Taszár Air Base is located in the south-central region of Hungary, approximately 35 kilometers northwest of the city of Pécs (pronounced Paych).
There are three sections to the base:
- Life Support Area(LSA):
- This is the "tent city" where
troops stay while passing through the Intermediate
Staging Base (ISB). It features a large dining
tent, base exchange, movie tent (showing two
movies each night), a chapel, medical tent, a
gymnasium, and the Morale, Welfare, Recreation
(MWR) tent. Soldiers can eat a variety of fast
food items (Taco Bell, Burger King, Frank's Franks, Anthony's Pizza,
etc.) at the MWR tent. There are also several video
games, pool tables, ping-pong
tables, a T-shirt shop, and a barber shop. Soldiers can order a beer
at the MWR tent each night until 10:00 PM (11:00 PM on weekends).
A special morale tent is located at the LSA. Soldiers can use the phones in this tent to make two 15-minute calls to the United States, twice a week, at no charge.
- Taszár Airfield:
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The majority of the 111th's personnel live and work at the airfield. Our
headquarters building is located near the main runway. Our soldiers
live in barracks with a dining
facility located next door. A barber shop,
small post exchange, laundry service, morale
tent (featuring a big screen TV with videos, gymnasium, and pool
tables) and are located in this area.
MiGs once flew from Taszár, but the most common aircraft now are U.S. Air Force C-130s, with occasional visits from C-5 Galaxies, C-141 Starlifters, and C-17s, bringing supplies and mail. In addition, the Air Force unmanned reconnaissance vehicle, the Predator, flies missions from Taszár.
- This is the home of our higher headquarters, the National Support Element (NSE). It features a medical clinic, dining facility, exchange, and an MWR tent. The NSE is located in a building that once served as a headquarters for the Hungarian Air Force. Thus, it is probably the only US Army building anywhere in the world to have MiGs on display in front of it. The USO is located at Taszár Main. They offer a variety of videos that soldiers can borrow, and also have several computers connected to the Internet so that soldiers who do not have Internet access can send e-mail to their friends and family back home.
Bus service is available between all three sections of the base.
- This is the home of our higher headquarters, the National Support Element (NSE). It features a medical clinic, dining facility, exchange, and an MWR tent. The NSE is located in a building that once served as a headquarters for the Hungarian Air Force. Thus, it is probably the only US Army building anywhere in the world to have MiGs on display in front of it. The USO is located at Taszár Main. They offer a variety of videos that soldiers can borrow, and also have several computers connected to the Internet so that soldiers who do not have Internet access can send e-mail to their friends and family back home.
