Q: I am preparing to deploy. What legal documents should I have prepared before I go?Read More

After more than a decade of conflict, the U.S. Army Training and
Doctrine Command embarked on a year-long quest to assess the condition
of the Army profession, conducting surveys, focus groups and forums, and
analyzing past Army studies. 

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The Black Stallion has run long and fast for more than 40 years, but the
race is coming to an end. The Black Stallion Inn Dining Facility on
Patch Barracks is scheduled to close permanently on July 31. After June
30, only active duty service members will be served.  Read More

Klaas Dormeyer, a 34-year U.S. Army local national employee, died May 30
from an undisclosed illness. He was 56. Stuttgart community members
will gather June 14 at 2 p.m. in the Panzer Kaserne Chapel to reflect
and remember their friend and colleague. From 1978 to 1995, Dormeyer
belonged to an engineer construction unit in the German Civilian Labor
Group system in support of VII Corps. Dormeyer’s unit de-activated in
1995, at which time he was hired as a civilian employee for Area Support
Team,  Garmisch. Read More

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa welcomed a new senior
enlisted leader with the relief of Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Green, the
outgoing sergeant major, and the appointment of Sgt. Maj. James J.
McCook, the incoming sergeant major, May 29, on Panzer Kaserne. McCook
comes from serving as the regimental sergeant major at the Recruit
Training Regiment, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, in San Diego. Read More

U.S. Army in Europe joined with U.S. Air Forces in Europe elements and members of allied forces in commemorating Memorial Day at a dozen events in five nations. USAREUR supported ceremonies in Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, with senior leaders, chaplains, color guards, buglers and the USAREUR Band, while USAFE and allied pilots and air crews conducted flyovers at each event.

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Legos have moved from the playroom into the classroom. No longer toys,
they’ve now tools for educators. And they’re still fun, as Böblingen
Elementary/Middle School students discovered May 16 during the school’s
first-ever robotics tournament. The tournament was the culmination of a
robotics club that began in January for students in grades five through
eight.Read More

A Stuttgart K-9 team knows all about the sweet smell of success.

Sgt. Paul Helm and Military Working Dog Eico took top honors in drug
detection during the 2012 Defense Department MWD K-9 Trials held May 3-5
at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.Read More

Anyone can be a victim when it comes to threats to individual safety and security.

But the Family Readiness Office of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and
Africa is trying to help even the odds by offering Marine spouses a rape
prevention and self-defense class at MARFOREUR headquarters last month.
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It’s that time of year again when so many military families are starting
their relocation plans — and dealing with the fallout from kids who
would rather stay put.

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