Grafenwoehr children spend time with Stryker soldiers

The children of the Grafenwoehr Child Development Center received a special treat when troopers from 3rd Squadron of the 2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment took time out of their busy schedule to stop by and share with the kids what it is like to be a Soldier. Staff Sgt. Steven Cruz helps one of the younger children from the Child Development Center in Grafenwoehr discover what the inside of a Stryker is like.

Vilseck Elementary School teacher named teacher of the year

Gretchen Wall has been a teacher for Department of Defense Dependent Schools for 22 of her 26-year teaching career. The 2008-2009 school year was her first year teaching at Vilseck Elementary School in more than 20 years. The impact she has made on her students and parents since her return to VES led to her 2010 Bavaria District Teacher of the Year nomination. more

Blackhawk family members build camaraderie, understanding through military-style competition

Much like their Soldier counterparts in the dessert, spouses of the 172nd Infantry Brigade dodged bullets, marched with weapons and practiced their shots June 3 during brigade’s Spouses’ Shootout Challenge.
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Charity Concert in Grafenwoehr by German Army Mountain Music Corps

9 July -Charity Concert by German Army Mountain Music Corps from Garmisch
7:30 p.m. in downtown Grafenwoehr in
the park next to the Military Museum (inclement weather: Stadthalle).
Enjoy an evening with an entertaining mix
of military, classical, modern and Bavarian music.

Clarinets, trumpets, saxophones, flutes, and Bavarian Alphorns. Enjoy an evening of march music, classical music, pop and rock, and a special rendition of traditional Bavarian music with the German Army Mountain Music Corps.

Entrance to this charity concert is free; donations are welcome to support the Grafenwoehr kindergartens.

Vilseck JROTC cadets earn slots at George C. Marshall Leadership Symposium

Four Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from Vilseck High School, Cadet Command Sgt. Maj. John Lee, Cadet Master Sgt. Sara Carriker, Cadet Master Sgt. David Wood and Cadet Sgt. 1st Class Christy Manoogian, will travel to Washington D.C., June 25-30 for the annual George C. Marshall Leadership Symposium. more

GES students compete in Odyssey of the Mind World Finals

Four Grafenwoehr Elementary School students traveled to Iowa State University May 27 to 30 to participate in the Odyssey of the Mind world finals. It was their first time GES sent a team to participate in the event.
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Children Share Army B'Day Experience

Grafenwoehr's HHC Commander, reads "Sam, the Army Dog" to over 200 children
at a CYSS Army birthday celebration held at the Netzaberg Youth Center.
CYSS Chief Anita Payne-Landgraf assisted Capt. Underwood's reading.

Photo by Joy Awe

JMTC farewells BG Hogg

7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Staff Sgt. Stanley E. Black (right) presents Brig. Gen. David R. Hogg with the ceremonial last round fired during a ceremony in Grafenwoehr, Germany on June 9.

Hogg departs Grafenwoehr after more than two years at the helm of the USAREUR training command. For more on this story, please visit the 7th Army JMTC website. Photo by Michael Beaton, JMTC Public Affairs

Kontakt Club rakes in awards, brings community together

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - U.S. Army Europe announced the winners for the annual Outreach Kontakt Awards May 13. Kontakt, a German-American friendship organization, won many awards in Vilseck and Grafenwoeh MORE

Grafenwoehr VFW continues ‘Flags In’ tradition

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on May 5, 1868 by General John Logan, the National Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic.
However, it was not until May 30, 1868 when it was first observed, when flowers were placed on the graves at Arlington National cemetery. MORE

Graf Commissary takes best overseas store title

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - The Grafenwoehr Commissary took top honors in 2009, winning the Defense Commissary Agency’s Dan Daniel Award for Best Large Commissary Overseas. MORE

Grafenwoehr BOSS wins big for Single Soldiers

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers presidents and representatives for various U.S. Army installations throughout the Installation Management Command-Europe region gathered in Heidelberg during a week-long conference April 26 - May 2. MORE

Student research erupts at GES Science Fair

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Displays of Chlorphyll, Electromagnetism, Crystals and many more filled the gymnasium of Grafenwoehr Elementary School May 15 as students proudly presented their self-directed research projects to parents, teachers and peers.
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Earth Day events highlight community’s ability to conserve world’s resources, energy

U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr celebrated Earth Day on April 22 with an event outside the Post Exchange. The festivities promoted the idea of individual responsibility through various activities such as an electricity and nature quiz and a recyclables sorting game to create community awareness of the impact on the local environment.
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‘The kids’ take TOP honors

The squeals and shrieks of teenage girls could be heard throughout the Patrick Henry Village Pavilion Ballroom in Heidelberg April 18 as ‘the kids’ from the Grafenwoehr Performing Arts Center’s “Miss Nelson is Missing!” were announced best ensemble in a comedy at the Installation Management Command- Europe Tournament of Plays award ceremony.
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