Thursday, March 23, 2017 | Volume 46 • Number 6
StuttgartCitizen.com
Photo by Kevin S. Abel, USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs
USAG Stuttgart is officially the best garrison in the Army after being awarded the 2017 ACOE gold medal. Local events, like “The Run to Remember,” July 16, 2016, encouraged community participation. This event began in 2008 at the request of the chaplain for 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) to remember those who lost their lives in the post- 9-11 era.
USAG Stuttgart takes ACOE gold by John Reese U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Public Affairs
The Army Chief of Staff announced that U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart has received the 2017 Army Community of Excellence Gold Medal award as the top installation in the Army. “I’m extremely proud of the amazing garrison team that supports the units and family members of the
Stuttgart community,” said Col. Glenn K. Dickenson, garrison commander. The award reflects how USAG Stuttgart consistently excelled at providing base operations, training support and quality of life services to Soldiers, families and civilians. “Simply put, it is the all-encompassing installation award,” Dickenson said. “There are awards for installations that look at specific areas like supply, energy, environment; the ACOE looks at the totality
of a garrison. The garrison was specifically graded on seven categories: leadership; strategy; customers; measurement, analysis, and knowledge management; workforce; operations; and results, Dickenson explained. The Malcom Baldrige National Quality Award criteria is used as a framework for the ACOE performance assessment by helping Army installations and communities focus on providing excellence in facilities
and services in support of Soldiers, their families and civilians. Baldrigebased performance assessments provide opportunities to identify best practices in installation management and reveal potential opportunities to apply appropriate performance improvement tools. This isn’t the first time USAG Stuttgart has been recognized by ACOE. In 2014, it was the only See ACOE page 5
Stuttgart ACS staffing model sets standard of excellence for centers worldwide By Holly DeCarlo-White USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs Office
U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart’s Army Community Service (ACS) received first place in the “Public Sector Innovation Award for the 21st Century” based upon its submission to the Human Capital Management in Government (HCMG) 10th annual awards. The HCMG awards event brings together key stakeholders from throughout the Federal and Defense Human Resources community to discuss best practices for managing human capital, improving efficiency and advancing innovation. The HCMG
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awards recognize outstanding efforts in advancing and progressing human capital management in the Public Sector. Within the application process, Tawania L. Kovacs, Stuttgart ACS division chief, addressed program organization and innovation demonstrating the level of services USAG Stuttgart ACS provides despite fiscal realities and challenges. Funding for Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation programs, under which ACS falls, has been significantly reduced. However, the needs of military service and community members remain high. In October 2016, Defense news media reported
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The HCMG award on display at ACS, Panzer Kaserne.
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that family and recreational program budgets across the Army were slated to be reduced by $105 million in fiscal year 2017. “The solution here at USAG Stuttgart ACS, is the deploying of the ACS Generalist Model,” said Kovacs. The Generalist Model was a best practice of the Air Force’s Airmen and Family Readiness Centers in 20042005, she explained. “In the Air Force model, each team member trains to become proficient in 80% of the portfolio of family programs offered … this allows constant program coverage with no disruption
See ACS page 5
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