• Photo illustration by Norm Shifflett/U.S. Army Spc. Jared Wickert, with 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, reviews the Army Credentialing Opportunities On-Line website during an Army Credentialing Assistance Program briefing at Fort Carson, Colo., Nov. 13, 2019.

    Army to offer credentialing assistance

    FORT MEADE, Md. — Soldiers can now access up to $4,000 in assistance each year to voluntarily pursue industry-recognized credentials through the new Army Credentialing Assistance Program.

  • Nadine Bower/USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs Klaus Boida, deputy director and pilot of the Polizeifliegerstaffel Hessen, stands in front of his helicopter.

    Polizei copter helps protect Clay Kaserne

    Once a day, the Wiesbaden Army Airfield gets an unusual visitor. A blue and white helicopter can be seen hovering over different areas of Clay Kaserne for a few minutes, before flying away again.

  • Lisa Bishop/USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs Seniors Emily Young, Becca Adams and Zachary Kirk pose in front of college flags at Wiesbaden High School May 5.

    WHS seniors cope with final year turned upside down

    The Wiesbaden High School graduating class is having a year to remember, and not for typical rites-of-passage associated with high school commencement.

  • Lisa Bishop/USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs While observing food and health safety regulations, Garrett Maxey (left) and Royce Buenaventura, Army and Air Force Exchange Service food service workers, prepare grab-and-go breakfast and lunch meals for the school meal program April 13.

    AAFES school meal program resumes

    The School Meal Program resumed April 13, allowing families to pick up grab-and-go bagged breakfast and lunch meals as a part of their Army and Air Force Exchange Service lunch accounts.

  • Photo courtesy of Jenelle Botts Henry, 6, and Madeline, 4, look out their window in Aukamm housing during quarantine. Their mother, Jenelle Botts, created the rainbow hearts collage in the window. “I liked the idea of having lots of color and using hearts to make the rainbow as a way to spread the love,” she said.

    Messages of hope

    Since mid-March, Wiesbaden families have participated in the world-wide movement of placing rainbow art in their windows as a symbol of hope while people are staying at home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.


News Briefs

Herald Union file

Thank you to military spouses for their service, sacrifice

The strength of our nation is our Army. The strength of our Army is our Soldiers. The strength of our Soldiers is in our families.

News flash

Vatertag/Christi Himmelfahrt

Virtual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony

Coronavirus rumor control: Do your part

Hometown heroes

Local News

Volker Ramspott/Training Support Activity Europe U.S. Army Spc. Melissa Magana Garcia, a 68C licensed practical nurse in the Mother-Baby Unit at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, takes the vitals of a newborn infant, May 1. Newborn and well-baby visits are now being offered at limited times on Tuesdays and Thursday mornings at the Wiesbaden Army Health Clinic.

Health clinic adjusts services

Updates to hours and services will be posted on the garrison Facebook page and COVID-19 web page: https://home.army.mil/wiesbaden/index.php/coronavirus.

Military spouse gives back to garrison

WHS seniors cope with final year turned upside down

AAFES school meal program resumes

Program assists community members affected by travel ban

Trace team tracks COVID-19 cases

Military News

Photo illustration by Norm Shifflett/U.S. Army Spc. Jared Wickert, with 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, reviews the Army Credentialing Opportunities On-Line website during an Army Credentialing Assistance Program briefing at Fort Carson, Colo., Nov. 13, 2019.

Army to offer credentialing assistance

FORT MEADE, Md. — Soldiers can now access up to $4,000 in assistance each year to voluntarily pursue industry-recognized credentials through the new Army Credentialing Assistance Program.

CID cautions teleworkers to keep devices safe

Airfield prepares for takeoff while most take off

Pinwheels bring awareness to child abuse prevention

Keeping perspective at the DFAC

Army grappling with COVID-19 head-on

Features

Emily Jennings/USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs

Sanitize devices to prevent spread of germs

Any device that has been touched should be sanitized before handling. This includes cell phones, smart devices, keyboards, laptops, mice and touch screens.

Coping with the stress of social distancing

Adventures in social distancing

WHS teachers, staff praise 2020 senior class’ resilience

Polizei copter helps protect Clay Kaserne

Messages of hope

Travel & Leisure

Decluttering your home

Decluttering your home

Everyone wants to live a simpler lifestyle, but it’s not always obvious how to go about doing that. By getting rid of the clutter that clogs up your home, you’ll be able to create a more serene and peaceful place, while also making your spaces more functional and easier to use.

Home cinema highlights

First-time author lauds military service, Army library resources

Reduce heart disease risk factors

Students visit MP company for history lesson

How to use the local public transportation system