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 and ADSEC with headquarters in La Rochelle, France (BASEC) and Verdun, France (ADSEC). 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.