MORE ONLINE: Visit StuttgartCitizen.com and sign up for the daily email for more timely announcements DRIVING FOOD THE CITY DRIVING IN GERMANY GERMAN CUISINE ABOUT STUTTGART Getting around on the Learn how to eat well Information about our roads – PAGE 30 in Germany – PAGE 21 host city – PAGE 3 GERMANY HISTORY, CULTURE With many options only a few hours away by car, Stuttgart is a gateway to the rich culture and history of Germany. Special Summer 2015 Welcome Edition Sustaining & Supporting the Stuttgart U.S. Military Community Garrison Website: www.stuttgart.army.mil Facebook: facebook.com/USAGarrisonStuttgart stuttgartcitizen.com SOFA: GET COMFORTABLE THE HUNT FOR HOUSING STUTTGART SCHOOLS GOOD TO KNOW STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT “WHERE ARE WE GOING TO LIVE?” “WHERE WILL OUR KIDS GO TO SCHOOL?” A CORNUCOPIA OF INFORMATION AWAITS Understand your legal status as a U.S. Find your new home away from home with a Your guide to the American Department Loads of important tips and tricks for living military-affi liated service member, civilian or guide to housing in Stuttgart, whether you’re of Defense Dependents Schools located here in Germany that don’t necessarily fi t in family member under the SOFA between the going to live on the installation or out in one of throughout the Stuttgart U.S. military with the other topics covered elsewhere in U.S. and Germany — PAGE 18 the nearby German communities — PAGE 10 community — PAGE 12 this special edition — PAGE 35 Page 2 WELCOME TO STUTTGART The Citizen, May 14, 2015 is newspaper is an authorized publication for mem- bers of the Department of Defense. Contents of e Citizen are not necessarily the o cial views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department Welcome to Stuttgart of Defense or the Department of the Army. All edito- rial content in this publication is edited and approved for public release by the United States Army Garrison Stuttgart Public A airs O ce. Advertisements and I’m very thrilled to be welcom- topic you might want to know about private organizations noted in this publication are not ing each and every newcomer to the during your PCS. Most of the articles part of Department of Defense. Stuttgart military community. Having will also refer you to online content just arrived here myself about 5 where you can get more detailed in- months ago, I found the 2014 Welcome formation, forms that you may need to Stuttgart edition of the Citizen to to ll out, further articles and bro- be an amazing resource during my chures you can print out, and a wealth Permanent Change of Station (PCS). of other available online resources. As we head into the 2015 PCS season While no single edition of the we’ve updated this annual Welcome Stuttgart Citizen, no matter how spe- to Stuttgart Citizen, which I hope you cial, can address all of the details you will nd to be as indispensable as I may need to know to e ect a smooth found the previous year’s edition. PCS, this guide covers the basic Stuttgart is a great place to work ground. It should make a good jump- and live! With a vibrant joint mili- ing o point for more resources you United States Army Garrison Stuttgart www.stuttgart.army.mil tary community of about 22,000 U.S. Col. Glenn K. Dickenson can use during your PCS and even www.facebook.com/USAGarrisonStuttgart personnel, Stuttgart is the home of Commander, USAG Stuttgart a er you’ve gotten settled in. With Col. Glenn K. Dickenson multiple critical tactical, operational the help of this guide and an e ec- U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Commander and strategic-level Department of smoothly transition into what I sin- tive sponsor, you should be able to R. Slade Walters Director of Public A airs Defense organizations. U.S. European cerely hope will be one of your favor- minimize the challenges of your PCS S.J. Grady Command, U.S. Africa Command, ite assignments. and get right into enjoying all that Command Information Chief/Managing Editor Special Operations Command Europe, Having an e ective sponsor is es- Stuttgart has to o er, be it at work or Greg Jones Carola Meusel Special Operations Command Africa, sential to a worry-free PCS experi- at play. Writer Writer Marine Forces Europe/Africa and ence. Long before arriving to Stuttgart And let me tell you, Stuttgart has USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs Offi ce Building 2949, Panzer Kaserne Defense Information Systems Agency and picking up this guide, you should a lot to o er; whether at work, work- Army Post O ce Mailing Address: Europe are all headquartered here. have been contacted by a sponsor as- ing hand-in-hand with all four ser- Unit 30401, APO AE 09107 is operational environment, cou- signed to help you through the PCS vices, the State Department and other German Mailing Address: pled with all of the o -duty activities process. is sponsor is your right- agencies in this active and vital joint Panzer Kaserne, Geb. 2949, 3rd Floor, Panzerstrasse, 71032 Böblingen the greater Stuttgart area has to of- hand man or woman during your community, or heading out and see- Telephone: +49 (0)7031-15-3105, DSN 431-3105 fer, should make this a professionally PCS. As your sponsor, their primary ing the countryside in your leisure Fax: +49 (0)7031-15-3096, DSN 431-3096 Email: [email protected] and personally rewarding assignment duty is to make sure your PCS to time. e Black Forest is right outside e appearance of advertising in this publication, in- for all. Stuttgart goes o without a hitch. of Stuttgart’s front door and historic cluding inserts or supplements, does not constitute Despite the excitement of a new In the following pages you will cities such as Paris, Prague, Munich endorsement of the products or services advertised by the U.S. Army or the U.S. Department of Defense. place, lled with all sorts of new ad- nd information on housing, services, and Salzburg, Austria, are all within a Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard ventures waiting for you, PCSing can medical and dental care, and other day’s drive. Maybe you’d rather spend to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mari- tal status, physical handicap, political a liation or any be a stressful time. ere is a lot to do aspects of family life in the Stuttgart some time right here in the local com- other non-merit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. If a violation or rejection of this equal opportunity as you get settled into the new com- military community. An introduction munity of Stuttgart, the capital of the policy by an advertiser is con rmed, the printer shall munity, and usually little time to get to the Stuttgart military community Baden-Württemberg region, visiting refuse to print advertising from that source until the violation is corrected. things done. and the surrounding local communi- the “Altes Schloss” (Old Castle), or Add to that the fact that you are ties will help give you an idea of every- visiting one of the many museums Publisher: landing in a foreign country, some thing available in your new home for or musical performances Stuttgart is of you for the rst time, and the dif- the next few years. well-known for. culties can add up quickly. No PCS From tips on driving to pictures of Again, welcome to Stuttgart — is easy, and this is even more so with our housing facilities to a brief intro- I hope that your PCS goes smoothly, an overseas move, but it is my hope duction of the German language, cul- and you’re able to get out and enjoy AdvantiPro GmbH that this guide will provide you with ture and food, this guide will provide Stuttgart. Pretty soon you too will be www.advantipro.com Telephone: +49 (0) 631-30 3355 30 many of the tools you will need to basic information on just about any saying, “I’m glad I live here!” e Citizen is a biweekly o set press publication published by AdvantiPro GmbH and printed by Oggersheimer Druckzentrum. Circulation is 7,000 copies. Handelsregister: Zweibrücken, HRB 1824 Z Gerichtsstand Kaiserslautern Ust-IdNr.: DE 229812354 John ompson Managing Director Newspaper Layout/Designer Alexander Pütz Dipl. Designer (FH/University of applied sciences) Display Advertising Contact Jaqueline Samad Telephone: +49 (0) 631-30 3355 37 Email: [email protected] Classi ed Advertising Contact Janina Wuttke Telephone: +49 (0) 631-30 3355 31 Email: [email protected] Website: www.class-world.com Mailing Address: AdvantiPro GmbH Europaallee 3 67657 Kaiserslautern The “Altes Schloss” or Old Castle, is one of many historic sites scattered throughout the Stuttgart metropolitan area, making this city a popular travel destination. — Photo by Carola Meusel, USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs Offi ce The Citizen, May 14, 2015 WELCOME TO STUTTGART Page 3 There are five installations in the Stuttgart military community: Panzer Kaserne in Böblingen; Patch Barracks in Stuttgart-Vaihingen; Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart-Möhringen; Robinson Barracks in Stuttgart Bad-Cannstatt and Stuttgart Army Airfield in Filderstadt. Housing, work centers and services can be found throughout four of these installations, with just a few work centers at SAAF. The Stuttgart military community By Greg Jones percent of the unaccompanied housing. outbound personnel, and a child devel- of Stuttgart, and more than five million USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs Office Panzer is also home of the Böblingen opment center. in the greater Stuttgart area, Stuttgart Elementary/Middle School.