European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and strips my Rehr Hwi a Abrams or follows Abrams As cd 3rd army Heidelberg special maj Gen Crelghton a Abrams who is being reassigned to the Pentagon will be succeeded by Brig Gen John As 3rd army div cd. He announced thurs 4 i Abb ram commander of the spearhead division since october i960, will take a new department Ai my Post in the office of the pity chief of staff for opera pug nominated for promotion to two Star rank is now assigned to sad army a smrt Nunt of the array from 151 itts and with the Central Intelli gence Agency from 295349eml following graduation from the National War College in 18s5, he was a signed to the a armoured div As commanding officer of Cha. In 195? i became chief of staff of the Berlin Conul prior to i assignment at 2ndarmy h it served in the office of the army comptroller in Wash Bugton. ,. f slam r simulates wartime living at Toul. Lakenheath -.,. T by Hep by b. Kraft ramste1n, Germany is two 17th air Force bases in France and England simulated Complete wartime conditions during exer Cise grand slam i under a new concept instituted by the 4th Al lied tactical air Force. Ail Normal functions at Laken Heath England and Toul Ros Leres France ceased. Post exchanges and Heaters shut Down emergency feeding measures were adopted and i m u 1 at e d casualties we retreated by medical facilities. Everyone Bead although conditions were Simu lated they seemed real enough for a while at Toul. Those on base had been prepared for what was to come and when on air raid signal was sounded adults and children took cover. For 48 hours at tout the pm an commissary were closed and Only bread and milk was was a simulated evacuation of dependents the Airstrip was shut j Down for four hours and the Northern portion of the Field was presumed destroyed with fires raging j in that area. The Bowling Alley was turned into ,11 Barracks the theater was presumed burned out and the serv ice club was converted into a mortuary said sgt Edward of the base information office bd8 Ramstein Bureau . Planes have flown 2,650 Sor ties during the first three Days of the exercise. Of this total about 70 per cent were actually flown the others being simulated Bradley said 17th of flew More than 1,200 of to emissions. The final phase of the exercises will be concentrated in direct sup port of Cental forces both Bradley and a Albert , 17th of project officer said the exercises took on further realistic aspects when Many air Craft were diverted to other Field because of simulated damage to their own bases. Commander it col Henry e. Laakman base co said he was Well pleated wit the cooperation shown during the exercise. During the 4th Nataf Centra Larmy group Cental joint Man Euver a the 17th of has thrown in aft of its resources. According to it col Leonidas , chief of the exercise Branch of 17th of this was the first nato exercise in which for Mer air National guard units which came Over some months ago have participated and they have Don remarkably Well. French Canadian German and astronauts called modern Balboa Washington special a Newbreed of explorers following in the great tradition of Balboa is a characteristic of the 20th Century maj Gen k. M. Montgomery Usa assistant vice chief of staff told doctors attending the latin Amer ican medical conference in pan Ama. American astronauts he said Are today s voyageurs on what president Kennedy has called the sea of space meet the fieldsp4 Clarence any top photo co a Mth Sig bit monitors con Muu action with an air Force team of Sta Darette Toun forr ground and Victor gliding Lotta tactical control 8qt, in Tower photo Ohap Toto Oan Raee Bainbr huge hold prot the Field Nar for Mutti Ord in. 24-hour working Day during grand slam 7th Arm commo outfit keeps a Mannheim Germany special ten tanks four pcs moving West. Missiles being unloaded from is a typical excerpt from one of the Many air request Mes sages received almost non Stop Dur ing exercise grand slam i at the 7th army air support operations enter Here. Immediately teletype machines chatter and the message Aho cts out to a Distant communication site. A Short time later an air Force Jet screams its Way to the mock targets destroys them and returns to base. The communications Center Busy Hub of unclassified army Corn Mun locations for air support is operated by the personnel an equipment of the 503th signal up. Teletype requests for air support Are being received at the army communications Center on a 24-hour basis. Upon receipt they a Given tothe air support operations Center where the requests Are evaluated and sent to 4th Allied tactical air approving or denying air support Are routed Back through the communications Center which sends them out to the army unit commanders via teletype circuits. Marshal warns of 11-turn dangers Heidelberg is a dozen Foolhardy violations last month by Sarteur motorists of the strict German Law against a turns on autobahn have brought he warnings about this reckless pro " the number of reported . Forces violators of this rigid High Way Rule in March wan More than double that of the Drivers detected in the illegal and deadly Mayeu be quitter the previous two Moh Ihu a Usa eur he Provost marshal official Here said. There no shortcut for Driver to retrace their tracks on Auto Bahns the spokesman declared. Motorists must continue to the text cutoff of the div a it kill he continued none 6t Fth 13 a turn violation la March canted death or Verlous in juries but five people were killed in two a turn accidents late last practice is a severe Viola ton of German Law the pm official pointed out and is grounds for revoking any Driver s also May be deemed reckless driving under article Iii of the uniform code of military Justice he All have been directed to take every action to halt these violations he revealed adding but any Way you look atthe problem the final responsibility is with the life is in his hitch troops fire missiles Heidelberg is for the second straight year have successfully fired . Army s Nike Ajax and her Cules air defense weapons in rang practice at it Bliss Tex the 1st Netherlands Nike in commanded by col Herman f. Zeijlemaker. Completed the Trier to Itig shoot on Mcgregor Range Andis Enro Ute Back to Europe Accord to a report from it of the battalion s four Bat teries fired one Ajax and one her Cules the report received Here said. The dutch troops received their original Nike training at it. Bliss two year ago and return Ann Naby to practice fire the powerful mis Siles and to learn of any new developments in the weapons system. Fragments of air orders Are received by and Are sent out by tet Sion results such As and air strikes also Pas the Center. The Center headed balt William Fay and 2nd sort Nick both of co can has processed 374 and 174 incoming me32-hour period during the the Center Haft air Cults to 7th army 3 corps and also to ii corps of the German each message sent or must be receipted an to provide records in message must be Reci the communication being operated by a group of personnel from Sig in 54th Sig co 26th Sig in. 97th sig440th Sig in. Bottom of provides Vandenberg fab
