In 1955, the kaseme was occupied by the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, until 1958. In 1958, Graves Barracks was designated as a 3rd Infantry Division kaseme. Today Graves is occupied by the 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry, as well as 9th …

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The 1st Battle Group, 7th Infantry officially assumed command of the Aschaffenburg military from the 87th Infantry in a change of command ceremony at Graves Casern. The colors of the 87th were cased and those of the 7th unfurled as Col William A. Purdy, 87th commander turned over the command to 7th Infantry Commander Col William P. Yarborough.

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Known to the Germans as Bois-Brule Kaseme, Graves Barracks was first occupied by U.S. troops in the summer of 1949. Elements of the U.S. Army, 10th Division, 18th Infantry, 1st Battalion were stationed on the kaserne from 1949 until 1955. In 1955, the kaseme was occupied by the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, until 1958.

Ready Kaserne, Aschaffenburg 3ID was the largest Division in Army history for a short period of time during the "Drawdown" in Germany. The Division had 10 Brigades at one time in the early '90s, one of which was 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division.

Over 220 others have already been closed, mostly following the end of the Cold War in the 1990s. The rationale behind the large number of closures is that the strategic functions of the bases, designed to serve as forward posts in any war against the USSR, are no longer relevant since the end of the Cold War.