The Citizen staff members are looking for USAG Stuttgart community
members with military-inspired tattoos who would like to be part of a
photo essay on tattoos in a future issue of The Citizen.Read More

For nearly three years, residents of the Kelley Barracks Housing Area
on Ash Street came and went with no particular reason to stop and
literally “smell the roses.”

For that reason, R.J. Weaver, 15, decided to leave his mark on his
community, not only for his present neighbors, but for those in years
to come, by installing a garden on Sept. 5, as part of an Eagle Scout
Leadership Service Project. The garden, which includes a sign and
bench, was placed at the entrance of Weaver’s housing area.

In order to become an Eagle Scout, the highest rank attainable in the
Boy Scouts of America program, Scouts are required to complete a
leadership service project that benefits an organization other than
Scouting.Read More

Everyone desires top-notch customer service, and I make it my business
to find out if everyone in the community is getting such service.

There are many venues from which you can provide us with your concerns,
issues and feedback, but there is none more effective than the
Interactive Customer Evaluation program, better known as ICE.Read More

Millions of Americans have turned to yoga as a form of exercise, but
here in Stuttgart, U.S. service members are using it to improve their
resiliency.

The 5,000 year-old practice of yoga can help stressed-out service members restore their inner sense of peace and calm.
Read More

Sign up for ‘Amazing Race’ by Sept. 13 The U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Directorate for Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation will host an “Amazing Race” Sept. 18, starting at 10 a.m. at the Patch Fitness Center. The race will test community members’ athletic prowess, fine motor skills and creativity.Read More

Bad Cannstatt is Stuttgart’s largest and oldest city district and holds centuries-old relics of Swabian culture and tradition.

Visitors to Bad Cannstatt will find a small piece of history on every
corner of the city, including Roman settlements, medieval sites, fine
wines and mineral baths.Read More

Left to right: Patch Elementary School teachers Shawna Penilla-Williams, fifth grade; Dana Rivera, second grade, and Melissa Nettleingham, kindergarten,  share a laugh in the buffet line during the Community Welcome Back event for teachers and new community members, held at the Swabian Special Event Center on Aug. 26. The communityRead More

Editor’s Note:
This is the first installment in a three-part series addressing how
reintegration affects families in the military.

When a deployment ends, service members and families may feel like their troubles are finally over.

However, it takes time to recuperate from spending months to a year in a combat zone. And, the adjustment isn’t always easy.Read More

During World War II, Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick commanded the First
Special Service Force “Black Devils.” He personally selected recruits
who were strong, relentless and independent thinkers.

Today, Frederick’s namesake award is presented to both Canadian and
American Special Forces operators who exhibit the qualities Frederick
sought. This year’s American recipient is Master Sgt. Joe Dickinson, a
Green Beret from 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne).
This is the second consecutive year the award has gone to a 1/10 SFG
(A) Soldier.Read More

A dark thing happens when situations or relationships begin to spin out
of control. A feeling of hopelessness or despair may set in. No matter
how hard you may try to shake it, the gloom darkens and turns what used
to be joy for life into unbearable pain.

“I just can’t take this anymore. I just want the pain to end,” some Soldiers have been heard to say. Read More

Editor’s Note: Do you have a legal question you would like to see answered in a future edition of The Citizen? If so, contact “Ask a JAG” at sean.marvin@eur.army.mil. Q: I am a federal employee working for the Department of Defense, and have been closely following the upcoming elections. AreRead More

Suicide is a subject that we, as members of the military community, do
not really talk about on a daily basis. Perhaps it is because it
typically does not happen to people we know. 

But that’s not exactly the case.

The Army has lost 170 Soldiers to suicide so far this year, and
although you may not have known them personally, they were not total
strangers.Read More