Every Halloween there is an assortment of ghosts, pirates, super heroes
and ballerinas running about with one of two things in mind — getting
candy or going to parties.
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Many military history buffs may have preconceived notions on the wisdom
of whether the French made a mistake in building the Maginot Line.  
Staff
officers from U.S. European Command’s J3 Plans and Operations Center
not only debated the merits of French military decision-making in light
of the Maginot Line, they also got to see it in person.
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Leaving military service and heading into the civilian sector can be
challenging. For some, the military may be the only thing they know
professionally. As the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan wind down,
coupled with tightening military budgets, the military is projected to
cut more than 100,000 billets from all service branches. Read More

Most of Europe will move its clocks backward by one hour when daylight saving time ends Sunday, Oct. 28. In Germany, daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. (set clocks to 1 a.m.). In the U.S., daylight saving time will end Nov. 4.Read More

To truly explore Stuttgart, a visitor would need at least three days.
But what if they only have seven hours? If they are lucky enough to be
in Stuttgart Oct. 20, they can see almost everything that Stuttgart has
to offer culturally in seven hours during “Stuttgart Nacht,” or
Stuttgart Night. The event begins at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20, and
lasts until 2 a.m. Oct. 21. Read More

Individuals and teams are invited to be “foot soldiers” in the fight
against cancer during U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart’s third annual
Run4Life Oct. 26.
Participants can walk or run laps around Husky
Field from 6-10 p.m. to honor living cancer warriors and to remember
those who lost their battles with the disease.  
Cancer warriors are also invited to take part in the opening ceremony and a “victory lap.”Read More

Have ideas on how the Department of the Army or Department of Defense
can improve the quality of life for service members, DOD civilians, and
their families?
If so, now is the time to submit them for the next
U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Army Family Action Plan conference, to be
held Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 in the Swabian Special Events Center. Deadline
to submit issues is Oct. 25.Read More

As part of an Army-wide initiative, service members and civilian
employees from across the Stuttgart military community participated in a
Suicide Prevention Stand-Down Day Sept. 20, while U.S. Africa Command
held its stand down Sept. 27.
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