GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — April is National Volunteer Month. To celebrate, Army Community Service teams recently recognized local volunteers at ceremonies across U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria. Last year, 376 volunteers were registered within the USAG Bavaria footprint — which includes Tower Barracks, Rose Barracks, Hohenfels and Garmsich. Furthermore, these volunteers…
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — The garrison here supports the U.S. Army’s efforts in raising domestic violence awareness during the entire month of October. What is domestic violence, and why does it matter? Today, families — and especially military families — are subject to a variety of stressors that often place…
The 2015 U.S. Army Soldier Show is a high-energy 90-minute live musical that showcases the talents of Soldiers who were selected by audition from throughout the Active-Duty, Reserve and National Guard Army. The production, “We Serve” explores the foundational elements of what it means to serve, in and out of…
Honey has healing powers that have been proven scientifically. It can help with sore throats, burns hurt less, wounds heal faster and dry scalps benefit from an overnight honey treatment. What’s important is not to heat the honey to more than 40 °C (104 °F) because then beneficial substances,…
Pete Pollard, Grafenwoehr Performing Arts Center GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — The annual Army-wide vocal competition for Operation Rising Star took place Sept. 18 and the finals were held Sept. 19 at the Grafenwoehr Performing Arts Center at Tower Barracks. Begun in 2004, Operation Rising Star is a singing competition…
By 2nd Lt. Sydney Crutchfield, USAG Bavaria Public Affairs GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — The U.S. Postal Service will soon require patrons to complete customs forms online for all packages. The new procedures — which are expected to go into effect at the beginning of 2016 — are part of…
Story by Franz Zeilmann, Caecilia Meier and Simone Peuleke VILSECK, Germany — On September 14, 2015, Garrison Commander Col. Mark Colbrook “opened the doors” to the new Green Classroom here on Rose Barracks. Among the guests were mayors from our neighboring towns, representatives of the U.S. and German…
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — All Department of Defense Service members stationed at any of the 11 DOD identified locations in Germany, and who have been on station for at least 3 months, are required to complete the 2015 Cost of Living Allowance COLA Living Pattern Survey at www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/lps-germany.cfm. DOD locations…
Army Emergency Relief is a great program that helps our Soldiers and their Families with unexpected financial emergencies. Just last year, AER helped 47,117 Soldiers and their families providing $64.8M in no-interest loans and grants. Unfortunately, the number of active duty Soldiers requesting assistance has declined 35% over the…
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — It’s not uncommon in this part of Germany to spot a deer at dusk or dawn. And if you hit one with your automobile either on- or off-post, there are certain steps you should take. Vehicles collide with wild animals on a German roads over…
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — It’s embarrassing, but it happens. You shop groceries at an off-post grocery store here in Germany. You unload all your groceries at the register and pull out your American credit card. But then, the cashier gives you a blank stare and customers behind you grow impatient. You…