Nearly 1,200 spectators lined the edges of Vose Drop Zone in
Wendelsheim, Rottenburg am Neckar, Nov. 15 to watch a combined U.S.
Special Operations Command Europe and German special forces air
operation that included more than 100 American and German parachutists.Read More
USAREUR announces Army in Europe reductions
U.S. Army Europe announced two separate actions that will reduce the
Army in Europe by 60 military positions, 619 local national and 389
Department of the Army civilian positions.Read More
In 2011, a 7.2 magnitude quake leveled about 2,000 buildings in eastern Turkey, a longtime ally and NATO partner. Read More
The garrison was awarded the 21st Annual Secretary of Defense Community Drug Awareness Award for fiscal year 2010. Read More
The weapon of choice at the Panzer Local Training Area on Nov. 5 was not
a semi-automatic rifle, but a pitchfork. An army of volunteers
converged on the LTA armed with lawn mowers, saws and pitchforks to
clear the area from overgrown grass and shrubs, and fallen branches
during “Operation Landscape Protection Day.”
Tonya Harris (from left), the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Victim Advocate Coordinator, discusses the Silent Witness exhibit displayed Oct. 12 at the Panzer Exchange for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, with Amy Dewitt, Connie Alameda and Barbara Dickinson. Each silhouette, or “silent witness” tells the story of a victim of domestic violence. The Army Community Service Family Advocacy Program will host an information booth and Silent Witness display again on Oct. 26 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the USO month luncheon in Building 2915 on Panzer Kaserne.
U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Commander Col. Carl D. Bird and the Lord Mayor of Stuttgart, Dr. Wolfgang Schuster, fill in dirt around a newly planted chestnut tree at Robinson Barracks’ Friendship Row Oct. 11. The men planted two trees as symbols of German-American friendship.
Do you know what to do when a kitchen fire breaks out?
Those who attended U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart’s Fire Prevention Day,
held outside of the Panzer Exchange on Oct. 15, know not what to do,
thanks to a dramatic grease fire demonstration.Read More
The U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Fire Department has a new weapon in its
fire fighting arsenal: an aerial ladder truck with articulating arm.
“The ladder, when fully extended, can reach a height of 100 feet,” said
Matthias Künast, a USAG Stuttgart firefighter and one of four trainers
for the new piece of equipment. “It means we can rescue people from the
top floors at the Panzer and Kelley Hotels.”Read More
From June to September, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart received 256
Interactive Customer Evaluation comments on the Vehicle Registration
Office. Only 55 percent of the comments were positive.Read More
Four years ago this month, the Army announced the Army Family Covenant,
which promised to provide Soldiers and families a quality of life
commensurate with their service.Read More
Four years ago this month, the Army announced the Army Family Covenant, which promised to provide Soldiers and families a quality of life commensurate with their service. To help Soldiers and families stressed by years of war, the Army substantially increased funding for programs in areas such as Soldier andRead More
Master Sgt. Danial R. Adams was honored and remembered during a memorial
service held Sept. 27 in the Panzer Chapel on Panzer Kaserne. Adams,
assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group
(Airborne), was killed during an intense firefight with insurgents Sept.
13 while conducting combat operations in Wardak Province, Afghanistan,
as part of Special Operations Task Force 10.
Stuttgart community members line up for free hot dogs at the USO mobile canteen Sept. 16 on Patch Barracks. More than 450 hot dogs were served on Friday. If you missed it, the canteen will serve up free hot dogs Oct. 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the Kelley Commissary and Oct. 22 at the Robinson Barracks Commissary.
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Despite the risks, the popularity of motorcycles among U.S. military members is on the rise.Read More
