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The Joint Multinational Readiness Center, the Europe-based Combat Training Center (CTC) with a world-wide mobile training capability, trains leaders, staffs, and units up to Brigade Combat Teams(+) and multinational partners, to dominate in the conduct of Unified Land Operations (ULO) anywhere in the world, now and in the future.

The Joint Multinational Readiness Center is situated in the Oberpfalz region of Bavaria and headquartered at USAG Bavaria, Hohenfels Training Area. JMRC provides a myriad of indispensable capabilities to the U.S. Army and our European Allies and partners. 

If you are PCSing to JMRC:

  1. Check out the USAG Bavaria Welcome Guide to Hohenfels!
  2. Watch the video series below (hosted in Youtube - so may open a separate window.)
  3. Visit the USAG Bavaria Newcomers page.  
Our Capabilities

JMRC is the only Army Combat Training Center outside the continental U.S. on Hohenfels Training Area (HTA). HTA is 163 km2, has 1,345 buildings for training, has 319 kilometers of road and numerous cross country trails, and has one short take-off/landing airfield.

JMRC provides a myriad of indispensable capabilities to the U.S. Army, our European allies and other partners. JMRC integrates multinational participation into every rotation. JMRC can tailor the exercise and operational environment based on the needs and requirements of the training audience. JMRC supports training for other U.S. agencies and foreign non-military organizations. JMRC regularly employs the U.S. Army’s Decisive Action Training Environment (DATE) and Mission Rehearsal Exercise (MRE) concepts. JMRC regularly hosts DATE exercises to deploy and test the Regionally Aligned Forces as part of the European Reaction Force. JMRC hosts the Kosovo Force (KFOR) Mission Rehearsal Exercise.

JMRC provides world-class opposing forces - the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment (1-4 IN) - to train participants and trains all warfighting functions; several support directorates to ensure world-class support to our rotations; and 15 Observer Coach Trainer teams to provide evaluation and lessons learned for a wide variety of military occupational specialties for each maneuver training rotation.

JMRC provides a realistic, complex operational environment supported by world class OCTs and OPFOR.

Observer Coach Trainer Teams

OCT Teams observe, coach and train elements from sections through brigades(+) during the planning, preparation and execution phases of simulated combat operations at JMRC. These teams collect, analyze and provide feedback to rotational units via After Action Reviews and Take Home Packages.

JMRC employs OCT Teams and personnel to provide evaluation and lessons learned for a wide variety of military occupational specialties for each maneuver training rotation. JMRC has the ability to deploy OCT teams as required to support expeditionary training events.

Welcome
  1. Check out the USAG Bavaria Welcome Guide to Hohenfels!
  2. Watch the video series below (hosted in Youtube - so may open a separate window.)
  3. Visit the USAG Bavaria Newcomers page.  

This video is hosted in YouTube. If it is not playing on your platform, visit here or here.

Arrival and Lodging

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Transportation

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Opposing Forces

1-4 LogoIn a forward-deployed environment, 1-4 Infantry Regiment conducts combat operations throughout the full spectrum of the contemporary operational environment to provide realistic joint and combined arms training conditions focused on developing Soldiers, leaders and units for success on current and future battlefields throughout U.S. Army Europe. On order, 1-4 IN deploys combat forces to conduct combat operations in support of the global war on terrorism.

Contact

Mailing Address:
HQ Joint Multinational Readiness Center
Unit 28216
APO AE 09173-8216

Bundespost:
HQ Joint Multinational Readiness Center
Bldg. 309
92366 Hohenfels

JMRC SHAREPOINT (CAC Required)

JMRC PAO:
CIV: +49(0)9641-70-522-5354
DSN: (314) 522-5354
Email: usarmy.jmrc.7atc.list.dl-jmrc-pao@mail.mil

 

Call
  • Commercial in Germany: 09641-70-522-xxxx
  • From the US: 011-49-9641-70-522-xxxx
  • DSN from the US: (314) 522-xxxx

 

Staff Duty Desk: x5361
Public Affairs Office: x5354

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Video by Sgt. Christian Aquino
KFOR 33: Fire Phobia
Joint Multinational Readiness Center
Feb. 14, 2024 | 3:32
NATO soldiers conduct "fire phobia" training during the Kosovo Forces 33 (KFOR 33) Mission Rehearsal Exercise (MRE) in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Feb. 14, 2024.

The KFOR 33 MRE is a multinational training event conducted to prepare NATO allies for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Christian Aquino)
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