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NEW BALLFIELD COMPLETEThe Clay North project was made possible with Army Com-munities of Excellence prize money. Page 2

HIGH SCHOOL CELEBRATEDDoDEA opens its first “21st Century School” in Wiesbaden. Pages 8-9

USAG WIESBADEN

HERALD UNIONYour ideas can make a difference Army-wide

Emily JenningsUSAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs

Have you ever wanted to change the world? Well, now is your chance to do just that. Army Community Service is ac-cepting community issues and concerns for the Oct. 12 and 13 Army Family Ac-tion Plan conference at the Wiesbaden

Entertainment Center.AFAP is a grassroots program cre-

ated more than 30 years ago by Army spouses with the intent of bringing quality-of-life issues to leadership for action. If you think your ideas won’t be heard; think again. Every issue brought forth is addressed, said AFAP Program

Manager Mary Cheney, who is in charge of the conference. No submissions are discarded, she said. “When issues are submitted, there has to be some kind of resolution.”

Resolution can be achieved in a vari-ety of ways. It may mean forwarding an issue to the appropriate place, if it does

not fall under the AFAP process, or it can be addressed on the spot. “Those issues that we can resolve immediately, we send through the ICE system if it can be a quick fix,” Cheney said.

At the installation level, delegates are chosen to participate in the confer-

See ‘AFAP’ on page 3

Celebrating the vote

Emily Jennings/ USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs

ABOVE: About 80 women and men walked down Boyd Boulevard Aug. 23 on Clay Kaserne in honor of women’s fight for the right to vote. Garrison Executive Officer Jean Chambers (center left) spoke about the history of women’s struggle for social, political and economic equality at the start of the event. LEFT: Command Sgt. Maj. Wil-iamiaetta Pernell, U.S. Army Europe G6, addressed the crowd following the march. She shared some of her own struggles rising through the ranks as a female Soldier.

Summer hires help 66th MI go green

Emily JenningsUSAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs

Five summer hires were rec-ognized for their part in helping the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade achieve Green Boot Certification during a ceremony Aug. 17 at U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden.

Kyla Price, Bria Jackson, Cameron Diaz, Juan Monjaras and Atreyu Allen, assigned to the 66th MI as part of the summer hire program, ended up helping the unit with more than just the certification. They also weeded the front lawn of Bldg.

1029N, the Soldier and Family Readiness Building; painted the basement; cleaned; worked on the HVAC system; organized supplies; replaced outdated fire extinguishers; and took on individual community projects related to their interests.

John Diaz, brigade engineer and supervisor for the summer hires, said the teens completed the Green Boot Program in three and a half weeks.

“We couldn’t be more pleased with them,” he said. “All the kids were challenged

Preparedness a benefit for Families, readiness

Anna MorelockUSAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs

Every day at work Soldiers train to expect the unexpected, but what about at home? Pre-paredness is just as important for Families in the event of a natural or man-made disaster, and more so while stationed overseas.

During September’s National Preparedness Month Families are encouraged to make a plan, because as highlighted by the month’s theme, “Disasters Don’t Plan Ahead. You Can.”

“Family readiness or prepara-

See ‘Green Boot’ on page 3

TAKE ACTION AGAINST ABUSERead a letter from the garrison commander on ending domestic violence as part of a nationwide campaign. Page 5

See ‘Preparedness’ on page 2

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U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Command

Garrison CommanderCol. Todd J. Fish

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Anna Morelock, DSN 548-2002

EditorEmily Jennings, DSN 548-2004

Vol. XIX, No. 14 Clay North ballfield project complete

tion contributes to mission readi-ness while Soldiers are deployed by ensuring that in the event of an emergency the Soldier’s fam-ily is well prepared and resilient through separation by allowing the Soldier to focus on the mis-sion,” said Manuel Alvarado, USAG Wiesbaden’s emergency manager.

The Department of Home-land Security provides numerous tips and tools on its website, www.ready.gov, to assist Families in discussing what they would do in case of an emergency. For

Army-specific information, visit www.ready.army.mil.

Recommendations for emer-gency preparedness include making a disaster supply kit including food, water, batteries, a first aid kit, and other items; keeping important documents in protective holders; and en-suring Family members know who to contact, or where to go, in case they are separated.

When thinking about differ-ent types of disasters for which they need to prepare, Families should think about what is likely to occur in their area. Around Wiesbaden, natural emergen-cies such as floods, snow and ice storms, and potentially heat

over the summer months, are possible. Medical emergencies, such as flu epidemics, and man-made disasters, such as terrorist acts, are also possible.

Families should maintain awareness of their environment, especially when outside the gate, Alvarado said. He said he also encourages Soldiers and their Family members to sign up for AtHoc so they receive emergency notifications; and if they see something suspicious on post or in the community to report it to authorities. For more information about signing up for AtHoc and other force protection measures, visit www.wiesbaden.army.mil/fp.

PREPAREDNESSContinued from page 1

Anna MorelockUSAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs

In 2011, U.S. Army Garrison Wies-baden was recognized as the best installa-tion in the Army. In 2012, again under the Army Chief of Staff ’s Army Communities of Excellence Awards, the installation was recognized with a Sustained Excellence Award for Gold Award winners that con-tinue to improve but have been previously recognized.

In 2017, Soldiers, Family members and civilian employees will finally be able to enjoy the fruits of those wins. The ACOE award comes with a monetary prize to be invested in continued improvements for the community. USAG Wiesbaden lead-ers, along with input from the community, invested the million-dollar prize in expand-ing the sports fields on Clay Kaserne North and adding a kiosk and restroom facility.

Besides the structures and field, five separate projects were needed to complete the complex, and more are on the way.

“It was a huge coordination issue,” said Judith Rodriguez, chief of Engineer-ing for the Directorate of Public Works. Rodriguez recognized several employees from DPW and Family Morale, Welfare and Recreation for the parts they played in the projects: Thomas Watson, Randall Alexander, John English, Klaus Hahn, Oliver Hroch and Daniel Suellmeyer were all a part of the “great team making this happen,” she said.

Behind the scenes, the team coor-dinated the installation of utilities to the facilities and irrigation systems for the fields. The field’s floodlights were planned in coordination with the air-field due to the proximity of the flight line. At the new baseball field, dugouts were outfitted with benches and shelves

for gear. A scorekeeper booth was built behind the backboard and a batting cage stands on the side of each dugout. Next season teams will be able to take to the new field for games. While the grass is established on the field, teams are still able to use the existing field and the new bathroom facilities.

Child, Youth and School Services sports have already been using the kiosk, and FMWR will begin renting the facility out to approved private organizations for food sales and fundraisers.

One of the next projects underway on Clay North – the largest construction site on the installation – is a new Outdoor Recreation Center.

Anna Morelock/USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs

Community members will be able to reap the rewards from 2011 and 2012 Army Communities of Excellence awards, which were invested into continued garri-son facility improvements. At the new baseball field on Clay North, dugouts (above) were outfitted with benches and shelves for gear.

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ence and represent a cross-section of demographics from the installation to include Soldiers, spouses and civilians, Cheney said.

At the conference the delegates are assigned to diverse work groups and given issues to prioritize. Topics vary but include quality of life issues and entitle-ments. If an issue is not prioritized, then that must be substantiated.

Finally, issues are fine-tuned so as it moves forward in the process, it is clear what is being requested, she said.

Two local issues resolved through the AFAP process at the local level were the addition of crosswalks between the soccer fields and a new dog park, both on Hainerberg.

Requests that cannot be addressed locally are funneled to U.S. Army Europe and from there they are forwarded to the General Officers Steering Committee, chaired by the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, for resolution. Typically a handful of issues from each garrison are forwarded to the GOSC, which reviews the issues twice a year.

This year’s AFAP coordinator, Debra Coleman, is no stranger to the process. She saw the program from a different perspective when she worked at the GOSC as a civilian. The University of Oklahoma graduate studies intern is bringing her expertise to the gar-rison level and encouraging people to participate.

“Anybody can put in a suggestion—that’s the beauty of it,” she said.

AFAP success stories that have be-gun with community members submit-ting their ideas include distribution of GI Bill benefits to dependents, military Thrift Savings Plan, TRICARE for Life for eligible retirees and, most recently, non-competitive appointments for military spouses.

“The breadth of AFAP’s impact has the ability to reach all the way to the legislative branch of the govern-ment and has the capacity to impact more than just Army personnel and Families,” Cheney said, in reference to the recent example of the fiscal year 17 National Defense Authorization Amendment, which states there will be no time limitation on eligibility for relocating spouses of the armed forces. This means that military spouses are

eligible for noncompetitive appoint-ments for the duration of their time at their permanent duty station, she said.

“This is only one illustration of what a huge difference each of us can make. It is so exciting to think that on some installation there was someone who thought spouses seeking employment could be better served with a change in the system. They submitted the original issue and it moved through the channels all the way to the Office of Personnel Management. Their idea has influenced the lives of Families across all branches of the military. To me, it’s incredible to think that absolutely anyone; my neigh-bor, the retiree I see at the clinic, the single Soldier living in the barracks, the civilian at the Ed Center—you—could affect such a change to the quality of life for all of us who are part of the total Army Family.”

Coleman said the groups at the conference give each participant the op-portunity to change people’s minds and explain why their idea would improve quality of life. “It gives you a chance to defend what you’re fighting for.”

ACS is looking for interested vol-unteers to take part in the focus groups and conference. Deadline for those

interested in serving as delegates is Oct. 5. Deadline for idea submissions is Oct. 1.

AFAPContinued from page 1 HOW TO SUBMIT

YOUR IDEASSubmit online or look for sub-

mission boxes at ACS and around the community at the following locations:• ACS• Fitness Center• Main Exchange• Post office• Wiesbaden Entertainment

Center• Dining Facility• Health Clinic

https://wiesbaden.armymwr.com/programs/afap-submission-form-usag-wiesbaden

How to participateAFAP focus groups will begin

meeting this month. Call (0611) 143-548-9201 to sign up to participate.

to contribute. I’m really amazed at how much contribution they achieved while they were here.”

Deputy Garrison Commander Doug Earl presented the award and thanked them for their hard work and contribu-tions to the garrison.

Each of the students did their own research for their individual projects and then either wrote a report on it or did a presentation, Diaz said. “One of the objec-tives of those individual tasks was so that they have an experience that they can really hang their hat on when they talk to colleges and scholarship committees,” he said.

Jackson met with professionals on post to design a courtyard that would stimulate the senses, Diaz said. Her design concept included a fountain as well as lavender and pine to create an inviting environment for Army officials to meet with their German counterparts.

Diaz said Jackson’s report is ready to go to science fairs and will be an asset for scholarships and college applications. Jackson did research and validated her work by facilitating meetings with experts in the field. The report was so thorough, in fact, Diaz said he will be using it at the head-quarters level and beyond, to make the case for creating sensory adaptive environments.

Price compiled listings of activities for kids, such as clubs, groups and events and distributed them through the Family

readiness groups. “Military intelligence Families pro-

cess through here, so it is a way to help Families,” Diaz said.

“This is the first year in several years that the 66th has participated in the summer hire program,” he said. “It is part of our Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathemat-ics program. We have a STEM model, we’re in support of the (Department of Defense Education Activity) cybersecurity program here. The kids learned about the first and second laws of thermodynamics and how they relate to our normal life. Then we put them into work practicum sessions, like the

work they did on the HVAC system. They collected data and then used that data to develop math models. The kids collected three weeks of data, which Atreyu then put it into a spreadsheet that incorporates temperature, ambient relative humidity, indoor temperature and water chill tem-perature. Now that the network is set up, we can use this again next year to support DoDEA for cybersecurity.”

After doing research at the library, Monjaras created a poster encouraging people to recycle. It included facts about electricity, transportation and water usage and how that affects the environment, as

well as things people can do to reduce waste. “For someone coming from the states

for the first time, recycling can be pretty daunting here in Germany, so educa-tion outreach and tools to help people acclimate will be an extreme benefit to them,” Diaz said.

Cameron Diaz, a STEM scholar, reimaged four laptop computers and set up a closed network so the summer hires could work with each other while avoid-ing vulnerabilities associated with being online, he said.

“Setting up the peer-to-peer network is something that we’d been trying to do for several months and now with help from the summer hires, it’s something that we’ve been able to do,” Diaz said. “We’re really amazed at how much contribution they really achieved in the short time they were here. The entire program, from the 66th (MI) perspective, is all about Family readiness and Family resilience.”

Although the first year was difficult, Diaz said he looks forward to participat-ing in the program again next year, now that the framework is done.

“Getting the summer hires set up was a daunting task,” Diaz said. But once everything was in place, they re-ceived a lot of support from personnel within the brigade. “It wasn’t a very difficult sell, because everyone wants to contribute back to the Families and the future workforce and we had the support of Col. (Devin) Blake and the command team.”

Emily Jennings/USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs

Juan Monjaras, Bria Jackson, Klya Price and Cameron Diaz show off two of the columns they painted in Bldg. 1029N on Clay Kaserne during their time as summer hires. Not pictured is Atreyu Allen.

GREEN BOOTContinued from page 1

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Upcoming closuresDue to Unity Day, a host nation holiday

that commemorates the reunification of Germany in 1990, certain garrison services will be closed Oct. 2 and 3.Closed Oct. 2 and 3:• Vehicle Registration• Driver Training and Testing• Personal Property Processing Office• Personal Property Shipment Quality

Control Inspection• Official Travel Entitlements• Transportation Motor Pool • BASOPS MaintenanceLimited service (emergencies) based on available staff at:• Installation Property Book Office• Central Issue Facility, emergencies

only• POV Inspection• DRMRegular schedule at:• Shuttle Buses• DFAC• Official Travel (SATO closed Oct.

3 for holiday)Post office is moving

Post office customers are reminded to check mail regularly and pick up packages in a timely manner, especially the week before the post office moves. The move will take place Oct. 6 to 9, during which time the post office will be closed. The post office is open from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Package pick-up is open from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The post office is closed on U.S. federal holidays.Siren testing

The City of Wiesbaden Fire Depart-ment will conduct warning siren testing Oct. 7 at noon. During the test the siren will emit a one-minute, uninterrupted tone. Don’t miss the Community Information Exchange

The next Community Information Exchange will take place at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 24 at the Wiesbaden Entertainment Center on Hainerberg. Come join the discussion to learn what’s happening in your community. The last CIE in 2017 will be Nov. 28. If you missed the last CIE, you can download the slide presentation at http://www.herald-union.com/community-information-exchange/ or on the garrison website at wiesbaden.army.mil.Winter tires required

German law requires vehicles have “adequate tires” for winter driving Oct. 1 to April 1. In areas not regarded as snow prone, like Wiesbaden, the use of all-season tires with an M/S label or a snowflake label are acceptable.

News flash ‘Hello, this is the police’: What to know to avoid scams

Erik WilkeUSAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs Intern

Suddenly, your phone rings. The display shows 110. The police are on the line telling you that criminals are planning a robbery. A police officer must secure all of your money and valuables. If you don’t comply, you will be charged with obstruction of police duty. What would you do?

Since 2016, with a sharp increase of reported cases in August 2017, criminals have been impersonating German police officers and call ci-vilians around the Rhine-Main area and all over Germany, trying to get them to hand over their money and valuables.

This usually happens by pressuring the victims into compliance. In many of the reported cases, the scammers first asked their victims if they had any money or valuables at home. Then, they told them that a planned rob-bery was imminent and that a police officer needed to secure all assets. If you have been scammed like this, remember, you are not alone. Sadly, these criminals are more successful than you might think.

However, this isn’t the only trick scammers have up their sleeves. In another case, the fake police officers tried to get victims to hand over their money to another impostor who then contacted them and picked up the cash, supposedly to check it for counterfeits.

Scammers are also keen to get their hands on their victim’s bank accounts. They will ask them to with-draw money, claiming it isn’t safe with the “corrupt bank employees.” Other times, victims were asked to transfer money to a foreign bank account by using a global money transfer service – ironically – under the pretense of helping to arrest a group of scammers.

In another especially bold attempt, scammers impersonated agents of the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) on a so called “top secret mission.” Usually, victims got suspicious upon hearing this story and contacted the real police. After they did, the fake agents would call again. The scammers then told their victims, that the police they just reported to are corrupt and in the way of the secret mission of the BKA.

If you have been the victim of a scam or successfully thwarted an

attempt, make sure to report to the USAG Wiesbaden military police at

(0611)548-7777/7778 or Wiesbaden Polizei at 110.

Here are some tips from the real German police on how to know someone is trying to scam you and how to handle these situations:• Policewillneveraskyoufor

money. They urge you never to discuss your personal and financial situation with a stranger on the phone.

• Police will never call youfrom the German emergency number 110, if this number calls you, you are most likely being scammed. If you see this number on your phone display, do not accept the call.

• Shouldyoustillfindyourselfin this situation, do not let the person on the phone pressure you. Just hang up. If there is already someone on his way to your house, do not let them in.

• Neverletstrangersintoyourhome, even if they claim they are in an emergency situation or just ask for a glass of water or a piece of paper. Scammers often try to put pressure on

their victims to gain access to their homes. To achieve this, they will not only impersonate policemen, but also civil ser-vants, waterworks employees or others that have to perform important maintenance work.

• Even if there is a policeofficer at your doorstep, exercise caution! You do not have to let a police officer in immediately. Ask them for their service ID card and look for their protective vest, gun and radio device. If these things are missing, ask them to wait and call the emergency line 110. You always have a right to do so.

• Ingeneral,youshouldhangup the phone when you’re not sure who is on the line. When the person calling pressures you or asks you for personal or financial information, to hand over money and valuables or to contact a stranger, you should also just hang up the phone.

How to tell the difference

Graphic provided by Hessen Polizei

If you are unsure of the identity of someone claiming to be a German police officer, ask them for their ID (pictured above, front and back).

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month is recognized in October of each year. Our goal is to raise awareness of the warning signs of relationship abuse and help individuals and couples address problems early. No one deserves to be abused and anyone can suffer. Any time an Army Family member suffers from abuse, we fall short of our goals for readiness.

Everyone plays a role in upholding the Army values and standards that support safe, healthy relationships in the military community. Without every one of us doing our part, we cannot say our Army is fully ready to meet the mission of preventing domestic violence.

Therefore, the message to everyone in the USAG Wiesbaden community for Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2017 is clear and simple: See the signs. Avoid the hazard. Address problems early.

Simple actions can help protect victims. Take action and get help in your own relationships through the

Family Advocacy Program, Military OneSource and the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Through outreach, we can raise awareness of domestic abuse with Family, friends, co-workers and community members.

Join me in making this October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month the beginning of a year-round cam-paign to avoid domestic abuse. Let the USAG Wiesbaden Family Advocacy Program be your partner in prevent-ing and reducing the risk of domestic abuse, and restore valued relationships that are deteriorating.

Take a stand to avoid domestic vio-lence and keep our community safe.

Col. Todd J. FishCommanderU.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden

Commander urges action against domestic violence

POW MIA 24-hour run

Jacob Corbin/USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs

Air Force Capt. Kelly Hetherington (left) and Air Force Master Sgt. Mindy Howard with the 485th Intelligence Squadron par-ticipate in the POW MIA 24-hour run Sept. 14 and 15 on Clay Kaserne.

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Upcoming closuresDue to Unity Day, a host nation holiday

that commemorates the reunification of Germany in 1990, certain garrison services will be closed Oct. 2 and 3.Closed Oct. 2 and 3:• Vehicle Registration• Driver Training and Testing• Personal Property Processing Office• Personal Property Shipment Quality

Control Inspection• Official Travel Entitlements• Transportation Motor Pool • BASOPS MaintenanceLimited service (emergencies) based on available staff at:• Installation Property Book Office• Central Issue Facility, emergencies

only• POV Inspection• DRMRegular schedule at:• Shuttle Buses• DFAC• Official Travel (SATO closed Oct.

3 for holiday)Post office is moving

Post office customers are reminded to check mail regularly and pick up packages in a timely manner, especially the week before the post office moves. The move will take place Oct. 6 to 9, during which time the post office will be closed. The post office is open from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Package pick-up is open from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The post office is closed on U.S. federal holidays.Siren testing

The City of Wiesbaden Fire Depart-ment will conduct warning siren testing Oct. 7 at noon. During the test the siren will emit a one-minute, uninterrupted tone. Don’t miss the Community Information Exchange

The next Community Information Exchange will take place at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 24 at the Wiesbaden Entertainment Center on Hainerberg. Come join the discussion to learn what’s happening in your community. The last CIE in 2017 will be Nov. 28. If you missed the last CIE, you can download the slide presentation at http://www.herald-union.com/community-information-exchange/ or on the garrison website at wiesbaden.army.mil.Winter tires required

German law requires vehicles have “adequate tires” for winter driving Oct. 1 to April 1. In areas not regarded as snow prone, like Wiesbaden, the use of all-season tires with an M/S label or a snowflake label are acceptable.

News flash ‘Hello, this is the police’: What to know to avoid scams

Erik WilkeUSAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs Intern

Suddenly, your phone rings. The display shows 110. The police are on the line telling you that criminals are planning a robbery. A police officer must secure all of your money and valuables. If you don’t comply, you will be charged with obstruction of police duty. What would you do?

Since 2016, with a sharp increase of reported cases in August 2017, criminals have been impersonating German police officers and call ci-vilians around the Rhine-Main area and all over Germany, trying to get them to hand over their money and valuables.

This usually happens by pressuring the victims into compliance. In many of the reported cases, the scammers first asked their victims if they had any money or valuables at home. Then, they told them that a planned rob-bery was imminent and that a police officer needed to secure all assets. If you have been scammed like this, remember, you are not alone. Sadly, these criminals are more successful than you might think.

However, this isn’t the only trick scammers have up their sleeves. In another case, the fake police officers tried to get victims to hand over their money to another impostor who then contacted them and picked up the cash, supposedly to check it for counterfeits.

Scammers are also keen to get their hands on their victim’s bank accounts. They will ask them to with-draw money, claiming it isn’t safe with the “corrupt bank employees.” Other times, victims were asked to transfer money to a foreign bank account by using a global money transfer service – ironically – under the pretense of helping to arrest a group of scammers.

In another especially bold attempt, scammers impersonated agents of the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) on a so called “top secret mission.” Usually, victims got suspicious upon hearing this story and contacted the real police. After they did, the fake agents would call again. The scammers then told their victims, that the police they just reported to are corrupt and in the way of the secret mission of the BKA.

If you have been the victim of a scam or successfully thwarted an

attempt, make sure to report to the USAG Wiesbaden military police at

(0611)548-7777/7778 or Wiesbaden Polizei at 110.

Here are some tips from the real German police on how to know someone is trying to scam you and how to handle these situations:• Policewillneveraskyoufor

money. They urge you never to discuss your personal and financial situation with a stranger on the phone.

• Police will never call youfrom the German emergency number 110, if this number calls you, you are most likely being scammed. If you see this number on your phone display, do not accept the call.

• Shouldyoustillfindyourselfin this situation, do not let the person on the phone pressure you. Just hang up. If there is already someone on his way to your house, do not let them in.

• Neverletstrangersintoyourhome, even if they claim they are in an emergency situation or just ask for a glass of water or a piece of paper. Scammers often try to put pressure on

their victims to gain access to their homes. To achieve this, they will not only impersonate policemen, but also civil ser-vants, waterworks employees or others that have to perform important maintenance work.

• Even if there is a policeofficer at your doorstep, exercise caution! You do not have to let a police officer in immediately. Ask them for their service ID card and look for their protective vest, gun and radio device. If these things are missing, ask them to wait and call the emergency line 110. You always have a right to do so.

• Ingeneral,youshouldhangup the phone when you’re not sure who is on the line. When the person calling pressures you or asks you for personal or financial information, to hand over money and valuables or to contact a stranger, you should also just hang up the phone.

How to tell the difference

Graphic provided by Hessen Polizei

If you are unsure of the identity of someone claiming to be a German police officer, ask them for their ID (pictured above, front and back).

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Suicide prevention month

All community members are invited to attend “Tell the Story,” hosted by ASAP as part of Suicide Prevention Month at 1 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Tony Bass Auditorium. The USO will provide food and beverages beginning at noon.Parent workshop

Learn how to protect your teen on social media at a workshop at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Wiesbaden Middle School Gym.Hispanic Heritage celebration

Hispanic Heritage Month will be observed with a carnival from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at Allen Field in Newman Village on Clay Kaserne. If interested in volunteering to support the ovservance, please contact Staff Sgt. Aisha Bannat, aisha.m.bannat.mil@mail.mil or DSN 314-546-4506.Meet Randy Johnson

Baseball pitching ace Randy Johnson will be at the Main Exchange Sept. 27 at 5:30 p.m. to meet Wiesbaden military community members, cour-tesy of the USO, AAFES and MWR. The five-time Cy Young Award winner played for 22 seasons in Major League Baseball with 303 career wins. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015.Vehicle winter inspection checks

The Automotive Skills Cen-ter staff will check and ensure your vehicle is winter ready – from Oct. 1 through Nov. 30. The 12-point check includes: brake test, park brake travel, signal horn, lights, cooling sys-tem visual check, coolant freeze

protection level, oil level, belts, tires for wear, pressure and type (M and S or winter), battery and charging system check, washer fluid check and wipers, exhaust system visual check. Cost is $15. Call to make an appointment at (0611) 143-548-9817.Job search help

Army Community Ser-vice’s Employment Readiness Program offers a wide range of classes and services to assist in finding employment. Upcom-ing free classes this month include a USAJobs class on Sept. 23 at 12:30 p.m. Em-ployment Readiness can also help with mock interviews. For more information and to reserve a seat call (0611) 143-548-9201.Musical auditions

Try out for the Amelia Earhart’s upcoming produc-tion of Roald Dahl’s “James and the Giant Peach” musical from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sept. 26. Please have a song prepared with sheet music for an ac-companist, preferably from a Broadway musical. Also, please wear clothing that allows you to move freely — as there may be a physical component to the audition.

Performance dates are Dec. 1-16 and Jan. 12-21 (Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.,

Sundays at 2 p.m.). No registra-tion required — just come to the audition.Sesame Street

Wiesbaden FMWR and the USO present the Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families at 2 and 5 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Fitness Center. Each performance is a 35-minute show featuring five of the popular Sesame Street characters, including Katie, a military child created especially for the USO, as she prepares to move to a new place and make new friends. Seating is first-come first-served. Doors open 30 minutes before showtimes. Cost is free.Red Cross orientation

American Red Cross Wi-esbaden holds orientation class the second Wednesday of every month at 11:30 a.m. in Bldg. 1201 on Clay Kaserne (second floor of the Wellness Health Clinic classroom). Orientation lasts 45 minutes and is manda-tory to become a Red Cross Volunteer. For more informa-tion, call (0611)143-548-1760.BOSS Commissary and Exchange shuttle

Single and unaccompanied service members are invited to hop on board the Better Op-portunities for Single Soldiers free shuttle bus to go shopping

at the Wiesbaden Commissary an Exchange. The shuttle runs the first and third Thursday of every month and departs from the Warrior Zone at 6 p.m. Please arrive at least 10 minutes early.DFAC on Facebook

Follow the Strong Europe Café – Wiesbaden Dining Fa-cility’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/strongeuropecafe to find out what’s cooking. Themed menus are rotated throughout the month and include Mexican-style, surf and turf, soul food and Mongolian barbecue. Operating hours are Monday to Friday, 7 to 8:30 a.m.; 11:30 to 1 p.m.; and 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday hours are 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 to 6:30 p.m.Get to know the area

Wiesbaden Army Com-munity Service invites new-comers to get an in-depth look at their home away from home in Germany during Host Nation Orientation on Tuesdays starting at 9 a.m. at the Wiesbaden Entertain-ment Center on Hainerberg. Learn about German culture, language, public transporta-tion and more. Stop by ACS in Bldg. 7790 on Hainerberg or call (0611) 143-548-9201 to sign up.

Movie matineeThe Wiesbaden Library

invites patrons to enjoy a free movie every first Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. The next movie will be featured at the library on Oct. 7.Excess property sale

Head to the Mainz-Kastel Storage Station, Bldg. 4002, on Oct. 14 to shop for bargains at the Non-Appropriated Funds Excess Property Sale. Items include: assorted tables, bar stools, sofa, love seat and uni-versal remote control.Fall Bazaar

Shop for a variety of interna-tional goods during the annual Fall Bazaar at the Fitness Center on Clay Kaserne. Fall Bazaar hours are Oct. 27, noon to 7 p.m.; Oct. 28, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Oct. 29, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Canvas and Corkscrews

Create art in a relaxed at-mosphere at the Wiesbaden Entertainment Center Lounge on Sept. 15 and Oct. 13 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. This adults-only get-together is open to ID cardholders ages 21 and up. Cost is $45 including all supplies. Food and drink can be purchased at the facility. To reserve your space stop by the Arts and Crafts Center, or call (0611) 143-548-9838.

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Wiesbaden-area DoDEA schools on the following days:Sept. 29: Professional developmentOct. 6: Teacher workdayOct. 9: Columbus DayNov. 3: Teacher workday

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shops will be offered from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 25, Oct. 2 and Oct. 23 at the WEC. Each workshop features different topics and new information. Topics include: Local college options, picking the right college (for you), comparing the costs of college – sticker price vs. net price, the college application and scholarships.Library story time

Children up to age 6 are invited to the Wiesbaden Library to enjoy a fun hour of stories, crafts and songs on Thursdays from 10 to 11 a.m. Parents are also invited to tag along to pick up literacy tips and reading suggestions. No registration is required. Call (0611) 143-548-9821 for more information.Fire prevention event

The Wiesbaden Fire Department will be hosting a Fire Prevention Week event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 13 at the PX. Activities will include a fire truck display, aerial ladder display, smoke tent, fun fire safety games, Sparky the fire department mascot as well as prizes and giveaways. Fire department personnel will visit Child Development Centers and School Age Center programs during the week.Positive Guidance class

Army Community Service’s Family Advocacy Program offers free, effective discipline guidance for parents during a monthly Positive Guidance class every third Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. at ACS, in Bldg. 7790 on Hainerberg. FAP also features an Anger Management class every first Wednesday of the month from 10 to 11 a.m., a Stress Management class every second Wednesday of the month from 10 to 11 a.m. and a Couple’s Commu-nication class every fourth Wednesday of the month from 10 to 11 a.m. Call (0611) 143-548-9201 for more information.Budgeting for baby

Learn about common expenses re-lated to babies and children – and how to plan for those expenses during a free Budgeting for Baby class on Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. at Army Community Service. Reserve a space in the class by calling (0611) 143-548-9201.Bus monitors needed!

Contact ACS for more information about volunteering for a pilot bus monitor program (0611) 143-548-9201.

School notesWHS celebrates opening with community21st century high school is military’s first to open to students

Lori EganU.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The student body of the military’s first 21st-century high school celebrated with the agencies that brought it from sketches to blueprints to a state-of-art, three-story building.

The Wiesbaden High School ribbon-cutting ceremony was Sept. 13 in the school’s commons with 550 students seated around a stage and the dignitar-ies sitting in the Black Box Theatre, both areas designed for flexibility and the ability to be configured to meet the needs of the activity — a hallmark of 21st-century school design.

Officials with Europe District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense Education Activity and Ger-man construction partners were on hand to commemorate the event.

Students Lily Young and Michael Bills talked about how the school’s flex-ible design promotes collaboration and invites creativity and innovation, how the speakers represent the partnerships critical to the success of the new school, and how approximately one-third of the student body had a role in planning the ceremony.

DoDEA Director Thomas Brady spoke about the teamwork it took be-tween the garrison, German partners, USACE and DoDEA to build “the first 21st-century high school in all of DoDEA.”

Brady highlighted the collaboration and cooperation between the district, the German architects, engineers and government teaming together with DoDEA educators since 2002 “to build the facility you see today. It’s a marvelous example of cooperation between the host nation and United States.”

Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, commanding general of U.S. Army Europe, unveiled the plaque dedicating the school to Gen. Henry H. “Hap” Arnold, the namesake of the first Wiesbaden high school, and spoke about how the school represents the strategic importance of the U.S. and German government relationship.

“This high school is the first Ameri-can 21st-century high school that is directly connected to the strategic vision of the United States government because of how the government depends on deployed Soldiers,” Hodges explained. Soldiers will not come over here unless they are positive their sons or daughters

are going to get the best education pos-sible, he added.

Hodges looked at the student body and concluded his remarks, “Most of you have seen your mom or dad deploy multiple times – that’s a price you pay and I appreciate it. Thank you.”

Speaking about the relationships built through years of partnership, El-mar Damm, representing the Hessen Ministry of Finance, pointed out some elements of the school: Environmentally friendly construction material, which is compliant with the European standards and meets Leadership in Energy and En-vironmental Design-Gold certification.

“The fact that the new building could be completed within cost and timeframe is the result of a smooth collaboration of a great team of U.S. and German Hes-sians,” Damm said. “You all have done an excellent job.

“With this new building, you are now perfectly equipped for the future,” Damm said.

This project honors our past, it was a great team effort and is an asset to forge the future, Europe District Commander Col. John Baker said before presenting the key plaque to Dr. Sandra Whitaker, principal.

“We actually built the predecessor school, and we are happy to build a new and better school today,” Baker said. “We

are part of a very great team, whether that’s with our DoDEA partners for whom our district is doing nearly a bil-lion dollars of work that will support nearly 14,000 students across Europe … or our German partners who we’ve worked with for nearly 70 years. … They delivered a $52 million project safely, on

time and on budget.”A building, no matter how beauti-

ful, isn’t a school until students arrive, Whitaker said as she introduced the stu-dent council president D’neTanya Bell.

“This is more than just a school,” Bell said. “It is a building block to the 21st century.”

Jacob Corbin/USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs

Wiesbaden High School principal Dr. Sandra Whitaker (left), Hainerberg Elementary principal Dr. Tonya Laliberte, WHS Student Council President D’Ne Tanya Bell, Garrison Commander Col. Todd J. Fish, Aukamm Elementary Principal Alice Berard and Wiesbaden Middle School Principal Dan Serfass cut a cake at the AAFES Back-to-School Expo Aug. 25 at the Main Exchange on Hainerberg.

School is in sessionLori Egan/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Army Europe Commander Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges unveils a plaque dedicating the school to Gen. Henry H. “Hap” Arnold, the namesake of the first Wiesbaden high school, at a ribbon cutting for the new Wiesbaden High School Sept. 13. Hodges spoke about how the school represents the strategic importance of the U.S. and German government relationship.

Lori Egan/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Department of Defense Education Activity director Thomas Brady addresses the audience at a ribbon cut-ting for the new Wiesbaden High School Sept. 13. Brady praised the teamwork between garrison leaders, German partners, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and DoDEA.

Jacob Corbin/USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs

Col. Todd J. Fish (center) and the principals of the USAG Wiesbaden DoDEA schools sign the latest anti-bullying policy during a Back-to-School Expo Aug. 25 at the PX.

Emily Jennings/USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs

A family walks to school on the first day Aug. 28 at Hainerberg Elementary.

Emily Jennings/USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs

Parents and students were greeted by faculty members as they stopped to take pictures in front of the school on the first day Aug. 28 at Hainerberg Elementary.

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No schoolThere is no school for students in

Wiesbaden-area DoDEA schools on the following days:Sept. 29: Professional developmentOct. 6: Teacher workdayOct. 9: Columbus DayNov. 3: Teacher workday

Show me the College MoneyShow me the College Money work-

shops will be offered from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 25, Oct. 2 and Oct. 23 at the WEC. Each workshop features different topics and new information. Topics include: Local college options, picking the right college (for you), comparing the costs of college – sticker price vs. net price, the college application and scholarships.Library story time

Children up to age 6 are invited to the Wiesbaden Library to enjoy a fun hour of stories, crafts and songs on Thursdays from 10 to 11 a.m. Parents are also invited to tag along to pick up literacy tips and reading suggestions. No registration is required. Call (0611) 143-548-9821 for more information.Fire prevention event

The Wiesbaden Fire Department will be hosting a Fire Prevention Week event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 13 at the PX. Activities will include a fire truck display, aerial ladder display, smoke tent, fun fire safety games, Sparky the fire department mascot as well as prizes and giveaways. Fire department personnel will visit Child Development Centers and School Age Center programs during the week.Positive Guidance class

Army Community Service’s Family Advocacy Program offers free, effective discipline guidance for parents during a monthly Positive Guidance class every third Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. at ACS, in Bldg. 7790 on Hainerberg. FAP also features an Anger Management class every first Wednesday of the month from 10 to 11 a.m., a Stress Management class every second Wednesday of the month from 10 to 11 a.m. and a Couple’s Commu-nication class every fourth Wednesday of the month from 10 to 11 a.m. Call (0611) 143-548-9201 for more information.Budgeting for baby

Learn about common expenses re-lated to babies and children – and how to plan for those expenses during a free Budgeting for Baby class on Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. at Army Community Service. Reserve a space in the class by calling (0611) 143-548-9201.Bus monitors needed!

Contact ACS for more information about volunteering for a pilot bus monitor program (0611) 143-548-9201.

School notesWHS celebrates opening with community21st century high school is military’s first to open to students

Lori EganU.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The student body of the military’s first 21st-century high school celebrated with the agencies that brought it from sketches to blueprints to a state-of-art, three-story building.

The Wiesbaden High School ribbon-cutting ceremony was Sept. 13 in the school’s commons with 550 students seated around a stage and the dignitar-ies sitting in the Black Box Theatre, both areas designed for flexibility and the ability to be configured to meet the needs of the activity — a hallmark of 21st-century school design.

Officials with Europe District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense Education Activity and Ger-man construction partners were on hand to commemorate the event.

Students Lily Young and Michael Bills talked about how the school’s flex-ible design promotes collaboration and invites creativity and innovation, how the speakers represent the partnerships critical to the success of the new school, and how approximately one-third of the student body had a role in planning the ceremony.

DoDEA Director Thomas Brady spoke about the teamwork it took be-tween the garrison, German partners, USACE and DoDEA to build “the first 21st-century high school in all of DoDEA.”

Brady highlighted the collaboration and cooperation between the district, the German architects, engineers and government teaming together with DoDEA educators since 2002 “to build the facility you see today. It’s a marvelous example of cooperation between the host nation and United States.”

Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, commanding general of U.S. Army Europe, unveiled the plaque dedicating the school to Gen. Henry H. “Hap” Arnold, the namesake of the first Wiesbaden high school, and spoke about how the school represents the strategic importance of the U.S. and German government relationship.

“This high school is the first Ameri-can 21st-century high school that is directly connected to the strategic vision of the United States government because of how the government depends on deployed Soldiers,” Hodges explained. Soldiers will not come over here unless they are positive their sons or daughters

are going to get the best education pos-sible, he added.

Hodges looked at the student body and concluded his remarks, “Most of you have seen your mom or dad deploy multiple times – that’s a price you pay and I appreciate it. Thank you.”

Speaking about the relationships built through years of partnership, El-mar Damm, representing the Hessen Ministry of Finance, pointed out some elements of the school: Environmentally friendly construction material, which is compliant with the European standards and meets Leadership in Energy and En-vironmental Design-Gold certification.

“The fact that the new building could be completed within cost and timeframe is the result of a smooth collaboration of a great team of U.S. and German Hes-sians,” Damm said. “You all have done an excellent job.

“With this new building, you are now perfectly equipped for the future,” Damm said.

This project honors our past, it was a great team effort and is an asset to forge the future, Europe District Commander Col. John Baker said before presenting the key plaque to Dr. Sandra Whitaker, principal.

“We actually built the predecessor school, and we are happy to build a new and better school today,” Baker said. “We

are part of a very great team, whether that’s with our DoDEA partners for whom our district is doing nearly a bil-lion dollars of work that will support nearly 14,000 students across Europe … or our German partners who we’ve worked with for nearly 70 years. … They delivered a $52 million project safely, on

time and on budget.”A building, no matter how beauti-

ful, isn’t a school until students arrive, Whitaker said as she introduced the stu-dent council president D’neTanya Bell.

“This is more than just a school,” Bell said. “It is a building block to the 21st century.”

Jacob Corbin/USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs

Wiesbaden High School principal Dr. Sandra Whitaker (left), Hainerberg Elementary principal Dr. Tonya Laliberte, WHS Student Council President D’Ne Tanya Bell, Garrison Commander Col. Todd J. Fish, Aukamm Elementary Principal Alice Berard and Wiesbaden Middle School Principal Dan Serfass cut a cake at the AAFES Back-to-School Expo Aug. 25 at the Main Exchange on Hainerberg.

School is in sessionLori Egan/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Army Europe Commander Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges unveils a plaque dedicating the school to Gen. Henry H. “Hap” Arnold, the namesake of the first Wiesbaden high school, at a ribbon cutting for the new Wiesbaden High School Sept. 13. Hodges spoke about how the school represents the strategic importance of the U.S. and German government relationship.

Lori Egan/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Department of Defense Education Activity director Thomas Brady addresses the audience at a ribbon cut-ting for the new Wiesbaden High School Sept. 13. Brady praised the teamwork between garrison leaders, German partners, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and DoDEA.

Jacob Corbin/USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs

Col. Todd J. Fish (center) and the principals of the USAG Wiesbaden DoDEA schools sign the latest anti-bullying policy during a Back-to-School Expo Aug. 25 at the PX.

Emily Jennings/USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs

A family walks to school on the first day Aug. 28 at Hainerberg Elementary.

Emily Jennings/USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs

Parents and students were greeted by faculty members as they stopped to take pictures in front of the school on the first day Aug. 28 at Hainerberg Elementary.

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Halloween bowlingThe Wiesbaden Entertain-

ment Center features free bowling for children who bowl in costume on Oct. 28 from 8 p.m. to midnight; adults in costume enjoy half-price bowling and free shoe rental. The WEC Lounge (open to ages 18 and above) offers free finger foods from 8 to 11 p.m. on Oct. 28 and a best costume contest with cash prizes. Also enjoy spooky drinks, a beer bucket drink special and music courtesy of a Halloween DJ.Trick or treating

U.S. Army Garrison Wies-baden official trick-or-treating is Oct. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. in all housing areas. Families are advised that trick-or-treating is limited to the exterior of buildings. Ghouls and goblins are prohibited from entering stairwells in multi-family units.Horror movie lock-in

The Taunus Theater will be having a Spooktacular Hallow-een Lock-in from 9 p.m. Oct. 28 to 7:30 a.m. Oct. 29. Movies are: “It” (R), “Annabelle: Cre-ation” (R), “Don’t Breathe” (R), “Happy Death Day” (PG-13), “The Boy” (PG-13) and “The Conjuring 2” (R). Custom-

ers do not have to stay for all movies. Tickets will go on sale beginning at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at the theater. Price is $17.99, which includes small drink and popcorn with free refills on both. Signed parental permis-sion with contact information is required for anyone under 17.Haunted House

Wiesbaden’s Amelia Ear-hart Playhouse invites brave souls for an evening of thrills and chills during their Hal-loween Haunted House Oct. 27 to 31 at the former Hain-erberg Shopping Center. The Haunted House will be open from 6 to 10 p.m.; 6 to 7 p.m. for ages 5 to 13 and from 7 to 10 p.m. for ages 13 and up. Ad-mission is $8 per person. Not open to children under age 5.Halloween month

The Cappuccino Casino has a full schedule of special activities planned for Octo-ber: Pool Tournaments Oct. 6 and 20 starting at 6 p.m.; DJ Stan’s Old School and Taco Night Oct. 6 starting at 8 p.m.; Hot Latino Night with DJ Spike Oct. 20 starting at 8 p.m.; and Halloween Karaoke Night with DJ Spike Oct. 31 starting at 7 p.m.

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NEWS & FEATURES

Halloween bowlingThe Wiesbaden Entertain-

ment Center features free bowling for children who bowl in costume on Oct. 28 from 8 p.m. to midnight; adults in costume enjoy half-price bowling and free shoe rental. The WEC Lounge (open to ages 18 and above) offers free finger foods from 8 to 11 p.m. on Oct. 28 and a best costume contest with cash prizes. Also enjoy spooky drinks, a beer bucket drink special and music courtesy of a Halloween DJ.Trick or treating

U.S. Army Garrison Wies-baden official trick-or-treating is Oct. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. in all housing areas. Families are advised that trick-or-treating is limited to the exterior of buildings. Ghouls and goblins are prohibited from entering stairwells in multi-family units.Horror movie lock-in

The Taunus Theater will be having a Spooktacular Hallow-een Lock-in from 9 p.m. Oct. 28 to 7:30 a.m. Oct. 29. Movies are: “It” (R), “Annabelle: Cre-ation” (R), “Don’t Breathe” (R), “Happy Death Day” (PG-13), “The Boy” (PG-13) and “The Conjuring 2” (R). Custom-

ers do not have to stay for all movies. Tickets will go on sale beginning at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at the theater. Price is $17.99, which includes small drink and popcorn with free refills on both. Signed parental permis-sion with contact information is required for anyone under 17.Haunted House

Wiesbaden’s Amelia Ear-hart Playhouse invites brave souls for an evening of thrills and chills during their Hal-loween Haunted House Oct. 27 to 31 at the former Hain-erberg Shopping Center. The Haunted House will be open from 6 to 10 p.m.; 6 to 7 p.m. for ages 5 to 13 and from 7 to 10 p.m. for ages 13 and up. Ad-mission is $8 per person. Not open to children under age 5.Halloween month

The Cappuccino Casino has a full schedule of special activities planned for Octo-ber: Pool Tournaments Oct. 6 and 20 starting at 6 p.m.; DJ Stan’s Old School and Taco Night Oct. 6 starting at 8 p.m.; Hot Latino Night with DJ Spike Oct. 20 starting at 8 p.m.; and Halloween Karaoke Night with DJ Spike Oct. 31 starting at 7 p.m.

Halloween happenings On their marks

Volker Ramspott/TSAE

Soldiers from the 1-214th Aviation Regiment complete their annual M4 and M9 qualification shoots at the Wackernheim Ranges.

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NEWS & FEATURES

Spc. Kelsey VanFleet/U.S. Army Europe

Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, commanding general of U.S. Army Europe, places the U.S. Army Europe patch on Brig. Gen. Kate Leahy, incoming Deputy Commanding General for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs, during a patching ceremony, Aug. 30.

Incoming leadershipContinued travel alert for EuropeU.S. State Department news release

The Department of State Alerts U.S. Citi-zens to the continued threat of terrorist attacks throughout Europe. This travel alert expires Nov. 30, 2017.

Recent, widely reported incidents in France, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Finland demonstrate that the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS or Da’esh), al-Qa’ida, and their affiliates have the ability to plan and execute terrorist attacks in Europe. While local governments continue counterterrorism operations, the Department remains concerned about the potential for future terrorist attacks.

U.S. citizens should always be alert to the possibility that terrorist sympathizers or self-radicalized extremists may conduct attacks with little or no warning. Extremists continue to focus on tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets/shopping malls, and local government facilities as viable targets. In addition, hotels, clubs, restaurants, places of worship, parks, high-profile events, educational institutions, airports, and other soft targets remain prior-ity locations for possible attacks. U.S. citizens should exercise additional vigilance in these and similar locations. Terrorists persist in em-ploying a variety of tactics, including firearms, explosives, using vehicles as ramming devices,

and sharp-edged weapons that are difficult to detect prior to an attack.

If you are traveling between countries in Eu-rope, please check the website of a U.S. embassy or consulate in your destination country for any recent security messages. Review security infor-mation from local officials, who are responsible for the safety and security of all visitors to their host country. U.S. citizens should also:• Follow the instructions of local authori-

ties. Monitor media and local information sources and factor updated information into personal travel plans and activities.

• Be prepared for additional security screen-ing and unexpected disruptions.

• Stay in touch with your family members, and ensure they know how to reach you in the event of an emergency.

• Have an emergency plan of action ready.• Register in our Smart Traveler Enrollment

Program (STEP).We continue to work closely with our

European partners and allies on the threat from international terrorism. Information is routinely shared between the United States and our key partners to disrupt terrorist plot-ting, identify and take action against potential operatives, and strengthen our defenses against potential threats.

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SPORTS & LEISURE

Fitness Resolution DayHead to the Wiesbaden Fitness Cen-

ter for “Make Your Body Your Machine” Fitness Resolution Day on Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This free event is aimed at giving community members an open house where they can get a first-hand look at the many programs and services available at the Fitness Center. Free classes will be offered throughout the event. Check wiesbaden.armymwr.com for schedule.

Classes include: Zumba, Mobility, Functional Fitness Training, Yoga, Line Dancing, Power Pump, Total Body Ex-press, Tang Soo Do, Spin, Salsa, Piloxing and more. Register for Winter Sports

Enroll now through Nov. 9 for Child and Youth Services Winter Sports – bas-ketball, cheerleading, dodgeball, wrestling and bowling. Winter season runs from January to March 2018. Volunteers and coaches are always welcome. Call (0611) 143-548-9363 if interested in coaching. Youths can register for Winter Sports at Parent Central Services on Clay Kaserne.Thanksgiving ski trip

Outdoor Rec hosts a Thanksgiving Ski Trip to Zermatt, Switzerland, Nov. 21-25. Call (0611) 143-548-9830 or 9801 or stop by the Fitness Center for details.Play battle ball

Ready to kick your game up a notch? Jump inside a giant, inflatable bubble and have at it in this mix of soccer, human bowling and dodgeball. Outdoor Recre-ation offers battle ball for a minimum of 10 players. Check with the Fitness Center for cost and registration information or call (0611) 143-548-9801.Martial Arts classes

Learn self-defense techniques and more during ongoing Golden Sage Mar-tial Arts Classes at the Fitness Center. Classes are Saturdays from noon to 2 p.m. and cost $8 per class. For more information visit www.bob-karnes-golden-sage.com, or call (0611) 143-548-9830.Scramble of the Year

Make your own team for this 18-hole, four-person, scramble-format event at the Rheinblick Golf Course Oct. 7 start-ing at 9 a.m. Shotgun start is at 9 a.m. Prizes will be awarded for gross and net, based on participation. Ties for the low gross score will be decided by a “sudden death” playoff starting on Hole 18 and continuing to Hole 10 until a winner is determined. All other ties will be by scorecard playoff. Call (0611) 143-548-5485 to register.

Sports shorts

Photos courtesy of Troop 107

Members of Boy Scout Troop 107 pose in front of their building. The troop was founded in 1957 in Wiesbaden.

Scout troop celebrates 60 years in Wiesbaden

Jennifer OravetzBoy Scout Troop 107

Troop 107 hosted a Court of Honor ceremony Sept. 18 in the Hainerberg Chapel to recognize achievements and celebrate the 60th anniversary of the troop in Wies-baden. Scoutmaster Jeff Stone was recognized for his 14 years of service as the Scoutmaster of Troop 107. Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Chad L. Pinkston spoke at the event, which was attended by more than 50 Scouts and their families, plus representatives of the VFW and supporters and ben-eficiaries of Troop 107’s community projects.

Boy Scout Troop 107 was founded in September 1957 in Wiesbaden. During its 60 years it has had a proud tradition of serving the military com-munity’s Families and their Scouting needs and assisting in the local com-munity with various service projects. Sponsored by the local VFW, Post 27, “The watch on the Rhein,” the Troop supports their Buddy Poppy Appeal, most noticeably on Memorial Day and Veterans Day.

Troop activities include visiting military historical sites and service projects around Europe. They hold their crossing over ceremony (where Cub Scouts transition to Boy Scouts) at the American Cemetery in Lux-embourg, where they camp, tour the gravesite and clean the graves of the fallen, and raise and lower the

Flag over Gen. George S. Patton’s grave. In the last year the Troop has hiked the Sargent York Trail in the Meuse-Argonne WWI battle fields in France, also completing a service project there, and hiked the Battle of the Bulge historical trail in Belgium. The Troop regularly participates in is the Klondike Derby over Martin Luther King weekend, and sum-mer camp in June at Kandersteg in Switzerland.

The Troop familiarizes itself with the local area, hiking up to and cleaning the Kellerskopf Monument, west of Naurod in Wiesbaden, where in 1962 Troop 107 and the local Pathfinder Scout group replanted the forest. Many of the Troops’ service projects and Eagle projects benefit the local German community: projects in

Breckenheim have included revamp-ing orchards, hiking areas and water drainage areas, building of picnic tables and the creation of a database to record Jewish grave markers removed during WWII. In Frauenstein, Eagle Scout projects have included building posts for birds of prey to control rodent destruction of saplings and creating snake habitats for local endangered species.

Boy Scout Troop 107 has left a long and tangible impact in the local host nation community, and an even greater one in our military community. Projects have included refurbishing the interior of Hainer-berg Chapel’s Fellowship Hall, build-ing fencing and benches outside the chapel, building benches outside the school in Aukamm, placing monu-ments to the fallen on Clay Kaserne at the memorial park, refurbishing monuments for the 205th Military Intelligence Brigade outside the 2nd M.I.s Battalion HQ and building library book boxes. Much of the last 14 year’s activities have been shaped by the mentorship of our outgoing scoutmaster Jeff Stone. Under his stewardship, 69 young men have soared to the rank of Eagle, and many more made it on return to Troops in the U.S.

Troop 107 meets Monday nights from 7 to 8:30 p.m. year round, excluding Federal holidays, at its hut, 28 Westfallenstrasse, Aukumm Housing Area.

Members of Wiesbaden Troop 107 perform a knot-tying demonstration at a recent open house event.

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NEWS & FEATURES

IMCOM leaders pledge to build a culture of serviceU.S. Army IMCOM Public Affairs

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – An Army-wide campaign was launched this year at a Headquarters Installation Management Command town hall hosted by Lt. Gen. Kenneth R. Dahl, commander of the U.S. Army Installa-tion Management Command.

Officially known as the IMCOM Service Culture Initiative, the campaign represents the Command’s long-term commitment to providing the best possible customer service to Soldiers, Families, and communities.

The campaign is based on the premise that excellence in customer service is a result of how an organization treats its employees. If employees have engaged and caring leaders, feel valued and re-spected for the work they do, are properly trained, and live the Army values, they will in turn pass forward this positive at-titude to their customers and co-workers.

“This will take the combined effort and commitment of every IMCOM professional to be successful,” Dahl said.

At the town hall, Dahl, along with

other senior IMCOM leaders, signed the first “Leadership Pledge” surrounded by his headquarters workforce.

The pledge serves as a reminder to leaders that all employees deserve respect and the basic tools needed to be successful, including proper on-boarding, perfor-mance standards, training opportunities, recognition programs, empowerment, and a commitment to hold one another accountable.

The campaign relies on actions related to four basic focus areas to reach that goal: team member sense of belonging to their organization, leader engagement, on-boarding, and team member recognition.

“We want to establish a culture where members of the IMCOM team take pride in the organization, fully un-derstand and live by our organizational values, feel valued and respected, and are led by engaged and caring leaders,” said Matt Margotta, program manager for the Service Culture Initiative.

“While most of the command is already doing this in some fashion, codi-fying and standardizing the principles,

the process, and providing the tools and training to assist leaders and employees at all levels helps ensure we establish a

culture of service excellence across the 70 plus installations around the world,” Margotta explained.

Peer-to-peer awardsIn support of the Installation Man-

agement Command’s Service Culture Initiative, U.S. Army Garrison Wies-baden has implemented Peer-to-Peer Awards to recognize the important contributions of its employees.

The Peer-to-Peer Award was added to the overall awards program as a mechanism for employees to recognize each other. Employees may nominate fellow USAG Wi-esbaden professionals who embody the Army Values and IMCOM principles of SERVICE – service, excellence, respect, vision, integrity, communication and empowerment. This includes all appropriated and non-appropriated fund civilian em-ployees, local national employees and USAG Soldiers. Nominations should be submitted in blue collection boxes located in the following buildings:• 1205–GarrisonHeadquarters

• 1038, second floor – Plans,Analysis and Integration Office

• 1023E,Room285–Departmentof Human Resources

• 1023W,Room105–WelcomeCenter

• 1057,Room8–DirectorateofPublic Works

• 1026–DepartmentofResourceManagement

• 1502–ChildandYouthServices• 1001 – Department of Emer-

gency Services• 1030/1052–PostOffice• 1525-WorksCouncil• 7790–ArmyCommunityService

Nominations for the first awardees are due Oct. 10, and winners will be drawn Oct. 27 during the Garrison All-Hands Meeting. Twenty-five winners will receive $150 cash awards or eight hour time-off awards. Each employee can only win twice within a 12-month period.

www.wiesbaden.army.mil Sept. 21, 2017 Herald Union Page 13

NEWS & FEATURES

IMCOM leaders pledge to build a culture of serviceU.S. Army IMCOM Public Affairs

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – An Army-wide campaign was launched this year at a Headquarters Installation Management Command town hall hosted by Lt. Gen. Kenneth R. Dahl, commander of the U.S. Army Installa-tion Management Command.

Officially known as the IMCOM Service Culture Initiative, the campaign represents the Command’s long-term commitment to providing the best possible customer service to Soldiers, Families, and communities.

The campaign is based on the premise that excellence in customer service is a result of how an organization treats its employees. If employees have engaged and caring leaders, feel valued and re-spected for the work they do, are properly trained, and live the Army values, they will in turn pass forward this positive at-titude to their customers and co-workers.

“This will take the combined effort and commitment of every IMCOM professional to be successful,” Dahl said.

At the town hall, Dahl, along with

other senior IMCOM leaders, signed the first “Leadership Pledge” surrounded by his headquarters workforce.

The pledge serves as a reminder to leaders that all employees deserve respect and the basic tools needed to be successful, including proper on-boarding, perfor-mance standards, training opportunities, recognition programs, empowerment, and a commitment to hold one another accountable.

The campaign relies on actions related to four basic focus areas to reach that goal: team member sense of belonging to their organization, leader engagement, on-boarding, and team member recognition.

“We want to establish a culture where members of the IMCOM team take pride in the organization, fully un-derstand and live by our organizational values, feel valued and respected, and are led by engaged and caring leaders,” said Matt Margotta, program manager for the Service Culture Initiative.

“While most of the command is already doing this in some fashion, codi-fying and standardizing the principles,

the process, and providing the tools and training to assist leaders and employees at all levels helps ensure we establish a

culture of service excellence across the 70 plus installations around the world,” Margotta explained.

Peer-to-peer awardsIn support of the Installation Man-

agement Command’s Service Culture Initiative, U.S. Army Garrison Wies-baden has implemented Peer-to-Peer Awards to recognize the important contributions of its employees.

The Peer-to-Peer Award was added to the overall awards program as a mechanism for employees to recognize each other. Employees may nominate fellow USAG Wi-esbaden professionals who embody the Army Values and IMCOM principles of SERVICE – service, excellence, respect, vision, integrity, communication and empowerment. This includes all appropriated and non-appropriated fund civilian em-ployees, local national employees and USAG Soldiers. Nominations should be submitted in blue collection boxes located in the following buildings:• 1205–GarrisonHeadquarters

• 1038, second floor – Plans,Analysis and Integration Office

• 1023E,Room285–Departmentof Human Resources

• 1023W,Room105–WelcomeCenter

• 1057,Room8–DirectorateofPublic Works

• 1026–DepartmentofResourceManagement

• 1502–ChildandYouthServices• 1001 – Department of Emer-

gency Services• 1030/1052–PostOffice• 1525-WorksCouncil• 7790–ArmyCommunityService

Nominations for the first awardees are due Oct. 10, and winners will be drawn Oct. 27 during the Garrison All-Hands Meeting. Twenty-five winners will receive $150 cash awards or eight hour time-off awards. Each employee can only win twice within a 12-month period.

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FOR YOUR HEALTH

Wiesbaden Army Health Clinic Hours:

Monday to Friday:

7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The clinic will be closed

the morning of Oct. 19 for

training and open from 1

to 4:30 p.m.

Schedule appointments online at www.tricareonline.com or call DSN 590-5762 or civ (06371) 9464-5762.

HolidaysThe clinic will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct 6, and CLOSED on Co-lumbus Day, Oct 9.

Your feedback matters to us. Please complete the Joint Outpatient Experience Survey ( JOES) or Interac-tive Customer Evaluation.

Access to Care(Appointment Wait Time)

Patient Satisfaction

Patients who call for an URGENT appointment are

seen within:

Patients who call for a ROUTINE appointment are

seen within:

JOES Satisfaction Levels

Positive ICE Comments

73.3%

59%

Tricare standard=1 day

.5 days

(Exceeds standard by .4 day)

2.5 days

Tricare standard=7 days

(Exceeds standard by 4.5 days)

*26 responses

*32 responses

*Data as of July 2017

*Data as of July 2017

*Data as of Aug, 2017

Medical readiness

3 %Percent of Soldiers classifi ed as Medical Readiness Classifi cation (MRC) 4. HQDA Standard is 2%.

*Data as of Sep. 8, 2017

Erika Petrik, MD, MAJ, MCWiesbaden Army Health Clinic

September is Pain Aware-ness month and this article was designed to help the reader gain a better understanding of what pain is, its treatment, and the challenges associated with en-suring pain is both suffi ciently and safely managed.

Pain is a sensation that only the person experiencing it can truly quantify and describe. It can’t be measured like a temperature or blood pressure, which can make it challenging for patients and providers to come to a consensus as how the pain should be treated. Even defi ning what pain is, and its signifi cance, has evolved over time and diff ers between cultures, which adds further complexity to the treatment of pain, especially in an overseas setting where patients may be getting at least some of their care on the local economy.

According to “Partners for Understanding Pain, 2017,” pain is the main reason Ameri-cans go to their provider, and it aff ects more people than cancer, heart disease and diabetes,

combined! Additionally, pain is the leading cause of long-term disability. For these reasons, the importance of managing pain safely and suffi ciently has be-come a focus in America as part of the National Pain Strategy, fi rst developed in 2016. � e Na-tional Pain Strategy developed several goals to include better ways to measure and manage pain. However, we are learning as a nation about better ways to treat pain. � e recent Opioid crisis is evidence of how some of our eff orts to reduce pain adequately can backfi re. Ac-cording the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opioid use has quadrupled from 1999 to 2010, even though patients collectively during this time did not report an increase in pain. Worse still, as NBC news reported last month, opioid overdose mortality rates (ac-counting for both prescription opioids and illicit use) are staggering and worse than previously suspected.

Given all of these factors, what can patients and provid-ers do to ensure pain is treated safely? � e answer lies in com-munication and developing

a partnership between the patient and the provider. � e CDC recommends patients talk about alternative pain treatment modalities with their provider and get clarifi cation on dos-ing regimens and risks versus benefi ts of therapy. Providers are also charged with educat-ing themselves with the risks

of certain treatments, such as opioids, and with increasing the variety of pain treatment modalities off ered to patient. So, let’s talk! Together we can work together to manage pain safely.

Dr. Petrik is the Deputy Com-mander for Clinical Services at the Wiesbaden Army Health Clinic.

Knowing red � ags could help prevent suicideSgt. Esham Duneja

Wiesbaden Army Health Clinic

Suicide is not a mental illness, but can be a consequence of an underlying psychiatric condition like depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, addic-tion or personality disorder, which may be prevented if timely help is provided.

People attempt suicide when they are no longer able to bear the psychological pain and become overpowered by a feel-ing of hopelessness. Stressful life events like death of a loved one, fi nancial loss, retirement, academic diffi culties and relationship diffi culties can be triggers for an act as serious as suicide. Untreated mood swings, recent life trauma, sudden calmness after mood swings, talking about suicide and making preparations to give away possessions may be red fl ag signs of potential risk for suicide. If any such signs are noted, family members and friends must intervene and help the person suf-fering from suicidal ideation fi nd timely help from mental health care experts.

People who are at greater risk of at-tempting suicide include those with a personal or family history of depression,

alcohol or substance abuse, or who have been physically or emotionally abused themselves. People who recover from a major sickness and passing through a difficult stage of life are also more vulnerable.

� e exact cause of depressive disorders is not known. A combination of factors is usually involved. Stressful life events can trigger depression. Chronic illnesses and alcohol or recreational drug abuse can also make an individual prone to developing depression.

Additionally, an individual with de-pression is at greater risk of developing other chronic illness to include substance abuse, which further contributes to the individual’s risk of attempting suicide. � e following is a list of symptoms of depres-sion to watch for. If you or someone you know is experiencing these symptoms, it is important to seek help from a medical professional.

Symptoms of depression:1. Feeling of sadness or emptiness.2. Irritability, outburst of anger.3. Feeling of helplessness and hopelessness.4. Loss of interest in previously enjoyed

activities.5. Sleep disturbances, including insom-

nia or excessive sleep.6. Fatigue, low energy.7. Decrease in appetite and weight loss

or increase in appetite and weight gain.

8. Feeling of guilt, worthlessness or self-blame.

9. Diffi culty in thinking and concen-trating, forgetfulness.

10. Indecisiveness.11. Slowed speech and slowed body

movements.12. Recurrent thoughts of death, suicidal

thoughts, suicide attempts or suicide.

Suicide continues to be a signifi cant public health issue nationally and in the military. In 2016, 275 Active Duty, 203 Reserves and 123 National Guard soldiers committed suicide. It is our duty to use the knowledge gained over time, established policies, programs and resources to save a life.

Managing pain requires doctor-patient partnership

Alexander Raths/Shutterstock.com

A life lost is one too manyIf help is needed, contact your

chaplain or Behavioral Health at DSN 590-1320/1380.

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AT THE MOVIES

At the movies Sept. 21 - Oct. 1Taunus Movie � eaterThursday, Sept. 21

American Assassin (PG-13) 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 21

Kingsman: The Golden Circle (PG-13) 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 23

The Lego Ninjago Movie (PG) 3 p.m.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle (PG-13) 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 24

The Lego Ninjago Movie (PG) 3 p.m.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle (PG-13) 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 25

No Showing

Tuesday, Sept. 26

No Showing

Wednesday, Sept. 27

Stronger (PG-13) 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 28

Kingsman: The Golden Circle (PG-13) 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 29

Flatliners (R) 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 30

Flatliners (R) 3 p.m.

American Made (R) 6 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 1

American Made (R) 3 p.m.

Flatliners (R) 5:30 p.m.

Editor’s note: � e movies listing was the most current at the time of publication. Please visit herald-union.com for the most up-to-date schedule.

20th Century Fox/Movieweb.com

Kingsman: The Golden Circle — With their headquarters de-stroyed and the world held hostage, members of Kingsman find new allies when they discover a spy organization in the United States known as Statesman. In an adventure that tests their strength and wits, the elite secret agents from both sides of the pond band together to battle a ruthless enemy and save the day, something that’s becoming a bit of a habit for Eggsy.

“American Assassin” tells the story of legendary CIA agent Mitch Rapp. Long before he began hunting terrorists, Rapp was a gifted college scholar/athlete. Then, tragedy struck and Rapp was recruited into the nation’s most elite covert opera-tions program. After completing training designed to teach the kind of lethal skills necessary to target our most danger-ous enemies, here and abroad, he is a man reborn with a mis-sion of retribution.

Lions Gate Films/Movieweb.com

Spooktacular Halloween Lock in on Oct. 28: First movie starting at 9 p.m. sharp / ends at 7:30 a.m. Oct. 29 at the Taunus Theater in Wi-

esbaden. Anyone can attend even if they only want to see one or the other feature.

Tickets will be pre-sold starting at7 p.m. Oct. 28 at the theater.

$17.99

Movies to be shown:IT (R)

Annabelle: Creation (R)Don´t Breathe (R)

Happy Death Day (PG-13)The Boy (PG-13)

The Conjuring 2 (R)

Package:Small Drink (All night free refi lls)

Small Popcorn (All night free refi lls)

Admission & Marathon Movies included.If under 17, signed parental permission is required

to include contact information.

Spoo ktacular Frightening Movie Marath on

Oct. 28at the Taunus Theater