Anne Torza, foreground, wife of 12th Combat Aviation Brigade Commander Col. Vincent H. Torza, and Kellie Benson, background, wife of USAG Ansbach Commander Col. Christopher M. Benson, paint two panels as part of a community arts project at the Army C...
As part of Armed Forces Entertainment's Women's Self-Defense Tour, martial artist and personal trainer Linda Vu, left, visits U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach's Katterbach Fitness Center Feb. 12, 2014. Her goal is that of "empowering one woman at a time" t...
Members of USAG Ansbach's Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation attended the grand opening of MWR Central at Urlas Housing Jan. 31, 2014. MWR Central serves as the new location of the Utility Tax Avoidance Program, books Better Opportunities for ...
U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach and the Franconia Military Community held an assumption of responsibility ceremony Feb. 28, 2014, at the Von Steuben Community Center at Bismarck Kaserne. USAG Ansbach and the FMC welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Mark A. Kiefer a...
Outreach-KONTAKT Franken, community outreach club of U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach, held a bowling night March 22, 2014, on post. Members of the Army and German communities came together for an evening of lanes, balls, pins, food, beverage and internati...
Three garrison Soldiers, two from U.S. Army Garrison Bamberg and one from USAG Ansbach, competed at USAG Ansbach for the local Best Warrior Competition March 25 through 27, 2014. Spc. Jeromy Sisk, left, USAG Ansbach, proved the best junior enlisted S...
Col. Christopher M. Benson, U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach commander, addresses the students in his speech during the JROTC military ball. The 9th JROTC Battalion of Ansbach High School celebrated its 30th annual military ball at the Orangerie in downtow...
More than 100 Soldiers and Family members at USAG Ansbach helped clean up their host community April 5, 2014, as part of the Ansbach Saubaer. The Saubaer is a citywide cleanup, and the garrison's Environmental Management Division provided logistics t...
(From left) Col. Christopher M. Benson, commander, U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach, Lt. Gen. Donald M. Campbell Jr., commanding general of U.S. Army Europe, and Kathleen Y. Marin, Installation Management Command Europe region director, speak with Luis F. ...
U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach's Sexual Harrassment and Assault Response and Prevention program hosted a Walk to End Violence April 17, 2014, as a way to commemorate April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The event began at Katterbach Fitness Center, w...
Bernie McGrenahan delivers his stand-up comedy show April 17, 2014, at Katterbach Fitness Center to hundreds of Soldiers, civilians and Family members as part of his international "Happy Hour" Comedy with a Message Tour, which stopped at Katterbach K...
USAG Ansbach's softball season began April 19, 2014, and the girl's Bantam team traveled to Grafenwoehr for their inaugural game with USAG Stuttgart. During five innings of play, the score was close but Stuttgart's team prevailed 10-8. (U.S. Army pho...
Families gathered at Urlas Housing April 19, 2014 for the U.S. Army Garrison Community Egg Hunt. Besides the gathering of the eggs, there were also photo opportunities with the Easter Bunny, an egg race, face painting and inflatable bounce house. (U....
U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach held a volunteer recognition ceremony April 24, 2014 at the Von Steuben Community Center. Volunteers contributed more than 47,000 hours to the community over the course of a year. (U.S. Army photo by Bryan Gatchell, USAG An...
Motorcyclists at U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach, finished with safety exercises, ride off an airfield in preparation for a group ride. The USAG Ansbach Safety Office and Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation held a safety ride May 16, ...
Kathleen Y. Marin, Installation Management Command Europe region director, visited leaders, Soldiers, family members and civilians of U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach at Storck Barracks June 12, 2014. During the visit, Marin led civilian employees in leade...
As part of a softball twinight tripleheader June 18, D Company, 3rd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (Assault Helicopter) defeated 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance), to advance in the U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach Unit Sof...
Summer campers participate in a production of "The Jungle Book" July 18 at Katterbach's Child Development Center and School Age Center. The Terrace Playhouse and Child, Youth and School Services offered a theater workshop to children in effort to tea...
Boys from a summer camp in Sielmingen-Filderstadt, Germany, visited the Firefighting Training Center at U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach's Urlas Housing Aug. 7, 2014. Jürgen Schwab, the training officer at the center, gave the children a tour of their...
Tony Garcia, the program manager at Wiesbaden, Germany, for Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness, and Heidi Nemec, the primary instructor for CSF2, teach active constructive responding during the CSF2 Executive Resilience and Performance Course. ...
Lori Hickey, a teacher at Ansbach Middle High School, receives several certificates of recognition Aug. 20, 2014, for her work as a language teacher in Afghanistan from June 2013 to June 2014. Hickey received letters of appreciation from the Ministry...
Several youth volunteers at U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach received recognition for their efforts throughout the year during an American Red Cross youth volunteer recognition ceremony at the Von Steuben Community Center Aug. 22, 2014. (U.S. Army photos b...
U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach held its annual Community Showcase Aug. 23, 2014 at Urlas Housing. Many organizations throughout the garrison represented themselves to the community during the event. At the beginning of the day, a fun run was held to cele...
Jodee Watters signs up to vote with Sgt. 1st Class Robert Ellis, 412th Aviation Support Battalion, at the Post Exchange at Urlas Housing in Ansbach, Germany, Aug. 26, 2014. To celebrate Women's Equality Day, the U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach Equal Oppor...
U.S. Army Garrison Schweinfurt held its closure ceremony Sept. 19, 2014. The ceremony, which included the casing of the USAG Schweinfurt colors and the final lowering of the U.S. flag, marked the end of nearly 70 years of the U.S. Army's stationing i...
The 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, is "Mission Ready" in Ansbach, winning the USAREUR Commanders battalion-level sports program championship Sept. 22, 2014, at the Katterbach Fitness Center. (U...
Volunteers representing a variety of Hispanic cultures at U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach's Oct. 3, 2014, observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month close out the event by dancing with members of the audience at Katterbach Fitness Center. (U.S. Army p...
Spc. Terry Powell, Armed Services Blood Bank Center in Europe, draws blood from Capt. Gilberto Nieves, 412th Aviation Support Battalion, during a blood drive at Katterbach Fitness Center Oct. 7, 2014. (Photos by Bryan Gatchell, USAG Ansbach Public Af...
The Kansas City Chief cheerleaders visited U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach Oct. 15, 2014. The cheerleaders held a meet-and-greet at the Post Exchange, conducted a cheerleading clinic for students, and performed a show at the Post Exchange. (Photos by Brya...
About 150 U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach community members participated in the Breast Cancer Awareness Color Run Oct. 25, 2014, at Storck Barracks. Runners donned white and ran five kilometers, including through a gauntlet of color powder. (Photos by Cra...
Illesheim Elementary School kicked off Red Ribbon Week Oct. 27. Students pledged to be drug-free during the event. Col. Christopher M. Benson, U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach commander, spoke and attended. (U.S. Army photo by Lori Yerdon, USAG Ansbach Pub...
USAG Ansbach community members celebrated Halloween on Bismarck Kaserne with the BOSS Haunted House and Trick-or-Treat on Katterbach and other locations. Members of the German-American friendship club "Outreach-KONTAKT Franken" visited to participate...
Students from Volkshochschule der Stadt Ansbach, the city of Ansbach's community college, toured U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach Oct. 31, 2014. The group received a driving tour of Katterbach Kaserne and Urlas Housing and visited Brainerd Lodge and the Ur...
Illesheim Elementary School holds their annual breakfast and assembly to celebrate and honor local Veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. (U.S. Army Photos by: Thomas B. Hamilton II...
Col. Christopher Benson and Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Kiefer present Cheryl Bahe a certificate of appreciation for her assistance in making the Native American Indian heritage observance a success, Nov. 6, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Thomas B. Hamilton II...
Lt. Col. David Markiewicz, left, U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach executive officer, and Command Sgt. Maj. Mark A. Kiefer, right, USAG Ansbach command sergeant major, stand at a ceremonial wreath. The 12th Combat Aviation Brigade held a Veterans Day ceremo...
Outreach-KONTAKT Franken, U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach's German-American friendship club, celebrated Thanksgiving and the winter holidays with a turkey dinner and potluck Dec. 2 at their normal meeting place. Col. Christopher M. Benson, U.S. Army Garri...
U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach held a holiday tree lighting ceremony at Bismarck Kaserne Dec. 2, 2014. USAG Ansbach elementary school students sang at the event, the Starritt Family was designated USAG Ansbach's Military Family of the Year for the Ansbac...
Cast, crew and guests from the Franconia Military Community stand together for a photo at the 2014 IMCOM-E Topper Awards Show and Ceremony April 26 in Kaiserslautern, Germany. U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach performers received fifteen nominations and fou...
Members of the official party, which included representatives of the city of Ansbach, the Bavarian State Construction Office and the Ansbach County, as well as the USAG Ansbach, the Defense Health Agency and the U.S. Army Bavaria Medical Department A...
Maj. Madonna Roberts, the senior officer for the Ansbach High School Junior ROTC program, hands out a fork following a ceremony. Junior ROTC cadets of Ansbach High School host a Veterans Day salute to honor veterans at the school Nov. 6, 2014. (Photo...
High school students at Ansbach Middle High School participate in "Hour of Code" Dec. 11, 2014. Hour of a Code is a global initiative that invites millions of people from all over the world to learn basic computer programming by taking part in the ev...
ANSBACH, Germany (Jan. 7, 2014) -- 2014 was an eventful year at U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach.
USAG Ansbach celebrated holidays and observances, its community members excelled in many areas, it tackled important issues, it performed important missions and it broke new ground.
The garrison celebrated holidays such as Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Women's History Month, Days of Remembrance, Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Fourth of July, Women's Equality Day, Hispanic Heritage Month, Red Ribbon Week, Halloween, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, the winter holidays and more.
Members of the USAG Ansbach team received recognition throughout the year as well. Spc. Jeromy Sisk, team member of the USAG Ansbach Provost Marshal's office, competed in the Best Warrior Competition at the Franconia Military Community and the Installation Management Command Europe levels, winning both. He moved on to the IMCOM-wide Best Warrior Competition, where he earned third place. At the IMCOM-E Topper Awards Show and Ceremony at Kaiserslautern, Germany, Ansbach's Terrace Playhouse received many nominations for its performance of "Avenue Q" and four wins for "Avenue Q," and Vicki Hanrahan, Ansbach MWR's entertainment director, won Employee of the Year.
USAG Ansbach also confronted several grave issues. The garrison, to commemorate April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, hosted a Walk to End Violence. To highlight the negative consequences of alcohol and drug abuse, the USAG Ansbach Army Substance Abuse Program hosted comedian Bernie McGrenahan April 17, 2014, for stand-up as well as discussion of some serious subject matter. In September, as part of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, the garrison hosted a three-kilometer run/walk at Urlas.
USAG Ansbach also oversaw the closure of two other garrisons. USAGs Bamberg and Schweinfurt held their closure ceremonies in September. This brought a chapter of nearly seven decades of German-American history to a close.
USAG Ansbach saw changes as well. The garrison broke ground on a new health and dental clinic at Urlas Housing. USAG Ansbach held a grand opening for MWR Central at the Urlas Post Exchange and for the new barracks at Bismarck Kaserne.
To see photos of these events and many more, scroll through the slideshow above, or select "USAG Ansbach 2014 Flickr photo album" in the "Related Links" section. To see more photos of garrison events, visit "The official USAG Ansbach Flickr page" in the "Related Links" section.
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USAG Ansbach official blog site
USAG Ansbach official home page
USAG Ansbach official Flickr page
USAG Ansbach 2014 Flickr photo album
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