Katterbach Kaserne

Katterbach Barracks Ansbach Army Heliport
Katterbach Kaserne
Part of US Army Garrison Ansbach
Near Ansbach, Bavaria in Germany
US Army UH-60 Blackhawks at Katterbach in 2017
Katterbach Location in Germany
Coordinates	49°18′33″N 010°38′13″E / 49.30917°N 10.63694°E / 49.30917; 10.63694
Type	Army airfield
Site information
Owner	German Federal Government
Operator	United States Army
Controlled by	US Army Installation Management Command - Europe
Condition	Operational
Site history
Built	1935 (1935)
Built by	Luftwaffe
In use	1935 – 1945 (Luftwaffe) 1945 – 1947 (US Army Air Forces) 1947 – present (US Army)
Garrison information
Garrison	12th Combat Aviation Brigade
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: ETEB, WMO: 107550
Elevation	467.2 metres (1,533 ft) AMSL
Helipads Number Length and surface 08/26 371.8 metres (1,220 ft) Asphalt
Source: DoD FLIP[1]

Katterbach Kaserne is a United States Army facility in Germany, located in the village of Katterbach, about 3 miles east-northeast of Ansbach (Bavaria); about 250 miles south-southwest of Berlin.

Katterbach is part of the United States Army Garrison (USAG) Ansbach, being home to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, V Corps consisting of an attack helicopter battalion with several aviation and maintenance support units, and a United States Air Force liaison squadron (Det. 4, 7th Weather Squadron).

It also has family housing; two schools, the Ansbach Elementary School and the Ansbach Middle High School; two banking facilities; AAFES facilities; the commissary and other essential services such as SATO travel and Army Community Services.

Bismarck Kaserne is located directly across German Federal Highway 14. It has several key services, the AAFES Post Exchange, Car Care Center and gas station. It also has family and guest housing.