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Te weekly e-newsletter or those serving Soldiers, Civilians and Families at U.S. Army Garrisons around the world

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Go Pack Go!

All-Army boxer hopes to ollow destiny Belor, Balour, Bliss support relie eort

Green Bay Packer spirit is alive and well andon display throughout Fort McCoy, Wis. At theinstallation’s Garrison Headquarters, several sta 

FOR HUACHUCA, Ariz. -- Spc. Jeery Spencer is headed to the 2012 Olympic trials, and

he is going to win because it is his... Read more...

FOR BLISS, exas - Following arctic tem-peratures that rocked Fort Bliss and the greater El

Paso community last week, Balour... Read more...

members take a break to show that spirit Friday,Feb. 4, in advance o the Packer’s Super Bowl XLVgame. Fort McCoy, the only Army... Read more...

GARMISCH-PARENKIRCHEN,Germany -- German Chancellor AngelaMerkel paid a brie visit to Sheridan Kas-erne Feb. 7 en route to the ... Read more...

GRUENSAD, Germany - An army osmall blue plastic bottles stand at attentionlike tiny Soldiers, each perectly erect andawaiting its turn to be washed and lledwith one o the oldest substances knownto man.

Tis plastic bottle procession is all apart o daily operations at the Culligan wa-ter plant in Gruenstadt. Te... Read more...

Garmisch supports chancellor visit

Culligan keeps Europe rereshed

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Seeking sustainable solutions for futureSUGAR, Germany -- On the same day 

that President Barack Obama outlined his BetterBuilding Initiative that aims to reduce companies’

energy bills by about $40 billion a year, U.S. AGarrison Stuttgart, Germany, hosted its secondannual energy symposium. Read more...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. --We are going through an unprecedented periodo change at Aberdeen Proving Ground whichstarted with the initiation o BRAC... Read more... 

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii - Morethan 200 children converged on Stoneman Sta-dium, here, to meet and play with... Read more...

Marilyn Johnson, an education technician the Fort McPherson Child Development Cent(CDC), stands silent as she watches over a groo young children in her preschool... Read mo

FOR BLISS, exas -- In the aermath o amid-week storm which brought near-zero temperatures to a region which is... Read more...

Preparing the next generation o leaders

NFL Play 60: Kids play with the pros

Memories abundant or military educa

Team Bliss unites through winter storm

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Former NFL players visit with Fort Hood kids

Fort Polk Family ound persistent pug

Waiting spouse volunteers with FRG

Families enjoy Ohana Day at stadium

C4ISR Center o Excellence has emerged

‘Old Glory’ keeps Soldier sae

162 eagles call APG home

Players give new sport a thumbs-up

FOR HOOD, exas -- Nearly 200 area youthsturned out with their amilies on Super Bowl Sun-day here or a chance to meet National Football

FOR POLK, La. -- A Fort Polk Family hasdiscovered that happy endings can happen unex-pectedly.

Teir story began when Sgt. 1st Class KevenHenry, ask Force 3, Operations Group, and hisFamily took a trip to Georgia with their new

puppy, Buddy, in tow. Read more...

Lisa Dansby isn’t so dierent rom otherspouses at Fort Knox. In act, about 2,000 othersare in the same boat. Read more...

AIEA, Hawaii - Aer a one-year hiatus, theNational Football League’s Pro Bowl returned toHawaii, making a lot o ans and players happy.

Something just didn’t seem right about havingthe Pro Bowl at Sun Lie Stadium in Miami. Aerall, the NFL Pro Bowl had been held in Hawaii

every year since 1980, adding... Read more...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - Justve years ago Congress announced its 2005 BaseRealignment and Closure Law... Read more...

OR POLK, La. -- Military retirement cer-emonies are a time or saying goodbye to a carFamilies and Soldiers invest in a... Read more..

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -

annual aerial survey o Aberdeen... Read more

WIESBADEN, Germany - “You can hurt yosiblings and get away with it.” Read more...

League players and gain some insight into what ittakes to be the best.

Former NFL players Rodney... Read more...

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IN THE PRESSExternal Media Report

NATIONAL DEFENSE, FEB. 8

MONEREY, Cali. - In anticipation o tighter budgets, Army leaders are seekinglower-cost ways to maintain and supportthe service’s eet o nearly 300,000 trucksand trailers.

One initiative that is now beingreviewed by top Army ocials will be toconsolidate maintenance... Read more... 

PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE, FEB. 8

FOR RILEY, KAN. -- It’s 6:27 a.m. on a

crisp Nov. 19, and the rst soldiers in Company A, Warrior ransition Battalion havelimped into the cavernous airplane hangarFort Riley has turned into a gym.

Some stumble on crutches. Others leanagainst buddies as they shufe into theirmorning ormation. Squad... Read more...

ARMY TIMES, FEB. 8

One hundred military children romaround the world are semi-nalists inOperation Homeront’s inaugural Military Child o the Year Award competition.

One child rom each branch o service— Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corpsand Coast Guard — will be named militarychild o the year rom that... Read more...

EL PASO INC., FEB. 8

Like Uncle Sam in the amous warposter, or rather unlike it, Fort Bliss’ com-mander says “I Want You”... to shop.

Maj. Gen. Dana Pittard has made iteasier to get on post, especially i you wantto catch a bite to eat or watch a movie at the

post’s new retail center, Freedom Crossing.“What I want to make... Read more...

DENVER POST, FEB. 5

Te economies o Colorado Springs andthe entire state are poised to receive a boostaer Colorado politicians in Washington,D.C., announced Friday that Fort Carsonwill likely be home to a new combat airbrigade.

In a joint news release, Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet... Read more...

Consolidation o Truck Maintenance

LTC nds success treating Soldiers

Military children o the year

New rules make Bliss visit easier

Carson may land combat air brigade

Education air promotes lielong learning Middle school welcomes Aghan visitors

Fort Bragg new FRG resource center Neighborhood Board 25 honors Army

Olympic hopeul ghts or something CAC refects on 2010, looks to new year

HOPSports’ interactive program Army announces availability o Final PEIS

Home caregivers benet community Bragg working dogs annual certication

Utility mock billing update at town halls USO turns 70, celebrates with a party

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii - A reeeducation air, “Live and Learn,” will run 3-6 p.m.,Feb. 17, at Porter Community Center, here.

Lielong learning is important or everyone.Whether someone is employed, seeking employ-ment or caring or amily, the changing needs o society require everyone to gain... Read more...

WES POIN, N.Y. (Feb. 4, 2011) -- TeWest Point Middle School received three special visitors Jan. 26 when three Aghan teenage girlsarrived at West Point to share their experienceswith students here.

Manizha, Pashtana and Sahar are rom dier-ent ethnic groups o Aghanistan... Read more... 

FOR BRAGG, N.C. - When a unit deploys,it’s important or all members o the unit to beinormed and ensure that their Family memberswill be well cared or during their absence.

o assist with these duties, the Army has ad-opted unit Family readiness groups as a vital parto each unit. Read more...

MILILANI, Hawaii - Te U.S. Army receivedan award rom the Mililani-Waipio-MelemanuNeighborhood Board No. 25, or its nancialcontribution to protecting Hawaii’s aina, or land,Jan. 16.

U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii accepted theaward on behal o the Army’s... Read more...

FOR HUACHUCA, Ariz. -- Tose whoobserve this year’s All-Army camp, held here,will notice gender is not a actor. Te boxers aresimply athletes, with both men and women train-

ing and boxing each other indiscriminately as onecohesive team.

And now that the International... Read more...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - Tenew year’s rst Community Action Council meet-ing boasted a diverse lineup o guest presenters.

Discussing topics o relevance to the Aberdeen

Proving Ground community during the Jan. 20meeting were Army and Air Force ExchangeServices Regional Director Chris... Read more...

HOHENFELS, Germany -- Te HohenelsChild, Youth and School Services is taking tnessto the next level with the introduction o theaward-winning HOPSports training program atthe School Age Services (SAS) gym in building112.

HOPSports training systems... Read more...

FOR SAM HOUSON, exas - Te Army has prepared a Final Programmatic Environmen-tal Impact Statement (PEIS) or the proposedgrowth, realignment, and stationing o new andexisting Army aviation assets.

Te proposed action includes the consolida-tion and reorganization o... Read more...

SUGAR, Germany -- Family Child Careproviders, while operating their own home-basedbusinesses, oer children o working parents a“home away rom home.”

Opening an FCC home is a business oppor-tunity that helps nancially empower military spouses while providing a much... Read more...

FOR BRAGG, N.C. - Detecting bombs,locating narcotics, chasing bad guys and savinglives; this is just another day o play or a military working dog and his handler. With such a de-manding job, they have to constantly train. Teculmination o the training is an annual certica-tion course which took place on... Read more...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii - Teresidential utility program, otherwise known as“mock billing,” will be discussed at two upcomingtown halls hosted by U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaiiand Island Palm Communities.

Dates or the discussions are 6:30 p.m., Feb.16, at Aliamanu Military Reservation Chapel,and 6:30 p.m., Feb. 17, at the Kalakaua Commu-nity Center, Schoeld Barracks. All residents areencouraged to attend.

“I strongly encourage amilies to attend and

to have any questions or concerns... Read more...

WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii -Service members and their amilies traveling toand rom the isle on Super Bowl Sunday havesomething extra special to look orward to whileen route: the local United Service Organization’stailgate-themed birthday celebration.

“We at the USO are humbled and proud tohave the privilege o serving America’s nestmilitary and their amilies and to be able to bringthem a ‘home away rom home,’” said TomasR. Kolstad, vice president, USO Pacic Region.

“Mahalo to all the service and... Read more...