STUTTGART Vol. Vol. 48, 46, No.7,No. 7, Special August Edition2017 Serving Serving the Greater the Stuttgart Stuttgart Military Military Community Community Welcome www.stuttgartcitizen.com Edition 2019-2020 Photo by Rolf G Wackenberg/Shutterstock.com Photo by Simon Dannhauer/Shutterstock.com Photo by ilolab/Shutterstock.com Welcome to Photo by mezzotint/Shutterstock.com Stuttgart Graphic by pixelliebe/Shutterstock.com Your home away from Eating and drinking like a What to know if you get Caring for your pet over- home, page 7 local, page 10 pulled over, page 19 seas, page 26 Page 2 WELCOME TO STUTTGART The Citizen, 2019-2020 Welcome to the Stuttgart Military Community! Where community members say, “I’m Glad I Live Here!” U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Coast Guard, Civilians and Local in o -duty hours and a great launch (USAG Stuttgart) is the provider and Nationals. pad to other parts of Europe, making General Garrison Ques- integrator of installation services, Along with Base Operations the Stuttgart joint assignment both a tions or Publicity programs and facilities to all units and Support services, the garrison provides challenging and exciting tour of duty Re ques ts? combatant commands across the ve over 200 services to community combined with the adventure of living Click the Feedback button installations: Panzer Kaserne, Patch members on a daily basis ranging in Germany. on the USAG Stuttgart mobile Barracks, Kelley Barracks, Robinson from family and youth programs, to To assist in your preparation and app to email garrison PAO sta Barracks and Stuttgart Army Air eld. tness centers, to housing, and vehicle transition to the Stuttgart area, the at: usarmy.stuttgart.imcom- USAG Stuttgart has approximately services, ensuring the community's below links are provided in making europe.mbx.usag-stuttgart- 24,000 community members working well-being, safety and shelter. your move as smooth as possible [email protected] side by side as a talented team of e Greater Stuttgart area is to help you get the information you Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, beautiful with much to see and do need. 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Offi cial Website: http://www.home.army.mil/stuttgart Follow “USAG_Stuttgart” Garrison SharePoint: Master Activities Calendar, Command Library and garrison information located under “Popular Pages” from the garrison website homepage (For CAC card users only, select email certi cate) Follow “USAG Stuttgart” for Community Event Photo Albums Free Monthly Print News on stands 1st ursday of each month • Content submission deadline: 15th of each month Daily O -Post Tra c Reports on AFN • Email the USAG Stuttgart Public Aff airs Offi ce (below) 102.3 FM Command Update – Wednesdays 7-8 Online News – Subscribe to the weekday email news recap at a.m. www.stuttgartcitizen.com Culture Corner – ursdays 8-9 a.m. Submit a suggestion or service review via ICE across the ve garrison installations feedback anonymously or to request People in need of emergency (Panzer Kaserne; Patch, Kelley and a direct response from a service response should contact the Military Robinson Barracks; and Stuttgart provider. 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The Citizen, 2019-2020 WELCOME TO STUTTGART Page 3 Things to know about Stuttgart military community USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs military personnel, civilians and A short distance away along percent of the family housing units, family members make up the gar- highway K1055, AKA “Frog Road” and 50 percent of the unaccompa- The U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart rison community working at Panzer because of the signs warning nied housing. is a joint service military communi- Kaserne, Patch Barracks, Kelley drivers to be aware of migratory Robinson Barracks, located in ty composed of five installations in Barracks, Robinson Barracks and frogs crossing the road, is Patch Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt, is pri- the greater Stuttgart metropolitan Stuttgart Army Airfield. Barracks in Stuttgart-Vaihingen. marily a residential installation. area. Panzer Kaserne, located in Patch is home to the U.S. European Together with Patch Barracks, it Stuttgart is in southwest Böblingen, is home to the garrison Command. The installation fea- has approximately 60 percent of Germany, in the state of Baden- headquarters and is where most in- tures Patch Middle School, the gar- the family housing and 50 per- Württemberg. There are 16 states and-out-processing tasks are per- rison’s main commissary, a gas sta- cent of the unaccompanied hous- in Germany, including three cit- formed. It is the location of Stuttgart tion and shoppette, movie theater, ing. It features Robinson Barracks ies which carry the same status as and Patch Elementary Schools and food court, car wash, Thrift Store Elementary School, a commissary, states. With a population of more Stuttgart High School. The garri- and other services. furniture store and broadcast stu- than 5.3 million in the region, son’s main Exchange, the Panzer Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart- dios for American Forces Network Stuttgart is the fourth largest met- Hotel and a small commissary are Möhringen is home to U.S. Africa Stuttgart. ropolitan area in the country. It is located here. Panzer Kaserne is also Command, the Stuttgart Legal Finally, Stuttgart Army Air eld in a thriving major German popula- where incoming personnel pick up Assistance Office, the award-win- Filderstadt is the home for the avia- tion center with a wide variety of their personally owned vehicles, ning Kelley Theatre, a commissary, tion arms of each respective com- industry and tourism. Its annual have them inspected and get them gas station, the Kelley Club and batant command, as well as the pri- Cannstatter Volksfest is the second registered; additionally, the Family a child development center. The mary platform for military cargo. It is largest beer festival in the world, af- & Morale, Welfare and Recreation’s more than 1,300 housing units at etched in history as one of the main ter Munich’s Oktoberfest. Auto Skills Center and the Exchange Panzer Kaserne and Kelley Barracks locations for aircraft used during the More than 20,000 U.S. Car Care Center are here. combined hold approximately 40 Berlin Airlift, 1948-1948. Page 4 IN-PROCESSING The Citizen, 2019-2020 In-processing made easy at Stuttgart CPF USAG Stuttgart Central Processing Facility The Central Processing facility (CPF) is your one-stop shop in- processing center. Sponsors and personnel can register with in process before arrival using a CAC card (be sure to select your email certificate) via the garrison SharePoint portal link located under 'Popular Pages' from the garrison official website homepage. Newcomers will be scheduled for a rotating 10-day in-processing period to begin one or two duty days after arrival.