Taking charge of 1st MI

Lt. Col. Timothy Brown passes the 1st Military Intelligence Battalion’s colors to Command Sgt. Maj. David Little during the unit’s change of command ceremony Aug. 19 signifying his assumption of authority to replace Lt. Col Michael Huston. Brown comes to the unit from a previous assignment in Washington, D.C. The 1st MI Battalion deploys mission-tailored, capability-based aerial reconnaissance assets to contingency areas and conducts intelligence and reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition operations in support of combatant commanders.

Garrison recognizes employees for customer service

U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden leaders in cooperation with Defense Commissary Agency and Medical Command officials awarded the following employees for excellent customer service for the month of August.

1st AD Soldiers deliver goodwill, wheelchairs

Story and photo by Sgt. Kimberly Johnson
196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

“So much of what the Army is geared toward is targeting or improving the perception (of) or reinforcing the government of Iraq to their people, but for a few hours, on behalf of the American people, we blessed the lives of the Iraqi kids.”
Those words from Lt. Col. Vincent Barnhart, division surgeon with 1st Armored Division, United States Division–Center, and an Edenville, Pa., native, describe the last three times his section has helped deliver children’s wheelchairs to the children of Iraq.

Keeping them flying at Wiesbaden airfield

By Darline Goyea
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Public Affairs Office

Ever wonder what goes on in the Wiesbaden Army Airfield’s hangars?
While some may think they primarily serve as venues for concerts, bazaars and changes of command, their primary purpose is to house the hard-working men and women of Company D, 52nd Aviation Regiment.

Family Advocacy: Program offers more resources than just domestic violence assistance

By Chrystal Smith
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Public Affairs Office

Staff Sgt. Eney Dough is stuck in a tough assignment where he’s worked 65 hours a week since he arrived six months ago. His unit is preparing for a deployment that will separate him from his family once again for a year after returning from a previous deployment only 14 months earlier. Coupled with the stresses of the job, he also has to make provisions for a pregnant wife of five years, two toddlers and a troubled teenager from his wife’s first marriage. Turmoil at home and work has Dough on the edge, as he has been holding in much of his frustrations.