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Reader feedback

“I use it constantly. ...

It’s the fastest way of communicating,” said Dr. Susan Hargis about social media. See page 2 for more feedback.

Thunder Thump

Wiesbaden youths find wealth of summertime fun, learning opportunities in community programs. See pages 8 and 9.

Softball teams battle for bragging rights during tournament. See page 19.

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Wiesbaden: Your home in Germany

July 4, 2013

Honoring a living legend Story and photos

by Karl Weisel

U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Public Affairs Office

“The noise of the planes became the sound of hope for the people of Germany.”

That’s how Frankfurt City Treasurer Uwe Becker described the massive humanitarian effort to supply the besieged people of Berlin in 1948 and 1949. Becker spoke June 26 during the 65th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift at the memorial situated just outside the

former Rhein Main Airbase — now part of the Frankfurt International Airport.

Speakers from the city and Hessen government praised the superhuman effort made by the Allies in the wake of World War II to provide the deprived citizens with millions of tons of desperately needed flour, coal and other goods during the Soviet Blockade of the city which signaled the start of the Cold War. Saying the memoSee Living legend on page 3

Installation Management Command leaders Lt. Gen. Michael Ferriter (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Earl Rice talk to service members about resiliency, combatives and readiness during a visit to the Warrior Training Center on Wackernheim’s McCully Barracks June 25.

Developing leaders

Readiness, SHARP are topics during IMCOM commander’s visit Story and photos by Karl Weisel

U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Public Affairs Office

Retired Col. Gail Halvorsen meets young German fans during a ceremony at the Berlin Airlift Memorial at the former Rhein-Main Airport.

A visit by Installation Management Command leaders Lt. Gen. Michael Ferriter and Command Sgt. Maj. Earl Rice drew garrison leaders from throughout Europe to Wiesbaden to share ideas and discuss issues.

IMCOM’s commander and senior NCO took an inside look at how transformation is changing

the face of U.S. Army Europe, toured U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden’s Warrior Training Center on McCully Barracks and talked about the Army’s Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Program during the visit June 25.

“It’s a real privilege to get to see real Soldiers and Airmen training,” said Ferriter, while interacting with service members and civilians at the Warrior See IMCOM commander on page 7

Post 9/11 GI Bill transfer policy to take effect Aug. 1

By C. Todd Lopez Army News Service

Every Soldier who elects to transfer his or her Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to a family member will incur an additional four years in the Army, without regard to their time in service starting Aug. 1.

“This policy was drafted in 2009 and

takes effect Aug. 1, 2013. It is important that we inform Soldiers of this existing policy regarding the Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits,” said Lt. Col. Mark Viney, chief of the Enlisted Professional Development Branch, Army G-1.

That news comes in a message to military personnel, dated April 15, 2013.

The rule largely affects senior officers and enlisted Soldiers who are retirement-eligible. As of now, these Soldiers may be able to transfer benefits to their loved ones with anywhere from zero to three years of additional service.

Soldiers who are not retirement eligible, electing to transfer their GI

Bill benefits to a family member means re-upping for an additional four years.

Come Aug. 1 that rule will apply to all Soldiers, whether they are retirementeligible or not.

“Soldiers are entitled to the benefit for their own use, but to transfer to See GI Bill on page 4

Ask the commander . . . See pages 2 and 4

Commentary Feedback:

Do you use social media? Why or why not?

Denise Scott Army spouse “I love social media. I use it mostly to keep in touch with family stateside and to stay informed. Facebook is my favorite social medium.”

Sgt. Michael Reinsch U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs Office “I use Facebook almost every day. I also have my own page for a book I’m writing. Social media helps me keep in contact with people I would otherwise not call or contact.”

Victor Dimarzo Wiesbaden Housing Office “I do not, because I don’t have the time. In my free time I’m relaxing — not using social media.”

Capt. Ryan Kroells V Corps Yes, definitely. It helps me keep in touch with my family and all of my colleagues around the world.”

Sgt. 1st Class Angela Minor Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, U.S. Army Europe “Sometimes I go on Facebook — but not a lot because I really don’t have time.”

Happy Independence Day

By Lt. Gen. Donald Campbell

Commander of U.S. Army Europe

This Independence Day we celebrate our nation’s 237th birthday. For the men and women who serve our great country, whether as Soldiers, civilians or family members, this day is more than just the birthday of our nation, it is a day we celebrate freedom.

Freedom is cherished the most by those who defend it.

The proud members of today’s great Army steadfastly pledge to defend the United States of America, just as those who fought to establish her.

Our nation has prospered because of your unwavering service, commitment and contribution to the pursuit of liberty and justice. You do not

take your duties lightly, because you know the price of freedom all too well.

This Fourth of July as we reflect on the many things happening in our Army, our country and around the world, I am reminded of John Hancock and the words of advice he had for our founding fathers as they signed the Declaration of

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I can Wiesbaden), Twitter Army Garrison assure you that we (usagwiesbadenpa) Wiesbaden understand that our or Interactive Cusstrong relationship tomer Evaluation commander with the German pages (easy access people, most notably our wonvia the garrison’s home page derful neighbors in Wiesbaden at www.wiesbaden.army.mil). and surrounding communities Support of U.S. like Niedernhausen, cannot presence be broken by a few demonVolker (a German citizen strations. As Americans and living in Niedernhausen) com- Germans, we appreciate the mented: Unlike other protest- fact that one of the benefits ers/demonstrators of the region, of living in a free and demoI welcome your being here and cratic society is the right to free regard flights and the noise that speech. We stand shoulder to you might cause as unavoidable shoulder with the Bundeswehr to maintain your readiness for to defend this right, both here in duty. I regard your presence Germany and abroad. Peace-

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Independence on July 4, 1776: “We must be unanimous; there must be no pulling different ways; we must hang together.”

Those words still ring true today, so I ask all of our great Soldiers, civilians and families to do the same. Stick together as members of our USAREUR team by looking out and caring for one another every day.

As you celebrate our nation’s birthday and the freedom that we and those before us have sacrificed so much for, please stay safe and enjoy yourself responsibly.

Thank you for your dedication and selfless service to our Army and our country. May God bless you and may God bless America.

Strong Soldiers, Strong Teams.

ful protests against aircraft noise (or anything else for that matter) is that very right being exercised by the people, and we appreciate it for what it is: a demonstration of the freedoms we hold most dearly.

Praise for pediatrician

Cassandra C. commented: I just want to say Dr. Michelle Melicosta at the clinic here deserves much appreciation for her work. She is an amazing pediatrician. I cannot rave enough about her. She is just the best.

Response: I share your words of praise for Dr. Melicosta, who like all of our professionals at the Wiesbaden Health Clinic, works tirelessly to ensure Soldier readiness and take care of our families.

Don’t forget to listen to her weekly show on pediatrics on American Forces Network Wiesbaden radio, FM 98.7.

See Ask the commander on page 4

Command and newspaper staff USAG Wiesbaden Commander..................Col. David H. Carstens USAG Wiesbaden Command Sergeant Major .......................................Command Sgt. Maj. Sa’eed A. Mustafa Public Affairs Officer.......................................Anemone Rueger Editor....................................................Karl Weisel (mil 337-7405) Associate Editor................................Chrystal Smith (mil 337-1400) Reporter.............................................Wendy Brown (mil 337-5150)

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News flash Postal hours

The Wiesbaden Postal Service Center will be closed every Friday July 8 through Sept. 30 for the furlough. Hours of operation at the center will be Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for the Post Office, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. for package pickup, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. for in and outprocessing, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for official mail. The Darmstadt Postal Service Center will be closed every Wednesday July 8 through Sept. 30. Hours of operation at the facility will be Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the Post Office, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for package pickup.

Beware of Internet pet sales

Community members have reported becoming the victims of an Internet pet scam. People seeking pets are asked to send money to such places as the Ukraine, Cameroon and Spain to buy or see a photo of a potential future pet only to never receive the pet or the money back. This has sometimes involved the “seller” asking the purchaser to send payment through Western Union. Community members are advised to beware of online pet sales.

Parking policy

Do you know the rules for parking in the Wiesbaden military community? Read the updated commander’s policy letter — “Reserved, Designated and General Parking” — on the garrison’s home page at www.wiesbaden.army.mil. Click on Command Focus, Policies and then the policy — CP11.

Heidelberg Housing Office closed

The Heidelberg Satellite Housing Services Office will be closed July 4-5 in observance of Independence Day.

Back-to-school contest

The Army and Air Force Exchange Service invites patrons to enter to win a $1,000 gift card in the Unilever “Salute to Clean” sweepstakes. Customers can fill out and drop off entry forms at any Exchange through July 11. (AAFES Public Affairs)

Health Clinic furlough update

The Wiesbaden Health Clinic furlough dates will be primarily on Fridays — July 19, 26, Aug. 2, 9, 12, 23, 30, Sept. 6, 9, 20, 27. The impact will be limited services (primary care, ancillary services and Educational Developmental Intervention Services) on those dates.

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)

Green Boot program

Is your unit signed up for the Green Boot program? Help the Army save by sharing ideas on ways to conserve and use energy more efficiently.

Contact Maj. William McGlothlin at mil 337-5840 or William.p.mcglothlin.mil@mail.mil for details.

Continued from page 1 rial is now under official protection of the German government, Becker recalled the more than 80 German, American and British pilots and crew who gave their lives in the effort and thanked retired Col. Gail Halvorsen (who was present) for his part in helping GermanAmerican relations grow and flourish following the dark days of World War II. Describing how the young lieutenant’s personal intervention — dropping small parachutes with chocolate bars to the children of Berlin — gained the attention and appreciation of people around the world, Becker said Halvorsen put a personal face on the massive humanitarian effort.

“With your idea, Gail Halvorsen, you brought humanity to the people of Berlin and Germany.”

As in the days of the airlift, when the pilot lit up the faces of the children of Berlin with his small gifts, the now 92-year-old was happy to meet the young German children of today at the ceremony. Members of the Frankfurt Musterschule sang for him and those gathered after first getting a chance to shake hands and joke with the congenial American.

“It’s very important to be with the children today to tell them about the children of Berlin who didn’t have any bread or anything else to eat,” said Halvorsen. “The children are why I am here today.”

Members of the Wiesbaden military community gathered on Clay Kaserne June 27 to welcome the famed airlift pilot, known as the “Candy Bomber” and “Uncle Wiggly Wings” for the signal he gave to the youngsters of Berlin upon approaching the city during the airlift, and to commemorate a building in his honor.

“Today we are wit-

supermen were going to look like.”

Then, after clearing the destroyed buildings of Berlin and finally landing safely on his first mission of transporting flour during the airlift, he was relieved to see the plane’s doors swing open and several men come forward to unload the flour with their hands extended in friendship — “looking at us like we were angels from heaven.

“The pleasure of food was secondary to the principle of freedom,” he said. “That’s one of the Retired Col. Gail Halvorsen and Col. David biggest lessons I learned Carstens unveil a plaque on the Berlin Airlift pi- in the airlift.” lot’s former barracks on Clay Kaserne June 27.

And from the grateful children of Berlin, nesses of history: not just of candy being distributed Halvorsen said he learned by air to Berlin’s youth where it took place, but how important the gift during the airlift.

“I didn’t by whom,” said Col. David Carstens, U.S. Army live here much, because I of peace, freedom and Garrison Wiesbaden com- was in the air most of the democracy was to a popumander, outside Building time,” he said, adding that lation that feared more 1013, which served as a the Wiesbaden quarters oppression from the Sobarracks for the pilots who were a major step up from viet Union similar to what flew airlift missions from the tar-paper shack he and they had experienced the airfield. fellow pilots called home under Nazi rule. “The “Flying from Wies- while flying from Rhein American-style dream of baden, Rhein-Main and Main Air Base in the early freedom was their future other airfields in Germany, stages of the mission. and Stalin’s rule was their the western Allies eventuPutting the airlift in nightmare. ally transported more than perspective for his pres“If we lose our free2 million tons of goods in ent-day listeners, Halvors- dom, we’ll never get it more than 277,000 flights en said not one pilot back. That’s what those in and out of Berlin before complained about the up- kids taught me,” he said. the Soviet stranglehold to-three flights a day they “Colonel Halvorsen, was broken and the siege made in and out of Berlin we are most honored ended on May 12, 1949,” to feed the same people to have you and your said Carstens. “The name s o m e o f son here tohe pleasure d a y, ” s a i d of the casern, Lucius D. them had of food was Clay, and the road signs fought durCarstens. posted within, pay tribute ing the war. secondary to “You repreto the extraordinary men Describ- the principle of sent all that and women who worked, ing how he freedom. That’s is best about flew and even sacrificed lost a best our armed one of the their lives in this noble buddy who biggest lessons forces and effort to safeguard liberty w a s s h o t I learned in the the sacrifices and ensure the survival of down durmade over airlift.”

Germany’s frail democ- ing the war, the past 70 racy following the defeat Halvorsen quoted another years securing liberty of National Socialism.”

World War II/airlift vet- and freedom — both at “What an honor to be eran pilot who said, “It’s home and abroad. Thank home,” said Halvorsen, a hell of a lot better to feed you for your service and while joining Carstens in them than to kill them.” leadership at a time when unveiling a plaque on the Before coming to Ger- Germany’s fledgling former barracks commem- many to serve in the airlift democracy needed your orating his residence from mission, Halvorsen said service most. … I hope December 1948 to Febru- he wondered what it this plaque will always ary 1949 and describing would be like to encounter make sure that you conOperation Little Vittles the U.S.’s former foes. sider Wiesbaden: Your which saw some 24 tons “I wondered what these home in Germany.”

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News and features From the blotter

Compiled by the U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Directorate of Emergency Services

June 13

Damage — A Soldier became a victim when an unknown person fled the scene after damaging the Soldier’s vehicle in Crestview Housing.

Traffic accident — A Soldier is being charged with a traffic accident: Inattentive driving.

June 14 Traffic accident — A civilian employee is being charged with a traffic accident: Failure to judge proper distance.

Hit and run — A civilian employee became a victim when an unknown person fled the scene of a traffic accident after executing an improper lane change and damaging the employee’s vehicle.

June 15 Assault — A retired noncommissioned officer and family member are being charged with assault and civilian misconduct.

Shoplifting — A family member is being charged with shoplifting and civilian misconduct.

June 16 Drunken driving — A Soldier is being charged with drunken driving.

Vandalization — An NCO became a victim when an unknown person vandalized his vehicle in Crestview Housing.

June 17 Assault — An NCO is being charged with assault and domestic violence.

Assault — A family member is being charged with assault, domestic violence and civilian misconduct.

June 18 Vandalization — An NCO became a victim when an unknown person vandalized his vehicle.

June 20 Tax evasion — A civilian employee is being charged with tax evasion, misuse of tax-free fuel privileges and civilian misconduct.

Vehicle damage — A civilian employee became a victim when an unknown person fled the scene after damaging the employee’s vehicle.

June 21 Traffic accident — A Solder is being charged with a traffic accident: Failure to report involvement and inattentive driving.

Traffic accident — A family member is being charged with a traffic accident: Inattentive driving.

June 22 Failure to re-register — A Soldier is being charged with failure to re-register a POV and failure to obey order or regulation.

Tax evasion — A Soldier is being charged with tax evasion.

June 24 Vehicle damage — A Soldier became a victim when an unknown person fled the scene after damaging the Soldier’s vehicle.

Shoplifting: A family member is being charged with shoplifting and civilian misconduct.

June 25 Traffic accident — A Soldier is being charged with a traffic accident: Improper backing.

Assault — A Soldier is being charged with aggravated assault.

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Photo by K. Periman

Jazz for a sunny day

Members of the U.S. Army Europe Jazz Combo perform for the 100th anniversary of the Wiesbaden Sport Shooting Association. The audience included incoming Wiesbaden Mayor Sven Gerich and several U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden club members.

GI Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Continued from page 1 dependents: that is used as a recruiting and retention tool,” said Lt. Col. Mark Viney, chief of the Enlisted Professional Development Branch, Army G-1.

Viney also serves as the policy proponent for the Army’s Post-9/11 GI Bill Transfer of Education Benefits Program.

“We want Soldiers to be informed of the impact of this policy,” Viney said. “This is going to impact their decisions and their families, and whether or not they are going to have this money available to fund their dependent’s education.”

Veterans Affairs, or VA, also has eligibility requirements for transferability. A Soldier must have six years of active duty in order to transfer his or her GI Bill benefits.

In some cases, if a Soldier has incurred additional time in service in order to transfer GI Bill benefits to a family member, and is afterward unable to serve that

additional time in service, he or she may be required to pay back those benefits.

Viney said that as the Army draws down, some Soldiers will be involuntarily separated under forceshaping initiatives. Soldiers who are separated early under such circumstances and who had previously transferred their Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits to their dependents may retain the transferred benefits, without needing to repay them to the VA. Soldiers who were retirement eligible after Aug. 1, 2009 and before Aug. 1, 2012, and who are considering transferring their benefits to their dependents should review their service obligation before doing so.

All Soldiers will incur a four-year service obligation after Aug. 1, 2013, if they transfer their benefits to their dependents.

Soldiers with questions about transferring their Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits to their dependents should contact their approving official.

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are no air conditioning or ceiling fans in any of the housing units to help with the heat since these old brick units like to hold in the heat.

Response: Germany is not considered a zone where air conditioning is required. The average number of hours per year required to meet this requirement is 650 hours per year with the temperature being over 26.7 degrees Celsius or 80 degrees Fahrenheit. In accordance with regulatory requirements, we intensively and carefully control and monitor energy resources for cooling and heating in government quarters. We want to ensure their efficient and effective use in support of housing requirements. A copy of the garrison’s policy letter concerning air conditioning (number 17) can be found on the garrison’s website at www. wiesbaden.army.mil/sites/commander/cp_overview. asp.

Ask the commander . . . . . . . . . . . .

Plans for a swimming pool?

Julie R. asked: With the crazy heat, I was wondering if the post had any plans to construct an on-post pool (either indoor or outdoor) or splash pads? Even if you charged an admission fee, I know I’d pay it.

Response: Thanks for your question Julie. With the current funding situation and other transformation priorities, there are no current plans for an on-post swimming pool. However there are plenty of alternative opportunities with so many pools located in and around Wiesbaden. Please see the Things to Do newsletter at www.wiesbaden.army.mil/sites/ about/ttd/TTD.pdf for a list of local pools.

Wants air conditioning

B.J. F. asked: I am just curious as to why there

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Barta takes command of HHB, USAREUR Story and photo by Karl Weisel

U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Public Affairs Office

The rain held off just long enough for U.S. Army Europe to celebrate the passing of command of its Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion on Clay Kaserne June 20.

As Soldiers stood in formation and USAREUR Soldiers, civilians and families looked on, outgoing HHB commander, Lt. Col. Deon K. Young, passed the battalion colors to reviewing officer, Maj. Gen. Richard Longo, who in turn handed them to incoming leader, Lt. Col. Aaron C. Barta.

“This is a great day — a day for celebration of a great unit,” said Longo, USAREUR’s deputy commander, praising Young’s “inspired leadership” as “subtle and nuanced” and defined by trust, discipline and physical fitness.

“We are here today to honor Lt. Col. Young who has been responsible for leading and caring for the Soldiers and families of this unit through a tremendous

years,” Young said. “And more importantly, we’re proud of all of the accomplishments or our past and present teammates.”

Young moves on to serve with the Inspector General’s Office at the Pentagon.

The incoming commander takes over command of the battalion after having served as the military construction chief and Site-K project officer with USAREUR’s Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff-Engineer for the past nine months.

“The opportunity to stand here today in front of such fine Soldiers — made up of America’s finest men and women — and in support of such a historical and proud United States Army Europe team is a privilege Maj. Gen. Richard Longo, USAREUR deputy commander, passes the Headquarters and of which I am extremely grateHeadquarters Battalion colors to incoming HHB commander Lt. Col. Aaron C. Barta as ful for having been allowed to outgoing commander Lt. Col. Deon K. Young (right) looks on during the ceremony. command,” said Barta.

“I look forward to every period of change over the past ground, you transformed it and on Wiesbaden’s Clay Kaserne two years. you took care of the Soldiers, thanking many by name for their day — of helping to build and grow a team that is invested “As the first battalion com- civilians and family members contributions. mander of Headquarters and while doing so,” Longo said.

“We have truly enjoyed our in USAREUR’s mission — as Headquarters Battalion, U.S. Young bid farewell to the time in U.S. Army Europe — well as the Soldiers who will Army Europe, you not only more than 900 Soldiers and our home away from home be tomorrow’s Army leaders,” stood up the unit from the civilians who serve the battalion — for the past three-and-a-half he added.

Beware of pickpockets Law enforcement officials at the U.S. Army Europe Office of the Provost Marshal have noticed that more people have become victims of pickpocket crime in recent weeks.

“That is because pickpockets are generally only active when the weather is good, and the warm weather is finally here,” said Joe Day, OPM’s chief of law enforcement.

Pickpockets stalk their victims and strike when they are vulnerable, Day said.

“If anyone jostles, bumps or crowds you, a pickpocket may be in action,” he said.

OPM experts recommend watching out for staged distractions. A thief might drop something or cause a loud commotion to distract you while his partner in crime steals your valuables.

Other common techniques include thieves: F Offering to help load bags on or off a train, then stealing something from them; F Slitting open backpacks and taking whatever drops out;

F Watching people buy tickets, food or other items at train and metro stations to see where they keep their wallets or money; F Targeting people who have had one too many drinks in bars and clubs; F Taking valuables left on a beach while the owner is swimming; F Travelers who sleep on trains or leave bags unguarded at their seats; OPM experts say it’s best to take care to not make yourself an easy target for criminals.

Slinging open purses or pocketbooks over a shoulder invites theft; women should carry handbags in front of them. Men should place their wallets in a front pants pocket if possible.

Day said it’s best not to flash a lot of cash when shopping, and hold onto receipts and other documents that have credit card account numbers on them.

Visit www.ncpc.org/resources/files/pdf/traveling for more security tips.

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News and features New program to pit battalions versus battalions Seven individual and team core sports

By Tim Hipps

U.S. Army Installation Management Command

If Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno has his way, super-athletic battalions someday will be crowned sports champions of the U.S. Army.

A new Army Sports Program is headed this spring to installations and garrisons worldwide. Not to be confused with intramural sports leagues provided by Army Morale, Welfare and Recreation, the Army Sports Program will pit battalions against one another in seven men’s and women’s team and individual core sports.

“The MWR intramural sports program that’s been in existence forever on the garrisons gives commanders the ability to allow civilians and family members with ties to units a chance to play,” said Bob Vogt, acting division chief of Soldier and Community Recreation at the U.S. Army Installation Management Command headquarters on Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston, Texas. “They augment so that we can have small units playing in intramural sports programs.

“The battalion sports program is a Soldier-only program. The intent was to do it at the battalion level so we can get the best Soldier-athletes to represent their battalion as they move forward. So we’re going to increase the level of competition by doing that. It should make it a much more exciting program, and that’s the main difference between the two.

“This is recognizing the best Soldierathletes in the Army,” Vogt said.

The semi-annual competition will include men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and soccer in the spring, along with coed combative teams, and men’s

supporting the Army’s Comprehensive Soldier Fitness initiatives.

The intent is to maximize Soldier participation. Army National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers are eligible to compete with their battalions. Units are allowed to combine to form a battalion team if they are too small to field a team of their own.

The Army Sports Program will be funded by senior commanders through the use of operation and management funds. Garrison sports offices will document participation by entering results quarterly in the Army Community Recreation Reports Online. Garrison public affairs offices will cover the competitions.

The inaugural spring season of the Photo by Karl Weisel Army Sports Program, is scheduled for Soldiers and Airmen hone combative skills at the Warrior Training Center. May — coincidentally, National Sports and women’s flag football, softball and by Lt. Gen. Mike Ferriter, commander of and Fitness Month. cross country in the fall.

IMCOM. Putting the program in an order The Army Sports Program will help “The beauty of the program is it pro- should ensure garrisons participate in the the Army align with the Department of vides another opportunity for Soldiers program. “Competitive sports enhance Defense’s Healthy Base Initiative. As a to compete in a competitive sport and individual physical fitness, develop project of Operation Live Well, the goal create unit esprit de corps,” Vogt said. confidence and self-esteem, build unit is to help increase the health and wellness “Crowning a champion and moving cohesion, and foster esprit de corps.” of the entire military force. Soldiers and forward like we’ve done in the past in The plan is for the Army Sports their families, along with Department the Army is something you never forget Program to eventually consist of three of Defense civilians, are urged to take in your Army career. We’re trying to phases, beginning with installation charge of their health through nutrition give the Soldiers that opportunity one battalion competitions that lead to and fitness. more time.” region invitational championships and Once the Army can execute the The goals of the command-directed culminating in a Chief of Staff of the program in its entirety, each installation program are to help build resiliency, Army Sports Championships. Because will select one battalion-level men’s and increase Soldier and unit interest in ath- of current financial challenges, the re- women’s team in each of the six sports letic and sports activities, and advance gional and Army-wide portions of the to compete at the regional level.

The top two men’s and women’s opportunities for Soldiers to compete at program are cancelled for 2013 and may be implemented later. teams in each sport at the Region Invithe Army level.

This year, battalions will compete tational Championships will advance “The Army Sports Program embodies key elements of comprehensive for local sports supremacy. IMCOM to the CSA Army Championships. The Soldier fitness — building physical fit- garrison commanders and garrison Di- combative teams, featuring one man ness, strengthening resilience, fostering rectorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and one woman, will bypass regional teamwork and camaraderie — while and Recreation, in coordination with competition and advance directly to the ultimately offering Soldiers positive ac- senior commanders, will plan, market, CSA Army Championships.

In the end, Army men’s and women’s tivity choices during discretionary times, and deliver phase I of the Army Sports thereby reducing Soldier opportunities Program to promote and increase Soldier, championship teams will be crowned to engage in high-risk opportunities,” leader and unit interest in participation in each of the six sports, along with a according to the operations order signed in sports and athletic activities, thereby mixed squad of combative champions.

Customs advice

Be aware of rules when shipping food stateside

By Robert Szostek

European Command Customs Public Affairs Office

People shipping household goods to the USA this summer should be careful when packing the contents of their kitchen, agriculture officials advise.

The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection issues fines of $100 to $1,000 to first-time offenders who ignore the strict rules that apply to sending food products stateside.

“Red meats, sausages, pates and salami can harbor animal viruses, even if canned, and are therefore barred from import,” said Scott Sanner, U.S. Department of

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Agriculture adviser to the U.S. European Command.

Even pasta or soup mixes that contain dried meat are not allowed, he added. Foot-and-mouth disease and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) are examples of animal diseases that need to be kept out of the USA this way.

Fresh fruits and vegetables may also not be sent to the U.S. because they can contain the eggs or larvae of voracious pests.

The Mediterranean fruit fly is a good example of a bug that can hide in citrus and other fruits to beat the U.S.’s defenses.

However, you can ship processed fruit and vegetable products such as canned fruit, olive oil, mustard and canned or processed sauces.

There are no restrictions on fish or mushrooms either, Sanner added.

Commercially produced dried herbs and spices, tea, roasted coffee, cured cheeses, cakes, candies, cookies and roasted nuts are also OK. To find out more about importing food, plant and animal products into the United States, visit the CBP website at www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/arriving_travelers.xml.

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Continued from page 1 Training Center.

After touring the center and watching as community members engaged in combatives, boxing and martial arts training, Ferriter and Rice talked about the importance of building selfconfidence, self-reliance and warrior skills through regular physical fitness training.

“It doesn’t cost a dime,” said Rice, about staying in shape through regular PT, runs, marches and combatives training. “Fill up your tank, come back and you’re ready to roll.

Don’t let anything get in your way of that. After you fill up that tank with a good day of PT, nothing can stop you. Do it every day and be ready.”

Ferriter emphasized how important it is for Soldiers to learn and maintain combatives skills and confidence to be ready for any situation.

“It’s what we do every day as Soldiers that is right,” said Rice, explaining that having a dedicated PT time is critical —whether during inprocessing or when on leave. “Do it every day and be ready.”

Both leaders stressed that noncommissioned officers are the role models who lead by example — looking out for their Soldiers, encouraging and motivating them to stay in shape and to always do what’s right to help prevent fellow Soldiers from falling victim to sexual harassment or abuse.

During a roundtable session with IMCOM-Europe garrison commanders and command

sergeants major, leaders agreed that SHARP is a sergeant’s program — one that may get support from civilian subject matter experts, but a program that ultimately relies on NCOs to set the example and to take preventive or corrective actions when required.

“I think it’s all part of the leader development program,” said Ferriter. “At the end of the day, if we get that right” mission readiness is improved and everyone becomes cognizant that there is no place for sexual harassment or assault in the organization.

Leaders must foster a climate of trust, he said. “We have to look at it through the eyes of our young Soldiers and their Col. David Carstens (left) and Thomas Blakely (right) describe Wiesbaden military community transformation projects, including Newman Village (visible in window), during a families.”

Leader development among helicopter flight with visiting IMCOM commander Lt. Gen. Michael Ferriter. civilian employees is equally important, said Ferriter. “We are all working toward a common goal. What we do with them (civilian employees) is what we’ll get back in return.”

“We have to take it as an investment,” added Rice, explaining that making sure future leaders have the opportunities and time to attend training is critical.

Other issues discussed during the roundtable included the impact of sequestration on IMCOM-Europe communities, sustainment challenges with reduced funding, improvements in the sponsorship and transition programs, and the differences in the operational environment in Europe as compared to stateside installations.

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Standing strong at Vacation Bible School More than 200 children take part in popular Wiesbaden summertime activity Story and photos by Chrystal Smith

U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Public Affairs Office

The sounds reverberating from Wiesbaden Middle School were enough to make passersby question if school was still in session.

The various noises were those of about 200 lively elementary and preschool aged children participating in Vacation Bible School.

Michele Puehler and Patricia Pritschow, VBS coordinators, teamed with 20 volunteers to offer another session of the Christian-education activity themed “Kingdom Rock: Where Kids Stand Strong for God,” June 24-28.

“It’s a fun way of bringing them closer to God because going to church can be a little boring for younger kids,” said Pritschow.

Puehler and Pritschow, who have been facilitating the summer sessions for nearly two decades ― two years in Wiesbaden and about 15 years in Dexheim, said they offer the experience in a nontraditional setting to youths for spiritual enrichment.

“We host VBS to teach children about God, and maybe reach children who don’t go to church or whose parents don’t go to church on Sunday,” said Vacation Bible schoolers and staff sing “Stand Strong” during Vacation Bible School in the Wiesbaden Middle School Pritschow.

Daily the children partici- gym June 26. Photo top: Kingdom Rock players and Vapated in activities centered on cation Bible schoolers rock out to the theme song “Stand a specific biblical point, verse Strong.” Photo right: Vacation Bible schoolers scramble to grab pieces of a wall from a box during Tournament and story. The coordinators said Games. the activities were designed to solidify the key points of the particular to that day of the school. children saw how the points of the day day’s message. transformed into amusement to highlight At the Epic Bible Adventures station, “Kids like action and movement,” aspects of the message. the children heard the daily story and said Pritschow.

Snack time was also an important became players to reenact the day’s story.

Daily the children were transported The imagination station gave children event as daily one of the four groups to Kingdom Rock where each day an opportunity to do different types of had the responsibility of making snacks began with “Sing and Play Rock,” for the entire school. Even the snack experiments. where children sang along to the songs In Chadder’s Royal Theater, the presentations had a special theme, said of the day. children watched short movies, read Puehler, as she pointed out the “prayer “They are songs that you will scriptures and received trinkets that mix.” It comprised ingredients similar to know for the rest of your life,” said displayed the daily verse. In the theater the well-known Chex Mix snack.

Pritschow.

There was also a special program session they also learned about OperaThe children progressed through tion Kid-to-Kid where they composed designated for the children graduating several different stations daily in small special Bible books to send to children to middle school called Spotlight. “This groups where volunteers explained and in India. group is for children too old to participate expanded upon points of the message At the Tournament Game station, the like the others and who are too young

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to volunteer,” said Puehler.

The youths in Spotlight were tasked as reporters to record the activities throughout the day. They took photos and compiled them into presentations that were shown daily in the Kingdom Rock assemblies.

And while the coordinators are in their own right old pros putting on a successful religious education program, they maintained that none of the program would have been possible if not for the efforts and support from the chaplaincy and school.

“Without volunteers this program definitely wouldn’t work,” said Pritschow.

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Banish the summertime blahs U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden has an abundance of activities for children

By Wendy Brown

U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Public Affairs Office

Fear not if that summertime plan of taking it easy and not getting the children involved in structured activities has only resulted in cries of, “We’re bored.”

There is still plenty of time for children to get involved in summer activities before school starts up again. There are also many activities in and around U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden, as the following list shows. All activities are subject to space availability.

• The Missoula Children’s Theatre will show up in Wiesbaden in July with everything it takes to put on a play ― including a set, lights, costumes, props and make up ― except a cast. The team holds an open audition and casts local students ages 7-18 years old to perform in the play. From July 22-27, children in Wiesbaden can participate in the production. To participate in this free activity, contact SKIESUnlimited through Parent Central Services at mil 337-7928 or civ (0611) 705-7928.

• SKIESUnlimited also has music and dance summer activities that include Musikgarten, Music Instrument Paradise, Keyboard Fun, Dance Summer Workshop and Dance to Salsa Music. For more information contact SKIESUnlimited through Parent Central Services at mil 337-7928 or civ (0611) 705-7928.

• For technologically inclined sixth through ninth graders, there is a STEM Summer Camp from 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 5-9, and a Robotics Summer Camp from 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 12-16 in the Wiesbaden High School Technology Laboratory. For more information, contact the RoboWarriors Robotics Club at robowarriors@doddse.net.

• For children in grades six through 12, the Youth Center has a variety of trips and activities planned for the summer, and they range from a trip to Heidelberg July 9 to a fishing trip to Limburg with all the equipment provided July 31 ― there are three every week.

For more information, contact Parent Central Services at mil 337-7928 or civ (0611) 705-7928.

• Also for children in grades six through 12, the Youth Center offers programs called Move It Mondays and Fun and Fit Fridays that take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The programs involve breakfast, fitness and technological or craft activities. The cost is $20 per day.

• In addition, the Youth Center Open Recreation Program takes place free of charge from 1-6:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday for middle school youth and from 1-8 p.m. Monday through Friday for high school youth.

• The School Age Centers on Hainerberg Housing and Clay Kaserne also have a variety of field trips throughout the summer for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. Examples of upcoming trips include the Lava Dome in Mendig and the Opel Zoo in Kronberg. Contact Parent Central Services at mil 337-7928 or civ (0611) 705-7928.

• Youth Sports and Fitness is sponsoring the Start Smart sports program again this year in Wiesbaden.

Sports included in the program will be golf, flag football, soccer and basketball. All the programs for

Photo by Wendy Brown

Mason Payeur works on a robot during the Robotics Summer Day Camp at Wiesbaden High School last August. Students in grades six through nine can participate in the camp this year. Photo below: Benjamin Smith runs with the football as Issac Meyers chases him while learning about flag football at the Start Smart Sports program in Hainerberg Housing last summer.

Photo by Katrina Gluth

children ages 3-5 are filled except for golf, but most programs are still open for children ages 6-7. The cost is $25. For more information, call Parent Central Services at mil 337-7928 or civ (0611) 705-7928.

• In addition, Youth Sports and Fitness will hold inline hockey, football skills, tennis and flag football clinics this summer. For more information, contact Parent Central Services at mil 337-7928 or civ (0611) 705-7928.

• SKIESUnlimited also offers ongoing tae kwon do classes, as well as private music lessons in drum and percussion, piano and guitar. For more information contact Parent Central Services at mil 337-7928 or civ (0611) 705-7928.

• Another perennial favorite with Wiesbaden chil-

dren is the annual library summer reading program.

The theme of this year’s program is, “Have Book Will Travel,” and the remaining program events are July 11, 18 and 25. Participation is required in two programs in order to receive a certificate, but children can register throughout the program. For more information about this free activity, people can call the library at mil 337-1740 or civ (0611) 705-1740.

• Child, Youth and School Services also offers a 10-week summer program for children in part-day preschool and kindergarten. Next week’s part-day preschool theme is, “Down on the Farm,” and next week’s kindergarten theme is, “Blast to the Past!”

For more information contact Parent Central Services at mil 337-7928 or civ (0611) 705-7928.

• The American Girl Social Hour continues with programs at 10 a.m. July 20 and Aug. 17 at the Wiesbaden Library. Girls should bring their American Girl dolls with them to the social. Activities will include the reading of an American Girl book, artwork, discussion of etiquette, tea and cookies.

• The climbing wall at the Wiesbaden Fitness Center is open, and people can call mil 337-5541 or civ (0611) 705-5541 to schedule an appointment.

There are sessions available Tuesday and Thursday from 5-7 p.m., and the first Saturday of every month from 8 a.m. to noon. Climbing is open to all ages and abilities, although children should be old enough to understand the difference between left and right. Children as young as 3 years old have enjoyed climbing on the wall, which is also available for birthday parties.

• Child Youth and School Services will conduct Newcomers’ City Tours July 13, July 27 and Aug. 10. All of these walking tours are free and begin at the lobby of the Army Lodge in Hainerberg Housing at 10 a.m. No registration is required.

• Adolescents 11 years old and up are welcome at the American Red Cross’ Standard First Aid Adult & Child CPR/AED class from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

July 13 at Clay Kaserne Building 1023E, Room 284.

The cost is $55 per person. For more information, call mil 337-1760 or civ (0611) 705-1760.

•Adolescents 11-17 years old can sign up for the American Red Cross’ Babysitter’s Training and Pediatric First Aid/CPR class from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

July 30-31 at Clay Kaserne Building 1023E, Room 284. The cost is $55 per person. For more information call mil 337-1760 or civ (0611) 705-1760.

• The Wiesbaden Wahoos are holding a summer swim clinic for stroke development Aug. 13-17 and another one for intermediate and advanced swimmers Aug. 19-23. Both clinics take place from 8-10 a.m. and cost $90 per swimmer. They will take place at the Kleinfeldschen Pool in Wiesbaden. For more information, visit www.wiesbadenwahoos.com.

• The New Parent Support Program, Educational and Developmental Intervention Services and Women, Infants, Children programs invite parents with toddlers and preschoolers for some “Play in the Park” from 11 a.m. to noon July 26 in Crestview Housing and Aug. 30 in Aukamm Housing. Activities include bubbles, parachute games, water tables and an obstacle course. Call civ (0611) 408-0330 or 0331 for more information.

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Advice for getting married overseas to enter into a marriage contract in the form of certification by compeAmerican diplomatic and tent authority that no consular officers are not permitimpediment exists to ted to perform marriages (Title the marriage. (No such 22, Code of Federal Regulations document exists in the 52.1). Marriages abroad are United States.) almost always performed by Unless the foreign local (foreign) civil or religious authorities will allow officials. such a statement to be As a rule, marriages are not executed before one of performed on the premises of an their consular officials American embassy or consulate. The validity of marriages in the United States, it abroad is not dependent upon will be necessary for the to the marriage registrar first the presence of an American parties to a prospective be authenticated in the United marriage abroad to execute diplomatic or consular officer, States by a consular official of an affidavit at the American but upon adherence to the laws that country. This process can be embassy or consulate in the of the country where the martime consuming and expensive. country in which the marriage riage is performed. Consular officers may authenticate foreign Residency will occur stating that they are Parental consent marriage documents. There is requirements The age of majority for mar- free to marry. a fee for authentication of a This is called an Affidavit Marriages abroad are subject riage varies from one country document. to the residency requirements to another. Persons under the of Eligibility to Marry, and of the country in which the age of 18 must, as a general there is a fee for the American Validity of overseas marriage is to be performed. rule, present a written statement consular officer's certification marriages In general, marriages which There is almost always a lengthy of consent executed by their of the affidavit. Some countries parents before a notary public. also require witnesses who will are legally performed and valid waiting period.

Some countries require the execute affidavits to the effect abroad are also legally valid Documentation and parental consent statement to that the parties are free to marry. in the United States. Inquiries authentication be authenticated by a consular regarding the validity of a marMost countries require that Additional riage abroad should be directed a valid U.S. passport be pre- official of that foreign country requirements to the attorney general of the sented. In addition, birth certifi- in the United States.

Many countries, like the state in the United States where cates, divorce decrees and death Affidavit of eligibility United States, require blood the parties to the marriage live. certificates are frequently reto marry tests. quired. Some countries require All civil law countries reForeign laws and Some countries require that that the documents presented quire proof of legal capacity documents presented to the procedures

Who may perform marriages abroad?

The embassy or tourist information bureau of the country in which the marriage is to be performed is the best source of information about marriage in that country. Some general information on marriage in a limited number of countries can be obtained from Overseas Citizens Services, Room 4811, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520. In addition, American embassies and consulates abroad frequently have information about marriage in the country in which they are located.

marriage registrar be translated into the native language of that country.

Loss of U.S. nationality

In some countries, marriage to a national of that country will automatically make the spouse either a citizen of that country or eligible to become naturalized in that country expeditiously.

The automatic acquisition of a second nationality will not affect U.S. citizenship.

However, naturalization in a foreign country on one's own application or the application of a duly authorized agent may cause the loss of American citizenship. Persons planning to apply for a foreign nationality should contact an American embassy or consulate for further information.

Marriage to an alien

Information on obtaining a visa for a foreign spouse may be obtained from any office of the USCIS, U.S. embassies and consulates abroad, or the Department of State Visa Office, Washington, DC 20520-0113.

If you have any questions regarding this topic, visit the Legal Assistance Office on Clay Kaserne, Building 1023W, or call mil 337-4725 or civ (0611) 705-4725.

Summer reading kickoff

Ann Burski, director of the Wiesbaden Library, laughs as she uses a puppet named Hilda to kick off the library’s summer reading program at the library June 26. Reginald Stewart, a technician at the library, stands next to Burski with another puppet. This year’s reading program is called, “Have Book, Will Travel,” and and the remaining program events are July 11, 18 and 25.

Participation is required in two programs in order to receive a certificate, but children can register throughout the program. For more information about this free activity, people can call the library at mil 3371740 or civ (0611) 705-1740.

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USAG Wiesbaden — Wackernheim, Wiesbaden Garrison employees recognized for length of service, more

By Karl Weisel

U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Public Affairs Office

“One need not wear a uniform to serve.”

That was the focus June 21 as Col. David Carstens, U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden commander, honored 945 years of combined service contributed by garrison employees at a Length of Service Ceremony.

“This garrison and this community could not survive without you. … You have helped manage so much change, so well, in such a short period of time,” Carstens said. “From welcoming Headquarters USAREUR to reintegrating the redeployed V Corps Headquarters, Photo by Dee Crawford to conducting oversight of hundreds of millions of dollars Longtime employees look on as U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden leaders Col. David Carstens and Command Sgt. Maj. of military construction projects Sa’eed Mustafa join Vincent Cromartie, Norbert Dauer and Albert Haempel in cutting a cake at the length of service to the upkeep of a garrison ceremony June 21. consisting of 19 sites spread 45 years of service. career as a GS-5 mail clerk after also didn’t envision such a presented two special awards over 40-plus square kilometers, lengthy career with the U.S. during the ceremony. Chrystal “I always wanted to work retiring from the military. to expanding, always expand- in this field,” said Dauer, who Smith and Wendy Brown of Cromartie, who said the military 40 years ago. ing, the wide array of child started working for the Wies- upcoming furlough would be “When I started in Septem- the garrison’s Public Affairs care and recreational services baden military community in his second go-around with ber 1973 I had very bad Eng- Office received Achievement provided to the community 1968. the government’s mandatory lish. In 1974 I started learning Medals for Civilian Service … your achievements as the Dauer, who praised his employee layoff, added that he English in night school and for their work on the garrison’s backbone for this community, coworkers over the years, said didn’t think he would work so practiced at work during the revamped website and with our continuity, our experience it was hard to recollect a high- long for Uncle Sam when he day,” Haempel said, adding the Herald Union newspaper base, are too many to mention.” light of his time with the U.S. began his career. that he always liked the “take- respectively.

During the ceremony, em- military. “There were good days “I can only say thank you,” “I’m thankful ― can’t com- it-easy” attitude of his American ployees were honored for from and bad days,” he said. said the garrison commander plain. … I couldn’t have done colleagues. five to 45 years of service with Several employees were to all of those honored, “for Vincent Cromartie of the Di- it without all of the employees the U.S. forces. rectorate of Human Resources who have helped me along the recognized for 35 years in- your dedication, service, proAmong those recognized and Albert Haempel with the way. If it wasn’t for them I cluding Lothar Gerhardt, Wal- fessionalism, a smile at every ter Maehlig, Gordon Adam, front door service and for every was Norbert Dauer, a host nation Directorate of Public Works wouldn’t be here today.”

Likewise, Haempel, a gar- Gebhard Dillmann and Roger time you help a Soldier and or employee with the Directorate were each recognized for having family member find his or her of Public Works’ electrical contributed 40 years of service. dener for the garrison who Gerber.

Carstons and Command way. A most sincere thank you branch, who will wrap up his “I’ve come a long way,” intends to work for five more career in August after more than said Cromartie, who began his years before retiring, said he Sgt. Maj. Sa’eed Mustafa also for a job well done.”

Friendship award Hessen Minister President Volker Bouffier chats with Wiesbaden Health Clinic's Staff Sgt. John Lacroix while recognizing him for outstanding contributions to German-American relations at the Hessentag Awards Ceremony in Kassel June 22. Lacroix, born in Applevalley, Calif., helped build a strong partnership between German and American service members and civilian emergency responders while managing the Viper Pit, a combat lifesaver training facility, on Clay Kaserne.

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Hero2Hired program automates job search Tools make for an easier, more successful transition to civilian job

Transitioning Soldiers have access to many kinds of resources as they prepare to enter the post-military phase of their lives. Many of those are available at Army Career and Alumni Program offices on installations.

For Soldiers without regular access to an installation, however, the resources and tools needed for a successful transition might not be readily available — or available at all.

This applies to many Reserve and National Guard Soldiers, but could also apply to Soldiers recovering from injuries or illness.

To address the need for widely available transition resources, the Department of Defense created the Hero2Hired program as a central, user-friendly resource for Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard service mem-

bers to connect with military-friendly companies who want to hire them.

H2H has an array of interactive transition tools, including military-to-civilian skills translation, education and training resources and lists of employers, as well as a mobile smart phone application. H2H is provided through the Department of Defense’s Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, which currently is revising and expanding its scope due to demand for the program.

H2H offers the following valuable job search tools: • Search for jobs — If you know the name of a company

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online from home. Or search a database of jobs and speak directly with employers from the comfort and convenience of home. The only requirement is a personal computer with internet access.

The H2H website is intended to provide transitioning service members with one more way to access the tools and information needed to step out of the combat uniform and into a new civilian career.

The H2H site is located at https://h2h.jobs. Go to the site; set up an account and look around to find out how H2H can help you find your next job. If you have any questions contact Mitchell Lee at Mitchell.a.lee. civ@mail.mil, 001-210-4660123 / 210-722-4721. (Courtesy of the U.S. Army Installation Management Command)

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Many people get attached to their plants while stationed in Europe and want to mail or hand carry them back to the United States from overseas. Unfortunately, some plants are outright prohibited from entering the United States. Most others will have restrictions that are often very difficult to comply with and may be costly to fulfill.

Arrangements with U.S. Department of Agriculture and Customs and Border Protection to send or take plants to the United States must be made well in advance. The USDA regulates plants to ensure that foreign plant pests and diseases do not enter the United States.

“Most restricted plants will need a permit from the USDA that will stipulate certain requirements such as treatments or fumigations,” said Scott Sanner, agriculture adviser to the U.S. European Command. Phytosanitary certificates from the government of the country where the plant was grown are also required for plants intended for planting.

These may be hard to get because the government officials who issue them may be few in number and may not be close to where you live.

Also, there may be a charge for these certificates.

Additional declarations on the Phytosanitary Certificate may be required to verify certain things such as if the plant was grown in a certain pest or disease-free area or that the plant is free of certain pests and diseases based on an official

inspection. Only the government officials in that country are authorized to make these declarations and issue the certificates.

“There are also size and age limitations that apply to most plants being brought into the States,” Sanner added. Many plants cannot be more than 2 years old and 18 inches high from the soil line, he explained.

No soil or growing media can be sent to the United States. Only an approved, not previously used, packing media may surround plants going back and the plants cannot be rooted as inspectors in the U.S. must see the roots.

These restrictions still apply even if the plant originally came from the United States. Once a plant crosses the U.S. border, it is susceptible to foreign pests and diseases, and so will be treated as a foreign plant.

As you can see, there are many requirements for sending or taking a plant to the United States.

Even if all these requirements can be met, the plant making entry into the United States is subject to inspection by CBP or USDA personnel for final disposition.

As always, whether hand carrying or mailing plants or other agricultural items to the United States, you must declare them on the appropriate CBP declaration form. You may be subject to fines if you fail to do so.

Consult the USDA website at www.aphis. usda.gov/plant_health/permits/plantproducts. shtml or contact your nearest military customs office for more information.

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Community notes ... Community notes 1002 (airfield operations building) on Clay Kaserne. Everyone is welcome for praise, devotion, conversation and prayer.

Kudos to volunteers

Congratulations and thanks to the following Volunteers of the Month: Capt. Ericka Carroll, Isidora Dona, Kimberly Speed, Chandee Ulch, Teresa Bartels, Jennifer Lanterman, Eileen Mijares and Rosie, Sean-Paul Adams, Richard Heiges, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Carl TenBrink, William Heiges, Kareena Carter, Jessica Rose and Anne Blakeslee. The following people were the Volunteers of the Quarter: Mark Robinson, Meredith Yuskiw, Leoann Tansey and Charlene Hormann.

Next CIB is July 30

Get the latest information and feedback at the Community Information Briefing July 30 at 9:30 a.m. at the Wiesbaden Entertainment Center. Follow it online on the garrison’s Facebook page at “Garrison Wiesbaden.”

CAC PIN reset

The U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden’s Personnel Division now offers a faster CAC PIN reset option. People can sign in at the kiosk at the ID card issue office in Building 1023E to use the CAC reset station. It’s located in Room 166.

Sesame Street coming to town

The USO will bring the characters of Sesame Street to the Wiesbaden Fitness Center July 22. Show times are 2 and 5 p.m.

Learning English

Wiesbaden’s Relocation Readiness Program hosts an English as a Second Language (Ingles como Segundo Idioma) class Thursdays from 4:30-6 p.m. Aug. 1 to Oct. 3 and Oct. 10 to Dec. 19. To register call mil 335-5254 or civ (0611) 4080 254.

Play in the Park

The New Parent Support Program, Educational and Developmental Intervention Services and Women, Infants, Children programs invite parents with toddlers and preschoolers for some “Play in the Park” time from 11 a.m. to noon July 26 in Crestview Housing and Aug. 30 in Aukamm Housing. Activities include bubbles, parachute games, water tables and an obstacle course. Call civ (0611) 408-0330 or 0331 for more information.

Community Flea Market

A Community Flea Market will be held July 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wiesbaden Entertainment Center parking lot.

Cost is $20 to reserve a table.

Call (0611) 4080 190.

ACS Birthday Bash

Army Community Service celebrates 48 years of serving the community July 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with face paint-

Photo by Anemone Rueger

Connecting community members

‘American Girl’ social

Hochheim Mayor Angelika Munck (center) talks about opportunities for U.S. military members with Installation Management Command Sgt. Maj. Earl Rice (right) and Wiesbaden-based command sergeants major during a tour of the town June 24. The visitors got an inside look at the flourishing German-American partnership in Hochheim and opportunities to connect German and American neighbors. ing, hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy, the U.S. Army Europe Brass Quintet and children’s crafts in the ACS Cafeteria in Hainerberg Housing. All ID cardholders are invited to join in the celebration.

Wiesbaden American Red Cross also offers a standard first aid (adult and child CPR/AED) class July 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the same location. Call civ (0611) 705-1760 to sign up for either class.

Have book, will travel

German classes

The Wiesbaden Library offers a summer reading program for grades one to five Thursdays at 9 a.m. Stop by the library or call civ (0611) 705-1740 for details.

Culture College

New to the Wiesbaden area?

Sign up for the Culture College to be held July 8-9. Learn about community resources and agencies, get familiar with the German culture, find out about Army Community Service program, experience German shopping, learn how to use public transportation and more.

Call mil 335-5254 for details.

Red Cross classes

Babysitter training and pediatric first aid/CPR will be taught July 30-31 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days in Room 284, Building 1023E on Clay Kaserne. Cost is $55. It’s open to adolescents ages 11-17. The

Army Community Service’s Relocation Readiness Program offers German language classes July 11 to Aug. 1, Aug. 8 to Sept.

5, Sept. 19 to Oct. 17 and Oct. 24 to Nov. 21 from 7-8:30 p.m.

The class is designed for beginners and offers lots of “good-toknow” information. Call ACS at civ (0611) 4080-254.

Family Child Care

Do you love working with children? Interested in working from home? Looking for an earning potential from $26,000 to $40,000 annually? Become a Family Child Care provider.

Call civ (0611) 4080-329 or mil 335-5383 for more information.

Special CDC openings

Child, Youth and School Services features special child care openings in Building 1502 on Clay Kaserne — July 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and July 26

from 6:30-11:30 p.m. Current CYSS registration is required.

Make reservations and payment at least four days before the date.

Call Parent Central Services at civ (0611) 705-7928.

Employment classes

Wiesbaden Army Community Service’s Employment Readiness Program holds USA Jobs and resume basics classes July 23, Sept. 24, Oct. 24 and Nov. 19 at 10:30 a.m. Call civ (0611) 4080-254 to reserve a space.

Evensong service

There is a new liturgical Protestant service called Evensong that will take place at 5 p.m. Sundays in the lounge in Building

We organize tours individually for your group of friends, family and business partners!

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An “American Girl” social for girls ages 6 and above is held every third Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Wiesbaden Library on Clay Kaserne. Girls should bring their American Girl dolls with to the social. Activities will include the reading of an American Girl book, artwork, discussion of etiquette, tea and cookies.

Call civ (0611) 705-1740 or civ (06128) 489 202.

No passport photo walk-ins

The Training Support Center’s Photo Studio no longer offers a walk-in service for passport photos. All passport photos must be scheduled through VIOS. There is no fee for the passport photos. The studio does not shoot photos for international driver’s licenses.

To make an appointment visit www.vios.army.mil.

• Wine tastings • Vineyard walking tours • Hiking • Wine wagon tours • Local events www.eventours-rheingau.de

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Schools page — Partners in education School bits University of Maryland classes

The University of Maryland University College starts its fall class schedule Aug. 19. Stop by the Education Center (Building 1023E, Room 12) on Clay Kaserne or call civ (0611) 705-5917 for information about financial aid and degree planning.

Learning during summer

Summer’s a great time to relax, have adventures and explore. But that doesn’t mean learning has to stop. Students can continue to study and prepare for the new school year by visiting the Department of Defense Education Activity’s Summer Explorations home page at http:// summer.eportalnow.net. The site aims to provide inspirational and motivational learning in a fun environment for all ages.

Scholarship recipient

Congratulations to Jonathan Ochart, the recipient of a $1,500 college scholarship from the Scholarships for Military Children Program through the Defense Commissary Agency.

Ochart, a Wiesbaden High School National Honor Society member, is headed to the University of Texas at Austin. For more information about the Scholarships for Military Children Program visit www.militaryscholar.org.

Summer graduate programs

The University of Phoenix offers Masters of Business Administration summer graduate programs starting in August 2013. For more information call civ (0611) 205-2015 or email Wiesbaden@phoenix.edu.

University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma offers students the opportunity to earn Masters of Education and International Relations. The school also offers an Organizational Leadership Doctoral program.

OU classes are taught face-toface or online by internationally recognized OU faculty. The threehour credit courses are taught in a weeklong format (Tuesday to Sunday). Call civ (0611) 7055937 or email apwiesbaden@ ou.edu for details.

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Troop 107 Boy Scouts Ric Heiges (from left), Ryan Pickering and Isaiah Bednash help Ricky Pickering (behind the habitat, next to Bednash) move Jake the Snake’s new boa constrictor habitat from Bednash’s home on Florida Strasse to Wiesbaden High School June 13.

‘Jake the Snake’ gets new home Aspiring Eagle Scout comes through for high school boa constrictor Story and photos by Wendy Brown

U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Public Affairs Office

Wiesbaden High School’s “Jake the Snake” has a new home thanks to Troop 107 Boy Scout Ricky Pickering, who built it to fulfill one of the requirements to become an Eagle Scout.

Jake ― a female ― is a seven-foot-long boa constrictor who eats two dead rats every two weeks and lives in the classroom of science teacher Chris Limes. She outgrew the large tank Limes had kept her in since she was a foot-long baby, and Limes asked the school’s Booster Club for money to get her a new home.

Pickering’s mother, Tammy Pickering, is a member of the club, and she suggested he take on the project. Ricky thought it was a good idea. Joe Bednash, another member of the club, offered his extensive experience as a builder to help

out with the project.

“I just showed this guy a picture and he and the boys built it,” Limes said June 14, the day Ricky Pickering and a few of his fell o w Scouts rolled t h e home f r o m the Bednashs’ b a c k yard to the high Jake the Snake school.

Pickering said he is thankful for the help he received on the project from Bednash, and other Boy Scouts, including Ric Heiges, Will Heiges, Ryan Pickering and Isaiah Bednash, who helped him move the habitat from the Bednashs’ back yard on Florida Strasse to the high school. Pickering also thanked Dave Eidem, a math teacher at the school,

and personnel at the Self Help Store, for their help on the project as well.

Limes said he bought Jake in 2001 when she was a onefoot-long b a b y, a n d she used to be able to climb through the eye-hole of a cow skull he kept in her tank.

“She’s a low-maintenance animal,” Limes said. “You don’t have to take her out for a walk. You feed her and you clean her cage once a week, and that’s about all you have to do. She’s cold blooded, so you don’t have to feed her much. A comparable-sized warm blooded animal would eat about 80 percent more.”

Limes said he received an estimate from a company, and a similar boa constrictor

home would have cost about $3,000. Instead, with the only cost being materials, and many of them donated, the home costs well under a third of that amount to build.

The rank of Eagle Scout is the highest rank in Boy Scouting, and in order to complete the requirements, Scouts must complete a community service project. Pickering said he does not know when his Eagle Scout Court of Honor will be held because he still has a few other requirements to fulfill for the rank.

The project took more than 40 working hours to build, Pickering said.

Pickering said he has been a Boy Scout for six years, and before that he went through the Cub Scout ranks. He enjoys the camping and the camaraderie of his fellow Scouts the most.

“Everyone in the Troop gets along,” he said.

As for snakes, “I don’t hate snakes,” Pickering said, “but I’m not much into them.”

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For your health Wiesbaden Dental Clinic embraces plan for oral wellness Members of the the Wiesbaden Dental Clinic Command staff said they are excited about the U.S. Dental Command’s global initiative focusing on oral wellness. The initiative, Go First Class, switches the current practice of multiple dental appointments: examination, cleaning and fillings to a business model of a cleaning appointment with an exam.

Service members identified with few simple correctable conditions may be treated during this single appointment.

“GFC is designed to meet the Army’s readiness standard, while actively pursuing oral wellness or health,” said Col. Derrick R. Carter, commander of the Wiesbaden Dental Clinic.

“It supports the surgeon general’s 2020 Medical Campaign Plan of achieving healthy Army beneficiaries through preventive measures, by focusing on warriors’ oral wellness. Oral health is not limited to teeth, but is part of the whole body and extends the dentist’s role in the surveillance of disease.”

Carter stressed that GFC is a “cleaning” centric appointment for service members that are in the window for their required annual exam.

Service members are asked to contact the dental clinic up to 60 days before their current exam will expire. The clinic will assess past dental history to determine whether a single dental appointment is possible to achieve oral wellness or Dental Readiness Classification one. Oral wellness means that no treatment is necessary, and chances of reporting to the clinic for a dental emergency is less than 4 percent.

“Service members with a high probability of needing a filling will receive an appointment for a cleaning, exam and treatment of any simple condition,” Carter said. “The cleaning appointment will be the basis for the dental exam, blood pressure screening and initiation for tobacco cessation referral, nutritional counseling referral and hopefully in the future other medical screenings like diabetes. Needless to say, the encounter will include a complete dental exam with

necessary X-rays, address oral hygiene concerns, and allow for preventive measures like sealants for deep teeth grooves and application of fluoride for cavities prevention.”

This new dental appointment model has an estimated potential saving to the Army of $31 million, as it reduces the service member’s time away from the workplace, to meet multiple dental appointments.

“GFC’s cleaning/exam and cleaning/exam/filling appointments are not the solution for every service member,” Carter said. “An anticipated 30 percent of service members will need to be re-appointed after their cleaning appointment for follow-on treatment. Service members completed in a single appointment increases readiPhoto by Wendy Brown ness and oral wellness, creates Robert Walker, a registered dental hygenist at the Wiesbaden Dental Clinic, cleans the greater appointment availability teeth of Spc. Andrew Hughes at the clinic earlier this year. Soldiers within the window of and produces clinic operational their required annual exam can expect appointments that center on cleanings. savings.”

GFC is for active duty in the Medical Protection Service members whose dental clinic will still provide service members only and was System, service members with required annual exam will “walk-in” exam service. Serput in place globally July 1. non-emergent dental needs expire within the next 60 days vice members should not wait It’s not just about the paradigm (class two) are now considered or have expired (class four) until the last minute to use this shift to the “cleaning/exam” “amber,” highlights the point should call the dental clinic at option as a way to stay current appointment. It is the change in that all diagnosed conditions mil 337-1720 or civ (0160) 705- in MEDPROS. (Courtesy of thinking from untreated identi- and disease must be treated; 1720 to schedule their clean- the Wiesbaden Dental Clinic fied disease is allowable if the and left untreated increases the ing/exam appointment. The Command) service member is deployable. risk of a dental emergency. AsGFC emphasizes the benefits ymptomatic untreated cavities to the service member, unit, and gum disease are no longer and Army by being in a state of acceptable. Oral wellness and oral wellness. Recent changes prevention are the new “norm.”

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• Must demonstrate a writing background (newspaper or magazine, travel writing, etc.)

• German language skills are helpful.

• Minimum number of stories per week required.

• Contribute own story ideas and keep up-to-date with current events in the KMC, Baumholder, Stuttgart and Wiesbaden areas.

• Must be willing to take assignments.

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Send your resume and copies of 2 published articles to jobs@advantipro.de.

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Lithuania: A place of pilgrima

Small Baltic country of 3.5 million large o Story and photos by Wendy Brown

U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Public Affairs Office

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s we celebrate the 237th anniversary of our country’s independence from England, let’s also take some time to pay tribute to a country that became independent from the Soviet Union a short 23 years ago.

That country is Lithuania, and not only is it a pleasant, green and relaxing place to visit, it is an excellent place for anyone interested in history to explore.

In addition, many people make a pilgrimage to the Hill of Crosses in the northern part of the country.

The Soviet Army invaded Lithuania in 1940, and the following year the Nazis invaded and occupied the country. In 1944 the Soviets returned and continued to deport people to Siberia and squelch resistance. People did resist, however, and in 1988 it became strong enough to create a group called Sajudis.

In 1990 Sajudis won the majority of seats in parliamentary elections, and March 11 of that year, the parliament declared the country’s independence. After Soviet embargos and a temporary suspension of independence, the country declared its independence again in January 1991.

After taking over a television tower in Vilnius on Jan. 12-13, Soviet troops fired on civilians outside the tower, killing 13 people and injuring many more.

One 20-year-old woman, Loreta Asanaviciute, was crushed by a tank and died on the way to the hospital.

Also that day, tens of thousands of unarmed Lithuanians gathered outside the parliament building in Vilnius to defend it, and a television station in Kaunas began broadcasting in several languages information about what the Soviets had done to the civilians at the television tower. Word got out, and the Soviets backed off.

In September 1991 the Soviets recognized Lithuania’s independence, and three months later, on Dec. 26, 1991, the Soviet Union dissolved.

For those interested in Lithuania’s independence struggle,

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Vilnius, the country’s capital, is the place to go. It is a city of about 500,000, and in the downtown area there is the Museum of Genocide Victims in the former KGB headquarters building. Exhibitions include the former KGB prison, which is as the KGB left it in August 1991, and materials that show how the Soviets executed people.

There is also an exhibition that informs people about the Nazi occupation and the Holocaust in Lithuania, and it includes details about the Vilnius ghetto and the mass murder site in Paneriai, Lithuania. Other exhibits detail deportations, hard labor camps and resistance efforts.

“May the names of Lithuanian patriots, shot to death in this former KGB building, bear witness to duty fulfilled to the motherland, its honor, freedom and independence,” reads an inscription in Lithuanian and English on the building that houses the museum.

The names of the patriots, as well as their years of birth and death, are inscribed on the building.

The 1,069-foot-tall television tower where the Lithuanians confronted the Soviets is open for tourists, and people can pay to take an elevator to the top.

One of Lithuania’s largest symbols of resistance against the Soviets is the Hill of Crosses, which is located outside Siauliai in northern Lithuania. It is about a two-and-a-half hour drive from Vilnius.

No one knows for sure when the first cross appeared on the Hill of Crosses, but after the rebellions of 1831 and 1863 against the Russian czar, there were several, and by the beginning of World War I there were more than 200.

The Soviets destroyed the hill four times during the occupation (in 1961, 1973, 1974 and 1975), but people kept bringing more crosses. Lithuania is 79 percent Catholic, and the hill became a symbol of resistance against the religious intolerance of the Soviets. Since the Lithuanian Revival in 1988, and Pope John Paul II’s visit in 1993, the number of crosses has only continued to grow.

The hill is a popular pilgrimage site for many Catholics. After

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his visit, Pope John Paul II urged the monks at Mount of La Verna in Italy to build a friary near the Hill of Crosses, and they did. A window behind a chapel in the monastery looks out on the hill of crosses, and a convent in honor of St. Clare is also planned nearby.

The easiest way to get to Lithuania from Wiesbaden is to take a

Ryan Air flight out of the Frankfurt Hahn Airport to the Kaunas International Airport. Kaunas is about an hour-and-15-minute drive west of Vilnius, and it makes for a good home base for visits to the Hill of Crosses and Vilnius.

Kaunas is a pleasant city with several universities and a roughly one-mile-long pedestrian zone

in the heart of the city. There are several shops and restaurants along the way, and at the end of the thoroughfare is the beautiful St. Michael the Archangel Church.

Kaunas boasts a nice old town area where there are restaurants and a number of churches.

There are also historical points of interest in Kaunas. Near the

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age, history and outdoor fun

on history and interesting places to visit

Statues stand on the side of the Vilnius Cathedral in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo top: The Hill of Crosses near Ĺ iauliai, Lithuania. Photo far left: A wooden figure at the Hill of Crosses.

Photo left: A cross is draped with rosaries at the Hill of Crosses. Photo right: A memorial for victims of the Soviet occupation of Lithuania is next to Museum of Genocide Victims in the former KGB headquarters building in Vilnius.

Kaunas Musical Theatre is a plaque that commemorates the death of Romas Kalanta, who burned himself to death near the theater in 1972 to protest the Soviet regime. His death helped rally many people against the Soviets.

On the outskirts of Kaunas is the AB Underground Printing House, which operated during the

last 30 years of the occupation in an underground bunker with reinforced concrete walls. The bunker was dug by hand, and the printing press was made out of spare parts.

Lithuanians speak Lithuanian, but a large percentage of people also speak English. Most signs are in both Lithuanian and English.

One Lithuanian litas equals about 38 U.S. cents, and most people will find Lithuania a travel bargain in terms of hotel and restaurant prices. Lithuania is a member of the European Union and NATO. For a more general visit to Lithuania, the country also boasts a 60-mile coastline along the Baltic Sea, and there are endless

tourism opportunities there. The country, which is largely rural with many forests, lakes and rivers, would also be an excellent place for outdoor activities.

For more information about Lithuania visit www.lietuva.lt. For more information about Vilnius, visit www.vilnius-tournism.lt. For more information about Kaunas

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visit www.kaunastic.lt. For more information about the Hill of Crosses visit www.lcn.lt/en/bl/ sventoves/kryziuk.

For more information about the Lithuanian events of January 1991 see Showdown: The Lithuanian Rebellion and the Breakup of the Soviet Empire by Richard J. Krickus.

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Sports and leisure

By Donald Seltzer Volksmarch Editor

Take a hike:

Volksmarching notes

v The next meeting of the Wiesbaden International Wandering Club will be Monday, July 22. You’ll find it at the Im Landchen Restaurant and Sportsbar (Oberfeld 7, 65205 Wiesbaden-Erbenheim) beginning at 7 p.m. The club has scheduled a July 27 bus trip to the Stuttgart German-American Wandering Club’s event and a visit to the Porsche Museum. Get more information from their website (www.wiwc-volksmarching.de) or email (wiwcvolksmarching@gmail.com). v Got a comment? Found something you’d like to correct? Want to change “unknown” to a useful trail description? Write me at volksmarch@gmail. com with the subject “Feedback.” v Interested in volksmarching but not sure how things work? Send an email message to volksmarch@ gmail.com with the subject “Getting Started.” v Many thanks to readers Pat and Cheryl Patterson, Bob and Pat Kiebler, and Susan and David Salaj for helping out by sending brochures. v Readers are asked to pick up extra event brochures and to mail them via MPS to Donald Seltzer, CMR 467 Box 5533, APO AE 09096. v The postal code is included in the listings for readers using navigation devices. Autobahn exit numbers are being added for those without such devices. v Would you like to receive Take a Hike at the same time as the newspaper editor? The complete, unedited version of the monthly volksmarching feature is available in its original Word document format by sending an email message to volksmarch@gmail. com with “subscribe” in the subject line. v Look for additional event choices at www. wiesbaden.army.mil/hunion/Takeahike.htm.

Weekend of July 6-7

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ischoffen-Rossbach (35649) ― This walk is northwest of Giessen on the edge of the scenic Naturpark Hochtaunus and offers cycling and a marathon. From Giessen and points south, connect with A-45 toward Siegen. Exit at Herborn-West (26), take take B-255 through Herborn, Bicken, Offenbach and Bischoffen. Pick up a minor road leading to Rossbach and the start.

Start: Dorfgemeinschafts at Felsenstrasse 12 Saturday:

Croatia adventures

Wiesbaden Outdoor Recreation invites travelers to join them for a trip to Rovinj, Croatia, Aug. 8-16. Call civ (0611) 705-5760 or stop by Outdoor

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6 a.m. to 1 p.m. (5, 10 and 21 km, plus cycling) and 6-9 a.m. (42 km) Sunday: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. (5, 10 and 21 km, plus cycling) Trail: Hilly, woods Award: From previous events (shorter trails) or patch and certificate (marathon).

Weekend of July 13-14

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lacht (65558) ― This walk, north of Wiesbaden, brings wanderers to the scenic Limburg area. Consider visiting the interesting town of Limburg if you haven’t done so already. Use Autobahn 3 toward Köln and Limburg. Take the Limburg-Süd exit and B-54 in the direction of Diez and Wiesbaden to reach the start at Flacht.

Start: Aartalhalle at Bahnhofstrasse 17 Saturday and Sunday: 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. (5, 10 and 20 km) Trail: Very hilly, woods Award: None.

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ohren (55487) ― This walk puts you near Hahn airport, home of Ryan Air. Events in the Hunsrück area are always pretty and this one shouldn’t be an exception. Drivers should make their way to B-50 using the Rheinböllen exit (45) of Autobahn 61 or B-421 from Idar-Oberstein or Bad Kreuznach. Once on B-50, drive in the direction of Bernkastel-Kues.

Sohren is at the bottom of a triangle formed by routes B-421, B-327 and B-50.

Start: Bürgerhalle at Talstrasse 1 Saturday: 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. (6 and 10 km) and 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. (20 km) Sunday: 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. (6 and 10 km) and 6 a.m. to noon (20 km) Trails: Fairly hilly, woods and fields Award: None.

Weekend of July 20-21

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arbergen-Panrod (65326) ― This event is north of Wiesbaden in the scenic Naturpark Rhein-Taunus. Use Autobahn 3’s Bad Camberg exit (44) and a minor road leading to the start at Panrod. Wiesbaden’s readers may alternately use B-417 toward Limburg until reaching a minor road to Ketternschwalbach and Panrod.

Start: Palmbachhalle on Kettenbacher Weg Saturday and Sunday: 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. (6 and 11 km), 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. (20 km) and 6-11 a.m. (30 km) Trails: Hilly, woods Award: None.

baden, use Autobahns 60 and 61 past Bingen, then exit at Waldlaubersheim (47). Follow a minor road through Schweppenhausen and Schöneberg to reach the start at Spabrücken.

Start: Soonwaldhalle Saturday and Sunday: 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. (6 and 10 km) and 7 a.m. to noon (20 km) Trail: Hilly, fields and woods Award: None.

Weekend of July 27-28

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ieder-Wiesen (55234) ―This Sunday-only event is south-southeast of Bad Kreuznach and accessible to wanderers via Autobahn 63 south of Mainz. Pick up A-63 southbound from Mainz in the direction of Alzey, then exit at Erbes-Büdesheim (9).

Follow secondary roads through Erbes-Büdesheim and Nack to reach the start. From the KMC, use Autobahns 6 and 63 toward Mainz. Take the Erbes-Büdesheim exit (9) and follow secondary roads through Erbes-Büdesheim and Nack to reach Nieder-Wiesen.

Start: Sportheim Sunday: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. (5 and 10 km) and 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. (20 km) Trail: Fairly hilly, fields and woods Award: Woman’s scarf.

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arralbe, France (57430) ― This event is south of Saarbrücken and easily reached from the KMC by autobahn. From the KMC, use Autobahn 6 past Saarbrücken and into France where it becomes A32.

Connect with the A4 toll road toward Strasbourg and use the Sarreguemines exit. Take N61 to Sarralbe and the start.

Start: Centre Culturel Sportif on Rue de la Sarre Sunday: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. (10 km) and 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. (20 km) Trail: Unknown Award: None.

Weekend of Aug. 3-4

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bernhahn/Westerwald (56424) ― This event is northeast of Limburg and offers, besides the standard shorter routes, a 42-kilometer marathon as well as a 50-kilometer route. Use Autobahn 3’s Montabaur (40) or Ransbach-Baumbach (38) exits.

IVV signs will direct drivers on minor roads for the few miles to the start.

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pabrücken (55595) ― This event, in the Naturpark Soonwald-Nahe, is northwest of Bad Kreuznach and southwest of Bingen, and should be easily reached. From Wies-

Start: Rosenheckhalle on Dernbacher Strasse Saturday: 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (5 and 10 km), 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (21 km), 6-9 a.m. (42 km) and 6-7:30 a.m. (50 km) Sunday: 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (5, 10 and 21 km), 6-9 a.m. (42 km) and 6-8 a.m. (50 km) Trail: Hilly, mostly woods Award: Umbrella (short trails) or patch and certificate (marathon trails).

Things to do ... Things to do

Extreme Weekend with BOSS

Wiesbaden’s Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers heads to Camp Darby, Italy, Aug. 29 to Sept. 2. Enjoy sightseeing, swimming, shopping, dancing, sports and more. Cost is $150 (BOSS members only).

Sign up at the Warrior Zone on Clay Kaserne.

A guide to volksmarching in the Kaiserslautern/Wiesbaden area

Recreation (next to the Tony Bass Fitness Center) on Clay Kaserne for more information.

Wine fests

Eltville hosts its Sekt and Biedermeierfest July 5-8, the Bad Schwalbacher Weinfest July 11-15, the Hochheimer We i n f e s t July 1215 and the Oestricher Marktfest

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(in Oestrich-Winkel) July 19-21.

D.L. Hughley performance canceled

The D.L. Hughley comedy performance scheduled for July 15 is canceled.

Mainz concerts

Elton John performs at the Nordmole, Zollhafen, July 6; Sting July 10 at the Nordmole, Zollhafen; and Marcus Miller July 12 at the Mainz Zitadelle.

Visit www.frankfurter-hof-

mainz.de for more information.

The city of Mainz offers U.S. ID cardholders a discount on tickets to see Earth, Wind and Fire at the Mainz Zitadelle July 17 at 7 p.m. Call Frau Alik Owassapian at civ (06131) 2862 123 for details.

Mystery tour

Join Army Community Service’s Relocation Readiness program on a mystery tour July 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tour-goers meet in front of the Bookmark at the Hainerberg

Shopping Center. Call civ (0611) 4080-234.

Travel with the USO

Rhein Main Area USOs head to the Rhein Aflame July 6, Black Forest July 6, Munich and Dachau July 13, Milan July 13, Speyer July 13, the Luxembourg Blues and Jazz Rally July 20, Würzburg July 20, Strasbourg and Haut Königsbourg Castle July 20, Riesling Route July 21, Point Alpha July 27 and Amsterdam July 27. Stop by any USO office or call civ (0611) 4080-106 for details.

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Sports and leisure Sports shorts EFMP Bowling Night

Children enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program are invited to a Family Bowling event July 10 from 5:307:30 p.m. at the Wiesbaden Entertainment Center. Call mil 335-5254 or civ (0611) 4080-254 to sign up for the free bowling evening.

Youth Sports Summer Programs

Thunder Thump action

Wiesbaden’s Ernestine Hatley, suited up for Stuttgart, hits a short blooper against Spangdahlem June 22 on Clay Kaserne during action in the Thunder Thump softball tournament. Photo left: Justin Baxley, Wiesbaden I shortstop, makes the play to first base after fielding a hit during the Thunder Thump softball tournament. More than 12 men’s and women’s teams from European military installations competed for the title June 21-23 at Clay Kaserne and McCully Barracks. Team Bavaria won the men’s tournament and Stuttgart collected the women’s crown.

Photos by Chrystal Smith

Baseball success in Stuttgart

Photo right: Jarrett Hall of Wiesbaden dashes to third base during the IMCOMEurope Western Region, Child and Youth Services Junior Baseball Championship for 13-15-year-old players in Stuttgart June 8.

Photo bottom: Parker Crumbly, U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden team catcher, stands ready and waiting for the ball during the tournament. The Wiesbaden team, coached

by Neil Ravensbergen, won the tournament after two games.

Photos courtesy of Karen Ravensbergen

Wiesbaden’s Child, Youth and School Services offers a host of summer clinics ― roller hockey July 8-12, football skills July 15-26, tennis June 29 to Aug. 2 ― and start smart clinics ― golf July 9-11, flag football July 16-18, soccer July 23-25 and basketball July 30 to Aug. 1. Call Parent Central Services at civ (0611) 705-7928 for more information.

Golf opportunities

The Rheinblick Golf Course features a Friday Night Scramble July 19 with a shotgun start at 6 p.m. Cost is $10 for members, $20 for nonmembers (ID cardholders). The golf course hosts the Blickster 27-hole Challenge July 27 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The two-person team event costs $20 per member or $35 for nonmembers (ID cardholders). Call civ (0611) 143537 7003 for details.

Recreational shooting

Head to the Wackernheim Range from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 13, Aug. 17 or Sept.

14 to enjoy recreational shooting. Must be age 14 or above and accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Stop by Outdoor Recreation on Clay Kaserne for more information.

Three-country march

The German Armed Forces Reservists Association hosts the 19th international Three-Country, Two-Day March Oct. 4-6. The march takes participants through Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria. Reservation deadline is July 15. For more information about the march call Ulf Sümmerer or Christine Hany at civ (08551) 2232 or email freyung@reservistenverband.de.

Summer swim clinic

The Wiesbaden Wahoos swim team hosts a summer swim clinic from Aug. 13-17 for stroke development and from Aug. 19-23 for intermediate and advanced swimmers. Both sessions will be held at the Hallenbad Kleinfeldchen from 8-10 a.m. Cost is 90 per swimmer. Registration information is available online at www. wiesbadenwahoos.com. Register by July 23 for a free clinic T-shirt.

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The Lone Ranger and Tonto ride again, this time on the big screen.

At the movies July 4-18 Taunus Theater

July 4 ― The Purge (R) 7 p.m.

July 5 ― White House Down (PG-13) 7 p.m.

The Heat (R) 10 p.m.

July 6 ― Monsters University 3D (G) 4 p.m.

The Heat (R) 7 p.m.

July 7 ― The Croods 3D (PG) 4 p.m.

White House Down (PG-13) 7 p.m.

July 8 ― Man Of Steel 3D (PG-13) 7 p.m.

July 9 ― This is the End (R) 7 p.m.

July 10 ― World War Z 3D (PG-13) 7 p.m.

July 11 ― White House Down (PG-13) 7 p.m.

July 12 ― Despicable Me 2 3D (PG) 7 p.m.

The Lone Ranger (PG-13) 9:30 p.m.

July 13 ― Despicable Me 2 3D (PG) 4 p.m.

The Lone Ranger (PG-13) 7 p.m.

July 14 ― Despicable Me 2 3D (PG) 4 p.m The Lone Ranger (PG-13) 7 p.m.

July 15 ― The Hangover Part III (R) 7 p.m.

July 16 ― This is the End (R) 7 p.m.

July 17 ― The Heat (R) 7 p.m.

July 18 ― The Lone Ranger (PG-13) 7 p.m.

Reformed evil mastermind Gru is back for a second movie with the girls who saved him in “Despicable Me 2.” Photo left: The story of how Mike Wazowski and his good friend Sulley became good friends comes out in “Monsters University.”

Read the weekly Things to Do newsletter Looking for more things to do in and around Wiesbaden? Find out about concerts, festivals, flea markets and lots more in the weekly Things to do Newsletter, available on the garrison’s home page at www.wiesbaden.army.mil/sites/about/ttd/TTD.pdf.

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The Purge (R) — On a night plagued by violence and an epidemic of crime, one family wrestles with the decision of who they will become when a stranger comes knocking.

White House Down (PG-13) — A Secret Service agent is tasked with saving the life of the U.S. president after the White House is overtaken by a paramilitary group.

Monsters University 3D (G) — Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn’t always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they couldn't stand each other. “Monsters University” unlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became the best of friends.

The Heat (R) — Uptight FBI special agent Sarah Ashburn is paired with testy Boston cop Shannon Mullins in order to take down a ruthless drug lord. The hitch: neither woman has ever had a partner — or a friend for that matter.

The Croods (PG) — Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds lend their voices to the animated characters in this story about the world’s very first prehistoric family who go on a road trip to an uncharted and fantastical world.

Man Of Steel 3D (PG-13) — A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind. Stars Henry Cavil, Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne, Russell Crowe and Kevin Costner.

This is the End (R) — Six friends are trapped in a house after a series of strange and catastrophic events devastate Los Angeles. Eventually, they are forced to leave the house, facing their fate and the true meaning of friendship and redemption.

World War Z (PG-13) — United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) traverses the world in a race against time to stop the zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humankind. Also stars Eric West, Matthew Fox and Mireille Enos.

Despicable Me 2 3D (PG) — This movie is an all-new comedy adventure featuring the return of former super-villain Gru (Steve Carell), his adorable girls, the unpredictably hilarious Minions, and a host of new and outrageously funny characters.

The Lone Ranger (PG-13) — Native American spirit warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) and man of the law John Reid (Armie Hammer) are opposites brought together by fate and must join forces to battle greed and corruption.

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Have fun with the locals Rhine in flames Sat, Jul 6: Rüdesheim - Bingen Enjoy the most beautiful night of the year at Rhine in flames on July 6 in Rüdesheim or Bingen. Each year, thousands are enchanted by this festival when more than 50 illuminated ships sail along a 10 km stretch of the Rhine, ending with incredible fireworks displays in both cities. Buy a ticket to ride on one of the boats or walk along the Rhine and stop at one of several wine booths along the way. For more information and tickets contact the Tourist Information Bureau Rüdesheim at 06722-906150.

EVENTS Wiesbaden loves JFK – Exhibition Wed, Jun 5 – Sun, Sep 15 Wiesbaden, Schaufenster Stadtmuseum To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the former US president John F. Kennedy’s visit to Wiesbaden, the Stadtmuseum (city museum) hosts the exhibition ‘Wiesbaden loves JFK’ until September 15. See videos of interviews, live interviews with contemporary witnesses, newspaper cuttings and much more.

For more info in German see www. wiesbaden.de.

Strolling wine tour Fri, Jul 5 Eltville, Kloster Eberbach Enjoy a musical supported wine tour with an English speaking guide through the Kloster (monastery) Eberbach on July 5, meeting point is the Klosterkasse (monastery ticket office) at 8 pm. Taste six selected wines in different rooms and listen to a variety of music genres aligned to the wines.

Tickets are €40 and available at the monastery. For more info in German see www.kloster-eberbach.de.

In the evening bratwurst, sandwiches, beer and other drinks will be offered.

The event is organized by the local choir, which will provide musical entertainment during the festivities.

For more info in German see www. gvfrohsinn.de.

Champagne & Biedermeier festival Fri, Jul 5 – Mon, Jul 8 Eltville, Various locations The 78th Champagne and Biedermeier festival in the beautiful historic city of Eltville starts on July 5 with the opening of the fairground at 6 pm. Enjoy live bands, champagne tastings and much more while your kids will be busy with the extensive children’s program. The festival will end with a huge fireworks display on Monday at 10.45 p.m. from the river Rhine. For more info see www.kulturland-rheingau.de.

Nibelungen Festival Fri, Jul 5 – Sun, Jul 21 Worms, Domplatz Visit the city of Worms between July 5 and 21 and experience the unique atmosphere the Nibelungen-Festspiele (Nibelungen festival) brings to the city every year. The oldest written document of the German and Scandinavian heroic saga dates back to the year 1200 with various references to the city of Worms. During the festival you can enjoy the traditional stage play with famous German actors every night (except July 8) as well as culinary de-

lights in different locations all over the city. More info in German and tickets are available at www.grid.worms.de.

English guided city tour Sat, Jul 6 Wiesbaden, Tourist Information Bureau Take part in an interesting city tour on foot through Wiesbaden on July 6 with an English speaking guide, starting at the Tourist Information Bureau at 11 am. See the Hessian state theatre, fountains with thermal waters and other historic sights. Adults pay €8.50, children €4.80. For more info contact the Tourist Information Bureau Wiesbaden at0611-1729930.

Children summer program Mon, Jul 8 – Sat, Jul 13 Wiesbaden, Reisinger Anlage The Reisinger Anlage in Wiesbaden will once again host the children summer program ‘Sommer Wiese’ (summer meadow) from July 8 to 13. According to the motto Weltreise (world trip) children can expect games all about different countries. To top the fun, water slides and a bouncy castle will be available in the park. Admission is free! For more info contact the department for social work Wiesbaden, 0611-312656.

take place from July 12 to 15 starting at 5 pm with a program for children. For four days local winegrowers and restaurants will present their specialties while bands will perform on different stages in the city center. The festival will end with a huge firework display on Monday evening. For more info in German see www.hochheim-feiert.de.

Wine tasting cruise Sun, Jul 14 Rüdesheim am Rhein Enjoy wine tasting on a whole new level during a 1.5 hour boat tour on July 14 starting from Assmannshausen Brücke 2 (bridge 2) at 4.30 p.m. or from Rüdesheim, Brücke 12 at 5.10 p.m. Tickets cost €17 and include the boat tour, the tasting of four different wines, a pretzel and a glass from Rüdesheim as a souvenir. For more information in German see www. roesslerlinie.de.

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Thursdays in Idstein – concert series Thu, Jul 11 Idstein, Löherplatz On five Thursdays, concerts will be held at the Löherplatz in Idstein’s historic city center at 6 p.m. starting on July 11 with music by the band Stormy Monday. Admission is free. The event finances itself by selling cups for your drinks. For more info in German and the entire program see www.

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Marktplatzfest Fri, Jul 5 - Sat, Jul 6 Wiesbaden-Bierstadt, Marktplatz The famous Marktplatzfest (market place festival) will begin on July 5 and 6 from 3 pm. The event will start with the opening of a coffee and cake bar.

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Obstacle course Lauren Brashear, right, and Gabriel Orndorf compete in an obstacle course race at Wiesbaden High School’s June Fest.

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Birthday parade

Take a step

238 years old! An Army Birthday Parade at the Hainerberg Child Development Center.

Braden Anderle takes a few steps at the Hainerberg Child Development Center.

Photo by Peter Witmer

Photo by Peter Witmer

Dunk tank June Fest at Wiesbaden High School. Dominique Baldwin reacts to an attempt to send her back into the water in the dunk tank.

Photo by Peter Witmer

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Meeting the principal Strong Beginnings graduation speaker, Hainerberg Elementary School principal Ms. Penelope Miller-Smith, talks with CYS Services Clay Kaserne Building 1501 graduates before the ceremony.

Talent show Morgan Wetzel and Reanna Birch perform at the Aukamm Elementary School Talent Show.

Sport activities Jacob Meert front (sit ups) & Isaac Hermstad rear (push-ups) join soldiers from the 66MI Brigade at the Hainerberg Elementary School.

Wiesbaden: Point your children in the right direction ... and when they’re older they won't be lost!

Photo by Peter Witmer

Photo by Jan Meert

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Field Day Left: Natalie Majors cheers on the activities at the Hainerberg Elementary School Field Day. Photo by Jan Meert

Top: Jacob Meert & Isaac Hermstad enjoy a Field Day activity at Aukamm Elementary School.

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