European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes wednesday one 6, exercise  France special the second and largest in in to lift series of air defense Maneu vers sponsored this year by Hie seven nation Headquarters of Nat s Allied air forces Centra Europe air knt got under Way tuesday morning of the exercise under the Overall direction of air cent com Jan Dorlar chief marshal the Earl of Bandon of the British  will see Day and night sorties flown by aircraft from Nolte of air cent s 2nd and 4th Allied tactical air Forcen and from the French air defense come. To a jv3baider," or target aircraft to considerable numbers will be i a cited Over nato s Central Europe Farea from other nato and re Allied National commands the purpose of the exercise is to test the centrally controlled air defense organization within nato s Central Region. To 1-jl. Sea going la Matier of . Rocket Washington up the Navy which recently established its first space satellite command is considering a plan for an Astro Nautica ship that could carry out sea launching of the world s largest rockets including the 20 Story High Saturn. The Bureau of ships journal said that such a ship displacing about 10,000 tons and accompanied when necessary by a floating dry Dock would meet Many if not All of the requirements for mobility in space operations. 2oth birthday acceptance gained aviation is coming of age o  Duren " St a Stuttgart Burea Ludwig Syburg Germany is Tarmy aviation is marking its 20th. Anniversary with the Mickey mouse stage behind it and Well along the Road of development. In the optimistic 60s," says the  the army s largest aviation group.1 frankly tilings Are looking up because army aviation has gained acceptance so much thai ground commanders Are calling upon us far in excess of our capabilities col Russell e. Whetstone co of the 7ih army aviation up said. The e army s Aerial forces have weathered the foundation 40s" " and the controversial 50s,1 said Whetstone and today Are a far cry from1 the Fleet of 12 Piper cubs which were first assigned Asar Tillery spotting aircraft on june 6mm2. We Are facing enemies depend ing on masses1 of men Whetstone pointed out l and must have two things to offset this weapons and mobility we Are in the mobility business."1 ,., to we have looked at every task of the doughboy artillerymen Tanker and logistician to find out if we can give its Job more1 mobility or do it easier or cheaper in the past four or a five years the ground commander has come to fully realize the potential of aviation said Whetstone. Such Large scale 1 j it operations Sard miamis get k 3af presen Tsagli tax Sardinia a the Royal Canadian air Force has flown 300,000 Rainbow Trout eggs into Sard Nia a gift to the people of this i Mediterranean Island for playing Host to Canadian  Royal Canadian air Force plane landed the a is at a nearby Nat base where Canadian units Are stationed in a Brief ceremony the eggs were Given to sardinian regional government officials.,  wih be distributed in sardinian lakes and streams. Exp perts say the eggs should Hatch shortly an that the Canadian Rainbow 7trout will thrive in the sardinian Waters. As Long thrust of last year when in three successive Days three Battle groups were lifted in Winter weather literally took army aviation out of the Mickey mouse stage. It has come of  col Richard l. Long the group s executive officer and a research and development specialist says army aviation at Best is in its  research and development really beginning to pay off said  Are a number projects which we could say Are coming of age in the 60svertical and Short Takeoff aircraft material Sand improved ment systems which some Day will give the army its goal of Complete Battlefield mobility weather  among the goals set by army aviation said Whetstone Are for each division to have the Aerial capability to move Pany of infantry. For each cavalry Squadron to have an Aerial reconnaissance and Security troop with aircraft armed with rockets and other weapons. Aerial surveillance capability cat All Levels of command to match firepower. To purify the army s inventory and build a Basic family of aircraft to. Introduce flying cranes giant helicopters capable of lifting about 20,000 pounds. Tau one the army s self propelled 175mm gun reaches toward the sky while on display at it. Benning a. Army what has never been done and what needs to be d o n e in the Navy s astronautics program it said is the design and construction of an integrated astronautics ship combining a capability of All astronautics operations in a single tactically useful ,form." the article was first prepared for a technical engineering journal by it cmdr Burton i. Edelson of the Bureau s command support  said a seaplane tender such As the 508-Foo to Long Curtiss. Which displaces 8,671 tons Light and 13,475 tons fully loaded would be ideally suited for an astronautics ship the Curtiss already modified for observation and research use by the atomic Energy commission is in Mothballs at san Diego Calif. Its full complement is 3,195 men All from deck Edelson said the astronautics ship could launch from her deck All of the present solid fuelled rockets including the minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile. For liquid fuelled vehicles such As the Saturn described by the National aeronautics and space administration As the world s largest known rocket he recommended floating dry docks. A floating dry Dock can provide an excellent launch pad reason ably Mobile and Large enough to accommodate the very biggest boosters even including Saturn he said. Drydon rfcs could be employed a vehicle transports and towed to the launching area moored fast to the Bottom if necessary and then readied for launching. The ship anchored in the Vicinity would provide needed sup port in terms of accommodations special Power shops laboratories. By a Mac Range safety and  the Navy announced m that its first space satellite Rhand had been established att i Pacific missile Range  Point Mugur Calif. Cmdr James Quillun or. Is in temporary out. Mand but capt Robert t. Toqe Tob of the astronautics Branch it scheduled to take Over i August the announcement said the Coin Mand s Mission is to maintain and operate astronautics systems to signed by the chief of naval operations including spacecraft new i a films now released Washington it Gat e. An evaluation or compari Ion with other systems of reduce can i equal opportunities i one aim of Katzen belts stud is to seek Means for equalizing educational opportunities in All overseas areas and to see what announces assignments for 8 officers 2 retirements Washington special new Apfei gement for eight officers and the retirement of two others have. Senrt announced Here by Secretary of Fath Earny Elvis j. Stahr or. A her Are. / Brig Gen Robert b. Warren of fice of the chief of engineers has  Continental army come it Monroe a. Effective in july Brig Gen Harry a. Halyard army War College Carlisle bar Racks a. Has been assigned to combat development come Alq it. A effective in August. He was nominated recently for promotion to major general. Brig Gen William h. Craig of fice of the joint chiefs of staff has been assigned to the army Security Agency Arlington Hall station va., effective in july. He was nominated recently for promo Tion to major general. Brig Gen John d. Stevens. He 8th army Korea has been As signed to hqs-35th arty Brig it Meade md., effective in August. Brig Gen John a. Daly medical holding detachment Fitzsi Wions general Hospital Denver has been assigned to the 1st guided missile Brig it Bliss. Tex., effective injury. Col William l. Calhoun army transportation Materiel come St. Louis has been assigned to he combat development come it Belvoir va., effective in july he was recently nominated for promo Tion to brigadier general Brig Gen Richard j. Meyer cd army signal training Center it Gordon. A has been assigned to he Continental army come it Monroe va., effective this month. Brig Gen James w. Coutts in Ter american defense Board will re tire on june 30. After More than 30 years of Active service. Brig Gen Lester s. Bork cd. Army Armor and artillery firing Center it. Stewart. Ga., will re tire on june 30. After More than 33 years of Active service. Cot Ward s. Ryan National War College has been assigned to the army War College Carlisle bar Racks a. Effective in july. Ryan has been confirmed for promotion to brigadier  done for isolated military communities. Other operations thai have to sit litter for combined Effort Fey he three services Are in school Supply purchasing and teacher recruiting in the United states the official pointed out. There is no thought or move afoot for a sit vote school system for he armed forces he declared a Survey of All possibilities fert improvement in the system a being made solely by the defense department because it has responsibility for coordinating the activities of Alt the services he i Deti. Saf aids Locust problem Washington a c123 provider aircraft has beat modified by the air Force to carry a 1,000-gallon Spray tank to help Middle Eastern ally Iran pc Eek the Locust swarms under control during their coming Peak periodic june