Hohenfels Training Area

Hohenfels Training Area at a glance

Hohenfels Training Area supports the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, a forward-stationed Army combat training center in Bavaria. JMRC trains leaders, staffs and units through joint and combined exercises designed to improve readiness and interoperability with allies and partners. Observer, coach and trainer teams provide feedback, while the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment supplies an opposing force for realistic training.

The garrison community provides installation and family services around that training mission. Hohenfels was requisitioned for U.S. Army training use in 1951 and belongs to the wider U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria organization. It is a separate location from Grafenwoehr and Vilseck, in Neumarkt County's Upper Palatinate region. Its public identity centers on multinational training rotations rather than headquarters activity at Tower Barracks or the regiment based at Rose Barracks.

Also searched as: USAG Bavaria, Hohenfels, Hohenfels Military Community, JMRC Hohenfels.

Sources: Joint Multinational Readiness Center: Mission and organization; MilitaryINSTALLATIONS: USAG Bavaria, Hohenfels overview; 7th Army Training Command: Organizations

Mission and major activities

• Hosts the Joint Multinational Readiness Center.
• Supports multinational training and interoperability.
• Uses observer-coach-trainer teams and the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment in training.

Sources: Joint Multinational Readiness Center: Mission and organization; MilitaryINSTALLATIONS: USAG Bavaria, Hohenfels overview

History and identity

The area was requisitioned for U.S. Army training use in 1951.

Sources: MilitaryINSTALLATIONS: USAG Bavaria, Hohenfels overview

Location and community

Hohenfels is in Neumarkt County in Bavaria's Upper Palatinate, southwest of the Grafenwoehr community.

Sources: MilitaryINSTALLATIONS: USAG Bavaria, Hohenfels overview

Before you arrive

Use these questions with your sponsor or gaining organization. They are a starting point for planning, including assignments, courses and training periods that differ from a routine permanent change of station.

1. Confirm the organization, duration and reporting instructions shown on your orders. Ask which office handles your arrival.
2. Clarify lodging and housing arrangements before booking. Ask about availability, required approvals and how to handle a late arrival.
3. For an overseas assignment, ask your sponsor about family travel authorization, required documents, medical screening, pets and vehicle shipment before making reservations.
4. Coordinate household goods and personal travel with the appropriate transportation office. Keep orders, receipts and important family records together.
5. Make a short list of contacts for medical care, schools, childcare and family support, where applicable to your assignment.

Official overseas moving resources   Housing allowance information

Sources: Joint Multinational Readiness Center: Mission and organization; MilitaryINSTALLATIONS: USAG Bavaria, Hohenfels overview

Resources for service members and families

Start with the official resources for Hohenfels Training Area and ask which services your household can use. For a training site, rotational location or Reserve component assignment, confirm arrangements with your unit rather than assuming the services of a large residential installation are available.

From this mission to your next career

The mission at Hohenfels Training Area suggests the following areas to consider when describing your experience. These are LockLeed career suggestions based on the public mission, not a list of vacancies or qualifications held by everyone assigned here.

Write down the equipment, systems, processes and teams you personally supported. Add a specific result you can discuss publicly, then match that evidence to the civilian role you want. Keep operational details and sensitive information out of your application.

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Frequently asked questions

Sources and editorial notes

Installation facts above are drawn from the official sources below. Career suggestions and planning questions are LockLeed editorial guidance. Use official offices for current policies, eligibility and arrangements.

1. Joint Multinational Readiness Center: Mission and organizationSupports: overview, mission, planning note
2. MilitaryINSTALLATIONS: USAG Bavaria, Hohenfels overviewSupports: overview, mission, history, local context, planning note
3. 7th Army Training Command: OrganizationsSupports: overview

Reviewed 2026-09-30. This independent guide is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Defense. Map points are approximate and are not routing or reporting instructions.