Franconian News

A U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach NCO won the 2021 Installation Management Command (IMCOM) Best Warrior Competition as Best Warrior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.

Employees of the USAG Ansbach Directorate of Public Works met with the garrison command group to discuss potential improvements of internal processes and services, to ultimately improve customer service as a whole.

Prior to Memorial Day, Soldiers of the rotational unit currently stationed at Storck Barracks went to work with shovels, spades, lawn mowers and more to clean, renovate, and beautify the memorial garden at the Illesheim installation. The mighty Demon Brigade, DPW, MWR, and veterans organizations came together for this project of improvement.

Bundeswehr Feldjäger provide escort to U.S. military convoys as part of DEFENDER-Europe 21. The Bundeswehr (Federal German Army) participates in DEFENDER-Europe 21, but its main role is not a large  number of personnel participating, but Host Nation Support (HNS), especially the planning and coordination of marching routes and military police support for transit movements through Germany.

Across the United States, Arbor Day is celebrated to highlight the importance of trees to our survival and to encourage people to plant more trees. Ansbach military community children assisted the garrison commander and command sergeant major at the CYS playground planting five trees.

Each summer, Army installations across the world say good-bye to a portion of their population and hello to new Soldiers and Family members arriving for their tour of duty. The Ansbach Chapel community has created PCS Support bags for new arrivals to the community to alleviate some of the stress.

Two new mobile web applications for all USAG Ansbach military community members are now available. The Digital Garrison app, a partnership product between the U.S. Army and AAFES, and ArMA, the new Army Maintenance app.