Getting too hot can make you sick. You can become ill from the heat if your body can’t compensate for it and properly cool you off. Heat exposure can even kill you: it caused 8,015 deaths in the U.S. from 1979 to 2003. Several factors affect your body’s ability toRead More

Marty Smith, manager and coach of the Stuttgart Stallion running team,
had one goal in mind for the U.S. Forces Europe Army 10-Miler.

“We really wanted to defend the women’s championship trophy,” said Smith, who also runs on the men’s team. They did that and more.

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More than 400 community members hit the trail running July 17 to honor fallen American heroes. The third annual U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Run to Remember, supported by the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), brought community members together to run a half marathon or a five kilometer raceRead More

On July 26 at the Patch High School Gymnasium, Patch Barracks, Maj.
Gen. Frank J. Kisner bid farewell to the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen,
Marines and civilians he led for two years as the commander of Special
Operations Command Europe.Read More

On July 21, nearly 300 Soldiers gathered in the Patch Community Club for a briefing on sexual assault — and laughed through the whole thing. The “briefing” was the traveling show, “Sex Signals,” which uses comedy and audience participation to discuss date rape.  The show, produced by Catharsis Productions, isRead More

In an effort to increase awareness of how terrorists operate, August has been designated as Antiterrorism Awareness Month by the Department of the Army Every member of the community should know what suspicious activity is, how to report it, and how to protect themselves. Terrorists come in many shapes, sizes,Read More

If you are what you eat, then diners at the 1/10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Dining Facility are the best in Europe.

The U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart DFAC on Panzer Kaserne took first
place for small garrisons in the Installation Management Command and
U.S. Army Europe 2010 Philip A. Connelly Awards Competition, part of
the Army Food Service Program. The staff will go on to compete for the
Department of the Army award in December.

The win is the third in a string of accolades for the DFAC’s food
service in recent years: It also won second place in the Department of
the Army level in 2008 and first in the IMCOM-E level in 2007.Read More

I have always said that you can either read history or make it.

Many of you in our workforce have made important history by providing
valuable feedback on their communities. Because of your voice and the
Army’s commitment to taking care of Soldiers, civilians and families,
the Army Family Action plan has improved quality of life for the past
27 years.Read More

A military policeman assigned to U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart became
the U.S. Army Installation Management Command and the National Capitol
Region Noncommissioned Officer of the Year during the National Capitol
Region Best Warrior Competition, held July 12-16 at Fort Belvoir, Va.Read More

Piranhas swim team seeks swimmers The Stuttgart Piranhas swim team is looking for new swimmers ages 6-19 for the fall/winter season. A season kick-off barbecue will be held Aug. 20 at 5 p.m. on Kelley Barracks. For more information, visit www.stuttgartpiranhas.org or contact the team registrar at registrar@stuttgartpiranhas.org. Play dodgeRead More