European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Friday april 27, 1962 Northrup no 56 weighs 12/ooo pounds can carry varied armament a fill order new fighter for allies Edwin attend h8 been Hosea by from eat Kennedy for promo Ttaha from tag Toutant commandant to Hon a de sense depart Merit coach skipper is transferred Groton Coan. Theof fear who made naval history two ears ago by taking a nuclear d submarine around the Tut Der water will be trans 4iu naval War College announced Here. Edward a Beach took the to totter surface for 84 Days Eum navigate a the now commands submarine be flu be relieved of this ims in it july by capt Charles , Otto a serving in the of of the chief of naval opera awarded the legion Tor ills around the world Teton received a unit citation from Fri ideas Wight d. Al sen the announcement said that Industry was cautioned not to expect All emergency controls to Dis appear. It said some restriction on electro magnetic radiation will still be required to insure effective civil and defense Winder. The n156 s missions include clot support of ground troops interception of enemy aircraft destruction of enemy communication and Supply lines and High Speed recon Naissance. " the plane can operate from Short runways or from rough Airstrip it last May it became the first a Jefe supersonic Jet to take off and land on a Sod Field. Its two general electric j8s 6 engines deliver More than 4,000pounds of thrust each More Power per Pound than any other Jet i sine in production today. And engine can be changed by three i men in Only 20 minutes and they Are so Light they can be changed by hand if necessary. Design of the n156 permit Quick simple changes of Arma Mesi to prepare it for its variety in combat roles. For ease of maintenance All n156 accessory systems can be reached from the without using special ladder stands. The world s largest the . Navy aircraft Carrier Kear Sarge enters the world s largest dry och at the puget sound naval shipyard at Bremerton wash., As top Navy officials observe the precedent setting event. The dry Dock s Interior dimensions Are 1,180 feet Long 180 feet wide 61 feet Daveu and has a capacity of 88 million Gallons. Up photo lightweight Blue regulations interpreted Safe sets dates for summer uniform by Peter Folet staff writer Wiesbaden Germany is dates for wearing the summer uni form have been announced by Safe he Lor All areas of the Force personnel in Germany France the United kingdom Den Mark and Norway May Wear the summer uniform from june 1 through sept 14.in the warmer climates of Turkey Greece Crete and Italy airmen have been allowed to Wear summer dress since april 15 through oct. 14, Morocco dates Are april 1 through nov. 14 and Libya March 15 through nov. 14. Air Force personnel in Pakistan and saudi Arabia Are authorized the summer uniform year round. Since the adoption of the Light weight Blue uniform it has frequently been incorrectly called a summer dress a Safe official stated. The lightweight a an All season uniform and both it and the heavyweight blues Are author ised for year round Wear. Summer uniforms include All authorized Tan shades. They Are made of several types of material such As All Wool tropical worsted gabardine Wool and Dacron mix Dyess fab wins award Offutt fab neb. Special the base Exchange at Dyess fab test has been framed 1962 Winner of strategic air come s base Exchange wid service award. The Exchange at Westover fab mass., was name first runner up in third place was the Forbes fab Kaiv Exchange. Ture Dacron and Viscose mixture All of Tan Shade 193 and Cotton Tan Shade 505. Officials emphasized that Nodop Tion of the lightweight uniform does not alter the status of the Shade 505 summer dress which will continue to be n required hem of Issue for All air Force personnel. The spokesman added that uni form combinations of Tan Shade 1d3 May be worn until oct. 14. 1965, at which time they will no longer be authorized. Airborne howitzer army assigns 2 of new posts Washington special two major generals have been reas signed to new posts it was announced Here by army Secretary Elvis j. Stahr or. A " Gen Stephen r. Hammer has been named the chief of theoffice of personnel operations which was established recently a sch is be i . Air postal service will is Day cover will be sold at Wiesbaden Wiesbaden. German special special souvenir envelopes printed Here to Mark the second annual German american philatelic Day Are being sent to top . And Ger Man leaders according to it co a t. Hechst american co presi Dent of the Wiesbaden German. American stamp club. Heading the list of those to receive the souvenir envelopes a . President John f. Kennedy and Federal Republic president Heinrich Luebke German american philatelic Day will he held Here sunday at the. American Community Center 1f Pauline Strasse. It will be one of the kick off events of Wiesbaden German american Friendship. Week a hich runs through May it. The souvenir envelopes depict a twin notel he Artt the United seated and Germa Joehl Knetl Liy Viliy Graf Zeppelin air mail Stamps. The envelopes will be on Sale at the Community c4nter. Pelted 105 millimetre howitzer i the Deutsche Bunde Spost Washington cup army has developed a under the army s reorganization j delivered by Parachute or Heidi temporary postal stations at Taf Community Center on is currently the com manding general of the . Army Engineer Center it. Belvoir a. Maj Gen Julian a. Wilson has been named As the Deputy chief of the office of personnel operations. He was Deputy to the adjutant general both generals Are expected to take command in the near future. Transportation chapter to meet in Frankfurt Frankfurt special the the National defense transportation association will hold a dinner meeting in the Frankfurt Casino Friday evening. Brig Gen Archibald w. Lyon com z transportation chief and regional vice president of the association will address the meeting. Later the annual election of officers will be held. To open medal of Honor Observance � " _ Btty saturday of the first who la 5�63 of the Ait a gjoh4et a Lutary decoration the Gram at a Washington Park and commemorative services at the Washington Cathedral. The six winners were part of a group of 21 Ohio soldiers and. Professional spy who commandeered a Confederate train North of Atlanta a 186tlreir barn Railroad Bridges and Recic Telegraph lines on the lop mlle route to Chattanooga to Cut of qua Tennessee City. But Confederate soldiers gave Chase and foiled the plan the medal was Given freely until the turn of the Century when strict requirements were established. Now it is Given Only for extreme personal bravery or Delf sacrifice in can that or for outstanding peace time exploits beyond the Call oif dirty copter. Described As a heavyweight Day. Both stations will apply puncher with a featherweight s j Dom Bell cancellations on soul end mobility the gun is being made on a Pilot basis at the Detroit Arsenal and the army plans late to contract with Industry for Large scale production. The gun weighs 6,400 Pound Sand travels at 35 Miles an hour on land. The army said the vehicle designated the xm104, is designed for use of airborne troops where in the world. Any covers. In answer to mail order req Esfi of for souvenir covers it is Piani to apply the German 10 pen Elf 1962 Europa commemorative stamp at the following rates one Cov i 30 cents four covers one Dollar. \ further information May be Etta trained by contacting the we bad of German american stamp club ,
