EnBW customers in USAG Stuttgart now eligible for program

Stuttgart military community members receiving utilities through EnBW
(Energie Baden-Württemberg AG) no longer need to pay the 19 percent
Value Added Tax and 11 percent energy tax on their electric bills, now
that EnBW has agreed to participate in the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart
Utility Tax Avoidance Program.Read More

The last two decades have shown a rise in childhood obesity, including
children in Army families. As obesity numbers in children continue to
climb, so do conditions associated with obesity, for example, Type 2
diabetes, asthma, sleep apnea and high cholesterol.Read More

The Stuttgart Cowboys tackle football team, in its inaugural season,
has a 5-0 record and is focused on walking away as victors in the
championship game in Bamberg Nov. 13.Read More

Jackal Stone 10, a multi-national special operations forces military
exercise, concluded in Poland and Lithuania on Sept. 27, marking the
third consecutive year of the capstone training event for U.S. Special
Operations Command Europe.Read More

U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart firefighters were very busy the week of Oct. 4-9, but it wasn’t because of fires in the community.

They were teaching community youngsters, in kindergarten through third
grade, about fire prevention during the annual Fire Prevention Week.

“So far this week, we’ve visited every elementary school, high school
and child care center to discuss and demonstrate fire safety,” said
Leonard Fagan, USAG Stuttgart Department of Emergency Services
assistant fire chief.  
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U.S. Army Europe Soldiers and civilian employees can be awarded up to
$25,000 by submitting their ideas to improve the Army through the Army
Suggestion Program.

Soldiers, U.S. federal employees and local national civilian employees
who are paid from appropriated funds are eligible to take part in the
program, said Joseph “J.D.” Jerdee, the Level 2 ASP actions coordinator
for Installation Management Command Europe.Read More

This fall, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation
Security Administration will complete implementation of the Secure
Flight Program, which aims to enhance the security of domestic and
international commercial air travel using improved watch list matching.Read More

As Commanding General of IMCOM, my commander’s intent is to provide the
facilities, programs and services required to support Army readiness,
sustain the all-volunteer force and provide the infrastructure for
current and future mission requirements.Read More

The 208th Financial Management Company returned from a 12-month deployment to Kuwait, into the arms of family Oct. 13, during a brief ceremony at the Panzer Fitness Center. For more photos, visit www.flickr.com/photos/Read More

Those who have been keeping tabs on recent media coverage know that
bullying is a rapidly growing concern in schools today.
“Cyber-bullying” is the latest trend: using the Internet, social media
and cell phones to ridicule or hurt others.

In an effort to bring awareness on bullying to the community, the U.S.
Army Garrison Stuttgart Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation
Stuttgart Theatre Center is performing a one-act play about it: “The
Secret Life of Girls,” by Linda Daugherty.Read More

Staying in touch with massive amounts of people on a daily and even
hourly basis — sometimes discussing the most intimate particulars — has
become a reality because of the rapid advancements in communication
technology, namely social media.Read More