European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July stars and stripes pages warmer weekend weather on the Way diverse duties in Afghanistan by Steve Mraz stars and stripes Germany it might be time to rethink that famous quote often wrongly attributed to Mark Twain about the coldest Winter he Ever spent was a summer in san fran it might be better to insert Ger Many in place of san so the summer in Germany has been anything but summer Cool High winds and buckets of rain have dominated the weather in recent instead of tank tops and people Are wearing Jack ets and rain so what gives the cooler and Rainier than nor Mal weather is due to a Westerly flow pattern that brings Lopres sure systems with frontal systems to the european said Thomas a meteorologist with the 21st operational weather Squadron in for the first 10 Days of the Kaiserslautern area had an aver age temperature of 60 normally for that time the temperature in the area averages 63 Bundenthal for Kaiserslautern saw inches of he the Normal june average precipitation in Kaiserslautern is he the Good news is that the fore cast this weekend for the Kaiserslautern area is partly Cloudy to sunny with High temperatures in the mid to according to the 21st own five Day the not Osgood news is that it May be the Only glimpse of sum Mer for a few it looks to be Only a temporary summer break and this moist pattern will Bundenthal its possible but not certain that the weather will improve around late Bun dental the warm Summers in Germany since 2000 have been caused by the azores High a semipermanent High pressure area moving Over but this year it is staying Over the Bundenthal the Damp weather has affected participation in outdoor trips organized by army Gar Rison Kaiserslautern outdoor rec who wants to go Camp ing in the rain said Chris Harper recreation specialist at Kaiserslautern outdoor were at about 40 to 50 percent less than what we did last email Steve Mraz at  Mark and stripes after receiving rocket propelled grenade and Small arms fire tuesday at Koran Gal outpost in Eastern members of company 2nd 503rd Parachute infantry 173rd air borne brigade combat scan for enemy members of company who operate fire bases and observation Points along the Koran Gal River come under enemy fire wire Driver motorcycle rider training ind Atory drivers1 training for soldiers under 16 years of age is ongoing throughout driving accidents in army motor vehicles and privately owned vehicles Are the number one killer of soldiers Are four times As Likely to die in their own pos As they Are performing downrange soldiering develop the knowledge and motivation to avoid motor vehicle accidents on and off to find out about classes in your and for More information about the army traffic safety training visit the United states army installation management command Europe web site at and Click on the army traffic safety training program or consult your local i processing Center or Drivers License thirty Days notice will be Given in Case of schedule we your safety Europe Region