July 4th weekend

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July 4th weekend

Inside
Running to
celebrate the
Army’s birthday
Dancing with
the Stars
More than 400 turn
out for event in
Baumholder. See
page 7.
Wiesbaden gets a
special visit. See
page 19.
Juice It Up
Youths enjoy
hands-on nutrition
lesson at Wiesbaden
School Age Center.
See page 13.
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Union
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Vol. XIII, No. 18
Serving the communities of U.S. Army Garrisons Baumholder and Wiesbaden
June 23, 2011
July 4th weekend
Wiesbaden to
celebrate July 1,
Baumholder July 4
Photo by Karl Weisel
Hessen Minister President Volker Bouffier thanks Sgt.
John McCaughrean, 24th Military Intelligence Battalion, for his actions at an Autobahn accident site.
Hessen honor
Wiesbaden Soldier receives host
nation Medal for Civil Courage
By Karl Weisel
U.S. Army Garrison
Wiesbaden Public Affairs
Office
When Sgt. John McCaughrean and two of his
fellow 24th Military Intelligence Battalion Soldiers
stopped on the Autobahn to
render assistance at a crash
site March 13, the last thing
they were thinking about was
recognition for their actions.
McCaughrean, who joined
fellow host nation military
members and law enforcement officers at a Hessentag
ceremony in Oberursel June
13, was honored with the Hessen Medal for Civil Courage
by Hessen Minister President
Volker Bouffier. During the
ceremony honoring people in
Hesse for contributions such
as lifesaving actions and other
quality-of-life improvement
efforts, McCaughrean, Spc.
Ryan Vaughn and Warrant
Officer 1 Mark Krueger were
cited for helping apprehend
two men who are alleged to
have caused the accident and
fled the scene on foot.
“We want to express
with this recognition our
thanks, our appreciation and
our respect,” said Bouffier,
acknowledging that often
people will look on in the
event of an accident or suicide attempt but refuse to get
involved.
“You are role models,”
said the minister president
to the “citizens in uniform,”
showing “exceptional courage and dedication.”
McCaughrean, the only
one of the three Americans
able to attend the ceremony,
said it was “an honor and a
privilege” to be recognized by
the host nation. “I just wish
the other guys were here too,
so that the spotlight wouldn’t
only be on me.
“I had a team of three,
that’s why I was able to
See Medal for Civil
Courage on page 3
Baumholder and Wiesbaden
military community members
can look forward to a fun-filled
Independence Day weekend.
This year U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden celebrates
Independence Day on July 1
instead of the traditional Fourth
of July.
“Having the Independence
Day celebration on Friday instead of Monday gives families
a chance to really enjoy their
four-day weekend,” said Maria
Diaz of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation’s Special
Events. “They can continue to
celebrate and travel.”
Live music and entertainment, food, fun, games, fireworks and more will be featured
at Wiesbaden’s celebration,
Diaz said. Patrons will also
get an opportunity to win the
grand prize — a pair of round
trip airline tickets.
“There will be plenty to
do while in a safe and secure
environment,” Diaz said.
Photos by Karl Weisel
Carnival rides, fireworks and a host of other attractions
will be featured at Independence Day celebrations in
Baumholder and Wiesbaden.
The Independence Day celebration will take place
near Hangar 1034
on Wiesbaden Army
Airfield from 5-11
p.m. The event is
free for children up to
age 2, $2 for children
ages 3-12 and $3 for
For more information on
those 13 and older.
this
year’s Independence Day
The Wiesbaden Entertaincelebration
visit ArmyGerment Center will host an Indemany.com.
pendence Day after party that
See July 4th on page 4
evening from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m.
share the challenges, joys
Army spouse: ofWives
serving alongside Soldiers
“My husband is a patriot, a brave and prideful man,
And the call to serve his country, not all can
understand.
Behind the lines I see the things needed to
keep this country free.
My husband makes the sacrifice, but so do
our kids and me.
I love the man I married. Patriotism is his
life.
But I stand among the silent ranks known as
the military wife.” — author unknown
By Anna Lewinska-Kopper
Special to the Herald Union
Army spouse and nurse
Amy Burnett, a nurse practitioner at the
Wiesbaden Health Clinic who has been the
wife of a military intelligence officer for almost
two years, said she dislikes being labeled a
dependent. Saying she doesn’t want her life to
be only about the military, she tries to strike a
healthy balance between life inside and outside
the military. Establishing friendships both inside
See Army spouse on page 6
Hazardous Material Re-use Center opens
. . . See page 11
Commentary
Use wisdom while celebrating
Commentary by
Lt. Gen. Mark P. Hertling
U.S. Army Europe Commander
The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays.
On this day we celebrate the birth of our nation
by spending time with friends at cookouts, going to
parades and watching fireworks.
But it’s also important to reflect on the significance
of this day, when we declared independence and stood
up for the dignity and freedom of man.
This is a day for us to relax, but it’s also a day to
reflect on those brave Americans who helped shape
our nation … it’s a day for us to reflect on how we
can best uphold the same ideals of life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness that drove our founding
fathers to sign the Declaration
of Independence on July 4, 1776.
Benjamin Franklin, one of our
most respected founding fathers,
jokingly reminded his fellow
patriots during the signing of the
Declaration of Independence,
“We must, indeed, all hang
together or most assuredly we
shall all hang separately.” He was reminding them
that they needed to stick together as a team, fight for
what was right, and he wanted them to stay safe in
the pursuit of their cause.
I’d ask all Soldiers, civilians and family members
to do the same … stick together as members of a team
every day, fight for what is right when you have the
opportunity and always stay safe … especially on
holidays. It’s your duty to keep an eye on one another
and take care of those within our Army Family, and
it requires personal courage to stand up and be loyal
to one another.
Remind each other to buckle up in the car or
grab a cab. Plan ahead so you don’t find yourself in
an unwelcome situation. And don’t let your ego get
the best of you. Patriots gave their lives in securing
the freedoms we enjoy today — don’t waste yours
unnecessarily.
Sue and I thank you and your families for all you
do in defense of our great nation. You represent the
very best the United States has to offer.
Who cares about anything anymore
A college student’s plea to reignite youthful American activism
Commentary by
Lauren Moore
Where has American youth
activism gone?
This year youth demonstrators have lined the streets from
Libya to Spain outraged with
broken governments and failed
policies, but apathy seems to
prevail among our population.
As patterns have taught us,
youth were traditionally the
most passionate and active in
change. To paraphrase Winston
Churchill, youth were the heart
and empathy of politics.
Unfortunately, America’s
heart seems to be more concerned about the level they
reach in video games than the
future of our great country. Are
we losing our drive and passion
for idealism?
Could it be that young people
today in America feel we don’t
have clear causes to fight for
anymore? In the ‘70s it seemed
pretty cut and dry. People were
protesting the requirement to
participate in a war they did not
agree with. Current concepts
like unemployment after graduation, organic eating, health
care and taxes seem too surreal
and irrelevant to truly cause an
uproar today.
But what about high education costs? Or the quality of our
education?
While Germans are protesting the €600 university fees
and their elitist grade school
policies, American families are
settling for $35,000 a semester
college tuition and paying
almost as much to send their
children to private high schools.
College students may feel
insignificant due to the sheer
size of the United States. Being
one person in a country with a
population of 331,559,594 can
overwhelm almost anyone.
Not to mention the distance
many Americans live from
the nation’s capital. Going to
a university in Pennsylvania,
I live four hours away from
Washington, D.C., on a good
traffic day. Forget about it if
you live anywhere farther than
a three state radius.
But there are easy and practical ways to stay politically active and involved in high school
and on college campuses, both
overseas and in every state of
America. Model United Nations
is a great way to learn about
other cultures and countries,
and to offer solutions to current
global issues. College and high
school Democratic, Republican
and Independent clubs are also a
great way to find out what issues
matter and to organize produc-
Put Issues on ICE
I am stationed in Kaiserslautern, but
a collegue forwarded me a copy of the
Wiesbaden “Things to Do” Newsletter.
It is a great publication — well
formated, easy to read and full of great
tive ways to address them.
The polarization of the
two-party system in the United
States is another issue. It seems
the Republicans and Democrats
have become so polarized that
people ignore the issues and
vote solely on who represents
which party, whether they agree
with their policies or not. Therefore, many youths abstain from
voting in order to make a point.
Unfortunately this “point” is
lost among all the other people
who do not vote. The United
States has a 57 percent voter
turnout of all eligible voters.
When compared to Germany’s
71 percent or Italy’s 79 percent,
the United States truly has no
right to criticize administrations and policies when half
the population is not doing
the bare minimum to fix their
problems. Forget staging pro-
information.
I do not know if Kaiserslautern Public
Affairs Office publishes a similar product
(I haven’t seen anything similar in the
past 12 months), but I wish it would.
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tests or writing letters to their
state representatives, let’s start
with a vote.
Unlike some countries
where elections are rigged,
our example of democracy is
still honorable and thriving.
But everyone must participate
for our system to continue.
Americans young and old must
turn off the play station every
once and a while and pay attention to news and study the
issues at hand. We all need to
find things we truly care about,
and vote for those who promise
to represent our interests in the
highest form of government,
no matter what party the candidates stand for. True democracy
leaves no room for polarization
or apathy. (Lauren Moore is a
college intern with the U.S.
Army Garrison Wiesbaden
Public Affairs Office)
Great job. (Submit Interactive Customer
Evaluations online and check out all the
Things to Do options at www.wiesbaden.
army.mil. Click on the “ICE” link or
the “Things to Do” link.)
Command and newspaper staff
USAG Wiesbaden Commander......................Col. Jeffrey W. Dill
USAG Wiesbaden Command Sergeant Major
.........................Command Sgt. Maj. Hector Alexander Prince
Public Affairs Officer.......................................Anemone Rueger
Editor....................................................Karl Weisel (mil 337-7405)
Associate Editor................................Chrystal Smith (mil 337-1400)
USAG Wiesbaden Reporter....Spc. Joshua Sizemore (mil 337-5150)
USAG Baumholder Reporter.....Ignacio Rubalcava (mil 485-6191)
June 23, 2011 ........................................................................ www.wiesbaden.army.mil
News and features
News flash
Access data at Tricare Online
A new feature on Tricare Online at www.tricareonline.com allows users access to expanded
health data, including lab results, patient history
and diagnoses and provider visits. The features are
an expansion of the Blue Button capability which
allows beneficiaries to securely access and print or
save their demographic information, allergy and
medication profiles. The level of data available is
dependent on where treatment occurs — with the
most data available to those who regularly get care
at military hospitals and clinics.
New assignment
Maj. Gen. Terry A. Wolff, former 1st Armored
Division commander, has been selected to serve as
the director of force development for the Office of
the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, in Washington, D.C.
Know before you go
People moving to the States this summer should
start preparing now by finding new homes for
the things that are banned from import. It is also
a good idea to apply early for import permits on
restricted items, Customs officials advise. “Prohibited items include meat and meat products such
as sausage, pate and salami, as well as plants and
destructive devices,” said Bill Johnson, director
of the U.S. European Command’s Customs and
Border Clearance Agency. “If you’re planning
on shipping firearms, ensure you have proof that
you owned them in the States or have an import
permit.” Other points to remember include: t
Owners of vehicles not made to U.S. standards
have to ship them through commercial importers
registered with the Department of Transportation
and Environmental Protection Agency. However
vehicles more than 25 years old are exempt from
this rule. t Most mopeds and motorcycles must
also meet U.S. safety and pollution standards,
and all vehicles must be free of dirt, insects and
vegetation. t Wine collections can only be shipped
with advance approval from the transportation
office. Endangered species items such as ivory
and some furs may only be shipped if owners can
prove they were previously owned in the United
States or are antiques 100 years old. t State attorneys general must approve imports of gambling
devices. These devices must be registered with the
Justice Department in Washington, D.C. Pick up
more information at your local Customs Office or
visit www.hqusareur.army.mil/opm/uscustoms.htm.
(USEUCOM Customs Public Affairs)
Check Fuel Card
Army and Air Force Exchange Service officials advise patrons to check their Esso Fuel Card
expiration date (lower right hand corner). If near
expiration, customers must stop by the nearest
AAFES Fuel Card issuing location for a replacement card. (Courtesy of AAFES Public Affairs)
Ask EURMama
Need some information about life in U.S.
Army Europe? Ask EURMama — USAREUR’s
new social media platform on Twitter. Search for
@EURMama on www.twitter.com. (USAREUR
Public Affairs)
Photo by Ricky Jones
Happy 236th Army Birthday
Command Sgt. Maj. Panapa Willis (from left), Command Sgt. Maj. Hector Prince, Pvt. 2 Dimitri Cheze, Col. Jeffrey Dill and Col. James Zellmer slice a cake in celebration of the Army’s 236th Birthday
June 14 at the Wiesbaden Dining Facility. Dill, U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden’s commander, talked
about the foundation of the nation and the Army as its strength. Cheze, a Soldier with the Wiesbaden Dental Clinic, said he is proud to be a member of the U.S. Army and the hard work and effort
contributed by his fellow Soldiers. The event also featured a special meal at the dining facility.
Medal for Civil Courage . . . . . . . . .
ing he was capable of handling
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the situation, McCaughrean
take care of the objective,”
returned to the accident scene
said McCaughrean, describwhere German Polizei and
ing his reactions to the crash
emergency services had arscene on Autobahn 3 near the
rived. Two German police
Seligenstadt exit. As the three
officers accompanied him and
Soldiers were making their way
eventually arrested the driver
to Hohenfels on a mission they
of the car.
“noticed debris everywhere,” a
After briefing those on the
flipped over Volkswagon and a
scene about what had occurred
Mercedes in the middle of the Sgt. John McCaughrean
in the nearly two-and-a-half
Autobahn blocking traffic. “I
ordered Spc. Vaughn to the Mercedes while I ran to hours of the incident (“To me if felt like a half hour,”
said McCaughrean), the three Soldiers continued on
assist the silver VW.”
After being told that the situation was under to Hohenfels.
“Being an NCO … and being CLS certified I
control at the VW by a doctor who had also stopped,
McCaughrean said he joined Vaughn at the Mercedes. believed we were capable of completing the task —
“The 18-year-old driver had blood running down his assisting in any way possible,” said McCaughrean,
face and you could smell alcohol coming off of them.” who served two deployments in Iraq before joining
As Krueger went to help direct traffic and Vaughn his current unit in Wiesbaden and Darmstadt. “You
looked after the older passenger, McCaughrean went do training so much and eventually the training just
back to their van to get his emergency medical gear kicks in.”
(both Vaughn and McCaughrean are Combat Lifesaver
McCaughrean, a Somerdale, N.J., native, also
Course certified). That’s when Vaughn signaled to credited his daily physical training with helping
McCaughrean that the two men had run off across him catch up to the men. “Thank God I do PT every
the Autobahn and into the adjacent forest.
morning. … The short sprints got me ready for it.”
After yelling for the men to stop in both German
Following the ceremony in Oberursel, several
and English and chasing them “the distance of a foot- people approached the Soldier to express their gratiball field,” the Soldiers caught up to the men when tude for his and his fellow Soldiers’ actions. One
the older of the two had to rest.
elderly German couple described witnessing the car
“The younger brother said they were trying to get crash and saying they assumed no one survived the
to a hospital,” said McCaughrean, adding that the accident. They explained that they wanted to come to
younger of two appeared to want to fight.
Hessentag for the ceremony and to thank the Soldiers
As Vaughn remained behind with the men after personally after seeing a report about the accident on
assuring McCaughrean that with his martial arts train- German television.
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News and features
From the blotter
Compiled by the U.S. Army Garrison
Wiesbaden Directorate of Emergency Services
May 19
Wiesbaden: A Soldier is being charged with owning
an unregistered vehicle.
May 20
Baumholder: A Soldier and a family member are
being charged with wrongful use of a controlled
substance.
May 21
Baumholder: An Airman is being charged with a
traffic accident after striking another vehicle.
Wiesbaden: An NCO is being charged with owning
May 22
Baumholder: A Department of Defense civilian is
being charged with a traffic accident after striking
another vehicle.
May 23
Baumholder: A Soldier is being charged with a
traffic accident after striking another vehicle.
Wiesbaden: An officer is being charged with a traffic
accident after striking another vehicle.
May 24
traffic accident after striking a barricade.
Wiesbaden: An NCO is being charged with misuse
of the Army Post Office after shipping several
alcoholic beverages.
May 25
Baumholder: A Soldier is being charged absent
without leave after failing to report for extra duty.
May 26
Baumholder: A Soldier is being charged with dereliction of duty for sleeping during duty.
Wiesbaden: A Directorate of Public Works employee is being charged with a traffic accident
after striking another vehicle.
May 27
Baumholder: A Soldier and a family member are
being charged with simple assault after being
involved in an altercation which turned physical.
May 28
Baumholder: Two Soldiers are being charged
with drunk and disorderly conduct after yelling
profanity and making rude gestures toward the
Military Police.
May 29
traffic accident after striking another Soldier who
was picking up leaves.
May 30
Baumholder: An NCO is being charged with sexual
assault after groping a family member.
Wiesbaden: An NCO is being charged with drunk
and disorderly conduct.
May 31
Baumholder: A Soldier is being charged with owning an unregistered vehicle.
Wiesbaden: A family member is being charged with
a traffic accident after striking another vehicle.
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Photos by Ignacio “Iggy” Rubalcava
Welcome home from Afghanistan
Soldiers are reunited with their families and friends during a homecoming
event for members of Baumholder’s
Company B, 40th Engineer Battalion,
after a yearlong deploment to Afghanistan. Months of anticipation were
finally eased June 17 when the Soldiers
arrived back home in Baumholder.
Emotions ran high after Lt. Col. Steven Fandrich, 170th Infantry Brigade
Combat Team rear detachment commander, announced their arrival. The
Soldiers ran into the Hall of Champions
at about 11:20 a.m. and formed up in
front of the anxious crowd of spouses,
children, brigade and garrison officials
and dozens of wellwishers. There was
a brief welcome by Fandrich, a prayer
and a brief congratulatory video message from Lt. Col. Eric Zetterstrom, 40th
Engineer Battalion commander, and
Command Sgt. Maj. Keith Whitcomb.
Fandrich then said, “OK ladies, go say
hello to your husbands.” The bleachers
then emptied and wives, children, parents and friends ran into the formation
to greet their Soldiers.
July 4th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
USAG Baumholder community members should
mark their calendars for a traditional Independence
Day bash on July 4 on Smith Barracks (near the Hall
of Champions) from 3-11 p.m.
The celebration will include food and beverages
for purchase, free music, sporting events, children’s
activities, eating competitions, rides and fireworks.
The day will start with a five-kilometer run at 8 a.m.,
adult sports at 9 a.m., volleyball at 11 a.m. and ultimate Frisbee at 1 p.m. Free bowling will be featured
at Striker’s Bowling Center from 1-11 p.m. A 170th
Infantry Combat Team group photo will be shot on
Minnick Field at 7:30 p.m.
The event is open to all U.S. ID cardholders and
authorized guests. (Information courtesy of Brittany
Griffin, U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Marketing,
and Alice Verberne, USAG Baumholder Marketing)
News and features
FMWR integrated into IMCOM
By Tim Hipps
Installation Management Command Public Affairs Office
Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, commander of the Installation
Management Command, presided over a ceremony
marking the integration of the Army’s Family, Morale,
Welfare and Recreation Command into IMCOM.
The ceremony on the Fort Sam Houston parade field
completed the FMWR Command’s Base Realignment
and Closure law-mandated move from Alexandria,
Va., to Texas.
Immediately after the FMWRC Command colors
were uncased and presented, they were retired during
a deactivation ceremony that formally made Army
FMWR programs part of IMCOM and marked the
creation of an FMWR Programs (G9) Division.
The mission of the newly established G9 is to
serve the needs and interests of each individual in the
Army community for the duration of their association
with the military.
“At garrisons around the world, Family and MWR
services and programs provide a source of balance
for the men and women in uniform by fostering an
environment where Soldiers and families can thrive,”
said Maj. Gen. Reuben Jones, former FMWRC commander. “Soldiers and families know that the Army
cares and they see the tangible evidence of that support
each and every day as they link with Army assistance
and support services,”.
“As we integrate into the Installation Management Command, we will remain steadfast in our
commitment to Soldiers and families. We will never
Photo by Tim Hipps
Maj. Gen. Reuben Jones and Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch
look on as Command Sgt. Maj. Abe Vega cases
the FMWR Command colors June 3.
forget that the long-term strength of our all-volunteer
Army depends on the well-being of Soldiers and their
families.”
Precursor MWR programs began around the start
of the 20th century. In 1903 Congress authorized the
Army to build, operate and maintain PXs, libraries,
schools, recreation centers and gymnasiums for the
troops. By the mid-1940s Special Services was created
to oversee the rapidly expanding programs.
By the end of World War II, Recreation Services,
the Army Exchange and the Soldier Show were all
part of MWR. Family programs, however, remained
few. During the 1960s and ’70s, a few programs were
created for families, but it wasn’t until 1983 that the
Army experienced a culture change regarding families.
“We played an important role in the development
of modern Army life,” said Jones, now the deputy
commander for operations for the Installation Management Command.
“We’ve come a long way from the mentality of ‘If
the Army wanted you to have a family, it would have
issued you one’ to the first Army Family Symposium
in 1981,” he said, “and the publication in 1983 of the
Army Family’s White Paper by then Army Chief of
Staff, Gen. John A. Wickham Jr., which truly revolutionized the Army’s thinking. The Army recognized
the integral support role of the Soldiers’ families.”
Wickham’s White Paper led to the creation of
the Community and Family Support Center on Nov.
23, 1984. More emphasis was placed on supporting
Soldiers’ families when the organization was renamed
the Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command on Oct. 24, 2006.
“The merger of these two commands has nothing
to do with efficiencies,” Lynch said. “It has everything
to do with effectiveness. The great efforts that we’re
doing at Headquarters IMCOM, now merged with
FMWRC, amplified the activities that take place
at the garrison level … so we can do even a better
job of taking care of our Soldiers, our civilians and
their families.
“We’re going to increase the output, but we’re going to do it in a more effective manner… we’re going
to take all this to the very next level. I could not be
more encouraged, and I could not be more optimistic.”
Enterprise email changes to start in July
Those using @eur.army.mil
will be migrating to the global
email system called Enterprise
Email, changing to @mail.mil,
starting in July.
The 5th Signal Command
will oversee the Enterprise
Email transition in U.S. Army
Europe, U.S. Army Africa, European Command and African
Command.
This move will bring the
following improvements to the
overall email experience:
8 The Global Address List
will be expanded to include all
Department of Defense forces.
All DoD users of Enterprise
Email will be able to locate anyone in any branch of the military
directly from their Microsoft
Exchange address book.
8 Outlook mailbox increases to 4GB.
8 People will be assigned a
new email address that will stay
with them wherever they go, to
include change of duty station
and unit relocations.
Examples: Active Duty —
[email protected]
Civilian — john.doe.civ@
mail.mil
Contractor — john.doe.
[email protected]
8 Anytime, anywhere access from any authorized,
Common Access Card–enabled
computer.
8 Sharing of individual,
organizational and resource
calendars across the enterprise.
Enterprise Email is one part
of a the Army chief of staff’s
Global Network Enterprise
Construct that aims to transform
and consolidate LandWarNet
computer services, networks
and data into one secure and
well-organized environment.
“This migration will improve Army and eventually all
DoD operations and mission
effectiveness by significantly
increasing email storage, enabling access to a global DoD
address list, providing a permanent email address regardless
of location or station, saving
millions of dollars in FY13
and beyond by eliminating and
consolidating hardware and
data storage redundancies,” said
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey G. Smith Jr.,
commander of the 5th Signal
Command.
Users can prepare for the
email service change by contacting their Information Management Office, submitting a
119 Help Desk ticket and reading information provided on the
5th Signal Command website at
www.5sigcmd.army.mil.
“The single most helpful
action you can take in preparation for this email migration is
to reduce the size of your email
mail box to less than 50MB
prior to migration,” said Paul
Woolston, Network Operations
analyst with 102nd Signal Battalion. “The process works best
with small mailboxes.”
Woolston said it is important
to “make a note for your recurring calendar events and names
of those you invite to those
events if you use and manage
calendars.
“After migration you will
have to re-invite people to your
events. You will have to reset
the recurring schedule for these
events as well,” said Woolston.
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and outside the military is important, she
said, adding that she plans to eventually
get a PhD in nursing.
Brought together in the
military
Kathrin Loeffert, a full-time mom
and military wife for the past eight years,
met her husband, Ethan, a pilot, while
in the military.
The circumstances were not very
romantic, she said. “We had showers
every fourth day. I was in the same
uniform every day, no makeup, sweating
… this is how my husband saw me and
he loved me.”
When they got married and had their
first child, Kathrin tried to combine her
military career with a mom role. Maternity leave was only six weeks long
and afterward she got back to work as
a military intelligence officer.
“I was breastfeeding during lunch
breaks after or before my regular PTs,”
she said.
She decided to become a stayat-home mother and leave the
military as the couple planned
to make the family bigger.
“There is not enough respect
for women staying at home,”
Loeffert added, saying their
hard work raising children and
maintaing a warm home is often
underappreciated.
Despite being a busy mom,
Loeffert finds time to be the
president of the Military Council of
Catholic Women. She is also one of the
authors of a blog called www.buildingcathedrals.com.
Love and marriage in times
of wars and deployments
Martha Kem, a military wife for
20 years, is raising her three children
while her husband John, a colonel with
the Corps of Engineers, is serving in
Afghanistan.
Martha and John met in Germany
where she was a military nurse. Her job
as a commissioned officer, deployments
to Saudi Arabia and Iraq and also having
had a father in the Air Force, prepared
her for military life, she said.
John deployed during Operation
Desert Storm in 1990 right before their
wedding which had to be postponed.
Martha was sent to Iraq in 1991 where
she helped set up a hospital and treated
mostly Iraqi casualties. When she was
about to leave that mission and return
to Saudi Arabia, her husband managed
to find her location in the desert by getting the grid coordinates. Their short
but so emotional meeting was only 10
minutes long and they decided on a new
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marriage date.
After the wedding and getting pregnant, Martha decided to leave the Army.
“I didn’t want to see my children raised
by someone else, relatives or nannies
and not me.”
Since then they’ve moved nine times
in the United States and overseas.
Martha said she likes helping other
people. That has included helping an
Iraqi family build a new life in the United
States — John’s Iraqi translator and his
family who were threatened for cooperating with American forces. Martha
and John supported their immigration
process, taking them under their own
roof and helping them find a job and
apartment.
Martha is looking forward to the
happy return of her spouse from another
mission.
Staying cool under fire
Rachel (she requested her last
name not be used in this article
article), a
former military
policewoman;
now works as
a secretary on
adding that she enjoys spending time
with other military spouses, actively
involved with Family Readiness Groups
and helping raise funds to support Soldiers and family members.
Army benefits
All of those interviewed said they
appreciate being a part of a military
community. Following their spouses
gives them the unique opportunity to
travel round the globe and broaden their
horizons.
“Our (civilian) friends are losing jobs
now, the unemployment is so unpredictable and so we don’t want to take our
situation for granted,” said Loeffert.
“We make a nice living, and I can stay
at home with our kids.”
The military spouses said they also
appreciate the health care benefits,
cheaper gas prices and different facilities
making military family life easier, such
as day care centers, tax assistance and
military stores.
“You meet people who have so much
in common, and I love how people here
support each other,” said Kem. “They
help you with child care and they will
visit you in the hospital when you
get sick.”
Stresses of deployment
base. She has
been a military wife for
22 years and
is the mother of three children.
Together with her spouse’s
25 years in the military she has
a lot of experience coping with
the challenges of military life.
Her husband has been on many
dangerous missions and still leaves for
some shorter periods.
Rachel said she tries to be down-toearth and pragmatic. She takes things
as they are and doesn’t like to complain
outside of her close circle of friends.
“Don’t believe everything you see in
TV or the Internet,” she said, adding that
difficult circumstances such as deployments should never be an excuse for
betrayal: “What if your husband were a
traveling salesman or a truck driver? It’s
the same. The spouse will be alone for
long periods of time. If your character
is so weak, maybe you should have a
dog to keep you company.”
But most of all, it’s important to get
out of the house and get busy with work,
hobbies or volunteering, Rachel said,
One of the top challenges is the
frequent absence and deployments
of their partners. Children are born
and raised without the presence
of both parents.
When the first
child of Kathrin
and Ethan Loeffert was born,
Ethan was sent
to Iraq as a helicopter pilot and
she stayed alone
with a tiny baby
faraway from relatives.
“Whenever I wouldn’t hear from him
for a while, I feared something might
have happened to him,” she said.
“I rely on my faith and pray for him
every day,” said Kem. “I also try to stay
close to positive people who inspire
me. I have made some great friends,
especially in my church. I often go to
soccer games with my son. I read a lot.
And fortunately, we can Skype with my
husband, not like years earlier.”
“It’s wasted energy to worry about
something we cannot control,” said
Rachel. “My husband has been in the
military for 25 years; he is prepared and
well-trained.”
Burnett said when her spouse is
deployed, she sends him care packages,
cookies and sweet notes. “That’s so
important and gives him a lift he needs.”
Ups and downs in relations
Deployments can be a test of relationships. While separated, people can
grow apart.
Husbands work long hours and are
often tired and stressed.
Burnett said it’s important to set
rules at home such as having dinners
together at 7 p.m. and then turning off
the television by 9 p.m. — making time
to spend quality time together. “We love
getting out and doing things together.
On weekends we go hiking, biking; we
work out. No TV and no video games.
And when he’s in need to yell, I give
him a moment to do that and listen to
him and support him. We always put
each other first.”
Following rules
While discipline, following rules and
fulfilling obligations are demanded in the
military, they apply to spouses as well.
Spouses are often expected to behave in
a certain way — to be involved in the
military community.
If a military spouse gets into any trouble, for example, gets a speeding ticket,
her spouse’s unit must be informed.
The military sees you as a dependent
and everything about you is related to
your husband and his rank, said Burnett.
“My husband’s rank and SSN are on
my personal checking account, though
he’s not on this account. I go on base to
buy some yarn and they ask me for my
husband’s rank,” she said.
“In some military communities,
housing rules are based on rank and not
by the needs of your family. The house
is not yours, it’s for the position. It’s just
yours to borrow,” said Rachel.
Make it work
“Getting a job outside the government can be very hard because we
change addresses so frequently, said
Rachel. “Once they hear who you are
and that you will only be in that location
for two to three years, they do not want
to hire you.”
Also, following a partner overseas
may limit a spouse’s career opportunities. Even with the “spousal preference”
rule there are not enough good jobs for
well-qualified women.
Cheerleaders at home
All of those interviewed said they are
proud of their husbands who serve the
country, often risking their lives.
“You’ve got to have a cheerleader that
lifts you up and helps you through it,”
said Burnett. (Anna Lewinska-Kopper
is a military spouse and volunteer with
the U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden
Marketing Office)
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Medieval markets
Join Outdoor Recreation for trips to medieval
markets June 26 in Thalichtenberg and Aug. 28 in
Speyer. Enjoy seeing people in medieval dress, tasting
traditional foods and shopping. Call mil 485-7182.
Canvas and Cocktails
Center. Children already registered with SAC are free.
Children can make a craft and take it home the
same day. Children will learn a new craft each week,
such as mask making, working with clay, painting and
watercolors. Call or visit Parent Central Services to
enroll at mil 485-7003 or civ (06783) 6-7003.
Join the Canvas and Cocktails Fine Arts Club every
Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. Bring your art supplies, an appetizer and the beverage of your choice. Get to know
other artists in the community and share ideas while
you work on your latest project. Find out more online
at www.facebook.com/baumholderartsandcrafts or
www.baumholderartsandcrafts.worldpress.com. Call
civ (06783) 6-6687.
The Wedding from Hell
Army Life Art
Country rocker Jeremy Graham
Draw, paint, collage, embellish, stamp, stencil with
the Army Life Art Journaling series. Express how
you feel in any medium you wish. Cost is $15, and
each additional class costs $5. Supplies are included.
Call mil 485-6687, civ (06783) 6-6687 or visit www.
baumholderartsandcrafts.wordpress.com for a complete schedule of times and dates.
Make and Take Crafts
Baumholder’s Child, Youth and School Services offers Make and Take Crafts Mondays and Wednesdays
from 3:30-5:30 p.m. for ages 6-10. The cost is $10 a
week. There is no fee for ages 11-12. The program
runs from June 27 to Aug. 15 at the Creative Arts
Enjoy dinner and theater in one night June 24 and
25 at the Rheinlander Community Club. Engage your
power of deduction and be the one to catch the killer.
Reservations are required and seating is limited. Tickets for dinner and the show are $20. For reservations
contact the Creative Arts Center at mil 485-6687 or
civ (06783) 6-6687.
July 21 with prizes for every child and teen participant.
For more information call the Baumholder Library
at mil 485-1740.
Rail, river, road biking
Bike the rails, rivers and roads of southwest Germany. Dates are July 14, 18, 21, 25, 28 and 30 from
5:30-9 p.m. The cost is $45 for a complete package
that includes bike rental and six guided scenic tours.
The final tour includes a boat ride up the Mosel
River. Time is allowed for shopping and eating along
the way. This is a child-friendly and leisure bicycle
riding program. For more information call Outdoor
Recreation at mil 485-7182/6345/6202.
Bowling center summer hours
Georgia native Jeremy Graham performs at 7 p.m.
June 26 in the fest tent outside the Hall of Champions. The event is free. For more information call mil
485-7244.
Striker’s Bowling Center hours are Mondays
through Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Fridays
and Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. On Sundays
and federal holidays the center is open from 1-9 p.m.
Call mil 485-6569 or civ (06783) 6-6569.
Library lineup for July
Monte Carlo Night returns
l Wednesdays, book a librarian, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
l Thursdays, toddler story time, 10:30 a.m.
l Saturday Family Fun, noon to 3 p.m.
l Foreign film discussions, noon, July 3
l Coupon swap, 2 p.m., July 17, volunteers are
needed
l Summer reading, 10:30 a.m., July 7 and 14
l End of summer reading celebration, 10:30 a.m.,
Monte Carlo Night at Striker’s Bowling Center is
Aug. 19 at 6 p.m. Enjoy a fun-filled evening with many
ways to win. Certain color combinations are worth up
to $15 if you get a strike. Additional tickets are available for strike shots as well as high game prizes for
both men and women. Participants must be 18 years
or older. There is a $20 entry fee that includes three
games with shoe rental and prize money.
Share your ‘green’ ideas and win
Share your innovative
way of improving recycling
in the U.S. Army Garrison
Baumholder community by
providing your suggestion on
the garrison dedicated Facebook site. Ideas will be judged
on creativity, ease with which
the idea can be implemented,
potential success and cost.
People with innovative
ideas may continue to enter the
competition throughout the year
for a chance to win. Become a
part of the green lean recycling
machine.
Search for “usagbaumholder” in the Facebook browser,
“like” the page and start sending
your winning ideas today.
Help make the community
better one great idea at a time.
For more call Plans, Analysis
and Integration at 485-8226.
Outside the gate
David Aranzamendi
Monique Berthon
Jerson Atkins
Army birthday run sees impressive turnout
More than 400 runners, joggers, walkers and
stroller pushers turned out for Baumholder’s U.S.
Army Birthday run at 8 a.m. June 10 next to the
Hall of Champions. “It was one of the largest
turnouts for a run that we’ve had in quite some
time” said David Jefferson, Baumholder sports
and fitness director.
Of the more than 400 runners, 110 registered
in advance and the remaining 290 plus showed
up to help celebrate the occasion with a run in
the brisk morning air.
Winners in the five-kilometer youth category
were Jerson Atkins, finishing first with a time of
21: 53. Michael Edwards came in second with a
27:24 time and Ceara King raced to third place
with a 30:13 finish.
In the women’s five-kilometer contest first
place went to Monique Berthon who turned in
a 22:20 finish. Berthon was the overall women’s
category finisher. Diane Giefer came in second
with her 22:26 finish and Alexandra Grinston
took third with a time of 25:15.
First place in the men’s category went to David
Aranzamendi, Company C, 2-18 Field Artillery,
with a 17:33 time. Aranzamendi was the overall
male finisher. Joshua Picket took second with a
time of 18:26 and third place went to Michael
Allen with a time of 19:33.
June 24
“In Kirn plays the Music” Kirn, market place, 7 p.m.
June 24-28
Spiessbratenfest at Idar-Oberstein, Vollmersbachstrasse
June 25-26
IVV volksmarch at Heimbach
June 25
OIE Youth Team Triathlon, Baumholder city lake, registration is necessary at civ (06783) 18-9725, the-b-site store
June 29 to July 1
Spanish Riding School Vienna on Tour in St. Wendel,
Welvertstrasse, entrance fee, Tickets at civ (0681) 9880 880.
The Spanish Riding School is a traditional riding school
for Lipizzan horses which perform in the Winter Riding
School in the Hofburg. The school is a center for classical
dressage and a tourist attraction offering public performances.
The leading horses and riders of the school are currently
on tour and will be in St. Wendel at the end of the month.
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Photo by Ignacio “Iggy” Rubalcava
Students make their way onstage in preparation for graduation June 10. This year’s class consisted of 39 graduates.
Graduates bid farewell to parents, friends
By Ignacio “Iggy”
Rubalcava
U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder
Public Affairs Office
The 61st graduating class
of Baumholder Middle High
School bid farewell to family
and friends during the school’s
graduation ceremony at the
Wagon Wheel Theater June 10.
This year 39 students took
the next step in their lives by
fulfilling all requirements to
graduate.
As each senior walked
across the stage to receive a
diploma, a picture montage
that chronicled their life was
displayed on the movie screen.
Adrian Julian, president
of the senior class, welcomed
everyone to the commencement
ceremony and made a subtle
reference to the unique challenges children from military
families face by saying, “I am
one of 15 seniors who were
here for their entire high school
career, an accomplishment for
any military brat.”
The uniqueness of these
graduates was further displayed
by the various ribbons, pins
and ropes they wore. Their
decorations signified things
such as whether the student had
a deployed parent, or a civilian parent, the parent’s unit or
agency, or if the student was a
member of the honors program
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and more.
This year’s salutatorian was
Dakota Pike and the valedictorian was Alexandra Bower.
The list of their accomplishments was impressive and
encompassed everything from
academic achievement to extracurricular activities, to personal
development and volunteering
in the community.
The ceremony not only recognized the accomplishments
of the 39 graduates but also
showcased the diverse talent
of Baumholder’s youth. The
German national anthem, for
example, was sung in German
by Rebecca McAdoo, an eighthgrade student. Vanozzieo Phillips and Amanda Flanagan then
sang the American national
anthem.
An inspirational speech
about growing up and facing
the challenges ahead without
surrender was presented by
Christy Williams.
The audience applauded
enthusiastically after a drum
solo by Reshard Matthews and
a solo performance by Briana
Mitchell. The senior class also
sang together as a choir
Mitchell and Ryan Edwards
provided demographics about
the seniors and talked about the
class’s diversity.
After covering everything
from how many deployments
the students had to endure to
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how many musical instruments
each student played, Mitchell
closed by saying, “In the end,
passionate, original, creative
and unique are the individuals
who make up the senior class
of 2011 here at Baumholder
American High School.”
“Even though we are all
different from one another,
from the laughs and the fun, to
the tears and the pain, we have
always been there for each
other. This is what separates
our class from everyone else,”
said Edwards.
The program also included
a special thank-you by the
students to Carol Rudd, senior
class sponsor, who directed the
entire evening’s activities.
“The senior class would
like to thank Ms. Carol Rudd,
not only for what she did
for graduation but also for
what she did for the senior
class. This class has chemistry,” said Danny Robinson,
Baumholder Middle High
School principal.
“She made everything work
in this group. As you can tell,
this class has chemistry. Thank
you Ms. Carol Rudd,” said
Robinson.
Before graduating, each student walked into the audience
and presented their parents with
a letter that included a thank-
you for helping them get to this
day as well as a final farewell
before taking the next big step
in their lives.
Everyone’s anticipation
peaked when Robinson addressed Dr. Elizabeth Dunham,
the representative from the District Superintendent’s Office,
and said, “By the power vested
in me, our senior class that you
see in front of us, the class of
201l, they have met all requirements, of the Department of
Defense Educational Activity,
and I’m proud to say they have
graduated from Baumholder
Middle High School.
One by one, the graduating
seniors walked to the middle
of the stage to receive their
diplomas from Rick Jimenez,
School assistant principal.
Their final task was to say
good-bye to Robinson, who will
also be leaving Baumholder at
the end of this school year. Many
of them shared an emotional
embrace with Robinson, before
departing for new horizons and
endeavors.
Class of 2011
Laura Bailes
Michael Beck
Alexandra Bower
David Brown
Wende Bryan
Tyler Claypool
Delaine Clevenger
Kevin Coffell
Derrick Cotton
Michael Dirk
Ryan Edwards
Jasmine Ferguson
Amanda Flanagan
Justin Higby
Terralynnd Jackson
Bria Johnson
Gabriella Jones
Adiran Julien
Markus Kittrell
Rachel Krahn
Sara Kujawski
Carlos Martinez
Reshard Matthews
Alexander McAdoo
Marquis McLean
Brianna Mitchell
Hope Montgomery
Naiyill Morales-Nunez
Nathalie Navalo
Prince Owusu
Vanozzieo Phillips
Dakotah Pike
Jasmine Poole
Christian Robinson
Tatjana Rudisel
Giordano Warner
Christy Williams
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A member of the SKIES Unlimited cultural dance group
displays her hula dance talent. The evening also featured
a performance by the SKIES
Unlimited advanced ballet
group and a martial arts demonstration. The evening netted
$24,000 in profits.
Photos by Ignacio “Iggy” Rubalcava
Visitors at Baumholder’s Buc Night examine merchandise to be auctioned.
Buc Night provides financial support for grads
By Ignacio “Iggy”
Rubalcava
U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder
Many of this year’s graduating seniors have an opportunity
to dip into a pot of $24,000
to help finance their higher
education.
That’s how much money
Baumholder’s annual Buc
Night, the annual scholarship
fundraiser, brought in this year.
Proceeds from the event,
held June 3, are earmarked for
graduating seniors who elect
to continue their education and
who have already been accepted
into an institution of higher
learning such as a college or
trade school.
Briana Mitchell, a graduating senior who will be going on
to college and who will benefit
from Buc Night, is very grateful
for such an opportunity to help
finance her education.
“I think it’s a great opportunity for us to get money
(for college), and I’m just so
surprised that the school would
do something like that for us. I
just really appreciate it,” said
Mitchell.
Like all the other seniors,
Briana showed up at Buc Night
to help make the event a success.
“I’ve been doing basically
a little of everything. I’ve been
working at the bouncy houses,
the raffles, the baskets, everything you can think of that goes
on at Buc Night,” she said.
Carlos Martinez, a senior
at Baumholder Middle High
School, explained how students
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qualify for college assistance
from Buc Night proceeds.
“It’s based on a point system.
Depending on what you’ve done
over your high school career, it
dictates how many points you
get and that’s how it works,”
said Martinez.
Martinez has not been at
School long enough to accumulate enough points to benefit
from Buc Night but he still
turned out to help his fellow
seniors.
“I feel good about this because although I will not benefit
from this I am giving back to
the community,” said Martinez.
The evening featured lots of
food for everyone, entertainment by the SKIES Unlimited
group that included demonstrations in cultural dance, ballet,
and martial arts. There were
also door prizes throughout the
evening, but the highlight of
the event was the annual theme
basket auction, which is always
the key fundraiser.
Other events included a silent auction in which dozens of
home-baked treats were up for
bidding, games for the children,
face painting, a bouncy castle
and dunk tank.
Many took advantage of the
excellent weather this year and
took the party outside on to the
back terrace of the Rheinlander
Community Club.
School and the Baumholder
military community have come
together for more than 10 years
to put on this fundraiser for the
seniors, and Mitchell said he or
she hopes the spirit of helping
students does not fade away.
“It’s amazing and it’s a tradition that goes on and on, and
hopefully it goes on forever,”
he said.
Baumholder Worship Center
www.worship-center-baumholder.de
Service Times:
Sunday International Worship - 11 a.m.
Tuesdays Prayer and Bible Studies - 7 p.m.
Fridays Spanish Worship Service - 7 p.m.
German/Spanish home Bible Studies - 8 p.m.
Pastor Harry & Cristina Rodriguez, Jr.
Überm Weiher 2 | 55774 Baumholder
Tel. 06783-1850980 | Cell: 0157-79105550
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USAFE band
Touch n Go
rocks Wetzel
Photo by Ignacio “Iggy” Rubalcava
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Air Force Staff Sgt. Craig
Bowman, front man for
the USAFE Band Touch n
Go gets the crowd at Wetzel Elementary School
into a party mood with
one of the group’s many
high-energy rock songs.
Accompanying him on
keyboard is Air Force
Staff Sgt. Matthew Peacock and on bass guitar
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mark
Frandsen. Behind Bowman are also a couple
of Touch n Go fan club
members from Wetzel
Elementary who took to
the stage to help motivate the crowd. This is the
band’s second performance at Wetzel this year
— a rarity since the band
also deploys to perform
for U.S. military members
downrange.
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USAG Wiesbaden — Wackernheim, Wiesbaden
Center offers free supplies for units, activities
Hazardous Material
Re-use Center opens
By Karl Weisel
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden
Need some paint for a project?
Missing cleaning supplies, but short
of funds with the end of the fiscal year
approaching?
Before attempting to procure new
supplies, consider checking with the
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden’s new
Hazardous Material Re-use Center at
Mainz-Kastel Storage Station. The center, which opened June 6, maintains an
inventory of hazardous materials items
available free to units and activities
participating in the Hazardous Materials
Management Program and assigned to
USAG Wiesbaden.
“This is an important day for us,”
said Col. Jeffrey Dill, USAG Wiesbaden
commander, during the facility opening,
explaining that the new facility ensures
the tracking of all hazardous materials
in the garrison footprint. “It helps us get
in full compliance with all Army regulations and host nation laws.”
Besides serving as a way to reduce
the hazardous materials inventory,
environmental and health threats, “it’s
a good way to save money and do business,” Dill said.
The $350,000 storage facility in-
John Snyder (from left), Col. Jeffrey Dill, Marcus Strohn and Heinz Kaffenberger cut a ribbon to officially open the garrison’s new Hazardous
Material Re-use Center on Mainz-Kastel Storage Station.
cludes temperature controlled storage
containers, a new fire alarm system and
shower units to rinse off in the event of
a spill, according to Jens Mȕller, project
engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Wiesbaden Resident Office.
Shelving was obtained from U.S. Army
facilities that closed in Dexheim.
Among the various items to be found
on the shelves of the new center are
printer cartridges, petroleum, oils and
lubricant products, windshield cleaner,
paint and cleaning supplies.
“The only difference between these
items and what you get via the supply
chain are that these are free and not
needed by other units or customers,”
said Marcus Strohn, Hazardous Materials Management Program manager.
“Before purchasing additional hazardous
materials, check with the Hazardous
Materials Re-use Center at Mainz-Kastel
for availability.”
Strohn and Heinz Kaffenberger,
USAG Wiesbaden’s director of logistics,
said members of USAG Wiesbaden
units and organizations can also check
a database to see what items are available throughout U.S. Army Europe.
“Through a database, via Web, we are
also connected to other Hazardous Material Re-use Centers in theater, so we
have visibility of their excess materials
as well,” said Strohn. “Knowing what
material is sitting at which Hazardous
Material Re-use Center and what is
needed for the local customers is a key
element of a quick response to a hazardous materials request.”
Kaffenberger pointed out that
through strict review and control of
the hazardous materials on stock, savings can also be made by extending the
shelf life of items that are still usable.
“The expiration dates can be extended
in some cases.”
“This generates a win-win situation
for all stakeholders – the local community, the Army, the environment as
a whole,” said Strohn.
The Hazardous Materials Re-use
Center is located in Building 4025 on
Mainz-Kastel Storage Station. It’s open
from Tuesday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. Call mil 334-2629.
More information on the center and
the garrison’s Hazardous Materials
Management Program is available on
the Directorate of Logistics home page
at www.wiesbaden.army.mil/sites/directorates/WiesbadedDOLInternet/Index.
htm. Or call mil 337-6127.
Final episode of Kid’s News
for the school year
Photo by Peter Witmer
AFN-Wiesbaden’s Staff Sgt. Paul Monroe gives Wiesbaden School Age Center youths a tour of the studio
during the last taping of Kid’s News for the school
year. Kid’s News, a weekly Wiesbaden Community
School Partnership initiative that has been running
for four years, gives local school and youth services children an opportunity to expand their career
awareness horizons and improve their public speaking abilities and writing skills. “It accomplishes a lot
with one relatively simple activity,” said Peter Witmer,
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden school liaison officer.
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Toddlers, parent enjoy ‘Sesame Street’ makeover
on the children, the adults enjoy
the additional benefits it offers.
“It’s kind of a freedom for
The usual faces and a few
(parents) because it’s a childmore showed up to the regular
proof environment,” said Salter.
weekly play group at Texas
“You don’t have to constantly
Strasse.
chase him.”
This time, the likes of Elmo,
“I get to interact with other
Oscar the Grouch, Bert, Ernie,
moms and get advice,” said
Big Bird and the Cookie MonSerrano. “This is a great support
ster greeted toddlers and parents
system. I get to meet new people
as the door opened to the usual
often. It helps me out a lot.”
Friday play place.
The play group is held
Army Community Service
weekly from 10-11:30 a.m. for
held the grand opening of its
children 12 months to 3 years
Sesame Room after a short ribold on a first-come, first-served
bon cutting ceremony June 10
basis. The Sesame Room is also
at the location in Hainerberg
opened to the Newborn Network
Housing.
twice monthly on Wednesday.
“We’re excited to be able
The FAP also offers the Rain
to offer this to our parents and
or Shine outdoor playgroup in
kids,” said Col. Jeffrey Dill, U.S.
Photos by Chrystal Smith Hainerberg Housing.
Army Garrison Wiesbaden com- Children, parents and special guests admire the new Sesame Street-themed decor at the
Community members can
mander, adding that the room Army Community Service Playroom at Hainerberg Housing June 10. Photo below right: also visit the location to pick up
was another service offered to Kelly Salter and son Sam read a Sesame Street book in the reading corner of the newly a free copy of the Sesame Street
families that fulfills the promises redecorated playroom.
DVD, “Talk, Listen, Connect.”
of the Army Family Covenant.
The video focuses on military
“It’s another little thing that adds
families and encourages healthy
Street makeover.
also matched the paint sample of the
to giving back to them.”
“It was kind of like Christmas,” said special pastel green that colored the communication between parents and
As the toddlers spilled into the room LaTasha Hinson, New Parent Support once white walls.
children.
they went right to playing and enjoying home visitor, who said the write-up
Contact New Parent Support at mil
“I think it’s great,” said Kelly Salter,
the variety of toys, books, and fare in the showcased the various playgroups and who was accompanying her son Sam and 335-5330 or civ (0611) 4080-330 for
theme of Sesame Street — the popular, other services available to community raved about the new decor and rewards more information.
long- running PBS television show.
families through the Family Advocacy of the play group. “It gives us another
The room is the first of its type to be Program, New Parent Support element. atmosphere to play in. So coming once
offered in Europe. The Family Advocacy
The makeover included books, stick- a week is like it’s something new every
Program staff submitted an application ers, toys, educational materials, DVDs, time. Home gets boring.”
package explaining why they should be musical instruments, stuffed animals,
Though the morning was buzzing
selected to receive the $5,000 Sesame carpet and furniture.
with newness, it did not distract the
By Chrystal Smith
The Directorate of
Public Works
also pitched
in. Not only
did the organization paint
the walls, but
tiny tots from the business of the day
— playtime.
“Lucas loves it,” said Lisa Serrano,
whose son was drawn to the colorful
array of balloons. “This is a great environment for him; just to have other kids
around, he enjoys it.”
And while the playgroup is focused
Photo by Spc. Joshua Sizemore
‘This won’t hurt a bit’
Sgt. Cheryl Decker, a combat medic assigned to the
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, draws a pint of
blood from Pfc. Sarah Hutchko, with 2nd Military Intelligence Battalion, at Wiesbaden Army Airfield’s Tony
Bass Fitness Center, June 10. The blood drive was sponsored by the Wiesbaden Armerican Red Cross.
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Juice It Up:
Child care worker shares his nutritional knowhow with youths, inspires healthy lifestyles
By Lauren Moore
The afternoon of June 7 bore witness
to 45 children excitedly pushing their
way into a classroom filled with celery,
carrots and other fruits and vegetables.
What made them go bananas for
healthy stuff?
The answer is St. Vincent and the
Grenadines native, Keyon Spence, a program assistant at the Wiesbaden Army
Airfield Child Development Center.
Spence has been “leading by example” with an after school juice and
smoothie program for eight years as a
way to encourage good nutritional habits
at the School Age and Child Development Centers.
But this isn’t just a program to
Spence. “I started because it’s a way of
life for me. I’m a vegetarian. Juicing
is an easy and healthy way to get your
vitamins.”
While his Caribbean heritage means
many of his recipes use mangoes and
other Caribbean fruits, Spence said the
best fruits for mixing are bananas and
kiwis. “Bananas make the smoothie thick
… and kiwis have the most vitamin C
Keyon Spence helps youths prepare fruits and vegetables for a healthy
smoothie snack at the Wiesbaden Army Airfield School Age Center.
of all the fruits. But don’t forget the ice,
it makes it cool.”
Children love the class and the food
because of the intense flavors that mask
the taste of the vegetables. “You make the
sweet stuff — everybody appreciates it.”
“Whenever we go to the shoppette
and my mom says ‘pick a snack,’ I
always go for something healthy like
juice,” said Vanessa Wolf, age 10, who
has enjoyed the program since it was
first introduced by Spence.
Spence also stressed the importance
of exercise as part of an overall healthy
diet and lifestyle.
Wolf and Justin Little said they
Like father, like son
By Lawrence Torres III
5th Signal Command
They joined the Army together and now they are both
noncommissioned officers.
Sgt. John (first name was
changed to protect his identity in
case he is picked up by Special
Forces) Crosby, a 2nd Signal
Brigade Soldier who will soon
be heading to Special Forces
training, was promoted by
his father, Staff Sgt. Michael
V. Crosby, June 7 in the 2nd
Signal Brigade headquarters.
His father is currently serving
with 256th Combat Support
Hospital in Iraq.
“I had no idea my son was
going to be promoted when I
came here for R&R,” said the
elder Crosby. “We planned this
visit before my deployment. I
am extremely proud of my son.”
Not only was Michael glad to
hear about his son’s promotion,
he also discovered the younger
Crosby had been accepted to
attend the Special Forces Qualification Course.
“I’ve wanted to be Special
Forces since I was a kid,” said
the younger of the
two. “Any kid who
watched G.I. Joe
when they were
kids says, ‘Oh, I
want to do that.’”
John said his determination
to excel in the military was
instilled in him by his father
and his martial arts teacher,
Wayne McClaskey, who put him
“through more mental stress
than adults can handle.
“The mental aspect of Special Forces (Assessment and
Selection) was not as tough
for me because of those tough
martial arts days where I would
have to fast for 12 hours and
then get kicked around for four
hours … a continuing cycle of
strenuous activity,” he said.
Michael said he could see his
son’s toughness when he was
a teen in martial arts. “He was
poetry in motion on the Dojo,
and when he made his brown
belt it was the proudest I have
ever been.”
Col. Mitchell Kilgo, 2nd
Signal Brigade commander, addressed the career move during
John’s promotion ceremony.
“jog a lot together” to keep active, and
Corbin Jackson, who was also at the
first program in 2003, said she “doesn’t
like to run much but loves to play sports
and stuff.”
In addition to various blends of fruits
and vegetables, Spence, who said he
was inspired by books he read about
nutrition and his vegetarian brother, has
his own “Keyon special” — a blend of
apples, lemon and ginger — guaranteed
to provide a physical and mental pickme-up. “Apples are life’s sweeteners.
They blend with anything. … Lemons
give it that acidic kick that mixes really
well with the sweet apple. … And ginger
has a lot of Zinc,” he said.
“Balance is everything,” Spence said.
“Fast food is unavoidable, but you need
the healthy food too. A glass of water and
a carrot or banana are the perfect snack.”
For those wanting to try out blends
at home, Spence recommended buying a
good juicer and a glass blender. Spence
also recommended making homemade
fruit salads — pineapple, strawberries,
oranges, blueberries and some honey in
a cup for a snack or dessert.
“It’s better than a pop tart,” he said.
“Think about
who took out Osama Bin Laden or
took out the card
deck,” Kilgo said.
“It was a combination of many people, but it
came from the military’s special
operations community. It’s a
tough job, but I couldn’t think of
a better place for Sgt. Crosby.”
The father explained that
surprises were common in his
family. When his son invited
an Army recruiter into their
Columbus, Ohio, living room
in 2003, he jokingly asked
the recruiter if he would take
a 50-year-old. “The recruiter
didn’t skip a beat and asked
me two questions. One, ‘Are
you previous enlisted?’ and
two, ‘Can you retire before the
age of 60?’”
During the promotion ceremony Kilgo told the father, “I
know what you’ve done with
him because of what I see in
Sgt. Crosby every day. He has
a tremendous legacy. He does
his job. His talk … his being
… he has great qualities deeply
instilled inside of him.”
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Program enhances communication
Infrastructure Modernization
Program installing fiber-optic
cable that allows data to be
Wiesbaden drivers maneu- transferred at a much higher
vered around numerous mainte- speed than old copper wiring
nance holes, and its pedestrians that was the standard in the past.
“We have increased (the airsidestepped countless strands of
fiber cable, avoided seemingly field’s) overall bandwidth from
endless meters of trenching and one gigabyte to 10 gigabytes,”
duct tubing as Wiesbaden Army said Albert Adams, I3MP projAirfield underwent a communi- ect manager for WAAF. “The
cation and data infrastructure overall project has prepared
this installation for the future
overhaul.
All the digging and trench- by creating an information ining seen around the airfield frastructure that is expandable
was Installation Information and upgradeable.”
The overall population of
WAAF is expected to see an
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“We’re set, from an information infrastructure standpoint, to
welcome the USAREUR headquarters staff,” Adams said.
“With technology always
improving, we had to put something in place that will allow
all forms of communication
flow, “said Adams. “This fiber
backbone will be able to support high speed Internet data,
voice-over-Internet-protocol
(Internet telephoning), video
teleconferencing, you name it.”
The infrastructure improvement requests on WAAF were
made by 5th Signal Command
— charged with operating and
maintaining all communication
networks under USAREUR.
“We work hand-in-hand
with 5th Signal Command,”
said Adams. “They know what
their networks will need to support and they pass those requirements to us. Our main customer
in Europe is 5th Signal because
they own the lion’s share of
network responsibility here in
Europe.”
A c cording to
Adams,
I3MP has
been conducting
projects
in Europe
since 1997.
Its mission
is to replace the
antiquated,
Photo courtesy of I3MP Office Wiesbaden Army Airfield
costly, un- The Wiesbaden Army Airfield Post Office parksupporting lot was one of a number of sites affected
able, and
by the I3MP overhaul that wrapped up in May.
maintenance indo, because we know that our
tensive legacy systems with an work is essential to mission
integrated information system accomplishment and in the
that is state-of-the-art, secure, future people will look back
interoperable and capable of and appreciate what we did
passing voice, data and video for these communities,” said
traffic at high bandwidth speeds. Adams.
I3MP held a ribbon-cutting
“Most don’t know anything
about us because we are behind ceremony May 6 celebrating
the scenes doing our thing. But the completion of the WAAF
we’re very proud of what we infrastructure refurbishing.
Community notes ... Community notes
Update EFMP data
Soldiers are reminded that
they must update their Exceptional Family Member Program
information at least every three
years or whenever there is a
change in the status of their
dependent’s needs. About 16
percent of Army families have
members with special needs.
For more information stop by
the EFMP office in Army Community Service (Building 7790
in Hainerberg Housing) or call
mil 335-5254.
Kudos to Scouts
Several youths and adults
were honored with special
recognition during the Boy
Scouts of America Troop 107/
Crew 107 Court of Honor June
13. Dr. Robert Schloesser, U.S.
Army Garrison Wiesbaden’s
Family, Morale, Welfare and
Recreation director, presented
the following awards: Presidential Volunteer Award to
Boy Scout Troop 107; Lifetime
Award “Call to Service” to
Jeff Stone; Gold Awards to
Lt. Col. John Drew, William
Heiges, Mike Bradford, Holly
Strout, Curtis Parker and Colin
Strout; Silver Awards to Kathy
Bradford, Neil Ravensbergen,
Karen Ravenbergen and Jeffrey Leknes; Bronze Awards
to Lt. Col. Chad Gooderham,
Claudia Welch, Tami Pickering, Marian Leknes, Amanda
Ravensbergen, Carl Ravensbergen and William Heiges. Colin
Strout also received the MWR
Friend of Recreation Award
for his outstanding leadership
and MWR volunteerism as
a youth — an annual MWR
worldwide award.
Girl Scout Troop 276 recognized seven Silver Star award
winners: Alex Heim, Melanie
Weber, Emma Poston, Breanna
Drew, Alysson Judd, Megan
Drew and Alison Strout. The Cadettes did a service project after
completing a Girl Scout Journey.
(Courtesy of Holly Strout)
Auction to benefit
wounded warriors
A wounded warrior project
benefit silent auction will be
held June 30 from 6-9 p.m. at
the Wiesbaden Entertainment
Center. Items to be auctioned include autographed memorabilia
(Johnny Bench, Vince Carter,
Don Shula, Larry Csonka, Dan
Marino, Tony Hawk) and more.
Call mil 337-6851.
Healing seminars
The Wiesbaden Library
hosts lunch and learn seminars
July 6, Aug. 9 and 16, and Sept.
13 from noon to 12:45 p.m.
Featured speakers include Gabrielle Adu-Sanyah and Stacy
Moneymaker-Donachie. Bring
your lunch and learn about practical healing. Call civ (0611)
705-1740 for details.
Muslim services
The garrison’s Religious
Support Operations office announces that Muslim Friday
noon prayers are held in the
Wiesbaden Army Airfield Chapel Fellowship Hall. Call Col.
Sarver at mil 337-8101 for more
information.
Summer Reading
Program
Wiesbaden invites children
in grades one to five to take
part in its Summer Reading
Program. Events are held every
Thursday at 9 a.m. with the program continuing through July
21. Call mil 337-1740.
Chatterbox activities
The Chatterbox Cafe (Building 7750 in Hainerberg Housing) hosts the Oasis middle
school group Mondays at 6
p.m. and the Refuge high school
group Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
New ID Office hours
The Wiesbaden ID Card Office, located in Building 1023N
on Wiesbaden Army Airfield,
has new hours. The office is now
closed the last business day of
every month for maintenance,
inventory and training. New hours
of operation are Monday to Friday
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (last sign-in
accepted at 3:30 p.m.); closed
on the last business day of every
month and federal holidays.
Family Life workshops
The Family Life Center
holds a Family Wellness Seminar June 24, a Divorce Recovery
Workshop July 22, a Marriage
Workshop Aug. 26 and a Pre-
Martial Seminar Sept. 16. Call
civ (0611) 705-7280 to register.
Vacation Bible School
starts July 25
Vacation Bible School will
be held July 25-29 at the Wiesbaden Middle School. Call mil
337-7116 for more information.
Free German classes
Army Community Service
offers free German classes July
21 to Aug. 18 and Sept. 22 to
Oct. 20 on Thursdays from
7-8:30 p.m. Call mil 335-5254.
New dining facility
hours July 1
Starting July 1 the Wiesbaden Dining Facility will be
open weekdays for breakfast
from 7-8:30 a.m. and for lunch
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The
supper service will no longer
be available, nor will meals
on weekends and U.S. federal
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June 15. Krummrei, who retired after 32 years of teaching at Wiesbaden High School,
said she wanted to pamper the students for their outstanding efforts this school year.
“Everyone is a standout,” said Krummrei. “They had a 93 percent class average. They are
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Discovering the pleasures of
Vintage
Vienna
Relaxing in the Austrian capital’s
parks and coffee houses
Visitors to this year’s Hessentag in Oberursel have a chance to talk to members of the
host nation and U.S. military forces at static displays in the Bundeswehr section of the
annual state fair. Signal Soldiers from 5th Signal Command’s 72nd Expeditionary Signal
Battalion were on hand to describe their equipment.
C
Enjoying the good
times at Hessentag
oncerts by Linkin Park, Bryan Adams, the
Scorpions and others were among the many
attractions at this year’s Hessentag. The annual
celebration showcasing the culture, tradition and
trade in the state of Hesse moves to a different
city within the state each year.
One of the highlights was recognition by Hessen Minister President Volker Bouffier of host
nation and U.S. military and law enforcement
officers who performed lifesaving and other vital
actions which helped Hesse’s citizens (see page
1 for the story).
Youths enjoy a long slide at the fair and a
giant Ferris wheel ride. Photo below: Stopping for some traditional eats.
Photo by Lauren Moore
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Photo by Lauren Moore
Story and photos by
Anemone Rueger
T
here are two things that come
to mind when I hear “Vienna” — breathtaking parks and
outrageously alluring, bohemian
Kaffeehauses.
Actually the coffee houses
ought to be named first since they
make Vienna what has endeared
it to its visitors for centuries. A
Vienna coffee house offers a trip
back in time, when people would
go to one of these discreet meeting
points of society to just read the
newspaper or to discuss politics
and literature for hours over a cup
of coffee, as always offered with
a glass of water, on a silver tray,
by a waiter dressed in a black
three-piece suit.
Some of the Kaffeehauses
proudly claim not having undertaken any major renovations for
100 years, such as the Jelinek in
Otto Bauer Gasse. An oven has
been added, carrying “American
Heating” in artful letters. The
worn green plush armchairs, the
mottled mirrors on the wall, the
carbon black on the wall paper
behind the oven — it’s supposed
to be just like that.
The exquisite Schwarzenberg
near the square of the same name,
dark wooden paneling, heavy
chandeliers all around, offers
live music at the grand piano in
the evenings. Café Prückel across
from the Museum of Applied
Arts has conserved an authentic
post-war flair through its original
1950s furniture.
Vienna claims not less than
1,100 coffee houses, each offering criminally delicious pastries,
from apple strudel to poppy seed
cake to variations of the famous
Sacher cake. Diets should be
postponed when one sets out for
Vienna.
And now the parks. Let’s start
with Schönbrunn, probably the
most well-known as it hosts the
Schönbrunn Palace with its history dating back to the Middle
Ages. Visitors strolling along the
strictly geometrical sequences
of the park will pass the world’s
oldest animal park, before being
offered the option of ascending
the hill up to the “Gloriette,” built
in 1775. The climb is well worth
every breath as every turn of the
path offers a more breathtaking
view of the palace.
The baroque multi-level park
leading up to the Belvedere Palace
will not be a time to put the camera
away, either. Numerous fountains
and gardens and statues lead from
the lower to the upper building of
the palace, built for the Prince of
Savoyen some 300 years ago.
The Volksgarten adjacent to
the Museum of Natural History
offers many an inviting spot to
stop and enjoy life. The Prater
Park is home to what was once the
largest Ferris wheel in the world
when it was set up in 1897 on the
occasion of the 50th coronation
anniversary of Emperor Franz
Josef I. The Steinhof Park, a little
heaven in spring overlooking the
city, has quite an unusual building
tucked away between the trees
— the Otto von Wagner Church.
The builder created a jewel of
Art Nouveau architecture off the
beaten path as the city fathers
were not too keen on his vanguard
ideas back in the day.
Vienna is just about a 90-minute flight, or a seven-hour train
ride away from Frankfurt.
Visit www.bahn.de for train
tickets. More information about the
city is available at www.wien.gv.at
— or stop by your local library.
Clockwise from above: Two
views of Schönbrunn Park,
a tantalizing cappuccino at
Cafe Schwarzenberg, Karl’s
Kirche, tulips in one of Vienna’s many parks, an inside
view of Cafe Schwarzenberg.
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Sports and leisure
Sports shorts
FRG softball league
Baumholder Sports hosts a Family Readiness Group softball league
starting July 6 at 6 p.m. at Iron Soldier
Field II. Registration and participation are free. Sign up at the Hall of
Champions.
Flag football clinic
The Installation Management
Command-Europe hosts a flag
football clinic and tournament in
Schwetzingen July 19-23 at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Training
Center. Call mil 485-6671 for details.
Hunting course
Wiesbaden’s Hunting, Fishing
and Sport Shooting Program offers
a German hunting course Aug. 9 to
Oct. 22 at the Rheinblick Recreation
Complex. Cost is $180 which includes
the registration fee and HFSS Program
membership. Classes are Tuesday
and Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. with
exercises on the weekends. Call civ
(0611) 705-5760 or stop by Outdoor
Recreation on Wiesbaden Army Airfield to sign up.
Golf in Baumholder
The Rollings Hills Golf Course
hosts various events in the coming
weeks including an Independence Day
Scramble July 4, Baumholder Open
July 24, Jungsenioren July 30, Preis
des Praesidenten Aug. 14, American
Club Championship Aug. 20-21 (all
start at 9 a.m.) and Thursday night
scrambles every Thursday at 6 p.m.
Call mil 485-7299.
Army 10 Miler
U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwöhr
hosts the annual Army 10 Miler
qualifier July 9. The top six U.S.
Army men’s and women’s Soldier
runners meeting qualifying times
will be nominated to represent U.S.
Army Europe at the Army 10 Miler
in Washington, D.C., Oct. 9. Register at https://webtrac.mwr.army.mil/
webtrac/Grafenwoehrrectrac.html.
Call mil 475-9024 for free billets
information.
Hockey officials sought
The Die Players Liga seeks officials for inline hockey games.
No prior knowledge of the sport is
required, just an interest in the sport.
The league is run by two U.S. civilians and English is the main language
spoken. There are five military hockey
teams in the league. Games are played
in Mannheim. Call Ken Robinson
at civ (0172) 6263 642 for more
information.
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Photo by Chief Warrant Officer 4 James Raymond Barrett II
Eight Jungjäger or new hunters are welcomed into the fold during a traditional German hunting ceremony
June 5 at the Rheinblick Recreation Complex.
Hunting:
By Lauren Moore
Think of hunting and “I’m sure you
picture two bubbas in a forest with
guns,” said Michael Boehme, with U.S.
Army Garrison Wiesbaden’s Outdoor
Recreation Hunting, Fishing and Sport
Shooting Program.
While that may be a common stereotype in the United States, hunting
in Germany takes on a completely new
meaning of brotherhood and aptitude
that is steeped in tradition, he said, adding it is a great cultural activity for outdoor enthusiasts stationed in Germany.
Twice a year Outdoor Recreation
offers hunters the opportunity to learn
about and test for the prestigious German Jagdschein or hunting license. “Our
program is very similar to the German
programs, but it is also a lot different.
“The Germans have two options.
They can do the ‘long school,’which will
take a year and they learn everything in
wildlife management as an apprentice,
but they can’t hunt or shoot,” Boehme
said. “They can only watch. Once they
graduate, they can hunt and continue
to learn for three years and eventually
purchase the hunting rights to land.”
The other option is to take an intensive two-week crash course. “These
guys will be in the classroom or out
training in the forest every day from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and then they do an
additional four hours of marksmanship
training on the range in the evening.”
“The Americans need to learn everything the Germans do in order to shoot
and be safe,” Boehme said, “but we
normally don’t stay in Germany long
enough to purchase rights to a revier
(or hunting area) because most of the
American hunters become part
of a rich German tradition
Soldiers are only here for three years.”
That is the main difference between
the German programs and the U.S. Army
Europe program, but there are other differences as well, he said. “Our classes
and tests are in English, and although the
regulations require 58 hours of training,
we usually offer 100-plus hours in our
program. We meet several nights a week
at the Rheinblick Recreation Complex
in Wiesbaden, and we are required
to teach certain material for specified
lengths of time, so our program is very
specialized.”
When the training is completed, the
tests are then administrated by German
hunting officials.
“The test is split into three sections,”
he said. First there is a shooting test
where the student must demonstrate
proficiency with the rifle and shotgun.
The students must shoot both stationary and moving targets with a shotgun
and rifle.
It isn’t a “give me exam,” Boehme
said, adding, “We’ve had people fail
because the Kipphase (three-piece
metal rabbit) moved too fast and they
just couldn’t hit it.”
Then comes the 100-question examination, followed by an intensive
oral exam regarding all aspects of the
program. “If they don’t like your answers, or if you didn’t give them enough
information, they’ll fail you right there.
“The examination and ceremony is
just the beginning though — the real
work and education begins once you
receive the license,” he said.
Once the students pass all of the
examinations, the “JungJägers” are
expected to attend a “Jägerschlag”
ceremony where they are knighted and
acknowledged by the German-American hunting community. This tradition
dates back to the Middle Ages and takes
place in the forest, where the hunter is
struck three times on the shoulder with
a Hirschfänger or short sword.”
Eight members of the graduating
class were knighted at a ceremony
June 5.
“I’d say we had about 120 people
present for the ceremony” said Boehme,
including host nation officials such as
the president of Wiesbaden Jagdverein
(the Wiesbaden hunting club).
Attendance of these officials is
important, he said, because it shows
acceptance of the American hunters into
the German hunting society.
The USAG Wiesbaden Hunting,
Fishing and Sport Shooting Program
frequently works with host nation hunting clubs to share events. “The fall 2010
class was knighted with the Jagdverein
Rheingau at the Kloster Eberbach last
fall and the Jagdverein Wiesbaden indicated they would like to join together
for the spring Jägerschlag next June,”
Boehme said.
“This is a great program — it touches
each of the pillars of the Comprehensive
Soldier Fitness program,” Boehme
added. “You can imagine an international
group of hunters on top of a hill after a
hunt, overlooking a city, with torches
burning on the corners of the Strekelegen
(or game layout) and the sounds of the
traditional horns and the dogs howling.
It kind of takes you back to the origin
of the hunt — and it’s spiritual. You can
definitely feel a presence in the woods.”
(Lauren Moore is a college intern with
the U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden
Public Affairs Office.)
Sports and leisure
2011 Women’s World
Cup action in Germany
USA to play first in Dresden, Heidelberg
By Spc. Jacqueline Chavers
U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs Office
Photo by Bill Heiges
Waiting with anticipation
Catcher Ric Heiges of the Child, Youth and School Services Wiesbaden
Wolverines baseball team awaits the pitch versus Mannheim June 4.
Contact CYSS Sports at mil 337-7965 or civ (0611) 705-7816 or stop
by the office at the Tony Bass Fitness Center to learn more about
sports team schedules, registration and eligibility requirements for
enrolling children in seasonal sports in the Wiesbaden community.
The Women’s World Cup soccer
championship will be played across
Germany June 26 through July 17.
The championship is played under
the umbrella of FIFA — the Federation
Internationale de Football Association
or International Federation of Association Football.
The USA team — currently number
one in FIFA’s world ranking — is scheduled to kick off its first match of the
championship against the Korea team,
June 28 in Dresden. USA’s second match
comes to the Heidelberg area, with the
American team taking on Colombia at
the Rhein-Neckar Arena in Sinsheim,
July 2. The third USA team match
currently scheduled against Sweden in
Wolfsburg July 6.
Tickets for the games in Dresden
and Wolfsburg can still be purchased
via FIFA’s website: www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/organisation/ticketing/
saleschannels.html, but tickets are no
longer available through the FIFA site
for the Sinsheim match. Stadium ticket
centers are set to sell tickets from 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m. beginning two days before
game day.
The American Forces NetworkEurope is not broadcasting the championship, but the German television
networks ARD and ZDF will carry
the games. In addition, local garrison
Morale, Welfare and Recreation facilities may offer opportunities to watch
the matches.
In association with the World Cup,
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is
promoting the advancement of women
through sports via her Women’s World
Cup Initiative.
Things to do ... Things to do
Good Girl Hank
Baumholder’s Rheinlander
Community Club features the
alt-rock band, Good Girl Hank,
July 16 at 7 p.m. The concert is
free. Call mil 485-7244.
Outdoor painting trips
Join American artist Kathy
Schaefer to discover local
attractions in the Wiesbaden
area to sketch or paint. Visit
[email protected].
Patriot Rhapsody
piano concert
Dr. Denine Leblanc will
perform a free Patriot Rhapsody piano concert July 9 at 7
p.m. at the Hainerberg Chapel.
Call civ (0611) 408-0248 for
information.
USO trips
The Rhein-Main Area USOs
offer trips to the Paris Air Show
June 24, St. Goar June 25,
Mosel castles June 26, Rhein
Aflame July 2, Paris Express
July 2, Darmstadt July 2, Black
Forest July 9, Trier July 9,
Heidelberg Castle illumination cruise July 9, knights’
banquet in Marksburg Castle
July 9, covered wagon vineyard and wine tasting tour
July 10. Stop by any Rhein
Main Area USO office or call
civ (0611) 731 301 for more
information.
July 14, Deep Purple and Orchestra July 15 and John Cale
July 27. Visit www.frankfurterhof-mainz.de.
Girl Scout camp
Camp in Baumholder
USA Girl Scouts OverseasNorth Atlantic hold summer
resident camps near Ansbach
and Illesheim June 26 to July
2 and July 11-16. Camps will
feature hiking, swimming,
theater, art, horse riding, day
trips and more. Download the
summer camp brochure at www.
usagso-na.org or call mil 6338697 for details.
Irish Pub concerts
Wiesbaden’s Irish Pub (Michelsberg 15) features Ben Kyle
June 23, Gear Down June 25,
Funky Frank June 30, karaoke
July 1 and 3, Timmy Rough
Duo July 2, Sven Ruppert July
7, Funky Frank Duo July 8,
Sven Ruppert Duo July 9 and
Mad Mac July 14. Visit www.
irish-pub-wiesbaden.de.
Summer in the City
Mainz’s Frankfurter Hof
features its Summer in the City
program — Bob Dylan June 25,
Candy Dulfer June 30, Paul
Simon July 12, Jamiroquai
Baumholder Outdoor Recreation operates a campground
five minutes from Smith Barracks near the Rolling Hills
Golf Course. Call civ (06783)
6-7182/6202 for reservations.
Volunteers for summer
reading
Baumholder Library seeks
volunteers for its summer reading program Thursdays at 10:30
a.m. starting June 23. Call civ
(06783) 6-1740.
Enjoy paintball
Wiesbaden Outdoor Recreation paintball fields are now
open. Call mil 337-5760 for
details. Baumholder Outdoor
Rec also invites paintball enthusiasts to come out for some
friendly competition. Call mil
485-7182.
Karaoke at the WEC
The Wiesbaden Entertainment Center features karaoke
on June 30. Call civ (0611)
408-0190 for more information.
Personal dance lesson
AFN Wiesbaden broadcaster Sgt. Chris Baker, better
known as “The Bruce,” takes a salsa lesson from Chelsie Hightower of “Dancing with the Stars” fame at the
Wiesbaden Entertainment Center June 15. Hightower,
Tristan MacManus and Peta Murgatroyd spent time
meeting service and family members at the Wiesbaden
Dining Facility earlier that afternoon as well.
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Schools page — Partners in education
Looking ahead to life after high school
legiance.
Wiesbaden Lord Mayor
Helmut Müller presented a gift
Eighty-seven Wiesbaden High of books to the students, “about
School seniors celebrated graduation in
nice things to see in
Wiesbaden’s famed Kurhaus
Wiesbaden,” as he
June 12.
phrased it, to comThe event marked the 40th
memorate the time
time American high school
they spent learning
seniors from Wiesbaden High
abroad.
crossed the threshold from secCol. Jeffrey Dill,
ondary school to a new chapter of
U.S. Army Garrison
self-discovery and exploration.
Wiesbaden commander, acIt began with the Air Force Junior knowledged parents unable to
Reserve Officer Training Corps Color attend the ceremony as a result
Guard leading a procession to center of deployment to Afghanistan,
stage where the American flag was Iraq and other places where the
saluted and the “Star Spangled Banner” United States military has been
sung, followed by the time-honored called upon to serve.
tradition of reciting the Pledge of AlMisty-eyed friends bade each
Photos by Spc. Joshua Sizemore
other sorrowful
Wiesbaden
Lord
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Helmut
Mueller
addresses
Wiesbaden
High School Class
farewells as they
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Robotics Summer Camp
than worrying about what West Point in 1835.
Wiesbaden High School’s Technology Lab
tribulations may lay ahead The ceremony conhosts a Robotics Summer Day Camp Aug. 15-19
in life.
cluded with the grads
from 8 a.m. to noon for seventh to ninth-grade
“University is an moving their tassels
campers. For information contact Frank Pendzich
expensive way to find from left to right
with the RoboWarriors Robotics Club at frank.
yourself,” warned Susan before tossing their
[email protected].
Krummrei, a longtime caps high in the air in
Wiesbaden High School celebration of having
teacher who retired at the finally completed the
end of the school year. requirement to earn
“You’ll wind up broke their coveted high
and disillusioned (if not school diplomas.
By Spc. Joshua Sizemore
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Public
Affairs Office
School bits
Field Day Fun
Photo by Cindy Fry
Students give to
Japanese Relief Fund
Wiesbaden Middle School National Junior
Honor Society and Advancement Via Individual Determination students present Jana
Fullmer, with Wiesbaden’s American Red
Cross, a check for $4,578.12 to go toward
the Japanese Relief Fund.
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Aukamm Elementary
School kindergarteners
cheer on friends as they
compete in a relay race
during the schools yearly
field activity day June 3.
Families are reminded to
stop by their local Department of Defense Dependents Schools to register
for the 2011-2012 school
year.
Bulletin board
Movie plots
Ryan Reynolds portrays a superhero in the film version of the “Green Lantern” comic.
At the movies June 23 to July 7
Baumholder, Wagon Wheel
June 24 — Pirates Of the Caribbean: On
Stranger Tides (PG-13) 7 p.m.
June 25 — Super 8 (PG-13) 4 p.m. your Highness (R) 7 p.m.
June 26 — Hanna (PG-13) 6 p.m.
July 1 — The Hangover Part 2 (R) 7 p.m.
July 2 — Green Lantern (PG-13) 4 p.m.
Source Code (PG-13) 7 p.m.
July 3 — Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) 6 p.m.
Wiesbaden, Taunus
June 23 — Arthur (PG-13) 7 p.m.
June 24 — Green Lantern (PG-13) 7 p.m.
Source Code (PG-13) 9:30 p.m.
June 25 — Hop (PG) 4 p.m. Green Lantern
(PG-13) 7 p.m. Scream 4 (R) 9:30 p.m.
June 26 — Hop (PG) 4 p.m. Green Lantern 7 p.m.
June 27 — Green Lantern (PG-13) 7 p.m.
June 28 — Scream 4 (R) 7 p.m.
June 29 — Source Code (PG-13) 7 p.m.
June 30 — Scream 4 (R) 7 p.m.
July 1 — Cars 2 (G) 7 p.m. Bad Teacher (R)
9:30 p.m.
July 2 – Cars 2 (G) 4 p.m. Madea’s Big Happy
Family (PG-13) 7 p.m. Bad Teacher (R)
9:30 p.m.
July 3 — Cars 2 (G) 4 p.m. Bad Teacher (R) 7
p.m., 9:30 p.m.
July 4 — Cars 2 (G) 7 p.m.
July 5 — Soul Surfer (PG) 7 p.m.
July 6 — Madea’s Big Happy Family (PG-13)
7 p.m.
July 7 — Rio (G) 7 p.m.
Jake Gyllenhaal plays Capt. Colter Stevens in the
thriller “Source Code.” Photo right: Johnny Depp returns for another installment as Capt. Jack Sparrow
in “Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.”
Green Lantern (PG-13) — Hal Jordan (Ryan
Reynolds) is the first human ever selected
to join the green lantern corps, a group of
warriors whose mission is to protect peace
and justice of the universe. Each green
lantern bears a ring that gives him power.
When a new enemy, the parallax, comes
to light, the new recruit Jordan must face
his abilities sooner than the other green
lanterns expected. Blake Lively also stars.
Scream 4 (R) — Sidney Prescott (Neve
Campbell) was a survivor of the Ghostface
attacks in the original screams. Now she is
the author of a self-help book, and the last
stop of her book tour happens to be her
hometown Woodsboro. While home, she
reconnects with the now married couple,
Sheriff Dewey (David Arquette) and Gale
(Courteney Cox).
Source Code (PG-13) — Capt. Colter Stevens
(Jake Gyllenhaal) is chosen to take part in
a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago
commuter train. He awakes in the body of
an unknown man due to the “Source Code
Experiment” that allows him to transfer into
another man’s body for the last eight minutes
of his life. Colter must relive the incident
repeatedly, until he discovers the mystery.
Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger
Tides (PG-13) — Captain Jack Sparrow
(Johnny Depp) returns to the screen, and
this time he’s in love. Or is he being conned
into helping Angelica (penelope Cruz) find
the Fountain of youth, especially when
she forces him to board “Queen Anne’s
Revenge,” the ship of the imfamous Blackbeard (Ian McShane)?
Rio (PG) — Set in the lush rain forest of Brazil, this animated comedy centers on Blu,
a rare macaw who thinks he is the last of
his kind. When Blu discovers there’s another, he leaves the comforts of his cage
in small town Minnesota and heads to Rio.
But it’s far from love at first sight between
the domesticated and flight-challenged Blu
and the fiercely independent, high-flying
female, Jewel.
Madea’s Big Happy Family (PG-13) — When
Madea’s niece, Shirley, receives distressing
news about her health, all she wants is to
gather her three adult children and share
the news. But Tammy, Kimberly and Byron
are too distracted by their own problems.
It’s up to Madea, with the help of the equally
rambunctious Aunt Bam, to gather the clan
together and make things right with a lot
of tough love, laughter and the revelation
of a long-buried family secret.
Cars 2 (G) — Lightning McQueen (voiced by
Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow
truck Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) head
overseas to compete in the first-ever World
Grand Prix to determine the world’s fastest
car. But the road to the championship is
filled with potholes, detours and hilarious
surprises.
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1. George’s girlfriend couldn’t fit into the costume of the
girl who pretended to be Beth.
2. Harold’s girlfriend, who switched into Cristy’s costume,
didn’t originally go as a belly dancer.
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He weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and
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Ms. Arnita Camp-Harris, Child
Development Center director, cuts the graduation cake
with help from Shannon Tross,
Christjen Johnson, and Mya
Wilkerson.
Phillip and Marrissa Tross pose for a graduation picture with daughter
Shannon.
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The Baumholder American High
School Band provided the musical
backdrop for this year’s graduation
ceremony June 10 at the Wagon
Wheel Theater.
Alexandra Bower, class valedictorian for the Baumholder American
High School graduating class of 2011 delivers her speech.
Ryan Edwards and Briana Mitchell provide demographics about the
seniors and talk about the class’s diversity.
Michael Dirk and his mother Pamela Dirk share a warm moment
after he presented her with his thank-you letter.
Derrick Cotton presents his mother Christy King with a letter for
having helped him get to this day as well as a final farewell before
taking the next big step in his life.
Baumholder "Home of Champions"
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