GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — The 2016 holiday season mailing dates for postal customers assigned to the European theater are: Space Available Mail (SAM) – Nov. 25, 2016 Parcel Airlift (PAL) – Dec. 2, 2016 Priority Mail & First Class Letters – Dec. 9, 2016 Priority…
Story by Erik Anderson Ph.D., Shooters Technology LLC VILSECK, Germany — Shooting their highest score of the season, Vilseck Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, or AJROTC, defeated Lafayette AJROTC 1458 to 1425 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row, Vilseck…
ERFURT, Germany — The U.S. Army Culinary Arts team (USACAT) started successfully into the 2016 Cooking Olympics, winning five medals in the Regional Cold Food Table category: Three gold medals in the culinary arts program, and one gold and one bronze medal in the pastry arts program. “Hard work…
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Serving overseas often provides a unique opportunity to see firsthand the hardships people face around the world such as poverty, lack of educational opportunities, limited access to medical care, and environmental exploitation. The Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas (CFC-O) gives you the opportunity to change lives, both…
By, Judy Villanueva, 3rd and 5th-grade School Counselor, Netzaberg Elementary School NETZABERG, Germany — Netzaberg Elementary School is participating in the Great Kindness Challenge, or GKC, Nov. 14-18. The challenge is an innovative bully prevention initiative where students do as many kind acts as possible, choosing from…
AAFES News Release GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Community volunteer groups looking to raise money — and spread some holiday cheer this season — can turn to the Tower Barracks Main Store and Hohenfels Retail Store, which seek partners for the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s annual community gift wrap…
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — The chapel overlooking the Netzaberg village here is on pace to open its doors for services in February 2017, according to lead managers. Begun in November 2013, the new chapel will replace the aged one located on Tower Barracks. The $15 million project, with…
USAG Bavaria Family & MWR news release The WELLBEATS system delivers virtual fitness programming that covers a variety of fitness classes anywhere from 20 to 60 minutes at all fitness levels. The system also has Fit Tests offering a benchmark for participants to measure their progress over…
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Halloween, the holiday that creeps up mid-fall, scaring away the rest of summer weather, is almost here. Before you grab the trick-or-treat bag, make sure to follow all garrison’s ground rules to stay safe. USAG Bavaria safety staff established official trick-or-treat hours for Mon, Oct.…
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Inclement weather brought on by the autumn and winter months can deliver a blow to Bavaria and the surrounding area, affecting your decision to travel. Garrison officials and street cleaning crews at U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria installations at Garmisch, Grafenwoehr, Hohenfels and Vilseck will do everything…