European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ady for any Tom. By Henr krafts a ram a in Bureau it was one of those cold Winter morning before Dawn. The wind was howling through the Trees. Four men drove up to the Gates of an army installation some where in  men identified themselves to the Gate guard. They parked their car an went their separate Way into the instal  four were a team from the 32nd artillery Brig he at Kaiserslautern. Their visit was a Surprise to everyone but them selves. Their Job was to see whether the installation was Rendy for any kind of emergency the brigade is a neck Al sort of organization. It s not special because it has the Hawk Nike Ajax and Nike Hercules in its Arsenal but because it is both a part of the 4th Allied tactical air Force Nataf and 7th army administratively we Are under 7th army but operationally we Are part of4th Nataf a spokesman explained. Brig in Howard p. Persons jr., com mands the brigade. A be tent of world War ii air defense operations he Points out that the theory has changed and the methods have improved vastly since then. The Surprise inspection teams come from the brigade s Headquarters and also from 4lh Nataf. They do everything except push the fire Button persons said. As the team reaches a brigade installation each member goes off independently to inspect a separate part of the  recent team includes these experts two Ernest p. Hardin of Bowie. Tex.,the launcher warrant officer. He checks on launching sections where Crews Are expected to be on Alert status nil the  radar warrant two Emil j. Kauff Man of Bethlehem a checks on Thern Dar systems with two Norman c. Helm old of Elpaso tex., the radar  men was capt Clinton w. Austin officer in charge of the team who keeps an " on everything have to make at least 25 a r cent of our checks at night Helmold explained. Quite n few have been made in the hours just before  there is always the Chance of course that As the team enters the installation some one May try to Alert the other Mem Bers of the  that should happen the test starts immediately Hardin explained. Other Wise it begins when the team members reach their  32nd Brig is a self sufficient outfit. It a in own ordnance its own signal support and even its own transportation to make it fully Mobile. And to has it sown engineers in each Battery. These missile men practically live wit the missiles. That s How they stay ready Day and night in Good weather and bad. They must stay ready for anything attack or inspection teams. The 7th army signal support unit As signed to the brigade has no bed of roses either. Boss of the unit is maj James h. Austin and its Job is to operate radio relay stations and maintain radar radio teletype Telephone Power and test equip  assigned to the relay Sites Lead a lonesome existence. There Are usually five to seven men at each site some living in tents. They either Cook their own food great in neighbouring German  i Ipi or a sit " of a of for. Or Toj 6mfei two -7w$to$ inv. R i ,"3r � pm t Ujj tit of Sis ,. A j f. A. Rep 1 a it. A ass p a. A Guj. T i s i &�4 " i ii a. If my Smyj it j str m a. Pm  of a to a a 4f v a  a i \$ml3trf taif a 1 by a in my we its be it i 3i t .�t3 pm ii my a. A. Be -.#f$3 Ifer a the stars and stapes