By JOHN VANDIVER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 19, 2021 STUTTGART, Germany Military housing in Europe again fared poorly in a new Army customer satisfaction survey, which showed that garrisons on the Continent are improving but still lag behind their peers in the U.S. and the Asia-Pacific region. The Army’s “Tenant Satisfaction Survey” examined 27 housing communities in the U.S. and overseas. Overall, 19 installations rated between outstanding and average, five rated below average and three scored at either poor or crisis level. Military families, including those in Europe, have voiced concerns in recent years about numerous housing problems, including mold, spotty hot water service and excessive wait times for basic repairs.
OUT OF THE BLUE: Belgian Paracommandos drop onto USAG Benelux
OUT OF THE BLUE: Belgian Paracommandos drop onto USAG Benelux
CHIÈVRES, Belgium – Members of the Belgian Special Forces Group take parachute training at the airfield at Chièvres Air Base. For the first time, U.S. Army Garrison Benelux and 424th Air Base Squadron – an Air Force element at the garrison – hosted the Belgian Defense Forces’ Paratroopers Training Center as they held training and qualification jumps for their paracommandos March 1, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Bryan Gatchell, USAG Benelux Public Affairs)
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By Bryan Gatchell, USAG Benelux Public Affairs
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1 CHIÈVRES, Belgium – At an installation where community and friendliness pair together like coffee and milk, the Bene Brew Café and Pub officially opened its doors March 11 at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium in a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Tommy Mize, director of Installation Management Command Directorate - Europe.
The facility, operated by the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, immediately next to the Community Activity Center and fitness area, offers patrons coffee, breakfast and lunch foods with more to come in the near future.
“Bene Brew was envisioned and created to fill a community need,” said Stacy Perez, FMWR director, “to offer a place where Soldiers and Families can come together.”
Monument in small Belgian village serves as remembrance of ‘Wereth 11’
Monument in small Belgian village serves as remembrance of ‘Wereth 11’
In this U.S. Army file photo from 2007, the monument dedicated to the Wereth 11 is surrounded by flowers, a wreath and the Belgian flag. (U.S. Army file photo)
Monument in small Belgian village serves as remembrance of ‘Wereth 11’
By Lawrence Blyden, courtesy, Benjamin F. Luke Lodge No. 127
[Editor’s note: Now more than 76 years since, one of the U.S. Army Garrison Benelux community members wrote this article to draw attention to 11 Soldiers who were massacred at the onset of the Battle of Bulge. Lawrence B. Blyden is the president of the Benjamin F. Luke Lodge No. 127 of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge.]