The U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Fire Department has a new weapon in its
fire fighting arsenal: an aerial ladder truck with articulating arm.
“The ladder, when fully extended, can reach a height of 100 feet,” said
Matthias Künast, a USAG Stuttgart firefighter and one of four trainers
for the new piece of equipment. “It means we can rescue people from the
top floors at the Panzer and Kelley Hotels.”Read More

Four years ago this month, the Army announced the Army Family Covenant, which promised to provide Soldiers and families a quality of life commensurate with their service. To help Soldiers and families stressed by years of war, the Army substantially increased funding for programs in areas such as Soldier andRead More

Master Sgt. Danial R. Adams was honored and remembered during a memorial
service held Sept. 27 in the Panzer Chapel on Panzer Kaserne. Adams,
assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group
(Airborne), was killed during an intense firefight with insurgents Sept.
13 while conducting combat operations in Wardak Province, Afghanistan,
as part of Special Operations Task Force 10.

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Most healthy children occasionally have trouble sitting still, paying
attention or controlling impulses. But for some children, the problem is
so bad that it interferes with their daily lives at home, at school and
in social settings.Read More

Stuttgart community members line up for free hot dogs at the USO mobile canteen Sept. 16 on Patch Barracks. More than 450 hot dogs were served on Friday. If you missed it, the canteen will serve up free hot dogs Oct. 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the Kelley Commissary and Oct. 22 at the Robinson Barracks Commissary.
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Comics on Duty comedians Paul Ogata, Danny Villalpando, J.R. Brow and Tom Foss gave two free performances for U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart audiences Sept. 12 in the Patch Community Club as part of the That Guy campaign. That Guy is a Defense Department initiative aimed at reducing binge drinking among 18- to 24-year-old service members.

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Classroom walls lined with posters of yearbook photos of his students
from over four decades of teaching are the backdrop for German language
class as teacher Timothy Berg skillfully weaves homespun humor and life
lessons into his review of verb tenses and conjugations. Read More

Springboarding off the success of the Warrior Pride Challenge triathlons
in July and August, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart’s Army Substance Abuse
Program hosted an even bigger athletic event this month: the WPC
pentathlon.Read More

Using a government-issued or “no fee” passport for leisure travel — or a
tourist passport for duty assignments — may not seem like a big deal.
However, it can lead to hefty fines, delays and even being stranded at
the border of another country. Read More

When I talk with garrison professionals who work in suicide prevention,
they all have stories about the person who really made them realize the
importance of what they do. There was the Soldier who seemed to have it
all together until one day he asked a course instructor, “When you’re
driving home, do you think about wrapping your car around a tree?” Read More