European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes wednesday april Aerial activity highlights of opening stages of grand slam. It. To be Foj Ramstein Germany special intensive air activity marked the tint 24 hours at. Exercise grand slim i Ith Allied tactical air Force officials revealed Here tues Brig Gen r. J. Clebe 4th Tafs xer Clae director said that Canad an French German and us. Air Paw tactical commands have flown More than 1,000 sorties of which Over Floo were actually flown. A were attacking every thing under the Sun providing close sup port Tor Cental s ground forces armed reconnaissance attacking troop concentrations and enemy airfields and night reconnaissance missions As Well he stated. The simulated air attacks were augmented by actual aircraft rep resenting enemy forces against which the entire Central Region air defense forces reacted con trolled by Allied air defense com fighter interceptors and surface to air missiles participate Din the defense against aircraft Tak ing the role of the enemy although Early weather reports tuesday indicated that the enemy air activity against ground forces and air Force installations would be hampered weather officials promised that relatively heavy new Comno setup run by Stuttgart Germany special to army area signal system a new communications concept i being put into full scale operation by the 608th Sig up during exer Cise grand slam. Involving thousands of signal troops it is the first time that a Complete army area system has been established in the Field. The 505th, commanded by cots am j. Cd Fly pc u installing of eat Long and maintaining the Vas network of army level cum Munica tons in Germany stretching fro South of Munich to North of army area signal Center each one capable of handling More communications traffic than Many relay stations inthe stardom global common scr sons system have been deployed to the More than 2,000 Miles of Cable and More thousands of Miles of regular commo wire have already Bee Laid by the 505th. Hundreds of a frames Are being employed to keep liner off the ground an when Nevot Ary Telephone poles were erected very High frequency radio relay equipment is located on Hills an mountains and Are shooting Tele a tone and teletype signals to Dis Tant stations. Some of the vhf system Are backed up with Cable communications. The army a a signal system la designed to provide highly to bile flexible and dispersed mean Given to the 25th Sig in and the6980th German labor service group throughout the exercise thou Sands of teletype messages Are being passed through the system son a 24-hour basis. Telephone switchboards Are being kept Husy Junie Afoa for the nuclear or conventional Battlefield. To on nor Asgual Centt Are the. Message can be to through Ottas Center. Under this concept it will be Nett to uni pal jul la destroy re crap to fun routing Calls. Thousands of Telephone actual flying would continue throughout the exercise. The 4th Nataf Cental control enter emphasized that the exer Cise was designed to cause As Little annoyance to civilian populations in Central Europe As possible but that some Low level flying inessential for proper training of other Allied commands Are not directly involved in this first joint 4th Nataf Cental major exercise air Force personnel of Britain Belgium and the nether lands representing 2nd Nataf and other commands Are present inthe control Center Here Clizbe visited the 7108th tactical fighter Wing and the 106th tac tical reconnaissance so at it a Mont air base France monday these units were sent to Europe Early this year to augment Usa Feair Power. They Are doing a Superb Job showing a sense of urgency and in Terest and a positive approach to the exercise that deserves our highest admiration the 4th Nataf Deputy chief of staff for operations 1st Canadian air div. . Itch air Force 1st tactical air come of the French air Force and the German tactical air div South Are participating in the exercise. Do she goes troops of the 006th sit of erect on Efte Ephone pole required for exercise grand slam which monday morning. Ambassador to France will deliver keynote address Gavin to speak at Paris Pat Congress by Henry b. Kraft ads Ramstein Bureau ram8tein, Germany is James a Gavin american Ambas Sador to France will deliver the keynote address when the Spring conference of the european con Gress of Ameri can parents and teachers opens atthe hotel moderne Palace i Paris monday. More than 300delegates from Pat groups in 15 countries Willa Vistart arriving in the French capita saturday. They will come from Britain Iceland France the Netherlands Italy Spain Greece tur key ". Libya Germany Norway saudi Arabia Morocco and Ethi opia. J. Gordon Smock Ramstein school supervisor and president of the Congress said the theme of the conference is let s open the to find out Why Romany americans serving overseas with their families Don t take full advantage of All the wonderful things our Host nations have to offer and what we can do about it he said. On sunday special transportation will be a nixed for those delegates who want to so to Notredame Cathedral or to by other Church to attend Palm sunday mass. Delegates will Register Dur ing the afternoon tint from 7-9p.m. There will be a get acquainted reception in the hotel ballroom. Presidents of Pat groups will attend a reception at the Paris City Hall at 9 . Monday. Open computer device Book is now available Washington s p e c i a � Standard language for computing devices employed throughout the department of defense has been published by the defense suppl Agency. Copies of the Standard describe Das m1111 a r y Standard Mil std 806b. Graphic symbols for logic diagram Are available from the government printing office or military contracting officers. Ing session is scheduled for 10a.m. With an address by Smock featured. Col Paul r Jeffrey roof Seine area come will deliver the welcoming address. Mrs. Del Mas Miller vice president of the National Pat Congress will also speak Gavin s address is scheduled for11 30. My
