▁ob liter ated ▁the ▁former ▁traces ▁of ▁the ▁b unk ers . ▁One ▁building ▁still ▁remains ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁use ▁( as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁from ▁the ▁former ▁base , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Mail ▁building . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁use ▁ ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁returned ▁to ▁Bur ton wood ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁when ▁France ▁with d rew ▁its ▁military ▁support ▁for ▁NAT O . ▁Bur ton wood ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁receiving ▁dep ot ▁for ▁US AF ▁and ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁equipment ▁and ▁supplies ▁being ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁their ▁former ▁French ▁NAT O ▁facilities . ▁After wards , ▁the ▁US ▁Army ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁base ▁and ▁renamed ▁it ▁Bur ton wood ▁Army ▁Dep ot . ▁ ▁The ▁Army ▁developed ▁Bur ton wood ▁into ▁a ▁storage ▁and ▁forward ▁supply ▁dep ot ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁ 4 7 th ▁Support ▁Group . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁w are house ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁largest ▁building ▁under ▁a ▁single ▁roof ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁The ▁idea ▁was ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁an ▁emer gency , ▁U . S . ▁troops ▁in ▁the ▁USA ▁that ▁were ▁ear mark ed ▁for ▁NAT O ▁service ▁in ▁Europe ▁would ▁fly ▁over ▁and ▁pick ▁up ▁their ▁k it ▁from ▁Bur ton wood ▁before ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁battle ▁front . ▁It ▁was ▁never ▁tested ▁for ▁this ▁event ual ity , ▁although ▁the ▁base ▁provided ▁service ▁functions ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁G ulf ▁War .