On April 14, the U.S. Stuttgart Garrison community and local residents, came together for Yom HaShoah Officially known as Israel’s Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day, the day commemorates the 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. Locally, an annual gathering just off a busy highway near Stuttgart’s international airport recognizes prisoners brought to the airfield and serves as a yearly reminder of the horrific conditions these prisoners endured.Read More

On April 10, 2026, the Directorate of Emergency Services at U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart reinforced these skills by hosting Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST) training at the Panzer Firehouse in Böblingen. To create a realistic experience, the training included volunteers consuming alcoholic beverages throughout the day, providing an authentic experience of picking up on cues of intoxicated people.Read More

Students and language teachers from the Schickhardt Gemeinschaftsschule, a comprehensive, multi-grade school in Stuttgart pose for a photo at the studios of Armed Forces Network Stuttgart during a visit on March 10, 2026. US Army photo by Peter Faber

Students and language teachers from the Schickhardt Gemeinschaftsschule, a comprehensive, multi-grade school in Stuttgart, visited AFN on Robinson Barracks this month to learn about American media culture.Read More

U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Commander Col. Edward J. Sanford speaks at the grand opening of Wetzel's Pretzels on March 4, 2026. More than 150 people gather at the Panzer Main Exchange to be among the first customers at the grand opening of the first Wetzel’s Pretzels location outside the continental United States. USAG Stuttgart serves as the Department of Defense’s premier overseas command and control platform, hosting two Unified Combatant Commands and three Service Component Commands across five installations. (U.S. Army photo by Balmina Sehra)

The first Wetzel’s Pretzels location outside the continental United States opened at U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart on March 5, 2026.Read More