Features (Page 59)

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

The year 2010 didn’t come with a blueprint for success. There were
challenges; however, a look back at the highlights of last year in U.S.
Army Garrison Stuttgart reveals that hard work and perseverance
contribute toward making a year remembered for its shining moments.Read More

Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, explored both a historic German city and a
special friendship between two nations during a trip to Augsburg Dec.
10.

The  Soldiers were guests of the “Amerika in Augsburg Verein” (America in Augsburg society). Read More

Battling the freezing cold, Stuttgart area Cub Scouts trudged through
snow and slush during the Dec. 11 Bastogne Historical Walk in Belgium
as they commemorated the hardships endured by World War II soldiers.Read More

Julia Child had her copper pots; Rachael Ray a vintage Chambers stove.

But for Master Sgt. Valetta Stewart, or “Chef V,” as she calls herself,
her kitchen essentials consist of a super-powered blender, a food
processor and a dehydrator.

“I don’t have a stove. I don’t have an oven,” said Stewart, a reservist assigned to U.S. Africa Command. Read More

Enraptured, Jane Ellsworth, 2, stood looking up at the “music machine,”
listening to recordings of the sound of footsteps gradually fading
away, while in a recent “Kindermusik Our Time” class.Read More

The first snow of the season came to U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart in waves, causing two school delays the week of Nov. 29 to Dec. 3. To the delight of students, it also piled up in the school yards, useful for constructing fortresses.

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The Stuttgart Theatre Center’s production of Charles Dickens’ “A
Christmas Carol” aims to give audiences an even more vivid rendition of
Ebenezer Scrooge’s story than they may have seen before.

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