Holly Hill, right, the Family and MWR fitness coordinator, explains the results of a body composition and total weight measurement to Samantha Helm, who is gearing up for the Family and MWR Lose to Win Body Challenge.
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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 jason.m.mckenna4.mil@mail.mil. Q: A friend informed me of a newly implemented policy requiring officers and senior enlisted members to self-report criminal convictions. WhatRead More
Americans may think beer is the national drink of Germany. However, when
with German friends, some Americans may find that “Sekt,” or sparkling
wine, is considered the all-purpose drink to toast special occasions or
simply the good times.Read More
If only 5 percent of Boy Scouts ever reach the rank of Eagle Scout,
imagine the odds on a family claiming four generations of Eagle Scouts.
Fifteen-year-old Joseph A. Engelbrecht IV can.
Editor’s Note: This is the final installment in a two-part series
addressing what service members and Defense Department civilian
employees can and can’t do in regards to political activities.Read More
Make your homes merry and bright using the following tips as a guide for safe decorating.Read More
The holiday season has arrived in the Stuttgart military community. Read More
U.S. Africa Command held its first Hispanic American Heritage Month
celebration last month at Kelley Barracks. More than 100 guests attended
the event, which was themed “Many Backgrounds, Many Stories — One
American Spirit,” and featured music, dancing, speeches and a food
tasting. Read More
The grand opening of the Stuttgart Theatre Center’s Studio on Sept. 23
and 24 was magical, quite literally, with Ted “Merlin” Barlock
performing seemingly impossible illusions in the former German Cantina
above the Kelley Theatre.
In 18 seasons, a mother and son team has never won on the CBS reality
show, “The Amazing Race.” Not so for the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart
Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation’s version of the race around
the world.Read More
German-American Day The Deutsch-Amerikanisches Zentrum/James F. Byrnes Institute will celebrate its annual German-American Day Oct. 11 with a fall concert from 7-9 p.m. in the White Hall of the Neue Schloss (new castle) in downtown Stuttgart. The concert will feature compositions from classic American musicals, as well as melodies fromRead More
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tobacco
use, particularly cigarette smoking, is the leading cause of preventable
death in the U.S.
Health problems extend beyond smokers to nonsmokers, who are involuntarily exposed to second-hand smoke. Read More
The Soldier Wasen, or “NATO Beer Maneuver,” has a long tradition in
Stuttgart. Back in 1974, a group of international soldiers were invited
to the Cannstatter Wasen fest grounds to enjoy hearty Swabian food and
German beer.
The practice has continued ever since. Read More
Writing for children is serious business. The young readers may be
small, but the impact that words and images have on them can be immense.
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Selected students at Patch High School and Robinson Barracks
Elementary/Middle School received a play-by-play of the launching and
landing of the 2009 Atlantis Space Transportation System-129 mission
Sept. 23 by two of its crew members.
U.S. Navy Capt. Barry E. “Butch” Wilmore and retired Navy Capt. Michael
J. Foreman, NASA astronauts, visited the schools to share what happened
on their mission to the International Space Station in November 2009. At
PHS, all eyes were locked on a multimedia presentation as the voice of
mission control announced the lift off.Read More
