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Cimorelli Students meet popular singing group. See page 10.
Born to dance
erald Union H Vol. XXII, No. 3
Military life
Wiesbaden: Your home in Germany
Youths enjoy new dance studio in SKIES Unlimited Program. See page 17.
Nov. 6, 2014
Teacher Orientation Tour offers insight for U.S., German educators event. “It adds to understanding the lives led by the parents of their students.” Department of Defense Col. Mary Martin, U.S. Dependents Schools educa- Army Garrison Wiesbaden tors shape the futures of a commander, kicked off the very unique group of students: event with a welcome and military children. Their parents words of appreciation for those fight wars in far-flung corners who mold the young minds of of the world, practice surviv- military children. ing vehicle rollovers and fly “You build the future,” she helicopters for a living, just to said. “You’re getting them prename a few. pared and ensuring they become So they learned a little a great part of society. That is more about the world of their what you do.” pupils’ parents during the ninth Roger Gerber, director of the DoDDS teacher orientation Oct. Transformation and Stationing 29 on Clay Kaserne. Activities Management Office, presented included a shooting exercise, the much-anticipated traffic vehicle rollover demonstration plan for Hainerberg construcand a visit to the airfield. tion, starting soon, and assured “I believe it is key to ensure teachers that student population that our teachers learn about the would remain the same. military community they supThen it was off to the Engageport,” said Peter Witmer, school ment Skills Trainer at the Trainliaison officer, who led the ing Support Center. Experts oriented educators with the weapons, set them up on the indoor range, and they fired away. “This is a great tool to make sure we’re using our weapons efficiently before going downrange,” explained Sgt. 1st Class William Moreno, U.S. Army Europe’s Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion S3 noncommissioned officer in charge. Next they observed a demonstration of the Humvee Egress AssisPhoto by Shayna Brouker tance Trainer, or HEAT, Educators get a feeling for Army which combat Soldiers training during a visit to the En- use to practice escaping gagement Skills Trainer during the See Teacher Tour Teacher Orientation Tour Oct. 29. on page 11 By Shayna Brouker U.S. Army Garrison Public Affairs Office
Photo by Shayna Brouker
Scoring the good stuff on Halloween 1st Lt. Amanda Rollinson (left) of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Military Intelligence Battalion, and 1st Lt. Jessica Howard of Company C, 24th MI Battalion, hand out candy during the battalions’ annual Trunk-or-Treat event on Wiesbaden’s Clay Kaserne Oct. 30. Halloween fans had a wide range of opportunities for frightful fun ranging from the 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment’s Haunted Hangar to the Amelia Earhart Playhouse’s Masquerade of Horror.
Soldier For Life Center
Facility dedicated to assisting transitioning Soldiers, civilians By Chrystal Smith
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Public Affairs Office
Soldier readiness and resilience got a major boost as U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden leaders designated Clay Kaserne’s Building 1023E as the community’s Soldier For Life Center Oct. 20. Soldier for Life is one of the key programs of the Ready and Resilient Campaign ensurPhoto by Chrystal Smith ing the right conditions exist for civilians to transition into Col. Mary Martin (from left), Lew Lewis, David Cain and Soldiers, Soldiers to be trained Maj. Bill McGlothlin unveil the newly designated Soldier See Center on page 8 for Life Center in Clay Kaserne’s Building 1023E.