Workplace bullying a growing problem for employers, employees
Stepping into a bully-free work environment may seem a luxury these
days. Reported incidents having to do with bullying and harassment are
on the rise, and believe it or not, workplace homicides are a daunting
reality. In one year alone, workplace violence accounted for one out of
five work-related deaths in the U.S. Read More
Coming to Patch Theater
July 13 — The Amazing Spiderman (PG-13) 2 p.m., Think Like A Man
(PG-13) 5 p.m., Savages (R) 7 p.m., The Amazing Spiderman (PG-13) 10
p.m.
July 14 — The Amazing Spiderman (PG-13) 1 and 4 p.m., Think Like A Man (PG-13) 7 p.m., Savages (R) 10 p.m.
MRSA may be transmitted in workplace
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus is a potentially dangerous
type of staph bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics. It
typically causes skin infection, but can also affect the bloodstream,
lungs, heart, bones and joints.
MRSA is transmitted most frequently by direct skin-to-skin contact or
contact with shared items or surfaces that have come into contact with
someone else’s infection (for example, towels, used bandages or
equipment).Read More
Special Operations Command Africa welcomes new senior enlisted leader
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. David R. Gibbs assumed the role of the
Special Operations Command Africa senior enlisted leader during a change
of responsibility ceremony at Kelley Barracks June 21.Read More
Retroactive stop loss special pay deadline nears
Service members and veterans whose military service was involuntarily
extended under the “Stop Loss” program between the 9/11 terrorist
attacks and Sept. 30, 2009, are eligible for special retroactive pay,
and they have until Oct. 21 to apply for it.Read More
Summertime scams prove all that glitters is not gold
People can run into bad luck while they are on the road and become
legitimate candidates for charity. Unfortunately, others are simply up
to no good, warn officials at the U.S. Army Europe Office of the Provost
Marshal. Read More
Liberty Trail Ride offers U.S. cyclists glimpses of World War II history
Pedaling up Rue Havin, Ron Rasch told fellow Liberty Trail riders of World War II’s devastation on this Norman town. Read More
Act of kindness inspires ‘pay it forward’ attitude
I inserted a quarter to release a shopping cart at the Patch Commissary.
With the Fourth of July quickly approaching, I wanted to get a head start on my shopping. Read More
A call to arms: It’s time to get back to basics
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.
Black Stallion Inn to close for good July 31
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
Stuttgart garrison mourns loss of public works employee
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
Marines welcome McCook as new senior enlisted leader
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

