Commandant's Weekly Upcoming Events: 23 Feb 2012

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COMMANDANT WEEKLY UPCOMING EVENTS

The Commandants office sends a weekly email which highlights upcoming eventsand general news. If you require All AFRICOM e-mail distro list disseminationof general information, submit your input to Commandants Office e-mail at

[email protected] no later than COB each Tuesday.Attachments are prohibited as are lengthy emails. Please summarize themessage into one paragraph and provide a POC and/or a link to additionalinformation. Go to this link for the current briefing slides of the mostrecent USAG-S tenant meeting to get more community announcements and mission

related news. http://www.stuttgart.army.mil/DPTMS/Community%20briefings.html ____________________________________________1.) BLACK HISTORY MONTH--BG Gordon-Bray, Deputy J3, is hosting a FacilitatedOverview of the PBS Documentary "For the Love of Liberty" in observance of

Black History Month. The event will take place on Thursday, 23 February,11300 - 1300 at the Kelley Theater. Participation is opened to everyone.Refreshments following the event courtesy of USAG Stuttgart EO Office._____________________________________________2.) AFRICOM OPEN MESS BLACK HISTORY MONTH MEAL: RIB & CHICKEN PLATES $7.00, 27

FEB 12 , 1130-1300

BABY BACK RIBSBBQ CHICKEN

SIMMERED GREENS W/TURKEYCORN ON the COBSEASONED BLACKEYED PEASMACARONI & CHEESSEPOTATOE SALAD

RED VELVET CAKELEMON CAKE W/COCONUT

__________________________________________3.) The Stuttgart Field Office will conduct ANNUAL THREAT AWARENESS AND

REPORTING PROGRAM BRIEFINGS (TARP), formerly known as SAEDA, from 27 Februarythrough 01 March 2012 at the Kelley Theater. Briefings will be held in themornings (0900 & 1100) and afternoons (1300 & 1500); with German speakingsessions held at 1500 on 27 and 29 February 2012 respectively. Please seeattached scheduled for additional details.

AFRICOM personnel on leave or TDY during this period should arrange to attendone of the briefings held at Panzer Chapel on 24 February 2012).

In accordance with DoD Instruction 5240.6 and National Security Decision

Directive 197, all military, civilian, and contract personnel, regardless ofbranch of service, are required to receive a TARP briefing at least once ayear. Additionally, spouses and teenage children are strongly encouraged to

attend.POC: Mr. Adam R. Janowicz, USAFRICOM Information Security Manager, USAFRICOM,DSN 421-4693__________________________________________4.) Bldg. 3312 will have a power outage on Saturday, March 03. The Kelley

Barracks (168) Community Bank will not be open. This power outage also effects



the ATM in front of Bldg. 3312.___________________________________________5.) The RESERVE AFFAIRS OFFICE (J12) is the central point for all

Reserve/Guard personnel and administrative actions at USAFRICOM (located inBldg 3313, Room 018/ with a Program Manager for each branch of Service): AirForce 421-3487; Army/NG 421-4398; Marine 421-4543; Navy 421-4484).

___________________________________________6.) HOUSING OFFICE CLOSURE/CUSTOMER SERVICE DELAYS:*The Stuttgart Housing Office: New business software will be fielded in thehousing office 13-24 Feb impacting all housing operations. Customers canexpect reduced services, partial office closures and increased wait timescaused by the database transitions and employee training session. For more

information, contact the housing office 431-2230 or 07301-15-2230_____________________________________________7.) The Joint Central Processing Facility (CPF) holds the Community PermanentChange of Station (PCS) and Pre-Separation brief once a month on Panzer

Kaserne, Building 2913, 1st floor. Service members (all branches of service)and civilians who are within 120-150 calendar days of departing should attend.Contact the CPF to reserve a seat, DSN 431-2599.____________________________________________

8.) Seeking volunteers (or any donations) for the next Wounded Warrior Trip on25 Feb 2012 (Saturday). PO1 Kirschman (POC) is away until 22 Feb 12 but willcheck her email if anyone is interested in taking the trip._______________________________________9.) Travel SRP ("TRAVEL CLINIC")

WHAT: Travel Soldier Readiness Process ("Travel Clinic") for all HQ USAFRICOMPersonnel (AD, Civilian, Contractor)WHERE: Kelley Annex, Building #3312 (next to Community Mail Room)WHEN: 24 Feb 2012 from 1300 to 1500

WHY: Support official travelers to Africa by setting up a one-stop shop onKelley for all pre-travel Force Health Protection requirements per ACM

4200.03 (including Yellow Fever certificates/shot records)

HOW: Call Heidelberg Central Appointments at DSN 371-2622 (comm. 06221 172

622), and ask for a Travel Medicine appointment on Friday, 24 Feb. at theKelley Clinic Annex. Future dates (tentative): Mar 9, 23. POC: SGT ChristineHarrison, Kelley Clinic Annex NCOIC (421-5605)_______________________________________

10.) AFRICOM DIVERSITY DAYAFRICOM Special Emphasis Program committee is planning Diversity Day.AFRICOM's commitment to diversity contributes to its highly qualified andmotivated team, ready to meet the challenges of its mission. In order to have

a successful event, we need everyone's involvement. A coordination meeting

will take place on Wednesday, 29 February, 1430-1530, building 3306,conference room 119. Please bring your ideas, suggestions and most important,your positive attitude! POC is Yasmin A. Rosa at 421-4587;[email protected].

SAVE THE DAY - 4th Annual Women's Leadership Forum Mark your calendars for the4th Annual Women's Leadership Forum will be held on Thursday, 29 March, from0800-1600 pm at the Swabian Special Activities Center. Registration coming

soon.



___________________________________________11.) The Stuttgart Field Office will conduct ANNUAL THREAT AWARENESS ANDREPORTING PROGRAM briefings (TARP), formerly known as SAEDA, from 27

February - 01 March 2012 at the Kelley Theater. Briefings will be held in themornings (0900 & 1100) and afternoons (1300 & 1500); with German speakingsessions held at 1500 on 27 and 29 February 2012 respectively. Please see

attached scheduled for additional details.

AFRICOM personnel on leave or TDY during this period should arrange to attendone of the briefings held at either the Patch Theater (13-17 February2012) or Panzer Chapel (21, 22, & 24 February 2012).

In accordance with DoD Instruction 5240.6 and National Security DecisionDirective 197, all military, civilian, and contract personnel, regardless ofbranch of service, are required to receive a TARP briefing at least once ayear. Additionally, spouses and teenage children are strongly encouraged to

attend._____________________________________12.) GARRISON NEWS...

VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION CEREMONY- In honor of NATIONAL VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION WEEK (Apr 15-21), and theoutstanding service of our USAG-Stuttgart volunteers, the garrison will host aVolunteer Recognition Ceremony on Apr. 5 at the Patch Community Centerstarting at 1:30 p.m. All agencies with volunteers are asked to submit their

volunteer hours through the Volunteer Management Information System, or VMIS.Special category nominations for Volunteer of the Year, Family of the Year,Youth Volunteer, Retiree Volunteer and Civilian Volunteer of the Year need tobe submitted to Army Community Service no later than Feb. For additional

information, contact ACS at DSN 431-3362/CIV 07031-15-3362.VOLUNTEERS - SUBMIT your Community Volunteer HOURS-Deadline Feb 21 The

USAG-Stuttgart garrison is asking all agencies with volunteers, to submittheir volunteer hours through the Volunteer Management Information System,...or VMIS , no later than Feb. 21 so those hours can be recognized. If you have

volunteered between March 2011 and Feb 2012, be sure to submit your hours. Ifyou are in need of having your hours documented contact QOL,421-4783 for any Africom QOL or Education volunteer hours. Africom FRGvolunteer hours can contact the FRSA at 421-5264. All Organizations have a

designated Volunteer hour coordinator. (EX: Boy Scouts, USO, etc.)

Special category nominations for Volunteer of the Year, Family of the Year,Youth Volunteer, Retiree Volunteer and Civilian Volunteer of the Year need to

be submitted to Army Community Service no later than Feb. 24.

-TAX CENTER--The Stuttgart Tax Center opened Feb. 1 to assist communitymembers with e-filing their 2011 taxes. The Stuttgart Tax Center on KelleyBarracks has a staff of four fulltime clerks. Tax assistance is available on a

walk-in basis Mondays through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.For more information, contact the tax center at 421-4588/civ. 0711-729-4588.

- Feb 21-26 Oscar Movie Week at Patch Library. Feb 21-23 Oscar Trivia Contest-

come in, take the quiz, and submit your answers for a chance to win one of



three "Oscar" Gift baskets. Feb 25 & 26 Oscar movie showings. Past bestpicture winners will be shown during library hours. For a list of titles andtimes, please visit the library. DSN 430-7138, Civ. 0711 680 7138

-Feb 23 DJ Joker/Karaoke, Irish Pub. Spinning your favorites at the Irish Pubin the Galaxy Bowling & Entertainment Center 8-11 p.m. DSN 431-2575/Civ.

07031 15 2575.

-Feb 23 Hunting & Fishing License Course. Learn rules, regulations, safety,technique, requirements, limitations and demonstrate proficiency in relatedskill sets in order to obtain certificate (which is required for a license).There are fees associated with this course, Additional fees are for range and

ammo required for shooting. DSN 431-2774/Civ. 07031 15 2774

-Now! CYS Sports -Spring Sports registration now - Feb 24. Register forsoftball, baseball, track and field, and soccer. Must have valid sports

physical through June 15. Register at Parent Central Services, Patch. DSN430-7480/Civ. 0711 680 7480.________________________________________________13.) Kelley Club offers: Every Monday from 1100-1400 Pizza & Pasta Lunch

Buffet for 5 Euros!Wednesday, 29 February Mexican Food Lunch Buffet $9.99 - all you can eat,including Beverages (take out $7.00) Burger station + Salad Bar is alwaysavailable._______________________________________________

14.) Patch Elementary school is requesting readers from AFRICOM for our "ReadAcross America" Day celebration on March 2nd here at Patch Elementary School.We welcome readers of all ranks and civilians too. I have taken the libertyof copying the form sent to me today by USAG Stuttgart in order to give you

the required information and added comments that would apply to our request toAFRICOM. Please let me know if you need additional information. We really

appreciate everyone's help in this.

MEETING REQUESTED BY: Jane Kiser for "Read Across America" committee

UNIT/ORGANIZATION: Patch Elementary School CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER:DSN:430-8161/430-5200 Civ.: 0711-680-8161/5200 PURPOSE OF MEETING: Reading toChildren for "Read Across America Day" (Dr. Suess' Birthday)DATE: 2nd March 2012

TIME: Any times they are available. Our school day begins @0800 and ends @1440. Lunches run from 11:30 until 1315. If a time during the lunches worksout best, we can arrange for classes who aren't at lunch to hear them.HOW LONG (DURATION): A minimum of 30 minutes-long enough to read one book and

ask/answer questions.

LOCATION: Patch Elementary School, Patch Barracks SPECIAL COMMENTS OR ACTIONYOU WISH THE CDR, DGC, OR CSM TO MAKE OR DO: ?Maybe "Happy Birthday Dr. Suess" and mention the importance of reading.UNIFORM: Up to reader

TRANSPORTATION: NoneATTENDEES: Students and staff of Patch Elementary School, possibly othercommunity members who are guest readers.SUGGESTED COMMAND INVOLVEMENT: We would welcome and appreciate anyone who

would like to read to the children. We can provide books or they can bring



their own. The book does not have to be a Dr. Suess book. Even though thisis officially to celebrate Dr. Suess' birthday, it really is to promotereading and we as educators know Dr. Suess would agree. Last year, some of

the readers from Africom brought stories from Africa to read. I also was ableto do a Google search to find Africa related stories.______________________________________________

15.) PHS Music Boosters Community Bingo Night

Friday, March 2, Doors open at 17:30, Bingo starts at 18:00.Patch High School Forum, Patch Barracks

ENTRY FEE IS $5.00, INCLUDES 2 GAME PACKETS (1 packet=10 games, $2 for

additional packets) Children 9 yrs & younger - Free Admission - Receive 1 gamepacket with a paying adult Drinks & baked Goods will be available forrchase - Pizza sold by the slice! Free Popcorn!Polish Pottery, gift certificates, crystal, chocolate, jewelry & more!

Prizes awarded to adult & youth winners FUN FOR EVERYONE! BRING THE WHOLEFAMILY!Sponsored by PHS Music Boosters - POC: Sally Ann Jager, [email protected] ____________________________________________

16.) March Project Management Institute (PMI) Meeting - The English SpeakingPMI group in Stuttgart will meet 15 March 2012, at DRS (Industrie Str 4,70565 Stuttgart-Vaihingen). The topic continues our life-cycle progressionwith "Designing for Effective Solutions", and we have asked the President ofanother PMI Chapter in Germany to be our guest speaker.

An informal reception is planned for 1800, with the key note presentation at1830 and an opportunity for round-table discussion afterwards. Please RSVP sowe can have a number count for refreshments- POC is Joe Stanko, [email protected], or DSN 421-5793/Cell Ph:

0151-5821-9330. Additional information about PMI can be found athttp://www.pmi.org/ and the Stuttgart group is posted in German at

http://www.pmi-muc.de/stuttgart.htm (still working on the Englishtranslation).____________________________________________

17.) 2012 Citadel Muster - The Citadel Muster will be held Tuesday, 20 March2012 from 1830 to 2100 hrs in the Sherman room of the Swabian Special EventsCenter on Patch barracks in Stuttgart, Germany. Social hour is from 1830-1930hrs. The muster is open to all Citadel alumni, their spouses, and friends of

the Citadel throughout Europe. The evening will include a social hour andmuster. Citadel Clubs around the world hold an annual muster to remember andhonor those members of the Corps who have fallen since the last muster. TheCitadel, military college of South Carolina, was founded in 1842. On March 20,

1843, the first Cadets reported to The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. Dress is

business casual. Those interested in attending please RSVP to Brinson Moorheadat [email protected] or [email protected].____________________________________________18.) The USAFRICOM Office of Security Management (J03-SM) is pleased to

advertise two DSS courses being offered this year at Aviano Air Base, Italy.

1. The first course is Information Security Orientation, IF101.01, and isbeing held from 28 - 29 March 2012.

2. The second course is DoD Personnel Security Management for Security



Professionals, PS212.01, and is being held from 09 - 13 Apr 2012.

If interested, please complete the course prerequisites and enroll through

http://www.dss.mil/seta/enrol/stepp.html. The course does not cost anything;however, all costs (i.e.; travel, per diem, etc) associated with attendance isthe students unit responsibility. Billeting reservations can be made by

calling DSN 632-4040 or commercial in Europe 0039-0434-30-4040. Please seethe DSS catalog for further details.____________________________________________19.) Come to the Panzer Education Center March 19 from 6pm-8pm and learn aboutUniversity of Phoenix. Meet the European Campus Director Bob Bothell andinteract with several faculty and staff. Please RSVP to Emma Crews at

[email protected] Now enrolling for FACE TO FACE MBA classes that begin in March andApril. See Emma for details. Thank you!____________________________________________

20.) SAVE THE DATE/MAKE A DATE: 23 Mar 12, 0930-1130, Kelley Club. Save theDate--Strengthen your understanding of the Command's mission and your spouse'srole in it. (All spouses: Contractor, Civilian, and Military) Make aDate--with your spouse for lunch; take your spouse to your workplace.

Register by 19 Mar 12 with Ms Rebecca Poblete DSN 421-3248 or Comm:0711-729-3248______________________________________________21.) On March 28, 2012 the Patch Barracks, Panzer Kaserne and Kelley BarracksCOMMUNITY BANKS will be open from 1100 - 1600 hrs due to training.

Also, all Community Banks in Germany will be closed on April 6 and 9, 2012 dueto the Easter Holidays, the Panzer Community Bank will be open regularSaturday hours on the 7th of April 2012._____________________________________________

22.) Visit http://www.shopmyexchange.com/Community/ for links to myriadcommunity outreach activities and offers from your eXchange.

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