More than 26,000 civilian and military posts make the major organisational element “Infrastructure, Environmental Protection and Services” (IUD) the largest civilian organisational element of the Bundeswehr.
Our civilian and military personnel are in charge of the construction and maintenance of Bundeswehr facilities and assume statutory protective tasks such as occupational safety, environmental protection and fire protection for the entire Bundeswehr. The IUD service portfolio also includes catering and travel management. These services are also provided for Bundeswehr personnel serving abroad.
A main focus of our activities is on civilian support for Bundeswehr operations abroad through appropriate action both in Germany and in the theatres. For example, IUD personnel ensure the food supply of service members during operations abroad and contract transportation services to the theatres.
In terms of structure, the major organisational element “Infrastructure, Environmental Protection and Services” comprises the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Infrastructure, Environmental Protection and Services (BAIUDBw) based in Bonn, the Bundeswehr Subsistence Office (VpflABw) in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, and the Bundeswehr Firefighting and Fire Protection Centre (ZBrdSchBw) located in Sonthofen, Bavaria. Service provision at the regional level is ensured by seven Centres of Expertise for Construction Management and a total of six Bundeswehr Centres of Expertise for Travel Management. The subordinate level of the BAIUDBw comprises 42 Bundeswehr Service Centres (BwDLZ) located throughout Germany, supporting the various Bundeswehr agencies by providing services "from a single source".
In addition, seven Federal Republic of Germany Offices of Defence Administration abroad (BWVSt) – to be precise: in Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States – assume these tasks for personnel serving abroad. And finally, BAIUDBw currently operates seven Field Offices of Defence Administration (EinsWVSt) to support service members deployed on operations.
Personnel from the Centre of Expertise for Construction Management Düsseldorf at a construction site in Euskirchen
Bundeswehr/Torsten Hemmersbach
Service member working at her computer at the Field Office of Defence Administration
Bundeswehr/Marcus Rott
Women packing boxes with field rations, a job that requires speed and concentration
Bundeswehr/Marcus Rott
Service member doing welding work in a camp workshop
Bundeswehr/Dana Kazda
Terrain maintenance by the Bundeswehr Service Centre is also important at airfields
Bundeswehr/Marcus Rott
Personnel of the Bundeswehr Ambient Pollution Measuring Station conducting noise measurements during exercise “Überleben auf See” (Surviving at Sea)
Bundeswehr/Marcus Rott
A landscaping tank with a drag is used to remove unwanted trees at Baumholder Major Training Area
Bundeswehr/Marcus Rott
Staff of the Bundeswehr Service Centre Wunstorf check the technical installations of a building
Bundeswehr/Marcus Rott
The dining facilities of the Bundeswehr Subsistence Office offer a variety of healthy meals
Bundeswehr/Jenny Bartsch