European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes monday july 13, 1959 16th air Force will observe 3d anniversary on wednesday by Thurston  , writer Madrid Spain is wednes Day Marks the third anniversary of the 16th air Force s activation As a major command of the  Force under maj Gen August w.  first year s Mission was handling administrative functions i cooperation with the joint . Military group Jusme during the Spanish base program s major construction phase. Maj Gen Stan Ley j. Donovan succeeded Kissner As Jusme  july 1, 1957, the 16th was terminated As a special operating Agency and became a major component of the strategic air com Dunder maj Gen h. K. Mooney who has headed it up to the present. Ins Niit retaliation the 16th air Force is unique in Sac. Unlike All other Sac Force around the world which would go into instant action against an aggressor the 16th also has a defensive Mission. Its 6th air Divi Sion Sac s Only air defense organization commanded by col Clay Tice jr., has responsibility for the defense of . Military installations in Spain but the Overall air defense of Spain is a joint .-Spanish Effort for the Spanish air defense come headed by it Gen Julia Rubio is charged with defending the Spanish cities. Spain s air de lenses Are augmented by the Lgth s fidos and f86s, plus seven Spanish squadrons of f86s. The 16th has its Headquarters a Torrejon largest Sac installation in Spain about 15 Miles Northeast of Madrid. Its 13,400-foot runway the longest in Europe can handle Korea vets swell schools Washington special More than 500,000 Korea veterans were enrolled in colleges across the nation during the Spring term just ended the veterans administration reported. One in every seven males on the Campus the a said was a Veter an attending school under the korean i Bill. Last year s total for the Spring term was nearly 700,000 which is close to the All time High of nearly 750,000 during 1957. The a predicted enrolments this coming fall will near the half million Mark with a gradual de Cline in the years  korean i Bill education and training program now in its seventh year comes to an end Jan. 31, 1965. So far 40 per cent of All Korea veterans or 2,266,000 of the 5, 443,000 vets who served during the korean conflict have made use of their i training benefits Theva said. The biggest and fastest Sac bomb ers. Col James m. Smith is com Mander of the 3970th combat sup port up at Torrejon. In the Spanish base Complex is Zaragoza 200 Miles Northeast of the Spanish capital with two parallel runways one 12,200 feet theother 10,000 feet enabling simultaneous landings and takeoffs of Sac Jet bombers. The base is operated by the 3974th combat support so commanded by col Lloyd w. Preston. In the southernmost tip of Spain is Moron 37 Miles Southeast of Seville which boasts a new11,800 foot runway. The Moron base is operated by the 3973d com Bat support so under the com Mand of col Henry c. Godman. The 16th also operates four bases in Morocco no masseur commanded by col George a. Blakey Sidi Slimane commanded by col Joe r. Williams Ben Gueriri under col William b. Colsen and Boul Haut with maj Francis a. Boone. Another unique feature of the16th s. Operation is the 485-mile pipeline. The pipeline conveying four types of fuel needed for"the16th, runs near All bases and has major storage areas at Rota Seville Madrid and Zaragoza. Round the clock pumping began in june of last year. It col r. T. Schlos Berg commands the 3977th support so which operates the pipeline. Final major component of the16th s command is the 3977th sup port up under col Henry h. Ham by jr., which provides logistical support. Seine area come gets 78 commodity houses Paris special seventy eight houses built under the commodity housing program have been turned Over to Seine area come by the French builders. Col Donald a. Phelan Seine area come co accepted a plaque denoting the official turnover. The first families Are expected to begin moving into the houses in three or four weeks. Most of the 78 units Are duplexes each having three bedrooms. There area few single houses with four bed rooms. Relieves shortage military personnel occupying the houses will forfeit their rental allowances. This Money will reused to provide for utilities and maintenance and repay the commodity credit corporation which financed the houses through the crewmen Rush to their b47 Jet bomber during a test Alert at Zaragoza air base Spain. Zaragoza is part of the 16th air Force which Marks its third anniversary wednesday. Is photo Polaris instruments tested at new Center Washington special an exact replica of a Polaris firing submarine s navigational control Center has been put into Laboratory operation the Navy has  that will guide All Navy Polaris submarines Are being system tested for the first time the Navy said in a control Center identical to that aboard a  the Center is located at Syosset . Red Cross slates student training in leadership Stuttgart Germany special sixty one students from . De pendent High schools in Europe and North Africa Are expected to attend the fifth annual american Junior red Cross leadership train ing Center at the Ghi Emsee recreation area july 29-aug 7. Also enrolled at the Center which is designed to train Young people for positions of leadership in the Junior red Cross will be 14 Stu dents from High schools in the ., 12 German students four fro France four from England and four dependents of Canadian Mili tary personnel serving in Europe. Boys and girls attending the Cen Ter were selected on the basis of  ability and interest in the Junior red  the 10-Day meeting they will attend workshops on National and International red Cross pro Grams study first Aid and Home nursing visit nearby welfare institutions and participate in a series of conference and discussion ses Sions. Major treats orphans Berlin special thirty four orphans from the City s Marienfeld orphanage were treated to a Day lit the West Berlin zoo by maj Herbert j. Gall base installations sheer at Tempelhof air base. Navy awards contract for streamlined bombs Washington special the Navy has awarded a $1.7 million contract for streamlined Low drag variety 1,000-Pound fire bombs. The Navy said the bombs will have collapsible nose arid Tail sections and greatly reduce shipping space. The contract was awarded tothe conc o engineering works Mendota 111. 3d army div Steps up water Relief measures Frankfurt special further temporary Relief measures were Aken by the 3d army div to help alleviate the water shortage caused by the heat wave. At Butzbach where one of the town r e s Ervo in s water level dropped to a Point where pressure was insufficient to pipe water to . Army housing area More water tank trucks were put on the Job. Becomes master navigator Devreux France special Apt John evened of the 41st troop Carrier so became the first master navigator in 322d air div when he was presented with the orders and wings by it col Wil Liam m. Cutler Squadron. Com Mander. Drinking water was being sup plied by 20 water trailers each holding 400 Gallons. In addition there were six Canvas water tanks each carrying 3,000 Gallons for use Only in cases of fire. These tank were being refilled regularly by three 1,000-gallon tank trucks an two 5,000-gallon trucks the latter brought in from Kaiserslautern. To build up the Butzbach Reser voir level a pipeline from Ayers Cavern Reservoir about three Miles away was being constructed to carry the water to the Butzbach Reservoir. Trucks were also being used to carry water to fill the Butzbach Reservoir. The approximately 2,500 Resi dents of the Butzbach housing area were also using the Ayers Cavern Shower and bathing facilities. Bridge Mark is reported Stuttgart Germany special the 237th engr in shattered the Usa eur record time for bridging the Rhine River Early sunday it was reported. The battalion shaved 12 minutes off the previous record set by the168th engr in last month Accord ing to a unit spokesman. I am proud of each and Ever Soldier in my command maj James a. Dennis 237th in co told the men at the completion of the class go Span. Spirit among the troops ran highs the first units moved into the Assembly area. The first Pontoon took Only four minutes to hit the water. Calm River the operation completed with out injury was helped by lower temperatures and a Calm River. The 237th in received support from the 93d engr co commanded by capt John e. Kelly and from the 8594th engr co German Labo supervision. The Esprit de corps of the Engi Neer unit was perhaps typified by sgt Frank r. Schlarman 93d engr co who directed the final Pontoon into place despite a cast on his foot due to a badly sprained ankle. Operation Bootstrap taps Sembach major Sembach Germany special a Sembach major who entered Theair Force with Only a semester s College credit has now come with in six months of a degree in Mili tary science through the University of Maryland overseas program. Maj William w. Maitland of for rest Hills pa., has Learned that his application for final semester study at the University of Mary land s College Park Campus has been approved under the air Force s operation Bootstrap. Mait land is assigned to the 512thfighter interceptor so Here. Copter chases feathered Cherry thieves f r a n k  r t special an army helicopter evicted a few thousand Cherry poachers. The Rouh Fook Plage in the Ber _. A. La i,1? "4"1 l  a. R a  Anna div a brought filipps of Mari a the 3d army to Bonames to the Ber Gen Enk Helria re a nesting ground of the starlings the Mission to Fly the Heli copter around the hundreds of Trees in the Hope that the loud whirling noise of the copter would frighten away the Birds permanently.  spearhead division supplied the Pilot san Craft at the request of the Gerry iii Bird preservation society " " after three nights on operation Starling Philipps had managed to narrow do in the Bird population from about 40,000 to a Mere 1,000or less. The Cherry Orchard encompasses some 30 acres of 9,106 Cherry Trees the fruit of which has been partially and sometimes almost fully eaten by the starlings year after year. According to Werner Keil of the Bird Protection Agency the Bir shave been nesting inhabitants of the Orchard for some 50 to 60  year the Story has been the same loss of Many cherries be cause of the hungry Birds. Commenting on the apparent Success of Philipps flights through the Trees Keil remarked we saw them the Birds taking off by the thousands. I guess they just Don t consider Enk Heim Reed As a Nice quiet nesting place any  Sale of surplus american agricultural products. The project will relieve the acute family housing shortage for Ameri can personnel who by moving from the French quarters will make More housing available for the local population. The houses Are not the property of the . Government. Under the terms of the project the . Gov Ern ment has paid rent for 20 years in Advance. The . Has the right to extend the lease for five additional years. After this period of time the houses will revert to the French owners. The housing project is locate about 14 Miles from Camp Des loges near the Small French Vil Lage of Feuche Rolles. The project was built under the supervision of the . Army construction Agency France