European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 7, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse A Juif to 1959 the stars and stripes Page problem peaks of Pentagon conquered by sturdy staff Washington special every Headquarters commandant has his problems but imagine if you will the abysmal task of run Ning the Pentagon nerve f the nation s far Flung defences. Cue to 1 the immense complexity of guiding operations of the world s largest. Off ice building is the fact that the Pentagon houses the top military and civilian off vials of the armed forces and a Small City 30,000 of three times the office space of new York City s 102-Storyempire state building responsibility for the housekeeping services and Security of the Mam Moth is charged Tomaj Gen John g. Van Houten do it yourself technique tried for a raid first Aid Gunther air Force base Ala. A a new do it yourself training program for handling mass casualties of an a bomb at tack was in the works today for the nation s 2 is million military men. An american medical said the new method de new canteen developed for Polar units by Thomas b. Henry Norelli american Neil paper Alliance Washington Pola explore Sand troops can now Drin their Coffee piping hot while working in temperatures of 65-degrees fahrenheit. A cold weather canteen developed by scientists of the army quartermaster corps has Insulat ing qualities which permit water to be carried More than six hour sat extreme temperatures without freezing. The canteen according to the quartermaster corps also keeps beverages hot for about the same length of time. The new canteen capacity of one quart consists of an inner and outer Shell of stainless steel. The air space Between the Shell Sis evacuated for 24 hours by a vacuum pump at the time of Manu facture. This High vacuum is responsible for the heat retaining qualities. The canteen Mouth is made of rubber with a polyethylene plastic Cap so designed to prevent water from rising in the neck of the bottle and freezing the Cap shut. Stainless steel cup the new canteen will be Issue to troops under Pola 1 conditions with a stainless steel cup which can be used for heating liquids Over an open fire. Complete wit cup and filled with a quart of water it weighs a Little More than four pounds a weight increase of about a third Over the Standar canteen now issued. At the other end. Of the tempera Ture scale the quartermaster scientists have announced develop ment of a suit for firefighters de signed much like an Arctic heat Parka is made of flame resistant paper treated withal Minum. It can be thrown away after ensemble consists of the Parka with attached Hood Long sleeves and adjustable sleeve closures a face mask and Insul ated Mit tens. The suit which is to be worn Over the regular uni form weighs less than two pounds 3d of band to swing at Tattoo ceremony London is the 3d air Force band will add some swing to the Searchlight Tattoo to beheld Here aug. 17-28. The band which first appear Dat the White City stadium spec Tacle in 1955, will present music popularized by Glenn Miller Benny Goodman Artie Shaw and Stan Kenton director is cwt Richardc. Daugherty and drum major is s sgt Franklin a Witherspoon eloped by the air Force an called buddy care should also be put into practice in training civilians to act As emergency Doc tors in the event of nuclear at tack. The technique in which Emer gency first Aid is administered Bynon medical personnel trained in an intensive 25-hour course was demonstrated in a simulated a bombing of this base a few mile from the heart of % Montgomery. The show was designed to test the effectiveness of a buddy care training kit developed at Gunther. Emergency treatment the kit contains supplies for emergency treatment of Burns fractures and other wounds Bynon professionals after a nuclear attack before expert help is Avail Able. \ the idea is that groups of servicemen can learn to use the kit with a minimum of instruction from a few doctors and then train other laymen to do the same trick. Civilian and military doctors an civil defense experts witnessed the demonstration which was touched off in an uninhabited area by a big explosion of Ordinary explosives simulating an a bomb drop about 15 Miles from the base. Specially rigged buildings we rearranged at a site simulating a four Way intersection at an air Force base or the heart of Small town. Nearly 100 airmen and a few women and children were depicted As victims of the blast. Expert performance Twenty five actors in the show were airmen who had undergone the do it yourself training course. These men who ordinarily work As clerks mechanics and musicians for the air Force did first Aid jobs which were described by observing experts As just As Good As any trained doctor could founder Field or. Frank Berry assistant tothe Secretary of defense for health said after the show that the train ing program would be used by Al the armed services. And or. Harold c. Lueth of Evanston 111., chairman of the american medical Assn s commit tee on disaster medical care said now we be got the Job of transiting these methods for use by the other 180 million people in the commanding the military District of Washington and administered through the army headquarter commandant col Paul o. Hoffman. A commandant serves As a sort of military hotel keeper looks to the smooth operation and physical Security of the Headquarters and commands the Headquarters troops. Hoffman s assignment obviously involves responsibilities an problems far beyond those of most Headquarters Pentagon being supreme Citadel of the defense department domiciles the military staffs of the army Navy and air Force and a Host of civilian officials and employees. Hoffman has no command Over a Soldier stands guard at one of the Pentagon s Security Little theater group really aches for Art Heidelberg Germany Spe Cial it s a Well known fact that show business people live for their Art. But the Heidelberg Little Thea Ter cast of private lives which just finished a two week tour of americans pitch in on Japan ship fund Yokosuka Japan up americans and japanese employ Esat the . Naval base Here have donated $2,778 to help preserve the historic battleship Mikasa a key Man of War in Japan s once might Imperial Fleet. The Mikasa which lies Dis mantled in the Harbor Here was the flagship of adm Heihachiro Togo. These airmen prefer explosive situations Wiesbaden Germany special a perfect re enlistment rat since its organization four years ago is the claim of the 7410th explosive ordnance disposal Eod so with Headquarters at Lindsey air station. Squadron personnel duties include the recovery disarming an disposal of All types of explosive munitions which have become dangerous to life and property. Every airman in the.74io.th, eligible for discharge or re enlistment since the unit was activated in August 1055 has re enlisted giving the Squadron a 100 per cent retention rate officials by maj Henry t. Metcalf Connersville jnd., the squad Ron is composed of 11 officers and 07 airmen. They Are assigned at20 operating locations throughout the a safes command. Re enlist n ments during the past year numbered seven. This area s service clubs ache for their Art. Members of the cast and on alight technician Are still nursing cuts bruises sprained Muscles and Mosquito bites but they Tell you with a somewhat pained expression one must suffer for his Art. Ian Ambercrombie whose Partin the play called for getting topped on the Noggin with a rec Ord did splendidly until one jag ged piece of record hit his neck leaving a sizeable scratch. He clutched his neck and Flung out his Arm. Vonnie Jones caught the gesture right in the Eye. Improved such a Shock that she fell off the sofa she was sitting on and whacked her Elbow on the Rushing madly of make an Entrance Cue Paul Scolastic slipped on a tile floor and banged his knee. Frank Becker the Light technician got his when a Metal Light Shade fell 20 feet an smashed against his Index Finger. And the mosquitoes made stage life miserable for the entire cast. Such heroic efforts by the cast has prompted the Heidelberg Little theater group to Institute anew award called the Golden the award will be Given to members of the cast said a spokesman who suffer for Pacific assignment Washington is the Kitty Hawk and the Constellation two of the Navy s carriers still hinder construction will be As assigned to the Pacific Fleet Early in 1961. These although he does have work ing control Over a Large Force engaged in building and personnel services and is the co of the .army service Center for the armed forces. Internal Security in itself is heavy responsibility which is enforced by civilian guards who maintain around the clock patrol of the five sided labyrinth s ram Sand corridors keeping a Sharp Eye on workers machinery an equipment. Thousands of armed Force members and defense department employees annually receive assist Ance from the service Center. For example a reception Center on the concourse answers thousands of routine inquiries daily. To fill on of the most pressing needs of new arrivals for Pentagon duty there a housing Branch with an office at boiling air Force base across the River. Housing experts counsel 1,500 to2,500 Home seekers a month. The ranch keeps some 3.000 rental and sales listings of acceptable quarters thus saving newcomers countless hours and Money i haphazard scouring of Washington for suitable wives always facing vexing problems on arrival at new duty station Are assisted by the armed forces hostess assn., anal service organisation with a Pentagon office furnished by the commandant. Protection against espionage an sabotage is maintained through control doors sensitive area Sand sealing off most of Entrance to the building after working hours. Much of the voluminous paperwork resulting from the tasks of the 80,000 people in the Honey combed building is classified. Pro vision for destruction of such obsolete material is provided by a chemical pulp vat. Five tons of pulp result from an average Day operations. Each working Day almost 10,000automobiles wend their Way Over 30 Miles of Access highways to con verge on the Pentagon s 64 acres of parking space. Every car regularly parked in the area carries a permit issued by the command ant s office. Household goods transportation services also in clude a huge motor Pool located on the Pentagon s ground organization provides vehicles on a 24-hour, seven Days a wee basis to the defense department its associated boards and staff Sand the departments of the army and air Force plus other with housing prob lems is handling of baggage acid possessions of service families of the household goods Branch. Over10,000 incoming outgoing and Stor age shipments were handled Las year. In addition the travel Branch one of the world s busiest issued 32,000 transportation requests for commercial lines and moved 46,000 persons in 1958.overseas travel of servicemen s dependents presents special prob lems. A Soldier or airman Over seas for instance requests transportation of his family to a foreign station. Upon approval the de Pendents movements Branch takes was prepared and port Calls obtained during the Pas year for 1,100 families with the service Center s passport Branch processing Over 150,000 passport Sand visas of dependents moving to ports of embarkation. 3 airmen honoured by 16th air Force Madrid special a/2c Frank Margo has been named airman of the year for the 16th air honoured were m sgt Mal Colm d. Hughes master sergeant of the year and sgt Frank i Hinecker no of the year
