European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1958 the stars and stripes Page 9 five generals getting new jobs with Sac strategic air come generals will be reassigned within the next 30 Sac commander Gen Thomas Fower has maj Gen Robert director of Sac operations since August of has been named air Force member of the joint strategic sur vey committee under the joint chiefs of succeeding Terrill Here will be Kaj Gen James Deputy director of operations since february and Holder of seven distinguished flying crosses and air Brig Gen Keith now commander of the sacs 4310th air in will become Edmundson Compton commanded fighter and bomber units daring world War ii and holds 14 air i Brig Gen William j who piloted a kc135 Jet Stratoz Tanker Miles nonstop and none fuelled from Tokyo to the j azores in will succeed comp ton in the Morocco now the commander of the 93d bomb Wing at Castle air Force will be replaced Brig Gen John now the commander of the 810th air Jav at Biggs Reynolds successor has not been Paris slates missile school los Angeles up the first University course on guided missiles for 150 graduate Engi neers from North Atlantic treaty organization countries will be started in Paris july 16 by the University of Southern californian school of six engineering professors will teach the classes for six weeks under contract from the Secretary the school has trained More Cliftn 100 army officers on it Campus in the past 12 years to become teachers on guided missile the almost All of them West Point tee lived master of science de Grees upon completion of two saris Rahe Honor Grad Germany Spe graduate of an accelerated Basic course at the Vii corps arty Survey school was pfc James of Btry 14th 4th army ground crewmen keep sky blazers flying by Paul Kackley staff writer Germany have tool wiil travel is appropriate for the travelling technicians who keep the fidos of the sky blazers precision flying team in the wherever the sky blazers per the Small group of ground Crew members Are they usually travel in a c130 from the 322d air but some of the old timers can recall Long trips in the faithful old with the Only american team of its kind in one perform Ance a week at air bases through out North Africa and the Mediterranean the maintenance Crew spends Little time Here at their Home it is a great Way to see the its eur lists top 10 in Book poll Germany special patrons of us Reurs 182 special services libraries have added two j new books to their list of current i according to the latest j Library poll compiled by the usar eur special services attorney for the a i collection of Clarence Darrows Rose to fifth place on the nonfiction edited and with notes by Arthur the Book includes 13 speeches by the famed american defense Darrow oratory also is Riding High on us Reurs fiction by Meyer is a fictionalized account of the Leopol Loeb murder a newcomer to faction favourites is Anya Seton Winthrop a historical novel based on the life of Elizabeth Niece of governor Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay the first third of the Book is devoted to Elizabeths genteel life in an eng Lish Manor before she comes to America to carve a Home in the new England us Reurs current literary choices at special services libraries listed in order of preference fiction Low by brents oat fint nonfiction a Yount Mew Hech for Wein said t sgt Charles Coic of the maintenance but at times we get pretty tired of living out of our suit As Well As being Topflight specialists in their members of the travelling maintenance Crew must also be Well versed in the Public relations before assignment to the All applicants Are interviewed by capt Wilbur Leader of the to determine that they will be a credit to the air Force in their contacts with the people of the Many nations in which the sky blazers the maintenance usually numbering 12 or carries kits of parts to replace those Likely to fail in the teams parts not included in these kits Are needed and must be flown to the Crew from their Home or the nearest air Force unit with such was the Case when the sky blazers were in one of the planes afterburners broke and the needed parts were not carried in the new parts were flown from the mechanics worked and the j piano was ready to Fly the show As the sky Blazer team is a unique set up almost As a Complete with serving much As a Squadron com the other four sly Blazer pilots also have Squadron Type additional for administration and logistical the unit is attached to the 36th fighter Day wings 23d in Ati Dilion to the travelling me the sky blazers maintain a maintenance Dock and personnel at usually one of the six team planes is in the Dock for periodic inspections and leaving five in commission for any safety emphasized to insure that All of the aircraft Are in As Safe operating condition As a full time inspector travels with the maintenance he is t sgt Edward everything has to be just about perfect before these planes can Fly in a staff if i ind anything that might break or could make them unsafe to and we cant get it fixed in capt Creech would cancel the Baptist Mission at Frankfurt reorganizing As local Parish Frankfurt the Amer ican Southern Baptist Mission at 19 am tie Garten near the Frankfurt zoo is being reorganized a separate congregation to be Model plane meet changed to 23 i c c Germany special finals of the 1958 Usa eur a Fodel air plane meet will be held 2336 in of aug1822 As was original according to the 2ur special f preliminary Competition in the Fla category contest currently is command level one Hun Aad five finalists 15 from area representing Southern area Era area Western Bremerhaven Tite Southern european task will be authorized to participate in the Kaiserslautern meet known As the Bethel Baptist the Herbert the new groups said an organization service is scheduled for pm july 13 to help get the new congregation chaplain capt William Gam of the 32d Sig will preach the organization Stout also included in the july 13 meeting will be ordination of deacons from the Mission con the new congregation will be affiliated with Southern Baptist convention of the the Baptist which be Gan two years ago As a Mission of the North Side Baptist Church of was started by cast and fatal now wit the army at bad Kreuz Nach Davis is a Lay member of the Neon Sho i the local congregation shares facilities with a German Baptist group but services of the american congregation Are in eng s sgt Norman Brigga checks the Oil of an during a maintenance inspection of one of the sky Beer f100 jets at photo by Hunter so far this has never the Crew carries some equipment to every show not usually found in the average Crew chiefs kit paint and when the floor Are checked Over and ready to the Crew members then spend their time touching up chipped spots in the White and Blue decoration on each and in polishing the unpainted Metal shiniest air planes in the air one Crew chief said As he reached for the Large Steed can of according to one of the newest members of the contacts with members of other North Atlantic treaty organization air forces at the various bases where the sky blazers perform have been Friendly and pleasant from appearing on the Sam pro Grams with precision flying from other the sky Blazer Crews have met and formed Friend ships with the personnel of these this is something else that makes this an interesting commented one of the Crew watch spectators having seen the teams Aerial performance of precision flying so Many some of the mechanics confess that now they watch the crowd spectators More than the air you see some interesting read Burns particularly when the Solo plane slips up front behind the crowd and cuts in its afterburner with a loud which always takes the crowd completely by in addition to Burns and the travelling Maint Pennno Crew consists of t sgt David Bragg s sets Norman Joseph Nuddie and James others on the Crew include Melvin a 2c Wayne Houston Max a2c Mikhail Fen on Kenneth Arnwine and Frederick a measure of the effectiveness of t he hardworking sky Blazer maintenance Crew is the fact that never has a show been cancelled or delayed because of a plane out of weather May Stop the perform but the fido jets Are always ready to t sgt diaries Burns left checks with capt Nevin who flies the Slot position with tiie and m the maintenance s sgt Phi Yosl on of f100 to Pouvi photo Fly