Archive for February, 2012

Features

772nd CST supports medical mission in Tanzania

772nd CST supports medical mission in Tanzania

by 7th Civil Support Command Public Affairs

Members of the 772nd Civil Support Team, 7th Civil Support Command, an
Army Reserve unit based in Kaiserslautern, concluded their two-week
mission of providing command and control, liaison capability, and event
support for a 16-member medical team during a medical readiness and
training exercise, known as MEDRETE 12, from Jan. 30 to Feb. 12 here.

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Features

Garrison recognized for deployment support excellence

Garrison recognized for deployment support excellence

by Brandon Spragins
U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern

After placing runner-up for Installation Management Command-Europe

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News

Counterfeits, meds, food unwelcome imports

Many U.S. personnel stationed in Germany receive products by mail-order
from the U.S. or other countries. Your friends and relatives in other
countries may also send you things.

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News

USAREUR officials: major changes for tax year 2011

USAREUR officials: major changes for tax year 2011

by Curtis A. Parker
Wiesbaden Legal Center chief of client services

There are several changes in the tax laws for income tax year 2011. U.S.
Army Europe tax experts have outlined nine of the major changes:

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News

Chiefs’ Corner: The Little Brown Book. What’s the big deal?

by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Slacum
352 NWS Det 1 superintendent

Why do senior noncommissioned officers make such a big deal out of the
Enlisted Force Structure (AFI 36-2618), more commonly referred to as the

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Blotter

KMC Blotter

FEB. 9 10:18 a.m.: A simple assault and communicating a threat was reported in Steinwenden after an individual became belligerent and abusive toward on-scene police officers and started verbally harming others. Furthermore, the individual then began pushing other personnel on scene. FEB. 10 12:15 a.m.: An assault was reported after […]

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Commentary

Pillar III — Personal Accountability

by Airman Anonymous

When my first shirt asked me to step into our commander

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Commentary

Your opportune unity

by Lt. Col. Angenene Robertson
786th Force Support Squadron commander

I recently read the book

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News

Army Reserve command team visits 7th CSC Soldiers

Army Reserve command team visits 7th CSC Soldiers

Story and photo by Sgt. Daniel J. Friedberg
221st Public Affairs Detachment

Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz, the chief of the Army Reserve and commanding
general of the U.S. Army Reserve Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Michael
D. Schultz, the command sergeant major of the Army Reserve, brought
Soldiers messages focusing on upcoming changes to the active and reserve
Army structure during a two-day tour of the 7th Civil Support Command
and the KMC Feb. 11 and 12.

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Features, Health

Take care of your heart, and it will take care of you

by Carrie Shult
FORSCOM Health Promotion Project Officer, U.S. Army Public Health Command

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States in men
and women. Heart disease affects millions of Americans. The American
Heart Association estimates that about every 34 seconds someone will
have a heart attack. Let

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