If my husband is in the military do we have to have passports to travel in Europe?

Question

He is going to be stationed in Germany and I would like to visit some of the surrounding countries including Poland, Italy, Russia, France, etc

Answer 1

Yes.

Germany did and probably still does allow entry by US military personnel with a CAC and traveling on orders, but no passport. That probably doesn't apply to dependents, and you need a passport to visit most of the other countries anyway, even if traveling driectly from Germany.

Hope you have a great time!

Answer 2

When my family was sent to Japan we were all required to get passports in order to travel, so yes you will still need to have a passport.