Category Archives: Things You Didn’t Know
How you can take advantage of EU benefits
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — U.S. citizens living in the European Union can benefit from many EU wide-laws and regulations. The EU regulates laws to match across its 28 member countries as well as to strengthen the customer’s rights. Some of these regulations are as simple as standardizing the refuse…
Official and tourist passports: Why the difference matters
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — A small, tightly-wound book with pages primed for international stamps and the promise of adventure, the passport is perhaps the single most important object for smooth and lawful travel across borders. Two types of passports are important for DOD personnel and families stationed in Germany:…
Everything you need to know about Germany’s diesel bans
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — The European Union’s laws forces clean air and the reduction of air pollution. Every citizen has the right for clean air and if they deem the air pollution unsafe, they can take the state to court. Several cities installed pollution measurement devices in critical high traffic…
Flying a recreational drone in Germany
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — There are several laws and regulations you need to follow if you want to fly your own drone in Germany. The German drone rules are regulated by the “Bundesministerium fuer Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur” and by the “Deutsche Flugsicherung,” the German version of the Federal…
How to ring in the new year German-style
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — In the U.S., we have relatively few national New Year’s Eve traditions. Many watch the ball drop in Times Square from the warmth of their home; some kiss at midnight; others sip champagne and party until daybreak. But, in Germany, citizens enjoy an array of fairly…
Santa, Nikolaus or Christkindl: Christmas traditions in Germany
By Johanna Lohwasser, USAG Bavaria Public Affairs Germany’s original Christmas gift-bearer St. Nicholas — Sankt Nikolaus in German — makes his tour through town a few weeks earlier in Germany than in America. This isn’t because Santa’s schedule is just too busy to cover the groundwork before Dec. 25.…
History, culture and 60 years of Elvis
By Moneé Luckey, USAG Stuttgart GRAFENWOEHR, Germany–Situated between the main street and the town center in Grafenwöehr is a quaint side street featuring the Culture and Military History Museum. This is the only museum in Bavaria with an exhibition about Germans and Americans living together from 1945 to…
Grafenwoehr Exchange brings families together with Game Night Dec. 1
AAFES news release GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — The Grafenwoehr Exchange is hosting a game night for military children and their families at Tower Barracks Main Store Dec. 1. The event, which is ideal for children age four and older, will offer three games for the families to enjoy: Don’t…
Here are the Wi-Fi locations in USAG Bavaria
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria offers a number of services to community members, among them, free Wi-Fi. We’ve put together a list of all the places on post you can get free internet. Tower Barracks Fitness Centers (Bldg. 170) Bowling Center (Bldg. 612) Java Café (Bldg. 612)…
How storms in Germany get their names
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — ‘Fabienne’ was the name of the last storm that swept across Germany in September 2018, but where do the names comes from? The Australian Meteorologist Clement Wragge started to call storms by female names in the late 19th century. Later, he named them after unpopular…