As Commanding General of IMCOM, my commander’s intent is to provide the
facilities, programs and services required to support Army readiness,
sustain the all-volunteer force and provide the infrastructure for
current and future mission requirements.Read More

The 208th Financial Management Company returned from a 12-month deployment to Kuwait, into the arms of family Oct. 13, during a brief ceremony at the Panzer Fitness Center. For more photos, visit www.flickr.com/photos/Read More

Those who have been keeping tabs on recent media coverage know that
bullying is a rapidly growing concern in schools today.
“Cyber-bullying” is the latest trend: using the Internet, social media
and cell phones to ridicule or hurt others.

In an effort to bring awareness on bullying to the community, the U.S.
Army Garrison Stuttgart Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation
Stuttgart Theatre Center is performing a one-act play about it: “The
Secret Life of Girls,” by Linda Daugherty.Read More

While there are fewer American grocery stores overseas, that doesn’t mean  military communities suffer any decrease in service.

In fact, shoppers in U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart’s Kelley Barracks receive some of the best commissary service in the world. Read More

Soldiers in the 587th Signal Company, 52nd Signal Battalion, stationed
in U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, along with civilian personnel from the
garrison safety and office and fire department, practiced entering a
manhole on Patch Barracks as part of Confined Space Entry Training
Sept. 23.Read More

Stuttgart colonel recalls terrorist attack on Pentagon

For military families waiting for household goods to arrive during a move, delays usually add more stress.
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If an emergency situation arose in Europe, a team of service members
and civilians working for U.S. European Command Headquarters, stationed
in U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, could be called on to assist with the
U.S response.

The team is EUCOM’s Joint Enabling Team, or JET, and they assist by training the EUCOM Joint Task Force. Read More

Everyone desires top-notch customer service, and I make it my business
to find out if everyone in the community is getting such service.

There are many venues from which you can provide us with your concerns,
issues and feedback, but there is none more effective than the
Interactive Customer Evaluation program, better known as ICE.Read More

Millions of Americans have turned to yoga as a form of exercise, but
here in Stuttgart, U.S. service members are using it to improve their
resiliency.

The 5,000 year-old practice of yoga can help stressed-out service members restore their inner sense of peace and calm.
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Editor’s Note:
This is the first installment in a three-part series addressing how
reintegration affects families in the military.

When a deployment ends, service members and families may feel like their troubles are finally over.

However, it takes time to recuperate from spending months to a year in a combat zone. And, the adjustment isn’t always easy.Read More

During World War II, Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick commanded the First
Special Service Force “Black Devils.” He personally selected recruits
who were strong, relentless and independent thinkers.

Today, Frederick’s namesake award is presented to both Canadian and
American Special Forces operators who exhibit the qualities Frederick
sought. This year’s American recipient is Master Sgt. Joe Dickinson, a
Green Beret from 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne).
This is the second consecutive year the award has gone to a 1/10 SFG
(A) Soldier.Read More

A dark thing happens when situations or relationships begin to spin out
of control. A feeling of hopelessness or despair may set in. No matter
how hard you may try to shake it, the gloom darkens and turns what used
to be joy for life into unbearable pain.

“I just can’t take this anymore. I just want the pain to end,” some Soldiers have been heard to say. Read More

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 sean.marvin@eur.army.mil. Q: I am a federal employee working for the Department of Defense, and have been closely following the upcoming elections. AreRead More

Suicide is a subject that we, as members of the military community, do
not really talk about on a daily basis. Perhaps it is because it
typically does not happen to people we know. 

But that’s not exactly the case.

The Army has lost 170 Soldiers to suicide so far this year, and
although you may not have known them personally, they were not total
strangers.Read More