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  • Teen Council Helps Military Teens Explore New Opportunities

    Army teens are discovering opportunities to develop skills, connect and take on new challenges through the Joint Services Teen Council. Run by the Office of the Secretary of War, the program brings together teens from across the services, including the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, National Guard and reserve components, for a week of training, discussions and unique experiences. 

  • New Child Development Center Opens

    Community leaders, Army and Department of War representatives and child care providers recently joined the National Board of Directors of the Armed Services YMCA for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of a new child development center in Arlington, Virginia.

  • A Community Effort: Protecting Military Kids from Child Abuse

    We can all recall a time when we wish someone had stood up for us—at work, with friends or maybe in our relationships. For some of us, perhaps that time was when we were kids and we couldn’t stand up for ourselves. 

  • Dr. Darnell Dean from Netzaberg Middle School in Bavaria received the Department of Defense Education Activity Europe Region Principal of the Year 2026 Award. (photo provided by the Netzaberg Middle School)

    U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria celebrates it's first Department of Defense Education Activity Principal of the Year, Europe District: Dr. Darnell Dean, principal of Netzaberg Middle School. Each year, every DoDEA region selects one outstanding Principal to be honored as Principal of the Year for their region.

  • Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Rodriguez-Pazo, president of Rheinland-Pfalz Sergeant Morales Club, hands a boxed donation to a volunteer inside a delivery van outside Kaiserslautern BurgGymnasium in Kaiserslautern, Germany, Dec. 17, 2025, as gifts collected with the Rheinland-Pfalz Sergeant Morales Club and BurgGymnasium are loaded for delivery to the Kaiserslauterner Tafel. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Yeadon)

    Noncommissioned officers assigned to the 21st Theater Sustainment Command with the Rheinland-Pfalz Sergeant Morales Club partnered with students and staff from Kaiserslautern BurgGymnasium to donate more than 150 gifts to the Kaiserslautern Tafel during a community service event held Dec. 17, 2025, at the school.

  • U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sean M. Douglas, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) civil knowledge integration noncommissioned officer and Optimizing the Human Weapon System program participant, and Sgt. 1st Class Erin N. Guy, SETAF-AF aviation operations noncommissioned officer and Ready and Resilient Performance Center (R2PC) program manager for Italy, perform reverse bicep curls while tracking their workouts with the OHWS watch and ring devices at Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Nov. 6, 2025. The OHWS program leverages wearable health technology and real-time feedback to promote healthier habits, enhance Soldier performance and inform leadership decisions. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Destiny Baker)

    U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa is setting a new standard of force readiness and well-being as the first headquarters-level command to pilot the U.S. Armys Optimizing the Human Weapon System program.

  • U.S. Army Col. Edward Cho, U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan-Casey commander, speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony during the grand re-opening of the Warriors Club on Camp Casey, December 12, 2025. Originally built in 1989, the Warriors Club has been instrumental to the morale amongst Soldiers thousands of miles away from home by offering various food, games, and beverages during their time on the installation. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bryson Walker)

    U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan-Casey held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Warriors Club grand re-opening after an eight-month long renovation project, Camp Casey, Dec. 12, 2025. USAG Yongsan-Casey invested $2.1 million in the renovation project to include new seating, new tiling and painting, and a multitude of new kitchen equipment to ensure the safest and best quality products are offered to service members and civilians.

  • U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Ottwright, a drill sergeant with the Recruit Sustainment Program, Recruiting and Retention Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, marches a platoon at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, New Jersey, July. 20, 2025. The Recruit Sustainment Program prepares newly enlisted Soldiers for Initial Entry Training by introducing Army values, basic soldier skills, and physical fitness. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Seth Cohen)

    As 2025 draws to a close, the United States Army reaffirmed it's commitment to Soldiers after another incredible year. Throughout the year the Army spent 2025 preparing for a bigger and better 2026, elevating the Soldier experience and awarded performance for life-saving and historic actions.

  • During the official lighting of the holiday tree the community did a countdown to turn the switch to light up the night. At each location two little helpers assisted Santa and Nikolaus in lighting the holiday tree. (Photo Credit: Ella Haendel, USAG Bavaria Public Affairs)

    U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria celebrated the start of the winter holiday season with tree lighting ceremonies Dec. 1 through 9 at Rose and Tower barracks and the Hohenfels and Garmisch communities.

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