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Army Pvt. Amir Farzaneh, 27, of San Antonio, plays a villager in the opening scene of “Fiddler on the Roof.” Farzaneh, a computer specialist from the 212th Combat Support Hospital at Miesau Army Depot, joined U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz’s community theater shortly after arriving in Germany.

Soldier finds home at garrison theater

Story and photo by Rick Scavetta
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz

Not long ago, when Pvt. Amir Farzaneh first arrived at U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz, he wandered into the Java Cafe in the KMC Onstage foyer on Kleber Kaserne to catch a Wi-Fi signal.

January 22, 2015 ×

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U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz firefighters treat simluated casualties on a rooftop at Kleber Kaserne in Kaiserslautern.

Rooftop rescue tests garrison firefighters’ capabilities

Story and photo by Rick Scavetta
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz

Balancing on a cold rooftop, Daniel Pommer, a U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz emergency medical technician, bandaged the leg of a construction worker as fellow firefighters doused a nearby blaze.

December 11, 2014 ×

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Military police officer saves local man’s life

by Rick Scavetta
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Public Affairs

For Sgt. Harry Nixon, a recent evening patrol near Miesau Army Depot led to the South Jersey native helping save a German man’s life.

November 13, 2014 ×

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Col. Bryan D. DeCoster (left), outgoing U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz commander; Kathleen Marin, Installation Management Command-Europe region director; and 
Col. G. Shawn Wells, USAG Rheinland-Pfalz commander, march onto NCO Field during the garrison’s change of command ceremony June 25 on Daenner Kaserne.

Garrison hosts first-ever change of command

Story and photo by Elizabeth Behring
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Public Affairs

Friends, family, service members, civilians and retirees converged on Daenner Kaserne’s NCO Field to honor outgoing commander Col. Bryan D. DeCoster and welcome Col. G. Shawn Wells during the first-ever U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz change of command ceremony June 25.

July 10, 2014 ×

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USAG-RP kicks off 2014 summer reading program

Courtesy of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Marketing

Registration is now open for a shared summer reading program that will reach military families on bases and installations around the globe. U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz readers of all ages can dig into a menagerie of book choices around the theme “Paws to Read.”

June 12, 2014 ×

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Sgt. Joshua Overton, human resources NCO with the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, practices unarmed self-defense techniques on Staff Sgt. Fredrick Longhorn, HR NCO with the 21st TSC, during guard force training May 21 on Rhine Ordnance Barracks.

Soldiers train to conduct installation access control

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Warren W. Wright Jr.
21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

Hundreds of Soldiers from throughout the U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz footprint participated in a three-day course designed to train Soldiers on the proper procedures for conducting installation access control.

June 5, 2014 ×

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And the award goes to …

And the award goes to …

Photos by Staff Sgt. Tramel Garrett
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz

Topper Award Winners U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz hosted the 2014 Installation Management Command-Europe Topper Awards Show and Ceremony April 26 at Armstrong’s Club on Vogelweh. Hundreds of thespians and their supporters — all wearing formal dress — came out for the gala event, where 59 awards were presented. The full […]

May 1, 2014 ×

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Kleber ID card office opens appointment system

by Mark Heeter
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz

The U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz ID card office on Kleber Kaserne has begun using a system through which customers can set up appointments online.

February 13, 2014 ×

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Sgt. Victor Rincon, postal NCO assigned to the 35th Infantry Division, distributes mail Jan. 29 at the Mail Distribution Node on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern. Rincon and nine other Soldiers from across the Army received postal operations training from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command and U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Jan. 13 through 30.

KFOR Soldiers get postal training

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander A. Burnett
21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

The 21st Theater Sustain-ment Command and U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz hosted postal training for Army Soldiers Jan. 13 to 30 on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern.

February 6, 2014 ×

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Marcy Carpenter, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz education counselor aide, helps Pvt. Jamie Hrouda set up her account for Go ArmyEd, the Army’s portal into higher education assistance.

Soldiers adapt to new TA criteria

by Rick Scavetta
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz

One recent morning, Pfc. Tyler Adams visited U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz’s education center on Rhine Ordnance Barracks, hoping to sign up for classes and use his tuition assistance benefits.

January 16, 2014 ×