European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Of to t american Ngo work on o truck u Gen refill Tulga sealed checks Over plans. Checking ammunition inside Cave warehouse. Camping turkish army s logistical system americans Are performing a vital of ancient City of Konya t rave 13,000 mks Iping through operate in the Shadow of it Ara Jonal resting place of Neah a Ark their Headquarters is the ancient Konya where the caravan routes Are the is army s Field training 2-a, a part of the joint . Mission for Aid to Turkey advise All combat arms of the 2d army and ordnance Engineer andante. Refik Tulga commander of they said he would like to have More of the advisors assigned to his army. The2nd army embraces about three fourths of Turkey chiefly the Central portion. Fat 2-a is made up of 12 officers an noncommissioned officers. It is being expanded to 15 men in line with recent directives by Tulga that More emphasis be placed on logistics. The need for greater logistical training also Haft bees cited by maj Gen Edwin Mes Singer Jtj Simat chief. The additional advisors will be an Ord Nance maintenance officer signal Supply and storage officer and an Engineer Supply and maintenance officer Tulga said most turkish soldiers Are from Rural areas and they need training in the technical  turkish Supply teams Are learning scientific techniques of storage and Ware housing. One ammunition warehouse with historical connections at Konya is the caves i which tradition says St. Paul and the Early christians worshipped. The huge Cav erns now make Ideal storage places according to an american adviser a temperatures Are constant and the a caves Are easily guarded. During the revamping of the logistical system the teams have come across some unusual items. For instance old Flintlock rifles have been discovered on some inventories. In the past the turks with no arms plants of their own got their weapons from a variety of countries. Now the inventory is being  while the emphasis is on logistics the team still keeps the turkish Soldier up to Date on the latest combat  have mastered the Complex handling of the Nike Ajax missiles according Tome Singer. The members of fat 2-a Are on the Road about 25 Days a month when at Horn base in Konya one of the oldest and most fascinating cities of Central Anatolia they live and work in Modem stucco buildings. The main billets is a converted residence. J they Are Are assigned office space i turkish army Headquarters. They have 10 interpreters. The tour is one year. The team is headed by col Walter Gran of Chevy Chase my members Are 14 col William p. Meredith Armor adviser a tool Gerald w. Gray infantry it col Leo j. Batch Engineer maj Louis d.  it col Leo g. Oldham signal it col John f. Kox Nocki artillery cd Eugene b. Christner administration Sec Charles w. Snipes ordnance storage an Supply Sec David Foster motor sergeant sp5 Howard b. Jones clerk typist and Sfa George f. Razumich administration. Fire covet Cut into diff at Konya where tradition says St. Paul and Early Christian worshipped. They Are now used to store ammunition for the turkish army. The stars and starts 4yg-jl i a limit