11/25/24
A Youth Program participant and an adviser from U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz, in Baumholder, Germany, have been selected to join the Boys and Girls Club Association’s 2025 annual National Keystone Conference Steering Committee, a high honor reserved for the top talent from Legacy and Gold Clubs nationwide.
11/25/24
Soldiers around the Michigan Army National Guard have a cuddly new teammate who is proving to be worth more than her weight in canine treats: Penny, a small black Labrador, who serves as a therapy dog. Penny works alongside Chaplain Adam Lavigne from the 177th Military Police Brigade Unit Ministry Team, bringing comfort and companionship to Soldiers.
11/25/24
Innovative digital tools, including artificial intelligence and telemedicine, can help fill gaps in services, but the key to military health care will always be people, military health leaders said during a forum held at the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting & Exposition.
11/22/24
Troops stationed at Yokohama North Dock, in Japan, got an early Thanksgiving of sorts recently, feasting on multiple kinds of pizza pies courtesy of Operation Pizza Drop. The base’s size and location make it difficult to provide a good selection of food to residents, so the free lunch, arranged for by USO Japan and U.S. Army Garrison Japan’s Army Community Service program, was a delicious surprise.
11/21/24
Phantom Village reopened in a ribbon-cutting ceremony highlighting improved living conditions for Soldiers. For Sgt. Geovannie White, the barracks manager for the newly named Phantom Village, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, III Armored Corps, and Tracey Foster, area manager for the Fort Cavazos Directorate of Public Works, the ceremony symbolized closure for both the Soldiers who worked on the renovations as well as the Soldiers who will be returning to live there.
11/20/24
Community Recreation Services of the Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation at U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz, in Germany, became the first-ever internationally accredited program to be recognized by the National Recreation and Park Association.
11/15/24
Hundreds of job seekers met with potential employers at the Texas Workforce Commission’s Hiring Red, White and You! career fair at the Lone Star Conference Center at Fort Cavazos. Veterans, transitioning military members and military spouses at Fort Cavazos connected with recruiters in fields including law enforcement, education and technology.
11/14/24
The Department of Defense released the DOD Annual Report on Suicide in the Military: Calendar Year 2023. The report provides annual data on suicide counts and rates among Service members and their dependents and outlines current and ongoing suicide prevention efforts across the Department.
11/13/24
A new intergovernmental support agreement with the child care network Upwards will increase access to child care services for Families at and around Camp Bull Simons, Florida. Under the IGSA, Upwards will alert Families to available spaces through agreements with local community child care centers and Family child care providers via a mobile phone app.
11/12/24
At Camp Zama, Japan, the military community wrapped up another successful Red Ribbon Week recently, with senior leaders speaking directly to community youths about the importance of living drug-free lives. Red Ribbon Week is the longest and largest antidrug campaign in the country. This year’s theme was “Life Is a Movie, Film Drug-Free.”
11/8/24
More than 200 professionals from the Combined Arms Center and SHARP enterprise joined leaders from the U.S. Army Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Academy and the Center for Army Leadership for a professional forum on Oct. 30 at the Lewis and Clark Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
11/5/24
The Hiring Our Heroes workshop offered essential tools to support career advancement and personal growth. Participants attended dynamic workshops, took part in mock interviews and learned about certification programs that can help them transition into in-demand industries.
11/5/24
Senior leaders from the Installation Management Command headquarters conducted a comprehensive tour of U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii facilities Monday, emphasizing child development programs and critical infrastructure. The tour included stops at the Āliamanu Military Reservation Community Child Development Center and School Age Center, where leaders observed daily operations and engaged with staff.
11/5/24
Military community teens are invited to apply for a 12-week work experience program coordinated through the youth center at Camp Zama. The Teen Workforce Preparation Job Fair is aimed at teens 16 to 18 years old who fall under the Status of Forces Agreement. Teen Center staffers will assist those applying for the positions, which will pay $15 an hour for the length of the 12-week program.
11/4/24
Residents at the Seiko Gakuen children’s home in Japan got to experience the Halloween spirit when Soldiers and civilians from Camp Zama visited the home Oct. 30 and passed out bags of candy. Leading the effort were members of Camp Zama’s Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers program and members of the Logistics Readiness Center. Spc. Desiree Butler, a BOSS member assigned to the 78th Signal Battalion, said the event was a great way to spend time with local children and foster a relationship with the surrounding community by sharing American culture with them.
