Staff members and their families gathered at Kelley Barracks Aug. 8, 2014 for the fourth annual AFRICOM Olympics.

After a day of competition, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Africa took home the top prize and bragging rights for the next year.Read More

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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