5 KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz is part of a pilot program aimed to improve the permanent-change-of-station process and experience for all Army personnel and their families.
The effort, initiated by Installation Management Command and Army Materiel Command, is intended to deliver a high-quality PCS experience for Soldiers and their families as they transition to and from the focus installations.
Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania; Fort Bliss, Texas; and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas were selected to conduct the pilot in 2020, and USAG RP and USAG Hawaii were added in 2021 to include the overseas component.
“First and foremost, we want our new team members to know they’re taken care of and their families are taken care of,” said Mike Waschek, Directorate of Human Resources director. “When they know they’re taken care of and their families are taken care of, they can focus on the mission.”
5 KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – After months of training, studying, and a lot of prayer, Pfc. Samuil Matveev, religious affairs specialist with U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz, was named the 2021 Installation Management Command Directorate-Europe’s Best Warrior in the ‘Soldier’ category during a ceremony in Ansbach March 3.
“I feel very relieved now that it’s over,” said Matveev. “Since landing in Germany I’ve looked forward to competing to represent my company, and all religious affairs specialists out there. It was a bit of a challenge to go up against the other Soldiers, but I feel good now that I’ve set, or exceeded, the standard.”
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. Haircuts will be available again at barbershops and beauty salons on U.S. military bases in Germany beginning March 1, the Army and Air Force said Thursday, following the host nation’s lead and lifting some coronavirus restrictions as infections tumbled. But while German schools have been given the green light to reopen starting next week, it remained unclear when students and teachers at Defense Department schools will return to in-class learning. A letter from the superintendent for the region that includes Germany said remote learning would continue through Feb. 19 but did not mention when schools would reopen. “We will continue to work with our military and public health officials to monitor the situation and will provide updates as necessary,” Steven Sanchez, superintendent of Department of Defense Education Activity’s Europe East district, said in the letter released Thursday.
By JENNIFER H. SVAN | STARS AND STRIPES Published: January 28, 2021
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany Schools at all but one U.S. military base in Germany will continue remote instruction through at least Feb. 12, officials announced Thursday. Schools at Spangdahlem Air Base are the sole exception, the Department of Defense Education Activity-Europe said. “We will continue to work with military and public health officials to monitor the situation and will provide updates as necessary,” DODEA-Europe said in a statement. “The health and safety of our students, staff and community is our top priority.”