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Overseas school lunch prices see slight increase for 2019-2020 school year
AAFES NEWS RELEASE All Department of Defense Education Activity schools in Europe will adjust school lunch pricing by 25 cents for the 2019–2020 school year. This change is due the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (Public Law 111-296), which requires participants in the U.S. Department of Agriculture meal…
Grafenwoehr Exchange Dog Days of Summer Photo Contest
AAFES NEWS RELEASE GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — In celebration of National Dog Day on August 26, the Grafenwoehr Exchange is hosting a Dog Days of Summer Photo Contest on their Facebook page. Community members can enter by posting their cutest summer dog photo as a comment to…
New U.S. citizens naturalized at USAG Bavaria ahead of 4th of July
GRAFENWHOER, Germany — Twelve members of the USAG Bavaria community will be celebrating freedom and independence this 4th of July as newly, naturalized United States citizens. USAG Bavaria hosted a naturalization ceremony July 3 at the Tower View Conference Center where those 12 individuals from 10 different countries…
Grafenwoehr clinic bids farewell to Smyth, welcomes new commander
By Alain M. Polynice, U.S. Army Medical Department Activity Bavaria Public Affairs Office GRAFENWOEHR, German — The U.S. Army Health Clinic Grafenwoehr said goodbye to Lt. Col. Rose L. Smyth as she relinquished command of the health clinic to incoming commander Lt. Col. Avery J. Carney at a…
Army garrisons in Europe migrating to new mass warning system
U.S. Army installations across Europe will soon migrate to a new emergency messaging system beginning this summer. Alert! Mass Warning Notification System, or MWNS, will replace the current AtHoc system. The Army’s MWNS notifies service members, Army civilians and their families during a crisis. MWNS operators, for…
ANALYSIS: Disasters are going to cost you more
Editor’s note: Tom Janis is the Emergency Manager at U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria. This is his contribution and analysis. Imagine there was widespread damage from a natural catastrophe while serving overseas and the U.S. Army refused to pay or render aid. Unfathomable? Well, get ready Army. Effective…
Town hall addresses housing problems, successes and improvements
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Maintenance response times, lack of transparency of housing work orders, and effective sponsorship were among common findings of over four thousand recent home and barracks visits here, said the garrison commander at a town hall to address housing issues. Garrison Commander Col. Adam Boyd hosted…
MEDDAC Bavaria earns The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval
VILSECK, Germany — The U.S. Army Medical Department Activity Bavaria is pleased to announce it has successfully earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for its certification in Primary Care Medical Home. The Primary Care Medical Home certification focuses on care coordination, access to care and…
U.S. Army Europe Band plays in Grafenwoehr July 12, open to public
UPDATE (9 a.m., July 11): Due to inclement weather in the July 12 forecast, the event will now take place at the Grafenwoehr Stadthalle on Kolpingstrasse near Tortuga’s Mexican Restaurant. The venue fits 700 people, but parking is limited. GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — The U.S. Army Europe Soldiers’ Chorus will…
How to prepare for, respond to extreme heat
By Kellie Matack, USAG Bavaria Emergency Management GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — In the summer of 2003, Europe experienced temperatures 20 to 30 percent higher than the seasonal average. Extreme maximum temperatures of 35 to 40 degrees Celsius were recorded in July and continued into August. This extreme weather was…