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The major general who commanded this organization held the title of, "Commadant; U.S. Commander Berlin; Commander, U.S. Army Berlin". A brigadier general served as the, "Commander, Berlin Brigade (Infantry); Deputy Commander, U.S. Army Berlin and Community Commander". The shoulder sleeve insignia adopted by USAB was the same as the patch used by the Berlin Brigade - the USAREUR patch with a Berlin tab. Its headquarters were located at the Clay Headquarters Compound on ''Clayallee'' in Berlin's Zehlendorf district. UNITS LOCATIONS Units under the command of USAB included the Berlin Brigade, the Medical and Dental Activities, Tempelhof Central Airport ( United States Air Force base), Armed Forces Network (radio and television), the U.S. Military Liaison Mission and the United States Army Field Station Berlin. Troops assigned to USAB were housed at several Kaserne s in Zehlendorf and Steglitz , including Andrews Barracks, McNair Barracks, and Turner Barracks. Families lived in the housing areas near the Clay Compound, and in the Düppel, Dahlem, and Lichterfelde neighborhoods. Truman Plaza, located across ''Clayallee'' from the Clay Headquarters Compound, held the Post Exchange , Commissary , Army post office (APO), American Express bank, Stars & Stripes book store, barber, florist, Deutsche Bundespost , and the Major Arthur D. Nicholson Memorial Library. Schools for the children of service members, Thomas A. Roberts Berlin American Elementary School (TAR) and Berlin-American High School (BAHS), were located close to Truman Plaza. HISTORY After the reunification of Germany on October 3 , 1990 , the presence of U.S. military forces in Berlin was no longer necessary, but was retained (along with the British and French forces) until the Russian military withdrew from eastern Germany. USAB was inactivated in July 1994 with President Bill Clinton participating in the casing of the colors ceremony. Since then, USAB housing areas, schools, and the Army Hospital have reverted to civilian use. Truman Plaza was completely razed in anticipation of new housing for employees of the German federal government relocating from the former capital Bonn , as yet unbuilt. The nearby library and adjoining Outpost Theater have been converted into the Allied Museum, which documents the American, British and French presence in Berlin during the Cold War . TROOP UNITS ASSIGNED TO USCOB/USAB Command organization in the late 1980s -
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