European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1958 the stars and stripes Hodes salutes exchanges on 63d birthday Germany Spe Uka eur has applauded Yff Exchange system Ftp Jas contribution to the morale of american forces in to a special congratulatory Mes on the occasion of the 3d anniversary Friday of the Exchange Hodes said the occasion of the an Elj Ersary of founding of the Post military and civil Jan personnel of the european Kex syst irn May feel proud of their contribution to the Success Ful achievement of the objectives Exevar Ges which were originally promulgated in War department general order 25 july the High Standard of Exchange service in this command can attributed to the Exchange personnel Afao have so successfully fulfilled fee Exchange Mission by their Dedi cation to the ideals of Exchange service is it major Factor in maintaining the morale of the and i am confident that recognition of this fact will inspire All concerned to meet the challenges of the future in the mine Fine manner As they have in i extend my congratulations and sincere Best wishes to the Kuro fun Exchange system and its Mil itary and civilian personnel on this anniversary 9 serve 7ui army k a1skhsla Germany special approximately to 7th army soldiers armed with modern versions of grandmas old stereoscopic Are performing one of the most highly skilled jobs in the they Are the photo interpreters who form the heart of 7th army air reconnaissance co the findings of these photo experts Are a Vita source of Field intelligence for the combat even in time of peace the air reconnaissance company is continually at work on preplanned mis two dance experts plan exhibitions at Safe bases Germany two american Square dance exp perts will Usak bases dur1 ing recreation officials Here have the and Man Ning of College will conduct workshops and give dance exhibitions at each base the tour has been arranged As part of Xurafes recreation the Smiths also Are scheduled to serve As featured callers at the fourth annual labor Day Roundup j of the european association of j american Square dance clubs at the Chi Emsee recreation following that appearance they will tour bases in Turkey and the United Sions o route vey of Man Euver and bivouac investigation of Bridges and their and surveys of possible River crossing the services of the one warrant and 110 sol Diers who Man the recon company Here Are available to commanders of All the elements of 7th and the units really Kerp us says the company col Herman a typical Mission for about like explains col Huff a Roni Manider requests a Survey of River crossing j Sites within a certain we j she rogues Lorit one of our officers who serves As ground Liaison with he air Force squad Ron who will Fly the this ground Liaison officer briefs the pilots who will make the his briefing will include pinpointing the area to be photo graphed explaining to the Pilot just what to Are looking for the air Force sends out their spec to Phon is planes m to buildings Hobby of Poitiers see combination Carpenter Interior Sec Miffie of com 2ts base Section g2 with thousands of match and a steady Medina produces miniature vary ing from typical r i c a n Homes he was born and reared in puerto Rico to the Fem quarters building in which be works at he got interested in his Hobby while visiting a Aperlo lican there he saw sin Matea busily engaged to making Uny chests of drawers and houses with match he questions Tad then decided to try his own hands at the medinas latest project is a rep Lica of a two Story puerto Riean j it took wooden match Sticks and three months and five Days to he the sergeants toughest task is keeping his children from tamper ing with his prize a House built of match Sticks in made to look and is just too delicate Spang Marks 4th year without copter mishap Germany air base has marked its fourth successive year without a helicopter officials of the 10th tactical reconnaissance Wing during the last fiscal the afr base up helicopter Section flew More than 140 Rescue they finished the year with Over Accident free sp2 Krnc St a photo interpreter with the 1th army air reconnaissance Aerial of the German countrywide with stereoscopic photo trooping the news line Heidelberg Post Hono two transportation unit Sec Mig Tirl Medina finishing touches to a replica of a Bican House which he built Vith photo Germany special two Heidelberg Post transportation installations have won awards for outstanding safety records Dur ing the second Quarter of 195k the Mannheim motor Pool received a for having no Fordable accidents during May and As Well an losing no Man hours of work duo to in juries to during the the Hei Delberg Post rheingau with Man hours re corded no time loss for 40th Orel co awarded 19th in Honor trophy Germany special the 40th Ord co has been Nim cd 19th Ord in Honor company for fiscal your it won tin Quad Terly award three times dui Itu that by the company obtained permanent Possession of Honor company the a is based on a Merit and inv 3d info imps attend Oberammergau school Germany Spe Cial seven members of the military police detachment of the d div arc attending n y usa1ucur school on my Pic Etc ures at includes riot Ira flip police police doctrine and map first town patrol and records and copter Lowers statue on Korsberg Church a Choctaw helicopter from the St helicopter in a Crinan officials by Komei Init a on Eton statue onto tin Steeple Kubers Barf t the f the statue need completion of the touts now lutheran the Rex Church and non Ileks of the Congi As the statue was into plat e in a Matier of to Titus fives Cash to 41 Auty winners a of h i i Heen of mus j Alt 1 i i f i i cd he of s1uu til the Ai so l it Cumber Sei out of to the ice sect two in make vertical and stunts of the course of River through the division com Manders soon As plane the film while the Pilot Joes Back to to round officer and de scribes he has seen the this Iii of i to pilots by our found Liaison officers vital function in coir Bat because it provides information and enemy move ments As soon Asih film is developed it is turned to our photo in if were in u twin Ivy the film on a Tahle aril direct from the normally we of All the negatives in study use prints through the s t e r e n s c a an optical effect like a ii ios and the terrain stand Ai study terrain the interpreter out All things wlm h would affect River things like ground Eteva tons and depressions along the River nearness to hard Wiur faced and obstacles ditches and Power a Good photo interpreter can von determine How such weight t lie soil can Bear before Bor the reproduction is of the air recon company about developing and drying As Many copies of the Phio its division command i needs according to capt Wil Liam c chief of a photo interpretation this could run into thousands of on a recent Survey of the Grai training area which we made for Vii says capt mar Jer we delivered a total of prints with the finished delivery of the intelligence they gather to the unit that needs it another facet of the air recon company immediate based mostly on the re sults of the ground Liaison officers sent out Over at Sec Ceil radio network called the Kec Cylo the recon company itself flies three army lev off air Force using them to deliver finished photographs and i re ports to tactical unit hiring a recent Pio lures and analyses requested by in Fantry commanders were dropped out of the sky onto Field command posts within hours after the reconnaissance request was photos monthly a necessary adjunct to every photo analysis is a drafts ans Luction called the photo the photo plot show the exact Posi Tion on n map of the area covered in every with proper map and the photo the commander can determine everything is that he sees i the i 7th army out fit a monthly of pictures of the German extracting every bit of useful information from each one of the men who per torm he photo interpretation re Traini Rii mostly Rit Jet the in most of them Are Grudus either the photo interpret 1 it Ion division of the army in Al Limite school in or i he intelligence Sih ii at Ger the reproduction men come Iron i is Jinil corps school at n most of the Are drawn from the com it Armor Italy air i5as builds Italy broken for the is non Tif s is ii air base by col Darcine