Theater Army Support Command, Europe (TASCOMEUR) was established on July 15, 1951, as a part of the European Command with its headquarters at Coligny Caserne, Orleans, France. It was first called EUCOM COMZ and had two major subdivisions BASEC (Base Section) and ADSEC (Advance Section) with headquarters in La Rochelle, France (BASEC) and Verdun, France (ADSEC). [3] Its first commanding officer was Brigadier General Mason J. Young. The new command took over the COMZ-Europe and ADSEC from Services of Supply as the European Theater of Operations ceased and US Army, Europe (USAREUR) came into being. The new EUCOM COMZ was the result of the Berlin Blockade and the obvious need for additional lines of communication through France.
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By 1958, the command was managing a large array of depots and ports throughout Germany and France. [4]
The command grew during the years following until 1966 when France decided that all allied forces were to leave no later than April 1, 1967. After accomplishing Operation FRELOC (Fast Redeployment of the Lines of Communication), the command was redesignated as Theater Army Support Command, Europe (TASCOMEUR).
Finally, in July 1974, TASCOM meged with USAREUR. [5]