadron (1990 - 1993), whose role was to consolidate all war readiness materials (WRM) management in the European theater. This group transferred its base of operation to Sembach AB at the close of Lindsey AS. Support for various other Air Force units in the Wiesbaden area continued until it was closed in 1993.

• USAFE

• 17th Air Force

• 65th Air Division

United States Military Forces & Installations in Europe listed units at Lindsey as including the 7100th AB Wing, HQ, Air Force Technical Applications Center Europe, 7001st CSW, 701st ABG, 1st CCS, 1157th TDS, 1802nd Support Squadron, 1836th EIG, 2063rd Comms Squadron, 7122nd Support Squadron, 7225th Support Squadron, 7260th Support Squadron, 7405th Support Squadorn, 7499th Support Squadron, 621st TCF, and 7055th Ops Flight.