Monthly Archives: December 2017
Celebrating New Year’s Eve in Bavaria
USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs news release New Year’s Eve in Germany is a time to celebrate the start of a new year with fireworks, music, and family. Whether you want to party into the early hours of the morning or have a relaxed New Year’s with your family,…
How Netzaberg Elementary shares holiday spirit
By Sonya Gates, Assistant Principal, Netzaberg Elementary School GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — As part of Netzaberg Elementary School’s Kindness Challenge, NES students participated in spreading kindness and holiday cheer in several ways this season. First, NES students partnered up with H.A.L.O.S., or Humanos Ayudando Los Oprimidos y Sufridos,…
US Soldiers donate record funds to preserve war graves, recover fallen
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Soldiers from 21st Theater Sustainment Command stationed here and in Baumholder raised a record number of funds to support a non-profit organization that recovers fallen World War I and II Soldiers — regardless of nationality — and maintains German grave sites across Europe. The German…
USAG Bavaria updates phone numbers for after-hours work order emergencies
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – U. S. Army Garrison Bavaria will have a new phone number for community members on Tower and Rose Barracks to call when submitting an after-hours emergency work order request beginning January 16, 2018. EMERGENCIES This does not apply to emergencies requiring first responders. If there…
Giant House Spider: harmless to humans, helpful to the environment
By Christa LeGrande, U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria Environmental Division volunteer GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Now that winter is upon us and the days are getting colder, animals of all kinds, including us humans, seek warmer locales to survive the blustery cold. One such creature we’re likely to find more…