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.”

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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.

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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.

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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

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.

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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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When I talk with garrison professionals who work in suicide prevention,
they all have stories about the person who really made them realize the
importance of what they do. There was the Soldier who seemed to have it
all together until one day he asked a course instructor, “When you’re
driving home, do you think about wrapping your car around a tree?” Read More

Shoplifting continues to cost the garrison time, money and manpower.

According to Darrell Robertson, Chief of Military Police Investigations
for U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, the USAG Stuttgart Military Police
have investigated 60 shoplifting incidents at Stuttgart Exchange
facilities since Jan. 1, and 75 percent of these incidents involved
juveniles under the age of 18. Read More

Active duty service members and their spouses will soon be able to get
funding for books and supplies as part of the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill.
Beginning Oct. 1, active duty members and their spouses can receive up
to $1,000 for books and supplies, per academic year, as part of the
Post-9/11 G.I. Bill. Active duty members were not previously eligible
for the books and supplies funding.Read More