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Welcome to
TRANSLOAD MILITARY
Welcome to Heidelberg, Germany
Heidelberg Army Airfield
"EDIE"
Army flight
operations detachment
59th Air Traffic Control Battalion
5th Signal Command
16th
Airfield operations
14th Aviation Company
3rd Batallion ATC, 58th Aviation
The 59th Air
Traffic Control Battalion is comprised of a total of many assigned
personnel, has personnel and equipment in 34 locations, and is spread
over 50,000 square miles of Germany and Italy. The Battalion is
responsible for providing all peacetime and transition to war tactical
air traffic control support to two US Corps. And to the entire European
Communications Zone (COMMZ) that stretches from the North Sea to Turkey.
To this end, the Battalion provides operations, administration, and
logistical support to a mission that doctrinally requires an ATC Group,
and two ATC Battalions.
During peacetime, the 59th Air Traffic Control Battalion provides staff
administration, operational and logistical planning, and personnel for
the support of both fixed base and tactical air traffic control
operations to the entire U.S. Army, Europe, Theater.
the Battalion is responsible for two flight following facilities that
monitor aircraft movements in the essential and critical Air Defense
Identification Zone, terminal services at twelve fully instrumented and
certified airfields, six visual flight rule tower facilities, and
communications/electronics maintenance support at 16 advisory airfields.
In addition to the operation of the above facilities, the assigned
tactical mission responsibility is to provide tactical terminal and
enroute air traffic control navigational aids, air warning, and other
assistance to inflight aircraft for the Fifth and Seventh US Corps and
the USAREUR Communications Zone (COMMZ) area of operation. The 59th ATC
Bn supervises and manages the operation of the Army Flight Operations
Detachment (TDA AFOD) which is responsible for the coordination of
flight planning information with host nation flight activities and for
the coordination of search and rescue and other flight service support
for U.S. Army aircraft in USAREUR.
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