Fact Sheets

U.S. Army Installation Management Command - Europe Region

U.S. Army Garrison Vicenza

Geographic Area of Responsibility:

Vicenza, Italy
Lerino, Italy
Torri Quartesolo, Italy
Longare, Italy
Poggio, Italy
Camp Darby, Livorno, Italy

Headquarters:

Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy

Italian Province:

Veneto

Approximate Personnel:

3,000 Military
860 U.S. Civilian Employees
750 Local National Employees
8,000 Family Members

Main tenant units on Caserma Ederle:

Southern European Task Force
173rd Airborne Brigade
14th Transportation Battalion
510th Personnel Services Battalion
24th Quartermaster Company
13th MP Company
Vicenza High School
Vicenza Elementary School
AAFES Exchange and Shopette
Commissary DECA
Vicenza Dental Clinic
Vicenza Health Clinic
Mediterranean headquarters of the Red Cross
Vicenza USO

Estimated Number of Acres/Hectares:

346 acres (317 consigned and 29 leased).

Estimated Total Economic Impact on Local Economy:

Housing
Private leases - $24.4 million
Government leased housing rent, utilities, maintenance and repair for Villaggio family housing, utilities for Villaggio, garbage collection, entomology, purchases, equipment, payroll, maintenance, drayage contracts, appliance repairs, various contracts,
etc. $10.4 million
Housing Renovation Contract for Villaggio della Pace – $11 million

Construction

Italian construction and engineer firm contracts – $50 million

Supplies, equipment and services

Refuse Removal - $1 million
Janitorial - $50,000
The Outlook newspaper - $40,000
Contract Security Services - $3.2 million
Commercial accounts contracts - $141,466,709 million

Medical agreements and contracts

Care purchased from Italian providers: $1,178,000 million
Contracts local: $275,000
Supply local: $65,000
Repair and maintenance local: $98,000

On average, the U.S. Army in Vicenza contributes over $100 million to the local community through host nation employee salaries, installation construction projects, governmental and private rental leases and contract security guards alone.

Employing over 700 Italian employees, the installation is among the top 15 largest employers in the region with an annual payroll of over $25 million. With over 80 percent of the U.S. population residing off post in 49 different communities, income from private and rental leases contribute more than 24.5 million to the local economy. We are also one of the largest employment bases for local contractors with more than $50 million spent on construction projects last year alone and over $64 million programmed this fiscal year 2005.