Cats were highly revered and respected animals in ancient Egypt.
Thousands of years later, they still are, as demonstrated at Family and
Morale, Welfare and Recreation’s third annual Feline Fun Show held Feb.
26 on Patch Barracks.Read More
When an active shooter situation occurs, witnesses must act quickly to protect themselves and others.
Knowing and understanding how to prevent, prepare, respond to and
recover from potential hazards can save lives. The most publicized
active shooter incidents have been Columbine High School (1999),
Virginia Tech (2007), and Fort Hood (2009).Read More
A vibrating box, a leaking solution and a loose powder all signal
“danger” in a mail room. Yet, all three were found at the Stuttgart
Army Airfield mail distribution node during the week of Feb. 14.Read More
Marine spouse and community volunteer Carmen Carlisle is on the road to increased resiliency.
Carlisle was among the dozen family members and civilians who gathered
Feb. 2 for the first in a series of monthly sessions on resilience
training, offered through U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Army Community
Service.
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Family Child Care providers, while operating their own home-based businesses, offer children of working parents a “home away from home.”
Opening an FCC home is a business opportunity that helps financially
empower military spouses while providing a much-needed service in U.S.
Army Garrison Stuttgart, said Deborah Mandrell, FCC director.Read More
Customer feedback is a crucial part of doing business for L.L. Bean,
USAA and Apple. It’s no different for U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart.
While the garrison isn’t out to capture market share, it is striving to
build a customer-centric culture using the voice of the customer, just
like these top-ranked customer service champions do.
Most people would call the police if they saw a wooden box labeled “TNT”
with an alarm clock and some wires attached to it, in a public place.
But would they call if they saw some unmarked crates with a cell phone and some wires in the trunk of a car?Read More
Identifying Soldiers for behavioral health problems before they deploy, and then coordinating continuing care for them while they are overseas, can reduce suicidal thoughts, psychiatric disorders and other problems, according to a study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. The study was conducted with more than 20,000 Soldiers assignedRead More
Nearly 5,000 missed medical appointments per month costs Army Medicine
in Europe about $5 million per year. Engaging beneficiaries and unit
leaders can help reduce the number of missed appointments by half,
health officials say.
Hand washing, good personal hygiene help stop spread
Some familiar viruses are active in Europe this winter, and medical
officials are encouraging preventive measures to help stop their spread.Read More
Earlier this month, the Department of Defense announced its
introduction of the premium-based Tricare Young Adult Program, which
extends medical coverage to eligible military family members to the age
of 26.Read More
It was a devastating mistake that changed his military career forever.
What started out as a couple of drinks turned into a nightmare that
will follow one Army noncommissioned officer for the rest of his
military career — all because he got behind the wheel.
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Competition can bring out the best in Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and
Marines. Whether it is an intramural sport setting to claim the title
as the best basketball, softball or flag football team, or at the
international level, there are plenty of examples of military personnel
coming together as a team, striving to win.
It’s no different outside the sports arena.Read More