USAG Rheinland-Pfalz, Baumholder  Base Essentials

Never ship important documents in your Household goods.

Never leave anywhere without the following:

• Permanent change of station and family travel orders three copies
• Military identification cards for each family member. 14 and up MUST have military ID.
• Medical dental and shot records for yourself and your family members.
• Passports for yourself and each of your family members.
• Transportation documents
• Household goods/hold baggage documents
• Leave and Earnings Statement

Additionally always hand carry the following items:

• Marriage certificates/prenuptial agreements
• Birth certificates of all family members
• Insurance policies, policy numbers, types of insurance and business address
• Previous discharge papers (DD Form 214)
• Divorce and annulment papers pertaining to prior marriages
• Death certificates
• Social Security cards for all family members
• Immunization records of all family members
• Citizenship/naturalization papers
• Property deeds, automobile titles and registration
• Wills
• School report cards/education record for all children, also individualized education programs
• Church/synagogue records (e.g. baptism, confirmation)
• Names and addresses of credit card companies you have business with
• Savings/checking account books with appropriate mailing addresses
• Statements for saving bonds, certificates of deposit, and stock certificates
• Personal property inventory with included serial numbers
• Receipts for high-value personal property
• A list of companies’ due payments from you during the process of your move to insure payment does not become delinquent.
• Employment records (e.g., electronic resume, letters of recommendation)
• A minimum of three current copies of Power of Attorney
• Port call and supporting documents
• State and federal tax records
• Proof of a negative Covid-19 test if applicable. vaccination card (or digital information), and proof of recovery if applicable.

The designated airport for official travel is Ramstein Airbase. Any exceptions to policy need to be processed through the chain of command prior to departure, and if approved, confirmed with the gaining unit.

Upon arrival at Ramstein Airbase, you will be processed for further assignment and be issued pinpoint orders to Baumholder. The Sponsorship Bus will bring you to Baumholder if you make no arrangements for pick-up with your gaining unit.

Arrangements for lodging can be made by your sponsor if you cannot do it. Accompanied soldiers and unaccompanied E7s and above will be booked into the guesthouse Lagerhof Inn +49 0-611-143-531-2900 or a local hotel. Unaccompanied E1s through E6s will be put up in the unit’s barracks. Ensure the receiving unit is aware of your arrival date to ensure someone from the unit is present to pick you up.

Arrival day is referred to as Day “0”. The Sponsorship Bus brings all soldiers married and single, and their Families to the post guesthouse the Lagerhof Inn, or the Military Personnel Division building 8660 for drop off. New arrivals will be handed over to respective unit representatives.

The following day is “Day 1.” Soldiers report, in uniform, to the In-processing Training Center, building 8660, 2nd floor, no later than 8:45 a.m. for further in-processing.

Soldiers will need to provide a copy of the following items for their initial briefing on “Day 1.”

• Complete set of orders
• Leave form
• DD 788 privately owned vehicle shipping document

Soldiers will follow their schedule.

The Army Community Service Relocation Readiness Program conducts a host nation briefing and tour on select days of the month.

Temporary Lodging

Incoming personnel or their sponsor have to make reservations in advance to ensure availability. The Lagerhof Inn is located on post. If the lodge is full a list of local area hotels is provided and a statement of non-availability is issued. The cost of off-post lodging varies. Allocate sufficient money to pay your hotel approx. $50 per person/night. You will get reimbursed after in-processing with finance if you have command sponsorship.

Command Sponsorship/Total Army Sponsorship

Soldiers need to request a unit sponsor via Army Career Tracker prior to departure. Contact needs to be established and sponsor must be informed of arrival day and airport if not Ramstein Air-base.

Command sponsorship is required for family members to be placed on orders to accompany all soldiers. Family members who are not command sponsored are not eligible to enroll in the Tricare Overseas Program, cannot access commissary or exchange services and may only remain in the host country for 90 days. Soldiers may not sign for family housing prior to receiving command sponsorship for family members. Families who travel to Germany prior to receiving command sponsorship will not be reimbursed for expenses and may be required to return at their own expense if command sponsorship is denied. An Exceptional Family Member Program screening is required for all family members wishing to be command sponsored.

Arrival Outside Duty Hours

It is recommended that Soldiers and Families take the opportunity to eat prior to getting on the bus to United States Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz, Baumholder as many facilities may be closed at the time of arrival to Baumholder.

If you get married before you permanent change of station you must inform your commander and contact your local supporting Military Personnel Division office. The military will not pay for travel and housing for your spouse if proper procedures are not followed.