he t Citizen Vol. 39, CNo. 10 U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart May 20, 2010 Serving the Greater Stuttgart Military Community Close to 200 sixth-grade students from Robinson Barracks Elementary/Middle School, Böblingen EMS and a German high school in Sindelfingen opened the Diversity Day performances May 6 with a parade of the world’s flags to the song “We Are the World,” which was also the event theme. Garrison gathers world cultures ‘under one roof’ Story & photos by Brittany Carlson The celebration was the first of its kind at any Army Middle School, Böblingen EMS and a German USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs Office garrison in Europe, according to event coordinator Yasmin high school in Sindelfingen. Rosa, the garrison Equal Employment Opportunity Special The children carried the paper flags to the .S. Army Garrison Stuttgart made history Emphasis Program manager. song “We Are the World,” which was also the May 6 when it hosted Diversity Day, a Despite a steady rain, crowds came to the fest tent on event theme. Umulticultural event with performances Panzer Kaserne to observe the performances, which kicked “It was a great way to get all these different and informational booths representing countries off with a parade of the world’s flags, held by close to 200 around the world. sixth-grade students from Robinson Barracks Elementary/ See Diversity on page 4 Miss America visits USAG Stuttgart Miss America 2010, Caressa Cameron, receives some help from 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Soldiers as she prepares to take a simulated parachute drop and practice landing on a ship, using virtual reality technology, on May 13. During her visit to USAG Stuttgart, Cameron also visited the Warrior Transition Center, spoke with students at several schools, had lunch with the Volunteers of the Year, toured the new Kelley Child Development Center and attended the United Service Organizations’ comedy night. She also signed autographs at the AAFES shopping center on Panzer Kaserne. Martin Greeson Page 11 Page 12 inside Theater showcase: SOCEUR wins his ‘Man of La Mancha’ Commander’s Cup t See Don Quixote pursue his “Impossible For the second year in a row, the Dream” in the Stuttgart Theatre Center’s Special Operations Command Europe edition production of “Man of La Mancha,” now golf team won the Commander’s Cup showing at the Kelley Theatre. Golf Tournament May 14. Page 2 OpiniOn The Citizen, May 20, 2010 The Citizen, May 20, 2010 newS Page 3 New information tech supports Army Family Len Fagan, U.S. News & Notes Army Garrison Commentary by Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch Most of us use data processing each Stuttgart assistant fire ERMC call center provides 24- Installation Management Command Becoming savvy with state-of-the-art day when we work on desktop com- chief, discovers a can commander puters, laptops, scanners and copiers. of paint left for the hour appointment access technology helps us work smarter, learn Cell phones may be the most powerful taking in a military A $700,000 European Regional Medical he Installation Management device of all, since they incorporate all family housing Command Care Call Center officially opened community is committed more efficiently and play harder. three of these IT components. building basement April 26 in Heidelberg to provide centralized to leveraging the power of T Every day, the universe of IT in the Böblingen telephone appointments for routine medical ap- technology to expand our communica- sites. This implements the Feb. 25 deliver on our promises of the Army products expands. Mobile handheld Housing Area, during pointments at Army health facilities throughout tion capabilities and enhance our ability Deputy Secretary of Defense memoran- Family Covenant and Army Commu- devices, like the current generation of a recent walk through to serve and support Solders, civilians Europe. dum that requires Defense Department nity Covenant. smart phones, open up possibilities only on May 6. Fagan said and families. The ERMC Care Call Center, coupled with unclassified networks be configured for The most important components of dreamed of a few years ago. The con- flammable paints and In today’s world, IT is at the core TRICARE Online (www.tricareonline.com), Internet-based capabilities. IT — telecommunications, information vergence of cell phones, digital cam- other liquids should of all we do at work, at home and at gives beneficiaries 24-hour access to medical Because IT is so critical to how we assurance and data processing — tie eras, music players, global positioning always be kept in a play. Smaller, more powerful and less do business and communicate, I have into every aspect of installation man- secured storage area. appointments. systems, video games, camcorders, expensive IT products hit the market made IT one of the focus areas of the agement. We use telecommunications An expanded call center staff now takes electronic book readers and mobile every day. Becoming savvy with state- Services and Infrastructure Core En- to connect Soldiers to their families via routine appointment requests from 6 a.m. to 6 web browsers rapidly change how we of-the-art technology helps us work terprise in my role as co-leader of the video teleconferencing during deploy- p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding train- smarter, learn more efficiently and SICE board. SICE is a collaborative ments. Tech-smart Soldiers and family communicate and interact. ing or federal holidays. Beneficiaries may call play harder. and cross-functional team of more than members use it when they “tweet” to As the IMCOM commander, I am 00800-ERMCCARE, or 00800-3762-2273. Over the past six months, I have 15 commands, organizations and staff friends and family through their Twit- dedicated to embracing these new, ex- Family housing fires are Army Knowledge Online de- visited many garrisons and listened to offices formed to develop solutions to ter accounts. citing technologies and adapting them many members of the Army Family to Army-wide challenges. Information assurance measures and to continue to be ahead of the curve in buts new webmail system better understand how they prefer to re- Presently, the SICE team is devel- practices reduce risk and ensure that supporting Soldier, civilian, and family A new, redesigned webmail system is on well-being and mission readiness. child’s play, officials say ceive information and communicate. oping plans to modernize and standard- our communication and information Army Knowledge Online this month, AKO Because more than 75 percent ize IT services on Army installations. remain secure from malicious attacks. Each generation of Soldiers brings a officials have announced. Story & photo by Susan Huseman communicate and retrieve informa- The results will enhance delivery of IT IA enables Soldiers and civilians to valuable new perspective to the Army. The new webmail system features a desk- USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs Office tion through the Internet and other in the deployment process, training and communicate with government-issued It is up to us to stay in step with com- Arson is a crime. You top-like interface for managing e-mail and munication capabilities that are in sync electronic means, I now communicate programs such as Comprehensive Sol- mobile smart phone devices, knowing rson was the cause of two basement calendars, including the ability to “drag and through my Facebook page and the dier Fitness. Also, look for improved that their conversations are secure from with a quality of life commensurate ‘ don’t want your kids drop” e-mail messages between folders. It also fires in U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart IMCOM Twitter, Flickr, and YouTube IT to lead to improvements on how we unauthorized individuals. with service. Amilitary family housing last month. to have a record. includes an integrated instant messenger client, A fire in the basement of Building 3118 in the improved encryption, secure signing capabili- Böblingen Housing Area broke out on April 8. Len Fagan ties and an AKO directory search. Users can On The STreeT launch the new system by clicking “e-mail” on he Less than a week later, on April 13, a fire was USAG Stuttgart assistant fire chief any portal page on AKO. t started in the basement of Building 2511, in the Patch Citizen What are your summer plans? Barracks Housing Area. To check it out, visit www.us.army.mil. In both cases, no one was injured, according to Col. Richard M. Pastore [they] would not have been usable.” Former Stuttgart employee U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Commander USAG Stuttgart Directorate of Emergency Services ’ A mischievous act gone wrong can have receives 2009 ACS award Public Affairs Officer officials. devastating results. Betsy Frier Walker, a former employee in Larry Reilly Fire and criminal investigators do not think the “When you put a match to something that burns, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, was recently [email protected] incidents are related. you don’t know what will happen. A small prank named the winner of the 2009 Army Com- Editor Assistant Editor However, the fires have one thing in common: could turn into a large fire and become deadly,” said munity Service Sterling Performance Award Susan Huseman Brittany Carlson They were started by juveniles. for medium-sized installations, for work done [email protected] [email protected] “According to tenants in both buildings, kids like Fagan. There are several take-away lessons for residents while she was assigned to the garrison. Contact Information to hang out down in the basements. [The tenants] are Telephone: 431-3105/civ. 07031-15-3105 always chasing them out,” said Len Fagan, the USAG of military housing, according to Fagan. Congratulations to Theatre Fax: 431-3096/civ. 07031-15-3096 Stuttgart assistant fire chief.