Force Protection exercises safeguard Ansbach community

ANSBACH, Germany (Feb. 19, 3:45 p.m.) — End exercise February 19 at 3:45 p.m.

All U.S. Army locations in Europe have been holding U.S. Army Europe-Africa (USAREUR-AF) Force Protection exercises. This concludes USAG Ansbach’s portion.

Garrison services and offices return to normal Thursday, Feb. 20. Katterbach South Gate (high school gate) and Storck Exit Gate (pedestrians only) re-open today around 5 p.m.

Thank you for your cooperation and patience during this time. Your safety is our top priority, and exercises like these allow us to evaluate and validate our security procedures.

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USAG Ansbach conducting Force Protection exercise

ANSBACH, Germany (Feb. 18, 10:45 a.m.) — USAG Ansbach is currently conducting a garrison-wide Force Protection exercise, which may result in office and service closures.

USAREUR-AF and USAG Ansbach routinely conduct these precautionary exercises to improve our security processes and safeguard the community.

Be prepared for traffic delays at the gates. Always carry two forms of valid identification with you. Dependent minors are exempt from this requirement. Follow instructions from Military Police.

During the exercise, USAG Ansbach will serve as the official source of information. Please observe strict operations security (OPSEC) and do not post about the exercise or related measures to social media (including closed Facebook groups).

If you have questions about processes or procedural changes during this time, reach out to your chain of command or contact the Public Affairs Office at usarmy.ansbach.id-europe.mbx.pao@army.mil.

USAG Ansbach provides updates via the ALERT! mass notification system, the USAG Ansbach Facebook page, garrison website and the garrison mobile app. Details on the mobile app are available here: https://www.army.mil/article/282396. To register in ALERT, visit the Ansbach garrison website at home.army.mil/ansbach and click the Alert button in the left column.

The safety and security of the Ansbach community is our top priority. We appreciate your patience while we assess our readiness to address any potential threats and enhance our security measures.

We will let the community know once the exercise is complete.

USAG ANSBACH CLOSURES

The following services and offices are closed as a result of the ongoing Force Protection exercise. If you are uncertain about a closure, please call ahead: https://home.army.mil/ansbach/contact/garrison-phonebook.

AAFES Vendors

• MAS Car Sales
• Bun-D
• Beauty Shop
• TKS
• Laundry Alterations
• Mall Kiosk Vendors Sixt Car Rental

Access Control Points (Gates): Katterbach South Gate (high school gate) & Storck Exit Gate

Army Continuing Education System (ACES)

Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP)

Car Care Center

Garrison Shuttle Bus – Expect Delays

SKIES Unlimited Instructional Classes

Vehicle Registration Office

Youth Sports & Fitness

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Force Protection exercises safeguard Ansbach community

ANSBACH, Germany (Feb. 11) — USAG Ansbach routinely conducts precautionary Force Protection exercises to safeguard the community.

All U.S. Army locations in Europe are holding U.S. Army Europe-Africa (USAREUR-AF) Force Protection exercises at their respective installations, to include here at Ansbach.

During these exercises, community members and residents may see changes at their various installations, such as delays entering the gates.

While we do not discuss specifics of our force protection measures and procedures, we regularly evaluate and validate them, which exercises like this enable us to do. USAG Ansbach and USAREUR-AF are not currently aware of any threats against our community.

We have notified host nation and law enforcement partners that we will be conducting this exercise, because their cooperation is essential, especially as traffic around the installations can be affected.

If Soldiers, families, civilians or contractors have questions about process or procedure changes during this time, do not post to social media as operational security is paramount. Take these questions to your chain of command.

WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW:

• Always carry 2 forms of photo ID when entering USAG Ansbach installations.
• Register in ALERT! today. ALERT is the U.S. Army’s mass warning notification system. Visit the Ansbach garrison website at home.army.mil/ansbach and click the Alert button in the left column.

• We recently updated prefixes to on-post emergency phone numbers. The phone numbers to USAG Ansbach Military Police and On-Post Fire Department have changed. Grab your mobile phone. Change the numbers to contact USAG Ansbach MPs and on-post fire department to the numbers below. New mobile number to MPs: 09641-70-587-110; New mobile number to USAG Ansbach fire department: 09641-70-587-112.