Unit Name: | Joint Support Service Command — XXXX — |
Dates: | 2012–present |
Country: | Germany |
Branch: | Joint Support Service |
Type: | High command |
Garrison: | Bonn |
Garrison Label: | Headquarters |
Website: | www.kommando.streitkraeftebasis.de |
Commander1: | Lieutenant General Martin Schelleis |
Commander2: | Lieutenant General Jürgen Weigt |
Commander2 Label: | Current deputy commander |
Commander3: | Major General Wilhelm Grün |
Commander3 Label: | Current chief of staff |
Native Name: | Kommando Streitkräftebasis (KdoSKB) |
The Joint Support Service Command (German: Kommando Streitkräftebasis, KdoSKB) is the high command of the Joint Support Service of the German armed forces, the Bundeswehr. The command is responsible for management and administration of the units and elements of the Joint Support Service, and for ensuring operational readiness across the armed services. Formed on 29 September 2012 as part of the restructuring of the Bundeswehr, it is based in Bonn. Its commander and deputy commander each have the rank of lieutenant general or vice admiral.[1]