European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 2, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 2007 stars and stripes pages Stuttgart based Soldier accused in beating incident by Charlie Coon stars and stripes a German based sol Dier was arrested Over memorial Day weekend for allegedly beat ing his a Girlfriend on the head with a the 25yearold whom several sources said was a Mem Ber of the military police was not identified by German and army authorities have released no details on the according to Arno a spokesman for German police in the attack occurred on Kaise Strasse in Haup near at 9 heeling said the attacker hit the 28yearold victim Over the head multiple times with the flashlight while in the woman and then fled the scene after Locking the woman door be Hind the woman neigh Bors heard her crying for heeling and called the Soldier was arrested some time later by German police and brought before a German who then turned the Soldier Over to army heeling Early sunday the woman was put into a coma in order to have her head wounds heeling adding that he did not know the woman cur rent investigators with the sicken Hei based 202nd military police group criminal investigation department declined to com ment on the and would not say where the Soldier was being Chris a spokesman with army criminal investigation command in fort in an emailed said that army investigators and German police were working very closely concerning an alleged assault of a female German civilian by a details of the investigation Are not being released by Cid at this time to ensure we do not jeopardize the investigation and we protect the integrity of the the military police company commander was unavailable for comment on and a Soldier who answered the phone at the company Headquarters at pan Zer Cavern in Bobingen said he could not the status of forces agree ment requires military personnel who Are arrested by Ger Man police be turned Over As soon As possible to author according to Paul Conder chief of the foreign Law Branch of army Europe judge advocate German authorities retain the right to try a service member under their Justice but that rarely Conderman usually Only in cases of particularly heinous or when there Are and German code or when German authorities Are worried that the suspect would not be convicted by email Charlie Coon at  nato to deploy 200 to Afghanistan Germany natos Allied land component com Mand Heidelberg will deploy some 200 soldiers and civilians to Kabul in the coming months to support the International Security assistance forces the Mission Heidelberg unit will be to fill Core Battle staff positions in support of military operations at the Isaf head Quad according to a nato news the deployment will begin in either july or land component soldiers have undergone redeployment including theater specific scenario weapons first Aid training and min awareness from staff reports your Hometown newspaper Why pay full Price Home delivery Only per week toll free 08001011270 Germany 0800780265 Italy 08000858827 us 080078073 Belgium 08000225203 Netherlands 0900958303 Spain Dan 3498437 email hours of operation of Samsun 07301300 european stars and stripes attn circulation unit a que 09211 army chief of staff George Casey toured bases in Germany this on while at he said that he would like to accelerate the army plan to add More Seth Robson stars and stripes Casey emphasizes boost in army training Byset Robson stars and stripes Germany the army is accelerating its plans to grow its Force by according to army chief of staff George in late the army embarked on a six year pro Gram projected to add soldiers to its ranks by who took Over As chief of staff last said his goal is to make that Hap pen but added that the army is still working out How it will do accelerating growth is one of seven initiatives for the army that who is touring army facilities Over the outlined at a news conference at Grafe Wohr training the other initiatives include increasing what the army does for soldiers and families to mitigate the Impact of extended maintaining momentum of army transform making Reserve components More of an operational Force to enhance and support Active improving Leader reforming institutional policies and programs to better support the modern improving strategic who flew Over training areas at Grafe Wohr and Hohenfels and toured new army families Are so important in soldiers decisions to stay with the Volunteer Force that families should be treated As a readiness army chief of staff Casey housing at said there will be no Sharp changes in the direction of army transformation under his people in the army Are very comfortable with the direction that the army is headed with but they Are concerned about the Pace and Tempo of current he in regard to soldiers Casey said the army must put our Money where our Mouth families Are so important in soldiers decisions to stay with the Volunteer Force that families should be treated As a readiness he the families Tell us they dont want a Bunch of new pro they want us to fund what we have got and Standard ize the programs across the he army Europe officials could not immediately say what that Means for soldiers and dependents in whose Quality life programs were Cut Back last year due to budget whose last Job was commander of the multinational Force had some advice for Vilseck based 2nd cavalry Stryker regiment sol Diers headed to Iraq in pay attention to your training we Are getting better and better at replicating the environments these soldiers Are going into and if they take advantage of i think they will be he Casey said he intends to have his initiatives operational by email Seth Robson at  drj3ys Summerset Samaons