Stuttgart News Briefs: August 13, 2010

<b>Civil Air Patrol Flight coming to Stuttgart</b> <br />A Civil Air Patrol Flight is being stood up in U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart. CAP is for students ages 12 to 18. CAP officials will be at the AAFES Main Exchange on Panzer Kaserne Aug. 14 from



By US AFRICOM Public Affairs U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs STUTTGART, Germany Aug 13, 2010
Civil Air Patrol Flight coming to Stuttgart A Civil Air Patrol Flight is being stood up in U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart. CAP is for students ages 12 to 18. CAP officials will be at the AAFES Main Exchange on Panzer Kaserne Aug. 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to provide information on the organization. Activities include: learning how to fly, hiking, camping, develop leadership skills, and learning about aviation careers. For more details, call Sgt. Maj. Bispo at 421-4447/civ. 0711-729-4447 or Col. Mancy at 421-4262. Garrison hosts town hall meeting Aug. 19 U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart will host a town hall meeting Aug. 19 at 5 p.m. in the Patch Theater. It's not too late to sign up for the Aug. 21 C.A.R.E. Fair Agencies and organizations can still sign up for a booth at the Aug. 21 Community Activities, Registration and Education Fair. Deadline to participate is Aug. 13. A registration form is attached to this email. The C.A.R.E. Fair is an excellent venue to promote your agency or organization's services to the Stuttgart military community. The event is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the fest tent in the AAFES Main Exchange parking lot on Panzer Kaserne. A community flea market will also be held. For information on how to participate, call Martha Povich at civ. 0711-680-2110 or 0174-248-9940. AAFES will hold a Family Fair with activities and entertainment from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Family Fair includes door prizes, logo scavenger hunt, dance and fitness demos, karaoke contest (2:30 p.m.) and back-to-school fashion show (4:30 p.m.). The U.S. Army Garrison Provost Marshal's Office will conduct bike safety checks and a bike registration from noon to 4 p.m. For more information, call Judy Drews, C.A.R.E. Fair coordinator, at 431-3053/civ. 07031-15-3053. Panzer Education Center Opens National Test Center for CLEP, DSST, Excelsior The Panzer Education Center is opening a National Test Center for computer-based CLEP, DSST, and Pearson Vue (includes CISCO, Excelsior, DANB, EMT ect.) exams. The CLEP, DSST, and Excelsior exams are free for service members and most score results are available immediately. However, the other Pearson Vue exams are paid for by the individual. The National Test Center is located in building 2915, room 423 (directly across from the Panzer PX). The CLEP and DSST tests will be available Mondays and Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and the Pearson Vue exams will be administered at 10 a.m. Tuesdays. Exams are scheduled by e-mailing jivancie@europe.umuc.edu.
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