By Capt. Austen Swaim (U.S. Army)
Stuttgart Law Center

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 ines.k.liefers2@mail.mil.

Q: I am active duty military and my landlord wants to use a contract that is different from the one the Housing Office provides. Why should I use the Housing Office contract?

A: Since you are stationed in the Federal Republic of Germany you cannot take advantage of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to terminate your German housing lease early due to military orders. That is why it is important to have a military termination clause in your housing contract.
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USAG Stuttgart Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division

Washing a car in the driveway puts contaminated water into storm drains and wastes up to 140 gallons of water. Instead, use a commercial car wash that uses its own water recycling system, biodegradable soap and reusable towels.Read More

Story and photo by Greg Jones
USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs Office

Managing 83 bus routes to safely move 2,000 students from well over 50 villages and towns to four schools spread across three military installations is no easy task, and that weight falls on the shoulders of the five employees of the Stuttgart school bus office.
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By S.J. Grady
USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs Office

How does one properly honor a fallen comrade, brother- or sister-in-arms, a mentor, a friend? You could pen an eloquent eulogy, commission an engraved marble plaque or join in for a moment of silence. Or you could run. That’s what hundreds of Stuttgart military community members did July 19 during the Run to Remember half marathon and 5k run.
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USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs Office

The Patch Barracks/Stuttgart Area Technology Exposition was held July 28 and 29 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Patch Barracks Fitness Center. More than 60 exhibitors demonstrated the latest in cloud computing, digital imaging, encryption devices, cyber security and more.Read More

U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs Office

U.S. Army Europe welcomed its new Deputy Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Walter E. Piatt July 23 after he departed his previous assignment as the commander, Joint Multinational Training Command in Grafenwöhr.Read More

Sailors and families from the Stuttgart military community spent the day volunteering at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial in Hamm, Luxembourg, June 21, 2014.Read More

By Airman 1st Class Tara A. Williamson
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Public Affairs

“Keeping up with the Kardashians” stars Kim, Kourtney and Khloé gave back to the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community during an Operation Shower event for 64 new mothers July 7, in Jersey City, New Jersey.Read More

By David Vergun
Army News Service

The Army has started migrating all its enterprise applications and systems to designated core data centers as directed by Under Secretary of the Army Brad R. Carson in a June memo. Migration must be complete by the end of fiscal year 2018.Read More