A change to the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Off-Post Uniform Wear effective Oct. 10 means that service members are no longer permitted to eat meals off-post while in uniform. The purpose is to reduce the U.S. military signature off post and prevent service members from being targeted by lone wolfRead More

Stuttgart military community members living off-post are not allowed to dispose of garbage or recyclables on any U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart installation.

This applies to all military, civilian, local national and contractor personnel, as well as family members who live off-post.Read More

The Panzer Education Center has announced a new degree program for the Stuttgart military community; the University of Oklahoma will offer a Master of Education in Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum.

All courses will be taught on site at the Ed Center by professors from the University of Oklahoma, Norman campus.Read More

This month is National Disability Employment Awareness Month where we celebrate and recognize the accomplishments in the workplace of men and women with disabilities.

Work, for everyone — disabled or not — offers purpose and the opportunity to lead an independent, self-directed life.
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The Horse Chestnut is an entirely different tree from the Sweet Chestnut, and its nuts are unfit for human consumption. To tell the difference between an edible chestnut and a non-edible chestnut (Horse Chestnut or Buckeye), take a close look at the pod that the chestnuts grow in. The podRead More

By Capt. Austen Swaim (U.S. Army) Stuttgart Law Center Editor’s Note: Do you have a legal question you would like to see answered in a future edition of The Citizen? If so, contact “Ask a JAG” at ines.k.liefers2@mail.mil.   Question: “I just arrived to Germany. What legal issues should IRead More

Not wearing helmets accounted for 89 percent of bicycle-related deaths in people older than 16 years-old and 91 percent of total bicycle-related fatalities.Read More

National Recovery Month is observed in September to raise awareness and educate communities about the prevention, treatment and recovery resources available for mental and substance abuse. According to the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, more than 22 millionRead More

Question: “I just arrived to Germany. What legal issues should I look out for?”
Question: “I heard sometimes people get a TV or pet tax and that I need to register in my local Rathaus. Will I get taxed and what is a Rathaus?”Read More

The “StuttCard” card is a combination transit and visitor pass. The card is available as a 24, 48, or 72-hour ticket and valid throughout the entire “Verkehrs-und Tarifverbund” (VVS) public transportation system. The card covers admission in to all museums and many leisure facilities as well as reduced entrance fees.Read More

Visitors to Stuttgart can now tour the city during the “STUTTGART Citytour” with convertible open-air buses. The buses pass nine stops: • The Turmforum (exhibition on Stuttgart 21 project) at Stuttgart’s main train station • Schlossplatz Square • Pig Museum • Mercedes- Benz Museum • Gottlieb-Daimler Memorial/Kursaal • Wilhelma ZoologicalRead More