New ‘adventure’ program launched

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Installation Management Command-Europe is sponsoring a Warrior Adventure Quest program to allow soldiers, such as these from the Grafenwoehr, Germany, area, to participate in high-adrenaline activities to ease them back into garrison life after serving in combat. Members of the Army's WAQ office recently visited U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden to train 1st Armored Division Soldiers who will help run the program there.


New ‘adventure’ program launched
By Tony Lombardo - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Feb 10, 2009 5:56:46 EST

Pairing extreme sports and leadership exercises, Installation Management Command-Europe is hoping to ease the difficult transition troops can face when returning home from the combat zone.

About 8,000 soldiers stationed in Germany have begun participating in Warrior Adventure Quest, a new program conceived by Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command.

The program was piloted in late 2008, but this is “the real deal,” said Ken White, chief of public affairs for Installation Management Command-Europe.

Activities in the one-day program can include paintball, skiing, snowboarding, rappelling, rock climbing, mountain bike riding, canoeing and bungee jumping.

Soldiers with the 2nd Striker Cavalry Regiment, the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade and the 1st Armored Division are among the first to experience Warrior Adventure Quest.


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