JANUARY 18, 2023 - “I like serving the military. It may sound like a cliché, but I like serving those who serve our country,” said David Mills, a Value Added Tax clerk at Wiesbaden’s VAT/UTAP Office on Clay Kaserne. The military veteran, who has served the Department of Defense in the Army Reserves, on active duty and as a civilian for nearly 38 years, said, “I like to do my … [Read more...]

JANUARY 18, 2023 — In the summer of 1990, then-Staff Sgt. Jim Gill stood in a hotel lobby and listened to President George H.W. Bush announce on television that the U.S. would send troops to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi control and prevent a possible invasion of Saudi Arabia. Gill, a 25-year old infantry Soldier at the time, had just flown in to report to his new assignment at … [Read more...]

JANUARY 18, 2023 — U.S. Army Garrison Presidio of Monterey has installed three solar-powered chargers for electric vehicles on post, beginning the garrison’s mandated switch to electric vehicles. Michael Dudley, USAG PoM transportation officer, said the installation has two electric vehicles so far, but officials plan to bring in many more in fiscal years 2023 and 2024 to … [Read more...]

JANUARY 13, 2023 – The Basic Skills Education Program has achieved an exceptional success rate here and is ready to offer classes in new locations. The overall General Technical score achieved by service members attending classes at the Rhine Ordnance Barracks BSEP in 2022 was 128. “A good score is 110 or above,” said Amenia McKen, BSEP education counselor. “This score … [Read more...]

JANUARY 13, 2023 — In war stories across a multitude of mediums, there is often a moment where a Soldier shouts into a radio to some unseen entity on the receiving end of the line. Whether it is giving a direct command or delivering information, this format of communication has been in rotation within the Army since the 1940s with the “manpack” radio, which was a relatively … [Read more...]