11 WIESBADEN, Germany – Col. Mario Washington, U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden commander, hosted a virtual workforce engagement meeting to review the garrison’s climate survey and answer community questions Jan. 22, 2021.
The one-hour meeting alternated between Col. Washington and German translators, making the meeting accessible to both the English and the German-speaking workforce. At the opening, he said, “I appreciate what everyone does every day; it does not go unnoticed. I am constantly impressed by the competency and thoughtfulness of this organization and how we put the community first.”
Washington reviewed the ten-question workforce climate survey with a series of shared slides. According to the results, the highest satisfaction response regarded seeking assistance for emotional support.
11 WIESBADEN, Germany – German students from the Management Master’s Program at Hochschule Mainz, University of Applied Sciences, accomplished consulting projects for U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden and U.S. Army Europe and Africa and presented the results virtually Jan 6. This is the second year this activity has taken place.
“My colleagues and I were a little nervous because last year the students did a really good job,” said Prof. Dr. Britta Rathje, Hochschule Mainz, jokingly right before the presentations. However, she said, they were not nervous anymore on the actual day of presentations because they already knew that this year’s group of students also did a very good job. Rathje thanked the Army for the support, motivation and warm welcome.
By MARCUS KLOECKNER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: January 6, 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 – Travelers from the U.S. and other countries with high rates of coronavirus infections will need to produce a negative test to enter Germany starting Monday, when tougher rules and restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the virus take effect across the country, officials said. They will also need to test negative a second time to get out of quarantine before 10 days, say the new rules announced after an hourslong meeting on Tuesday between Chancellor Angela Merkel and the heads of Germany s 16 states.
4 The U.S. Army Health Clinic Wiesbaden conducted its first inoculations of healthcare workers with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 30.
The arrival of the vaccine paves the way for a phased vaccine distribution plan to protect our military communities overseas against COVID-19.
“The vaccines are vitally important to the protection of our soldiers, our families and the community of Wiesbaden,” said Brig. Gen. Jed Schaertl, deputy commanding general for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs, U.S. Army Europe-Africa; and senior responsible officer at U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden. “It is great to have the COVID vaccine as a late Christmas present. It is great to see that we are taking care of our health care workers and first responders early on in the availability of the vaccination.”