Coolant leak, Cooling fans not starting (Newbie)

[Fluxn83]

Well, I have come across my first (possibly) major issue with my car.

I'm currently stationed in VA Beach. I've owned the car just over two years, but had to leave it with my parents in their garage while I was stationed in Japan for most of that time. Since I've come back, I noticed the coolant leaking quite a bit (not gushing, more like dripping, but it adds up) near the rear of the car, close to the left driver exhaust. I would pour some coolant/anti-freeze into the reservoir to refill whatever may have been lost.

As I'm driving back to my room on base, I notice that my temperature gauge was climbing a bit up to 220 without the fans kicking on. Luckily, it was a short drive, so I was able to park my car in the lot and shut it off before the temperature rose any higher. The fans have never given me any issues before (then again, while I was in Japan, it wasn't being driven much if any during that time).

I waited at least a half hour before looking into the coolant reservoir, and saw there was very little in it. We're talking like scraping the bottom here. I then filled it a bit, put the cap back on, and started the car. After letting the engine warm up, I drove around the parking lot, and my temperature gauge rose to 220 without the cooling fans starting. Once again, I park the car, and shut it off so it won't overheat.

Does anyone know what the issue(s) might be, and what parts are going to be needed? Much help appreciated.

-Chris