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Service members should now prepare for tax season

by Terri Moon Cronk
American Forces Press Service

With a month left before the start of tax season, service members should begin gathering documentation to file their 2013 taxes, said the director of the Pentagon’s office of family policy and children and youth.

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Sgt. 1st Class Justin Puls, a career counselor with the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, receives the Sgt. Morales Club medallion from Maj. Gen. John R. O’Connor, commanding general of the 21st TSC, during a ceremony on Dec. 4 on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern. Puls was inducted into the Sgt. Morales Club for embodying exceptional leadership characterized by personal concern for the needs, training, development and welfare of Soldiers.

21st TSC inducts new member to Sgt. Morales Club

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Warren W. Wright Jr.
21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

The 21st Theater Sustainment Command welcomed its newest member into the Sgt. Morales Club during a ceremony Dec. 4 on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern.

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Pfc. Ashley N. Wyche, an intelligence analyst assigned to the 21st Theater Sustainment Command and native of Grovetown, Ga., creates a timeline of simulated terrorist activity during Critical Thinking, Structured Analysis training on Panzer Kaserne Nov. 21.

‘First in Support’ Soldiers learn to think about their thinking, develop strategies to strengthen intel analysis

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander A. Burnett
21st TSC Public Affairs

The 21st Theater Sustainment Command hosted Critical Thinking Structured Analysis training for intelligence analysts from the KMC Nov. 12 to 21 on Panzer Kaserne. Analysts from the 21st TSC’s 16th Sustainment Brigade, 18th Military Police Brigade and 30th Medical Brigade received the training alongside members of the Air Force from […]

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Making it home: Safety key from road, house

Courtesy of 86th Airlift Wing Safety Office

Going home at the end of the day is a welcomed experience for most people after a busy day, but without the right precautions, driving can be hazardous during the winter months. Vehicle accidents increase at an alarming rate during colder weather because many drivers fail to compensate for the increased driving hazards created by sleet, ice and snow.

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Local Soldier shows battalion Pueblo culture

Local Soldier shows battalion Pueblo culture

Photos by Rick Scavetta

During a recent event at U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz’s Kleber Kaserne, Capt. Phillip Castillo, 41, a Native American from the Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico, shared his culture with fellow Soldiers.

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Oberstabsfeldwebel Roland Christmann (right), a senior NCO from a local German reserve organization, pins a commendation medal on Lt. Col. George Brown, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz’s emergency services director.

Local German reserve organization recognizes emergency services director

Story and photo by Rick Scavetta
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz

Encouraged by a growing relationship with U.S. forces at U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz, German reserve troops recently honored Lt. Col. George Brown, the garrison’s emergency services director.

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The Drink of the Season

In a few plain words, glühwein is a mulled wine — a wine combined with spices and typically served warm.

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Photo by Cori Bolger ShirkThe Ritter Sport factory, located south of Stuttgart in Waldenbuch, produces 2.5 million bars a day. While visitors cannot tour the factory, they can watch a video about chocolate production and the background of the company next door inside Ritter Sport’s chocolate exhibition and museum.

A World Of Chocolate

by Cori Bolger Shirk
Contributing writer

There’s something sweet in Waldenbuch! Just south of Stuttgart, this idyllic suburban town with less than 9,000 residents has unassuming country charm. It also happens to be home to Ritter Sport, one of the most famous brands of chocolate in the world.

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Christmas celebrated around the world

by Annie Valentine
Contributing writer

The month of December is a time for random traditions around the world. Whether your family plays board games or sings karaoke, most households in America share the common tree-food-gift combo in one form or another.

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The perfect gift

The perfect gift

by Annie Valentine
Contributing writer

Many Americans don’t wait around for Black Friday deals to make the most of their Christmas gift-giving budget. Whether you shop locally or order from the Internet, this is the time of year to hunt down the perfect gift and ship off the best packages to family and friends in the states.

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