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Ben Ringquist donated books, cloth, a medical kit, sewing kits, and solar powered lights to children in Chad. In December 2019, he helped fund more than 100 Euros worth of soap, mosquito nets, and topical medicines for a group of 75 street children. Photo courtesy of Ringquist family.

By Mac Hightower, Stuttgart Citizen volunteer When Ben Ringquist heard how commonplace it is in Chad for hungry orphans to sleep outside shops in the dirt, he found a cause. His father, Lt. Col. John Rinquist, who had been on duty in the central African country, had told Ben, 13,Read More

The garrison follows a deliberate process that, on most days, begins at 2 a.m. and involves all garrison service providers, emergency services both garrison and our host nation partners, the 21st Weather Squadron, DODEA leadership and mission partners.Read More

U.S. Navy veteran Dustin Johnson warms up before departing for a run from Killesberg Park, located in Stuttgart, Germany on January 1, 2020. Mr. Johnson will attempt to run to Berlin, Germany without stopping to rest. The expected time needed to complete this distance is six days and if successful, will qualify as a new Guiness World Record. Mr. Johnson is currently in the middle of a more than 16,000 mile quest to circumnavigate the globe which he began in May, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Jason Daniel Johnston)

Navy veteran runs for suicide prevention awareness.Read More