European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday May 4, 1962 Wen at work orge on designed to teat the to medics ability under wartime conditions wound up in Ger Many Friday in top photo the Clear Biff station of the 8th inf div a 8tfa med in sets up in the Wood just North of Frankfurt Willie it right. Sec Ralph Buote of tace 8th evae Hosp makes up a patient with � War wound nearly 600 men acted is Battle Neu flow autes during the exer Elk with ailments ranging from minor cuts to major nuclear below personnel of kv4 Hofts operate on a at Bow Ursill or if?1 if f or Wager John k. Bunyou by Lump in the surgeon umped1 by get Mary l a Tor and capt Eugene a folks corpsman in former Robed i Tepa a trip plea thu next com which will be Lnor lit pc few minutes to keep Trio Busy is photos medics tested under wartime conditions surge-on9 ends 5 Bays in Field by Peter Foxley staff writer Darmstadt Germany is tired medics of the Slat medical up began folding their Hospital. Tents Friday As exercise surge on i Drew to a close. Col Robert m. Hall co of the 31st, said the object of the five Day exercise was to test and Evalu ate the group s ability to operate under Battle conditions. From the time a Soldier is wounded until he is evacuated to a behind the lines general Hospital or returned to duty he is the responsibility of a medical group. For surge on nearly 500 men Marine corps Reserve will reorganize the 21 ground units aviation unite in a corps or gaited re been affected byea"re1 Orde sunni priced by w. Scup Marine Cortnik Jdant. Realization which will july 1 will become who re from of shape to. He a Ftp beco Hife to summand of Vojt corps any in Stuttgart it Virci fit present Secretary of Tajti at shape a Lia his As int a Vii corps becomes of later this month. _ corps Critt will succeed it of Flor be Tom 0. Smith jr., naut in. Tener Tir of 7th Amy. Units into major elements to form a,4th Marine div and a 4th Marine aircraft Wing. The corps now has three divisions and three aircraft wings on Active duty. More than 200,000 trained marines Are How on the Rolls of the Marine corps Reserve of which Over 45,000 participate in the organized Reserve program. According to the Marine corps the actual designation of Reserve Cuttit into Che elements for an air ground Eam will enhance realistic Long Range training and provide for i rapid unit response in the eve Rrt of . This re organization Wili place further emphasis on tin it training and will for effected within current author 4jed Reserve strength. Ten ground units will be deactivated the reservists who now meet with these units will for the most part be transferred to near plans buying Washington special the Wavy has announced that it plans to Purchase about i,200 new planes each year in order to maintain a Fleet of 7,200 operational aircraft. By units and the regular Marine personnel now employed As super visors of the deactivated units will be reassigned within the regular Marine corps Reserve units to be deactivated All of which Are Rifle companies ate the huh Burlington it. 103rd, Lewiston me. 63rd, Potts Ville. A. 98th, Clarksburg 92nd, fort Smith Ark. 65th, Dai Luth Minn. 55th, Sioux City Iowa 75th forts Nouth Ohio Slot Springfield 111. And the 94th, la or Jsse Ali. All will be Deac it ated on july l acted As Battlefield casualties. The troopers were made up with Realis tic looking wounds ranging from minor cuts to major nuclear blast Burns. The make up artist Sec Ralph c Buote of the 8th evac Hosp a Veteran of world War ii and Korea said 1 to to make the wounds look As reel As possible. It helps train the corpsman in Case of a real All simulated wounded were handled As actual cases. Litter Pat Len tit were carried from Aid stations to Clearing units Here Doc tors determined How badly they were Hurt where the patients would be sent and the method of travel. Truck rail and air ambulances were used during the test. Outfit makes debut i the 45th medical co took part in Europe Maneu vers for the first time. The four platoon air ambulance helicopter unit commanded by maj Rex m. Medcalf was As signed to Usa eur from it. Bragg . Last october. L other units taking part in surge on were 8th medical in of the 8th inf div 45th medical i in of the 3rd army div 501st Jared medical co of the 14th j army Cav. Also the 34th medical in 7th i evac Hosp 31st and 32nd Surgi Cal hospitals the 95th, 547th and i 557th medical companies and the 735th medical det other outfits attached to the Slot were the 34th ambulance train 36th medi Cal in and the 629th, 655th and 695th medical companies. Supporting the operation were the 8th evac Hosp 67th medical depot co and detachments from the 97th signal in and 93rd communications in. Safe Sci arrives for 5-week tour by mks Halbe staff writer Frankfurt is army my Gen Hay a Laux head of the worldwide army and air fore Exchange service arrived her thursday to begin a five week tour of pcs and Alexs in Europe an North Africa Laux told reporters at Rhine main air base that the Gold out flow problem is still a major on for cafes. Despite a 28 per cent increase in cafes purchases of american mad goods for Sale overseas in 1961. He said retail sales overseas still declined by $10 million compared with 1960. The european common Market has had a marked Impact on prices of goods manufactured by member nations and sold in the Market area said Laux. The removal of Trade barriers has lowered prices drastically. Foreign goods in Amert can pcs Are still cheaper than comparable american products in the president Kennedy s partial relaxation of the ban on foreign purchases by cafes he said was an Effort to Stem some of the Dollar Drain that resulted when of courses accredited Washington special officers attending the 1962-63 Claas of the air command and staff College at the air University will have an Opp Pri units to earn semes Ter hour credits toward a degree As a result of arrangements made with George Washington univer sity. Maj Oen Ray
