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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, June 27, 1962

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes wednesday june 27, 19 it to of " to if Mavy  Fay schedule broadened London is the Navy has authorized enlisted person Hein 33 highly critical Navy he listed classifications in addition those in 22 ratings and 26 other specifically designated skills Are also eligible for automatic i pay of $30 per month arid p2 pay if they qualify upon successful completion of Navy wide examination. Personnel in 45 other outstand ing effectiveness ratings Are Eli Gible for i pay under the Navy revised proficiency pay regulations. To Vav proficiency pay is awarded Only to career enlisted personnel that ran h87 helicopter give a lift to ass Jet ral Iier that had landed at Rhine main air base tier Hianny after an engine failure. The copter from Hanau a carried the Jet from Rhine main to Raim Tein a. The Jet weighs 4,600 pounds with in 400 pounds of the copter s listed capacity of Rene unit to move h  special the a tune corps  unit now located at Csirip Matthews. Calif., jul move daring september to Marine corps schools Quant co a the com Matt ant of the Marine corps has announced the unit will Betl valid . 1, ctr.,Wab first organized in 1956ttpstfatfljews with the mis ,. _ 4 Sion of developing practices meth ods and techniques of improving Smau or Ovitte some of the marines now serv ing with the Stu Are capt Wil w. Mcm Juan jr., Winner of a olympic Gold medal in the rapid tire pistol event gunner sgt james�1t. " Silver medal Hill. Winner of athe prone Rifle match during the 1960 . F defense Agency orders Ryz aft trucks " special contract Jafor 894,748 has been awarded to Ruhe Clarnc equipment co n Battle crekmich., for 95fbt-Ufjjtaiucks. Each truck has Theca Apty of lifting Aye  defense general Supply a j at-tlT""11 Vici cuu a uppity Center a Field activity of the de Purcha chg use by the army. Revised fitness program scheduled for 7th army editor 8 note Tais w the second of two articles on the 7tharmy combat it Tiess program and the plans for its development by w1ixiam Durban s �8 Stuttgart Bureau Stuttgart Germany is what further combat fitness train ing is planned for the 7th army Soldier the goal of the program introduced last year has t changed a 7th army spokesman said. The aim it was emphasized continues co be combat fitness for everyone in 7th  As part of the development of Fth i Ogram a formal fitness train sergeant missiles will go overseas Washington special Secre tary of the army Elvis j. Stahr or. Has announced that sergeant missile battalions will be deployed overseas next year the array however has riot revealed the number of battalions to deployed or their locations. The Secretary also announce that by the end of june the army will activate two More ser Geant i missile battalions at it Siil okla. Group plans tour f � a i i " Ermice clubs in Germany .1 " � a x a. _ f r _. A new the. Sev of the Ivy leagues Foremost exponents of Maketa five theater Sweek Arand service club sri Germany b a  wait announced is p e a i a 1, ser Ajces Foni Campus the seven so shave performed at t College Weekin Bermuda and the jazz goes to College concert at Carnegie Hallin new York. " featured in the Harvard jazz group Are Charles Goldfarb piano warren1. Krupsaw Drums John Powell Banjo David Glass tuba Richard Cramer trumpet Thomas Benjamin clarinet and Craig Grant trombone. 1 Usa eur appearances of the group included 1 ,,rjttly2-8 Saco july i Stac Maug. 6 Berlin a. ?10,and- Lacoin 1 aug. 11-12. J. Crimes and places of performances will be announced  plan is being prepared now Andis scheduled to be announced next month by 7th army cult Gen John c. Oakes. The spokesman said some change sin the emphasis and mechanics Are planned in the program which was originated last August by former 7th army cult Gen Garrison . The initial program include semiannual fitness testing of All men under 40 years of age. A physical combat proficiency test was administered to measure their phys ical skills of running crawling throwing dodging and jumping. The physical training for men Over 40 was based on the Royal Canadian air Force s five Basic exercises plan which prescribed exercises programmed to systematically achieve and maintain Good physical condition without the need of special facilities. Although the mechanics of the program May be changed the pro Gram will continue to be aimed a physically equipping All 7th army troopers to meet the Rigours of com Bat conditions. To consider a command combat ready the spokesman said every one must be in Good physical condition regardless of whether he is a t desk Soldier or the member of a tactical unit with a Mission that affords him plenty of physical exercise. A the new formal program devel oped from the initial phase of the training started last year is scheduled to be in the hands of 7tharmy unit per Manders Early next month the spokesman said. $10.5 million contract let Washington special the Navy has awarded a $10.5 million contract to Mcdonnell aircraftorp., St. Louis for a prototypeiifiioa1 weapons system in Addi Tion to support1 material for Theair Force army Juii Merj wins sports Chutis meet it. Devens mass. Up ii-sp4 David s. Jensen of wat Ham stationed at the . Miu tary Academy at West Point won the open individual Competition atthe first . Army sports Para Chute meet Here. Poor visibility and High wind forced cancellation of the team Competition but the individual jumping was completed before the weather became a  second place in the individual Competition was Navy Parachute rigger 1c James l. Hill of Lake Hurst n.j., who is assigned tothe Lakehurst naval air station a3c John p. Joyce of Miami  at Hanscom Field in nearby Bedford finished  of the contestants made two jumps from an Altitude of�200 feet with no delays in Chute opening. Brig Gen Joseph w. Stilwell jr.,son of the late Gen Joseph a vinegar Joe Stilwell and assist ant division commander of the 5thinf div mechanized led first stick of jumpers. The Polaris contract let Washington special the Navy s special projects office has awarded a $1,631,521 contract tothe Lockheed missile and space co., Sunnyvale calif., for test vehicles for the Polaris missile pro Gram. Work under this contract will be performed in Sunnyvale. Is those who have served on continuous Active duty for a period of seven or More years or who Are serving in an Extension which they will accrue seven More years of Active Navy serviced " the automatic p2 payments were established to meet a grow i ing and urgent need for highly skilled technicians in such areas i As weapons system maintenance nuclear propulsion and other Crit a ical skill areas the Navy said. T about 2j500 Navy men Are expected to Benefit by the automatic r/f2 awards while some 40,000 in the critical rates will get the automatic it awards. Another.700 will draw p2 pay and 7,000 More Are expected Roget i pay effective july 1 on the basis of examinations Given in rmay.,-. .,.-. -. R the highly critical skills that will receive automatic p2 pay a include gm-0986r gm-0987, gm-0988, pm 0998, ft-1155, ft-1157, it to it .1359, it ri56i/ds.i6i5, et-i566/ds 1631, 3306, 3313, 3321, 3331, 33s1/ 3352, 3353 3354, 3355, 335j&, 3371, 3372, 3381, 3383,. 3384. 33853386 3387, at-6617, ae-t131, ae-713t, 8309 and 8319. / other rating \ the critical ratings and skills that Wii receive automatic i pay and Are eligible for p2 pay through competitive exams include \ aviation machinist mate Turbo fee aviation electrician s mate Aero Grapher a mate aviation electronics technician aviation fire a patrolman boilermaker construe ton electrician communications technician electricians mate craftsman Surveyor electronics. Technician fire control technician gunner s mate Turret Interior communications electrician missile technician machinist mate machinery repairman photographer s mate radar Man radioman sonar Man. The critical news Are tm-0771, gm-0986, gm-0887, gm-0988 gm998. Ft-1155, ft-1357, ft-1158, ft-1159, et1561/ds-1615,et-1566/ds-1631, Alt 3300 series Bt-4516, sf-4915, sf-4945, sf-4946, at-6617, a&7131, ae-7137, hm-8407, 9592, 9901, 9905/9505, 9913/8213, and9930/9931. Another change made under the new regulation permits personnel n the highly critical skills and the critical ratings to draw p2 pay after drawing i pay for a mini mum of three instead of six months. Four service Craft four s61 helicopters hovering Tion ill Istrate the use of the twin to Turbine Krea Craft by military Aero Leo. They Are front to Back the army Hso executive flight detachment which Toms Porte Freak def Kenned Yand other government officials the Navy hss2, now entering Antt submarine duty the air Force s61a, which Bhatt Lea Between Cap cod mass. And Texas Tower radar platforms in the Atlantic and tiie Marine corps hss2z, also of the Ejier Nolte Fth of detachment the s61 la in tit by so Kinky. Iv.r  
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