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Ansbach sets record with largest yellow ribbon formation
ANSBACH, Germany – On the evening of May 14, 1,358 Soldiers, family members, civilians and local nationals of the Ansbach military community came together at Storck barracks to set the unofficial armed forces record for the largest yellow ribbon formation.
Thu, 15 May 2008 08:09:10 EDT

USAREUR's top NCO selected for ISAF position
Command Sgt. Maj. Iuniasolua T. Savusa, U.S. Army, Europe’s CSM, has been selected to serve as the International Security Assistance Force, Kabul, Afghanistan CSM.
Wed, 14 May 2008 01:25:36 EDT

Paratroopers Join Afghan Forces to Take Control of Bridge, Checkpoint
Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry and Legion Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry teamed with members of the Afghan National Army and Afghan Border Police for Operation Mountain Highway II in eastern Nuristan province in late April.
Tue, 13 May 2008 02:42:32 EDT

USAREUR CSM joins USASMA in Asian Pacific Heritage celebration
The USAREUR CSM, CSM Savusa, joins many at USASMA in celebrating the contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Fri, 9 May 2008 20:08:18 EDT

McKiernan says farewell to U.S. Army Europe as he heads to Afghanistan to command international force
HEIDELBERG, Germany (May 2, 2008) -- Calling his final formation with U.S. Army Europe Soldiers one of the proudest moments of his 36-year military career, Gen. David D. McKiernan, USAREUR and 7th Army commanding general, said farewell to the command in a ceremony on Campbell Barracks here May 2. “As I stand before my final formation in U.S. Army Europe, I am simply honored and humbled to be on the same field as these great men and women and to be a part of their formation,” McKiernan said in his remarks during the event. McKiernan, who became USAREUR’s 33rd commanding general in December 2005, will depart for a new assignment as commander of NATO’s United Nations-mandated International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
Fri, 9 May 2008 03:26:52 EDT

BOSS forum offers 46 participants training, fun
SCHWETZINGEN, Germany - The Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers program "is the collective voice of the single Soldier" which represents 49 percent of the Army.
Fri, 9 May 2008 02:50:47 EDT

Teens get political as NATO 'ambassadors'
SCHWEINFURT, Germany – Nineteen high school students from Wuerzburg and Ansbach American High Schools joined local area students for a trip to Sambachshof near Bad Koenigshofen to take part in the 24th annual seminar sponsored by the Bavarian State Center for Political Education to promote North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) awareness.
Thu, 8 May 2008 08:14:48 EDT

Kaiserslautern Special Olympics hosts 800 athletes
ENKENBACH-ALSENBORN, Germany — Dirk Grosskopf threw a softball for the first time May 6 at the Special Olympics Spring Games held at the German Police Academy here. “First time ever, and he (Dirk) picked it up really fast,” said Charles Heath, an Army and Air Force Exchange Service employee in Landstuhl, who was volunteering as Grosskopf’s buddy – an athlete’s personal coach, cheerleader and friend for the day. Pitching under his leg, the 13-year-old athlete from the Christoph-Graupner-Schule in Darmstadt said to his buddy, who translated, “I like this game very much.” Special Olympics is an international program of athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. It’s been held in the Kaiserslautern military community in early May for 25 years courtesy of the U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern. For the past nine years, the event has been held and co-hosted by the German Police Academy.
Thu, 8 May 2008 06:04:47 EDT

Baumholder artillery battalion carries on tradition of cooperation in Iraq
TESSAH NISSAN, Iraq (May 6, 2008) -- Leaders from U.S. Army Europe's 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery joined the colleagues they are replacing here to meet with the local head of the Sons of Iraq. The 4-27th, based in Baumholder, Germany, is part of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. The battalion recently deployed here to assume the duties of the departing 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery, a 3rd Infantry Division unit from Fort Benning, Ga.
Wed, 7 May 2008 07:42:39 EDT

18th Military Police Brigade experts assess, improve Iraqi police communications systems
CAMP VICTORY, BAGHDAD, Iraq (May 6, 2008) -- Radio communications can make the difference between life and death for Iraqi security forces. The Iraqi Police force’s effectiveness depends on responding quickly. Calling for reinforcements or medical aid in time to save a life can come down to a simple transmission between an Iraqi policeman on patrol and his patrol station monitoring the radio network. “People will die if communications aren’t working,” said 1st Lt. Christopher Gehri, 18th Military Police Brigade Police Transition Team officer. “Communications is one of the primary systems you need to be a successful police force.”
Tue, 6 May 2008 02:57:56 EDT