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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 08, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes monday april 8, 1963 club 8padkb8 return member of the Tat Battle Mph Ihl mum arrive to Rhine main air base nor Frankfurt after nine hour Jet flight from Topeka Kim. The Battle map of the 1st inf dlr has returned to Germany Lor rotation unit duty Dur toe operation Lone thrust Vul. The infantrymen right enjoy a teak dinner on their arrival prepared by the 14th pm in eth pm of thu men then departed for a prepared 7th army support com site near Mannheim to receive their organic equipment prior to de Parton for the Wal Flecken training area. The lit Battle up. 19th inf la being returned to the slain aboard cims of the military air transport service. Army photos 322nd air div reorganized Wiesbaden Germany Spe Cial reorganisation of the 322nd air div is scheduled to completed april 13 with the establishment of the .117 h troop Carrier wine at the 322nd Home bosc. Devreux Fauville a France announcement of the final stages of the reorganization wot made by Gen Truman h. Landon Safe commander in chief. On tier the new command Ali tin a tent the division will be up Leved of direct control of Airlift and other unit at Kerr us no it can concentrate on direction of a Over All activities at Devreux or Cusand Chat Fauroux Abs in France and Rhine main a and Temju-l-1 Hof Airport in  the reorganization i ii .117fh Wing will have Ossian Ftp the 39th, 40th. And 41st troop Carrier suit the 5th Aerial port so Andom .117th Tarl cat Hospital As Well us Risno coated support units at Devroux and Dreux. Arts crafts week to open april 15 Heidelberg special Fea Turing crafts for everyone As Atheme Usa heur arts and crafts week will be observed april 15 33. By crafts shops and photo Cen Ter throughout Europe it was announced by the special services can programs during the week Tob ranch. Acquaint the Public with fact i it Ion Usa eur special services ant resources offered the Soldier crafts shops and photo centers in Germany France and Italy will present a varied selection of Spe craftsman and photographer. Many of the command s special services libraries and service clubs 64 named to permanent col rank Heidelberg is selection boards have named 64 regular army of0cei% currently assigned to Usa eur for permanent pro notion to colonel . A list of 581 the official list of selected offi cers and the order in which they will be promoted As indicated by St we amors d the number preceding each name is contained in a circular 624-37, dated March 29. Actual promotion to the Grade of colonel from the new list will be suspended pending completion of promotions on the 1962 recommended Llsup. Pm pm i in 8mm. Dmm is  Iii is Sam two Ehert in Kiriu Hun 44 hot Mih Norfi is Bryhl Mil i s4 pm cd Elm t or Isi Matt to Hitmi w 114 wed wow 117 if Celuh Wrt a Kihm cd atm o pm Crmim Jin i 4si a Flat Harlim 1 41 coca Hwy Chrlou her w 411 Fly by Mali n 44f so Ftp Trail 0 4� Liu Rrt i n few mtg w s3 i tarty Pill r in try a to lifter f 411 drawn Al Roll d 74 inn Emu a lube h 4tr f War or a h it Swett to w my out aft Dow aus Elisii Jim r Ait f ii in i a Riff 1t 44 Bill Wullum w of Hill ill  as4i no Xhu w recommended officers in this command were extracted from the Usa eur status files As of feb. 28, 1963. Those who May have arrived overseas after that Date Are not  numbers and names of officers recommended in usar eur Are chaplain i  c medical corp ii Jib i i nil a of i mfr we Ulm a ii uhf a h humid 17 Tom Momb pn4ritk w ii blk Mac Cal b it Csc Jim w dental corp i it Ltd . S s Irv wll Tum medical service corps  Wilt display books on arts crafts and photography As Well tin sex Elbl Tang crafts projects during the week Long Usa eur tribute Lothe Soldier craftsman. The newest of the recreational activities in the army crafts is an important part of the special serve is program keeping abreast of the do it yourself pastime thai has won popular following Backhoe. Hripto individual in addition to providing Leisure recreation time the program helps the individual Soldier discover an develop the skilled craftsmanship. Ingenuity and Pride in perform Ance that characterize crafts professions. Visitors to any one of us a eur s 125 crafts hop will find a qualified instructor in charge of a completely equipped Power toot woodworking area a general Craft room for leather work Meta work and jewelry Model building an graphic arts. Described As the answer to a Handy Man s dream Many of the crafts shops also provide electronics sections As Well As Ceramic Sand Alt am casting for Silver work. Navy launches missile frigate Camden . Map the Rich Momi k. Turner n guided my Kili frigate was launched Here it the new York shipbuilding corp. Yiirs. Thi hrs Rel is the second of its Type launched at this hug ship Yard measuring 533 by 53 feet  about 7,500. Bix Des carrying surface to air terrier a Lsalle Luyun rows fore a Daft. The will be armed with an Natl muh Marine rocket system and two triple torpedo lubes. Thi enit sneering Plant is conventional. The ship is named in Honor it the late adm Richmond Kelly Turner of Monterey calif., who won Fame As the officer largely responsible for the us of amphibious engagements in the a Ciric in world War h. Of reorganizes 1370th photo Wing Turner fab ca., special a  o the 1370th photo mapping Wing Here has been approved by Usan. ? Tho new Wing Lnu lure involve a dealt Patlon of two squadrons Ond activation of three new units. Inf addition an increment of 427 maj has been approved increasing the Wing s authorized strength from ?1.768 to 2.195. Manned bombers doomed to the scrap Heap bar dark Ell Habwood Washington up and ican went Onen an out to prov that a Liine Fly ing 1,000 Miles an hour with a nuclear bomb six Umei More powerful than the he Rohlma atomic bomb must be Conil Ned not and or All to the military hone and Buny , according to Detent department Uperta la one Way of describing renewed us. Efforts to clone the so called Low level antiaircraft defense Gap which French president Charles de Gaulle s supersonic nuclear bombers Are designed to penetrate. Such a Gap does extol the. Experts admit but three us. Missile weapons the hat rec Hauler and redeye Are expected to close it before de Gaulle completes his so bomber Force de  Atrulia Lnger our Werlin there have been few re Austie teats authorities. Including of Gaulle appear to be agreed that the a for to Trent bomber which can Wither be elea nor heard b no longer airy Yuteh for lop Lebeam missiles Leas than thre years ago there was consternation when the soviet Union shot own an american u2 reconnaissance plane at 60.000 feet or More. Now it is take for granted that the upper air lanes Usu old be unsafe for bombers in War. The difference is that the far faster heat seeking and radar guided missiles have time to lock onto the High flying planes and assure their destruction. The some does t apply to a Low flying plane which May appear suddenly just Over the top of a Ridge May go into wild looping Man Euver to loss its bomb upward and then disappear in seconds be for the bomb explodes. Low Jevel 1/.&  Pluncy of or soviet Tel Ella bases waited Banda Lycra to puns in Cuba last All proved they could get in and out be Ore anyone Tad time to Taco aim and ire even thou0a the places had o coma in those Doum to get close up photo Rajih. A is. Low level bomber would come inflate and execute a Man Euver called on  this is a backward Loop Fol Lowed by a Roll. In which the bomb is released while the plane is speeding up Ward. The French have a variation called Chandelle in which the critical turn is More sideways than upward. The Pentagon s answer is a defense i depth which would either Force the bomb ers up to where they were vulnerable or destroy them near the ground As they sped toward their target. The three missile weapons would be deployed As follows Hawk this is one of the few missile with a name that vividly describes its performance to rises into the nor and then pounces on Low Fly uni planes like a Hawk. The missile would be mounted atthe target or in the Case of defending troops Well behind the front lines. If the approach was from the sea or Over tin ground the Hawk can reach out As much As 18 Miles to destroy a Low flying plane. The russians have a missile similar to Hawk in the Sam 3." which is now re ported in Cuba but apparently was t operational at the time of the october Man Sale crisis. The High Altitude version is the Sam 2." either the Hawk or the Sam 3 can lock onto and destroy a plane in less than a minute. This at near sonic Speed. Is the time it would take a bomber to travel 10 Miles. But the margin of safety with Hawk alone is uncomfortable especially slices conditions for this Type of defense May be less than Ideal. 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