European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The turkish army continued from Page 111 of the classes study the latest in tank communications and gunnery from text books translated from English to equipment ranges from Sand tables to the 17 medium m36s and the six Light m24 physical equipment provided the army also includes tank recovery antitank machine guns and 40mm antiaircraft Liaison trucks engineering Hospital and medical the air located at time shut air is one year the first class was conducted by american but then american trained turks teach course sin communications and Bow to Fly fighters and c47 the c47s Are based at time shut two years was a Dusty Field of since then the Field has been enlarged modernized and re equipped with american n addition to the c47s the turks also have b26 twin engined bomb and t6 and til other air Force equipment includes communication heavy engineering wreckers and medical turkish airmen have gone completely they even have the new Blue they have unification according to its working slowly but this is understandable As the Only last threw out their German styled general staff form of leadership in favor of the american Brig Gen Robert Tate is head of the air Force one of the three groups making up the joint military mis the other groups include the army headed by who is both group chief and head of the military and the Navy up led by rear adm Samuel american naval Aid for the two year period consists of a few sub four destroyers and smaller principally machine tool equip ship repair spare equipment and school and Laboratory training the military Mission functions under authority contained in Public Law passed by the 80th Congress and signed by the president in May responsibility for execution of the program was delegated by the president to the Secre tary of who designated american ambassador George Wadsworth As chief of the american 1 i a turkish cavalry his Saber dipping in leads Bis troops past the re viewing stand in a Parade before visiting twin engined c47s of the Llyn transport up Roar above an a26 attack bomber Ait times but of f v Ora i v j the color of a turkish cavalry their wiry native steels in perfect lend a dash of Beauty to the turks find the cavalry useful in the country rugged All troopers carry directly above is Alaj Gen Horace chief of the joint military Mission for Aid to and Bead of the army up in the the wartime commander of the 80th div administers the in t i re Center is rear adm Samuel Ginder head of the Navy up with while at left is Brig Gen Robert head of the of pack Long a standby to the turkish carry the firepower where its shown Al left is a mule borne heavy machine gun Complete with mounts and cases such g units make the turkish army a highly versatile fighting Force in rough t the stars and stripes