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It’s 2 a.m. and darkness looms over the base. Offices are deserted and the streets are quiet, but out on the runway a single light cart glows, cutting through the thick fog and mist.

With a month left before the start of tax season, service members should begin gathering documentation to file their 2013 taxes, said the director of the Pentagon’s office of family policy and children and youth.

The 21st Theater Sustainment Command welcomed its newest member into the Sgt. Morales Club during a ceremony Dec. 4 on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern.

Going home at the end of the day is a welcomed experience for most people after a busy day, but without the right precautions, driving can be hazardous during the winter months. Vehicle accidents increase at an alarming rate during colder weather because many drivers fail to compensate for the increased driving hazards created by sleet, ice and snow.

During a recent event at U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz’s Kleber Kaserne, Capt. Phillip Castillo, 41, a Native American from the Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico, shared his culture with fellow Soldiers.

In a few plain words, glühwein is a mulled wine — a wine combined with spices and typically served warm.