Streitkräftebasis

Ordered reservists: NA

The armed forces base ( SKB ) of the Bundeswehr was established in October 2000 as an independent military organization area, but is not a separate part of armed force. It presents itself as a common service facility of the Bundeswehr and bundles tasks previously carried out by the Armed Forces ( Army, Air Force and Navy) were perceived in ownership or in the central military authorities.

  • 4.1 Forces
  • 4.2 National Territorial management organization
  • 4.3 Bundeswehr armed forces and tasks

General

The tasks of the armed forces base include:

  • Logistical support and supply the army at home and abroad
  • Leadership support of the forces of the Bundeswehr in Germany as well as in the country of

To Streitkräftebasis include - formerly known as - central military departments ( ZMilDBw ), for example, the two universities of the Bundeswehr in Neubiberg (Munich) and Hamburg, the Bundeswehr Sports School in Warendorf and the Military Counterintelligence Service (MAD).

A central role in the transformation process of the Bundeswehr plays the established in July 2004 Center for Transformation of the Bundeswehr ( ZTransfBw ) headquartered in Strausberg and many offices in Potsdam, Gelsdorf, Ottobrunn, Garmisch -Partenkirchen and Suffolk, Virginia (USA).

On its own uniform for the armed forces base was deliberately omitted, the integrated organizations wear the uniform of the armed force from which they were incorporated. It is therefore not uncommon to serve in a unit Uniform of the three armed forces together.

Not for Streitkräftebasis part of the Central Medical Service of the Bundeswehr, which takes as its own military organization comparable cross-sectional area function for all branches of service.

Branches of the armed forces base

With the change of parts of the army to Streitkräftebasis troops genres incorporated in full or in parts. Externally, this Army Uniform on her beret badge, beret color or color on the arms can be seen. These branches of service are:

  • Military Police Force ( FJgTr )
  • NBC Defence Force ( ABCAbwTr )
  • Signal Corps Electronic Warfare ( EW )
  • Parts of the Signal Corps ( FMTR )
  • Force for the Information Operations ( OpInfoTr )
  • Parts of the engineering corps ( Pitr )
  • Parts of the supply troops ( NschTr )
  • Parts of the repair Force ( InstTr )
  • Parts of the military -music services ( MilMus )
  • Parts of the Jägertruppe ( JgTr )
  • Geographic information ( geoinformation )

Members of all other branches of service are also usually represented in the armed forces base, but do not usually larger " unmixed " sub-units, but are mostly represented by single rod soldiers.

History

2000 to February 2013

The two pillars of the armed forces base were the Joint Support Command and the Armed Forces Office. The Joint Support Command led the troops to accomplish the tasks of the armed forces based in the military areas and in use. These included, for example, leadership support troops, logistics troops, military police, military band and strategic reconnaissance forces for. The Armed Forces Office was mainly the top of command, authority for training and research institutions in the field of the armed forces base. The Operational Command, command guidance operations of special forces and the Forces Operations Command were organizationally located in the armed forces base and led troops of all branches of the armed forces and military divisions in use, which then reported directly to the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr. In addition, some other central services of the Armed Forces were directly under the Chief of the armed forces base. The armed forces base was divided roughly into the following departments:

  • Joint Support Command, Cologne
  • Armed Forces Office, Bonn
  • Forces Operations Command, Ulm
  • Office of the Military Counterintelligence, Cologne
  • Office of Military customer
  • Federal College for Security Studies, Berlin
  • German Military Representative MC / NATO / EU / WEU

Around 71,500 soldiers and civilian employees belonging to the armed forces base.

Reorientation of the Bundeswehr

On September 20, 2011 Defence Minister Thomas de Maizière has announced that as part of the reorientation of the Bundeswehr is planned to reduce the number of active soldiers in the armed forces based on a maximum of 38,750. Of these, 35,500 are supposed to be professional soldiers / time and volunteered soldiers on compulsory military service between 1250-2000 ( FWDL ).

The armed forces base ( KdoSKB ) command in Bonn is the Command of the armed forces base. It was made by the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, General Volker Wieker, with effect from 1 October 2012 in service on 29 September 2012. The KdoSKB provides centralized operational readiness and mission accomplishment of the armed forces base balance safe and takes over the management responsibilities of the dissolved 1 February 2013, the Joint Support Command. The KdoSKB is a higher command authority.

Organization and Leadership

At the head of the armed forces base is the inspector of the armed forces based in the command forces base. As troops OF ADMINISTRATIVE his superior strike force he reports to the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr.

Command Forces Base ( KdoSKB )

The command following capability commands and subordinate offices:

Forces

  • Logistics Command of the German Armed Forces ( LogKdoBw ) 6 Logistics battalions
  • 1 Special Engineer Battalion
  • Logistics center of the German Armed Forces ( LogZBw )
  • Logistics der Bundeswehr ( LogSBw )
  • 6 Command Support Battalions
  • 1st NATO Signal Battalion / service elder German officer / German Share ( DDO / DtA )
  • Leadership support der Bundeswehr ( FüUstgSBw )
  • Operations center IT system of the Bundeswehr ( IT BtrbZ SysBw )
  • 4 battalions Electronic Warfare
  • School for Strategic Reconnaissance (Bundeswehr SchStratAufklBw )
  • Central Investigation Bureau of the Bundeswehr for Technical Education ( TO - StelleBwTAufkl )

National territorial management organization

  • Command Territorial tasks of the Bundeswehr ( KdoTerrAufgBw ) 15 Official commands ( Lkdo ) Regional security and support forces ( RSU)
  • Sports promotion group of the Bundeswehr ( SpFördGrpBw )
  • Military Police Regiment 1 ( FJgRgt 1) in Berlin
  • Military Police Regiment 2 ( FJgRgt 2) in Hilden
  • Military Police Regiment 3 ( FJgRgt 3) in Munich
  • School of Military Police and Headquarters Service ( SFJg / StDstBw )
  • NBC Regiment 750 " BADEN " ( ABCAbwRgt750 )
  • NBC defense battalion 7 ( ABCAbwBtl7 )
  • School of NBC defense and legal protection tasks ( ABCAbwS / SgesSchAufg )

Armed Forces and armed forces tasks

  • Armed Forces Office ( SKA )   Academy of the Bundeswehr for Information and Communication ( AkBwInfoKom ), Strausberg
  • Center of military music of the Bundeswehr ( ZMilMusBw )
  • School for service dog nature of the Bundeswehr ( SDstHundeBw )
  • Bundeswehr Sports School ( SportSBw )
  • * Center for Military History and Social Sciences of the Bundeswehr (DMF )
Military branch German Navy Suffolk (Virginia) Military supply chain management Bruchsal Mayen Nienburg, Lower Saxony Military commissariat Integrated Authority File
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