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erald Union H Vol. XVI, No. 12
Wiesbaden: Your home in Germany
March 27, 2014
Inside this issue:
Feedback: Do you feel welcome in Germany?
“Yeah, very much so,” said Chris Coan. “I think it’s a great place, and I really enjoy being here.” See more reader feedback on page 2.
Photo by Karl Weisel
A new $5.65 million Access Control Point for Clay Kaserne, expected to be completed by the end of December, should improve traffic flow and security, officials said.
Earning marksmanship medals
Wiesbaden Soldiers team up to support their German counterparts. See page 8.
Access Control Point
Construction starts on new entrance to Clay Kaserne By Shayna Brouker
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Public Affairs Office
The sun was already shining on the new access control point, noted Col. David Carstens, U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden commander, as the garrison broke ground on its latest construction project on Clay Kaserne. Members of the garrison, Europe District Corps of Engineers, Hessisches Baumanagement and German building contractors took part in a sunny afternoon ceremony March 12 to officially begin construction
Making a racquet
Competitors heat up the courts at the St. Patrick’s Racquetball Tournament. See page 12 to see the results.
Antiterrorism experts warn about ‘evolving threat’ By Sgt. Daniel Cole
U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs Office
Saving money at Auto Skills
FMWR facility offers opportunities for hands-on learning, variety of inexpensive services. See pages 16 and 17.
of the new access control point, which eventually will serve as the sole ACP on Clay Kaserne. Currently, there are three. In the meantime, the three ACPs will remain open. Beginning April 4, a traffic light will be in place at the groundbreaking site to the right of the traffic circle and traffic will be rerouted. Signs will direct drivers to the south gate, main gate and truck gate. Drivers are encouraged to use the south gate in the evening to exit as it will be designated as the priority road. See Access Control Point on page 3
In March 2011 a gunman attacked U.S. Airmen at Germany’s Frankfurt International Airport. U.S. Army Europe antiterrorism officials are using that tragic incident to help illustrate terrorism’s “evolving threat.” The Army is spotlighting the evolving threat as its current antiterrorism theme to educate members of the U.S. forces community against what they describe as a more innovative, opportunistic method of planning and carrying out attacks than people may consider conventional terrorist methods. Antiterrorism experts say the evolving threat
often centers on a “lone wolf” attack, a recent form of terrorist attack involving individuals who work on a much smaller scale and without specific guidance from organized terror groups to assault local targets. These smaller-scale attacks require less planning and coordination, and create fewer indicators that could alert others that an attack is imminent. On March 2, 2011, one such “lone wolf” targeted a group of U.S. Airmen on a bus parked at Frankfurt Airport. The attacker approached an Airman standing outside the bus, engaged him in conversation, then shot and killed him. Entering the bus, he killed the driver and wounded two other Airmen. He then held his pistol See ‘Evolving threat’ on page 5