USAG WIESBADEN
HERALD UNION May 17, 2018
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Soldiers race to test SHARP knowledge Emily Jennings USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs
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Capt. Herman Lockhart (left) and Kendall Seifert, both with U.S. Army Garrison Italy’s Vicenza Soldiers’Theater, perform “In a Little While” from “Once Upon a Mattress” at the 2018 Tournament of Plays, or Toppers, ceremony April 28 at Clay Kaserne. Lockhart was nominated for the Topper for Best Military Performance in a Musical, and Seifert was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical.
Wiesbaden hosts Toppers awards Jacob Corbin USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs
Each year the Tournament of Plays, or Toppers, recognizes the best military community theater programs in Europe, and this year’s was no different. For this competition, judges attended 17 show productions at 10 community theaters across Installation Management Command-Europe and U.S.
Air Forces in Europe, giving 50 awards at the gala event held April 28 at U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden’s Clay Kaserne. Michael Formica, director of IMCOM-Europe, began the event by acknowledging the people who make military community theater happen each year during performances staged from Belgium to Italy.
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NEW BERLIN AIRLIFT MEMORIAL GOES UP The weather vane on Clay Kaserne honors the Airmen who died during the Berlin Airlift. Page 5
Soldiers, civilians and Family members increased their knowledge about how to identify and end sexual harassment and assault during the fourth annual SHARP Amazing Race April 19 at U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden. Twenty-six teams consisting of five members each completed challenges in staggered heats at various locations around Clay Kaserne, staffed by more than 50 volunteers. Jogging from station to station, team members tested their knowledge about sexual assault and prevention. Before the race, Garrison Commander Col. Todd J. Fish reminded participants of the importance of the Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Prevention program. “All of you being here today is a testament
that you are willing to step forward and act and prevent, and I applaud all of you for that,” he said. Participants were able to get their daily physical training in and at the same time fulfill their required annual face-to-face SHARP training. The challenges in the race required participants to use the foundational data they’ve learned in their SHARP training, said Rachel Phillips, sexual assault response coordinator for the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade. “It forces people to use what they’ve learned in their face-to-face training and apply it,” she said. Participants learned more about the role of alcohol in sexual assault, the steps in a sexual harassment report and the importance
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Holocaust victims remembered during garrison observance Lena Stange USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs
Community members remembered the Holocaust by listening to stories from that time and lighting candles for the victims. This year’s guest speaker at the Holocaust Days of Remembrance program, held April 12 at Tony Bass Auditorium, was Rabbi Esther Jonas-Märtin. The event was organized by the 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment
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See ‘Remembrance’ A candle-lighting ceremony was held April 12 at Tony Bass Auditorium to reon Page 2 member and honor the victims of the Holocaust.
NEW SHUTTLE BUS SCHEDULE Cut out the new schedule and keep it handy. Page 10
ARE YOU ROAD READY? Learn the rules for safe bicycle riding in Germany. Page 8-9