Q: I am a federal employee working for the Department of Defense, and
have been closely following the upcoming elections. Are there
restrictions on my involvement?

A: Although serving as a federal
employee does not prohibit a person from participating in our country’s
political process, there are restrictions on how such employees may
participate.  A federal law passed in 1939, named after former Senator
Carl Hatch of New Mexico, prevents federal employees from conducting
certain political activities on, and sometimes off, duty.  Read More

Like most service members in Stuttgart, I was very happy to learn I
would have the opportunity to serve here. Stuttgart has an outstanding
reputation as a center of innovation, engineering and culture. It’s also
known as one of the cleanest and safest cities in the world. With
critical Department of Defense activities here, there is no doubt that
it’s a great place to live and work.
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Every Halloween there is an assortment of ghosts, pirates, super heroes
and ballerinas running about with one of two things in mind — getting
candy or going to parties.
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Many military history buffs may have preconceived notions on the wisdom
of whether the French made a mistake in building the Maginot Line.  
Staff
officers from U.S. European Command’s J3 Plans and Operations Center
not only debated the merits of French military decision-making in light
of the Maginot Line, they also got to see it in person.
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Leaving military service and heading into the civilian sector can be
challenging. For some, the military may be the only thing they know
professionally. As the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan wind down,
coupled with tightening military budgets, the military is projected to
cut more than 100,000 billets from all service branches. Read More

Most of Europe will move its clocks backward by one hour when daylight saving time ends Sunday, Oct. 28. In Germany, daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. (set clocks to 1 a.m.). In the U.S., daylight saving time will end Nov. 4.Read More

To truly explore Stuttgart, a visitor would need at least three days.
But what if they only have seven hours? If they are lucky enough to be
in Stuttgart Oct. 20, they can see almost everything that Stuttgart has
to offer culturally in seven hours during “Stuttgart Nacht,” or
Stuttgart Night. The event begins at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20, and
lasts until 2 a.m. Oct. 21. Read More

Individuals and teams are invited to be “foot soldiers” in the fight
against cancer during U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart’s third annual
Run4Life Oct. 26.
Participants can walk or run laps around Husky
Field from 6-10 p.m. to honor living cancer warriors and to remember
those who lost their battles with the disease.  
Cancer warriors are also invited to take part in the opening ceremony and a “victory lap.”Read More