Photo By Kayla Overton | Sieglinde Schmalzl, 40-year awardee, and Garrison Commander Col. Kevin Poole...... read more read more
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – Col. Kevin Poole, U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria commander, was guest speaker at the Length of Service Civilian Awards Ceremony, Sept. 30, at the Tower View Conference Center on Tower Barracks.
During the ceremony long-time employees who have been in government service between 20 and 45 years were honored for their dedication. Command Sgt. Maj. Sebastian Camacho and several distinguished guests joined the event.
Before the long-time employees were honored, some members of the garrison team were honored for providing significant contributions to the Soldiers, family members, and civilians of the installation.
The Customer Service Team Award was presented to the Rose Barracks Postal Service Center, and accepted by postal supervisor, Tim Roberts. Next, certificates were presented to firefighters from the Directorate of Emergency Services and the 23rd Modular Ordinance Company for their exceptional service in support of the Tower Barracks Fire Station with response to wildland fires in the Grafenwoehr training area.
Long-term employees were then recognized. Length of service awards ranged from a minimum of 20 years up to 45 years.
Poole explained that the loyalty and dedication of those employees is what makes USAG Bavaria indeed better than any other place, #BetterInBavaria.
“We are fortunate to have you here in Bavaria,” said Poole. “You are the essence of our community's success, people who do what needs to be done day after day, year after year, or even decade after decade. All of this without losing your enthusiasm and commitment to providing quality services.”
The German Works Council Chairmen, Siegfried Boesl, who has almost hit his 40-year mark as well, showed appreciation of the decades of loyalty of his colleagues during his remarks.
“Loyal employees are very important for a smooth operating garrison, no company becomes strong if it doesn’t have dedicated employees,” explained Boesl. “And of course, over the course of such a long time, a close bond is formed with the employer.”
One of the honorees, Ricky Alston, a military retiree, who currently works at the Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation was honored for a total of 45 years of service.
“It’s really nice to see that someone appreciates the time and effort that you put into your job, I’m honored to have someone recognize me as being able to serve my country and my community for over four decades,” Alston said.
Honoree Linda Schmalzl began her career as a Local National at the Environmental Branch of the Directorate of Public Works 40 years ago. Nowadays, she works within the Directorate of Human Resources and takes pride in being part of the team that prepares for this event twice a year.
“I have always loved this event, I think it's a nice gesture to honor people at 30, 35, 40 and 45 years of service,” Schmalzl explained. “It's also nice because Germans are finally getting together with the leadership. It's like the U.S. Army is saying thank you in person.”
Schmalzl’s advice for current and future employees is, “Show interest, be proactive, speak English even if it's hard at first and even if you make mistakes. Then you have a reason to laugh and that is never wrong. Laughter is the best medicine and breaks all the ice.”
Pictures of the event can be viewed at https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAaUWQ.
Awardees:
Customer Service Team Award
Timothy Roberts - Directorate of Human Resources, Postal Service Center-Rose Barracks
Certificate of Appreciation
Sebastian Baier - Directorate of Emergency Services Firefighters
Justin Goss - Directorate of Emergency Services Firefighters
Bernd Hutzler - Directorate of Emergency Services Firefighters
Tobias Lützner - Directorate of Emergency Services Firefighters
Christian Pappenberger - Directorate of Emergency Services Firefighters
Christian Palecki - Directorate of Emergency Services Firefighters
Alexander Richter - Directorate of Emergency Services Firefighters
Schmidt, Martin - Directorate of Emergency Services Firefighters
Tobias Zwicker - Directorate of Emergency Services Firefighters
Staff Sgt. Michael Daniels - 23rd Modular Ordnance Company
Spc. Joshua Lindley - 23rd Modular Ordnance Company
Pfc. Mason Easterling - 23rd Modular Ordnance Company
45 Years
Ricky Alston - Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation
Karl Bielmeier - 405th Army Field Support Brigade
Uwe Woelker -Directorate of Public Works
40 Years
Norbert Ackermann - Directorate of Emergency Services
Manfred Lingl - Directorate of Public Works
Sieglinde Schmalzl - Directorate of Human Resources
35 Years
Steven Naxer - Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation
Wolfgang Renner - Directorate of Public Works
Elliott Ross -Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization & Security
Hans-Juergen Stauber -Directorate of Public Works
Johann Trassl - Directorate of Emergency Services
30 Years
Carlton Campbell - Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation
Bushra Ghani - Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation
Patrick Shrier - Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation
Wolfgang Tischler - Directorate of Emergency Services
25 Years
Darren Dame - Directorate of Human Resources
Dieter Hoessl - Directorate of Public Works
Aldo Krapf - Maintenance Activity Vilseck
Marlon Laidley - Directorate of Human Resources
Jon Ribacchi - Equal Employment Opportunity Office
20 Years
Helmut Eichler - Directorate of Public Works
Alex Engram - Directorate of Human Resources
Oliver Herrera - Directorate of Human Resources
Rainer Huff - Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation
Bernd Hutzler - Directorate of Emergency Services
James Kestner - Directorate of Emergency Services
Stephan Kirschsieper - Directorate of Public Works
Johannes Lehner - Directorate of Public Works
Juergen Loesch - Maintenance Activity Vilseck
Berthold Schmid - Directorate of Public Works
Richard Troppmann - Installation Safety Office
Wolfgang Voit - Directorate of Public Works
Sabine Weinert - 405th Army Field Support Brigade
| Date Taken: | 09.30.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 10.14.2022 08:54 |
| Story ID: | 431296 |
| Location: | GRAFENWOEHR, BAYERN, DE |
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