• Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera/U.S. Army Summer weather can be unpredictable. Increasing water intake can help people avoid heat exhaustion when working or playing outdoors.

    Caution urged as summer heat increases

    Community members are reminded to stay hydrated and be mindful of the sun as summer approaches and temperatures begin to rise.

  • Emily Jennings/USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs A medical professional from the Wiesbaden Army Health Clinic administers a COVID-19 test to a Soldier June 30 at the Mission Command Center on Clay Kaserne. The tests were given to a sample population of about 50 people with no coronavirus symptoms that day as part of a surveillance testing program to ensure a safe work environment and promote readiness.

    COVID testing promotes safety, readiness

    About 50 Mission Command Center personnel with no symptoms were tested June 30 for COVID-19 as part of a surveillance testing program to ensure a safe work environment and promote readiness at U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden.

  • Travis Thurston/Wiesbaden Family and MWR Lt. Col. Norman Hodges and Kerrie Hodges receive their award for Family Volunteer of the Year with their children June 30 during a Facebook live virtual ceremony at U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Army Community Service. Volunteers were recognized for 60,241 hours of their time and contributions.

    Volunteers recognized for 60K hours

    Volunteers were recognized for 60,241 hours of their time and contributions during a virtual awards ceremony June 30 at U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden.

  • Fireworks go off in front of a crowd of 349 vehicles on Wiesbaden Army Airfield for the drive-in event July 4.

    The show must go on

    While most cities in the United States cancelled their Fourth of July celebrations over COVID-19 concerns, U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden hosted a drive-in style fireworks event on the airfield July 4.

  • Kristen Beckman/Special to the Herald Union David Webster, maintenance mechanic at Wiesbaden Outdoor Recreation, works on a bicycle May 18 at the facility on Clay North. Additional online resources from the Outdoor Recreation and Education Program include a “Bike 2 Work Program,” which shares biking paths to and from different garrison areas, and a “1000 Kilometer Biking Club Program,” which offers eligible participants a free jersey after biking 1,000 kilometers.

    Stay safe, follow bicycle laws this summer

    Many in the Wiesbaden community are taking advantage of the summer weather by riding their bicycles.


News Briefs

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Upcoming holidays Community members should be aware of the following…

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Thank you to military spouses for their service, sacrifice

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Virtual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony

Local News

Laura Irick, a military spouse, walks around post to handout masks June 6 at U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden.

Army spouse makes masks for community

Laura Irick, a military spouse at U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden, has been giving away free handmade face masks to help in the fight to flatten the curve of COVID-19.

Voters can exercise rights

Relaxed blood drive restrictions allow more to donate

Garrison employees recognized for service

COVID testing promotes safety, readiness

Packstation opens outside Clay

Military News

Corps of Engineers changes command

Col. Patrick J. Dagon became the 22nd commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District, during a military change of command ceremony at the Amelia Earhart Center June 30 in Wiesbaden.

Clinic welcomes new commander

Recruiters match people with careers

Soldiers brush up on SHARP knowledge

SFL-TAP Wiesbaden offers online classes

USAG Wiesbaden celebrates Pride Month

Features

Shutterstock.com/FamVeld No German first-grader goes through their first day of school without their Schultüte, a cone filled with sweets, small toys and school supplies.

Schultüte: A German tradition

Every year at the end of July or early August, you can see German kids walking to school with a cone-shaped object in their hands. However, if you look again the very next day, the objects seem to have disappeared and you won’t see them again until next fall.

Family outing

Sponsors go the extra mile for newcomers

Caution urged as summer heat increases

Rules of the road

Subject matter experts answer PCS questions during live symposium

Travel & Leisure

Sending plants stateside is complex, often costly

Many people get attached to their plants while stationed in Europe and want to mail or hand carry them back to the U.S. Unfortunately, some plants are prohibited from entering the U.S.

Decluttering your home

Home cinema highlights

First-time author lauds military service, Army library resources

Reduce heart disease risk factors

Students visit MP company for history lesson