European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 04, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Tog 8 the stars and stripes saturday May 4, 1961 Wheeler states need for More dependable copters at less Cost Washington Pupil Gen Earle g. Wheeler. Army chief of staff told the helicopter Industry Here that the army needs better and More reliable choppers. He also said that helicopters now Are to costly army Progress in nor mobility in Belnac held Buck. Both Tho initial and operate or costs of army nor Runft ire such As to Moke nor mobility an Axce. Lively expensive proposition Wheeler said in n speech Mode to the american helicopter society for certain vehicles. Partly ulnar by the larger helicopter the expense rum clone to the Point where program could he do feat on Cost Wheeler added. In ii in if for marked improvement in helicopters Wheeler spoke to n time when the army in nut lorm bark on a Large scale nor mobility program and is about to test o new tar assault division concept. Wheeler told i he Industry the army was not interested in mar Ginal improvement we wont Large scale technical emphasizing n key problem that of helicopter maintenance he cited difficulties encountered with one chopper Model which he said re que lord 4 i Ninn hours of maintenance for every hour of flying Ime. Until helicopters overtake around vehicles in reliability. Wheeler concluded the army cannot exploit the real Worth of he air mobility land on bases termed tops Washington n criteria for the Safe comp troller award is the monthly Points to Check publication a Quality analysis of base accounting and finance operations. Brig Gen Albert l. Peart. Usak Deputy chief of staff comptroller will present the outstanding performance plaque to the bunt Waters accounting and finance office on monday. The plaque will Bear the names of the two winning units. The Ben twilier accounting am finance office is he led by capt Robert j. Cell by. Torch meeting set in a of Runny Clyl a torah Congo Catlin be held for pc wkly in Tiik Gen Lynn l. Lemn Stirr he Prem Allied com Mander in Europe prepare to leave a Vii corp Annm tend potty following m a lilt to the corp a grand Ham ii Herr in Ifer Lvpl an hour ionic briefing. Accompanying 1-Emnltier in Sfax Orn John f. Franklin jr., acting Vii corp co. In the iwo ground in the general Driver 8p4 Koger Jank Nwoko 357th transportation co army photo will be guests at Afa convention commands asked to select their outstanding airmen by i a tar Folky. . U i i w1kshaden, Germany Sas the air Force association afa1 in a Nln Tiki d the air Force to detect outstanding airmen from Ench major command to be honoured guests it the Afa convention to he h lil in Washington. D.c., sept. 11-14. Usak Liq requested its units to nominate an airman to com their dependents at the Usah Kur religious p to coif hour to Allm inn Berchtey Sitadri. May 22-26. Will i Tjwie for the command is la Etc. And Nimit a of the nominee along with usar Kur chaplain and convocation master it col Joseph b. Miu Senff announced that honest d. Frerichs Assoc Ute professor of Rel Glou �1 Udipi x at Brown University. Will i the Fiji St lecturer. Fri Rich is Pri i in to i it at Cal leave in Germany in Post doctoral a Tull s. Chaplains n a f i a 1 1 Friedman Howard and Jonathan Alrh Horn will Pur Llyl me in Thi con vocation us faculty no a lots it Logia Palcal Kelch and photo i Anby May 1 due in Al Headquarters i will be placed on toy orders to la nation s Cpl Tel where he will take part in Many of the official functions of the convention. "tin1 airmen of the ear get the t2nd signal det Back Home it. Bknn1ng, a. Special the 72nd signal detachment re i i Nutly a churned loft. Bran unit co. After a fix month Lour of duly in Vietnam. Overseas phone tips Given new York special armed forces personnel stationed Over seas May be missing out on n wry useful and inexpensive source of information service and even in Ter Tannu it. Many foreign Tele phone companies offer a number of re serviced which provide value and enjoyment to Many service men. Everyone has dialled that Little number Early in the morning to find out the time and local weather conditions. In London there is a number not Only Lor the local fore cast but oni for a sex sushi Kent Jund nil the rest. In West Berlin Vienna. Tokyo and All Jurt of sell Rel ital but an Tallal u recorded program of the Latex no we the switch even have n Choice of in in in German French or italian. The j it Vic Man s wife in Many Swiss and West German cities Vienna and Paris May dial the Realpe of the a and if things Don t go Well there u another number for what to do about be ing poisoned. In soil or Lind Dalint the num Ber 11 will give you train sched ule. of doctor and drug stores historic dates and spelling of place Namett fur crossword i n Vienna music Liuti. Can Tunt their instruments by picking up the Lecki a. The phone company offers u cur a pitch us All times for those in doubt. Obviously the Xei Al fenian Over sea Hus Ubu of a teat variety of unique and useful Telephone serv ices not offered Here to Home. Red carpet treatment and. Since this year s event in in Washington plans cell fur the Best meeting Ever. The airman who oos should have the Lime Othi mild an Afa or mawr. All airmen regardless of made should be considered a Safe spokesman mind. What an individual has done during tin punt your that has materially contributed to accomplishment of i unit s mis Sion in earring nut the air Force obligations should be considered i nominating the airman the Afa will extend an invitation to the Given of the no stand ing airmen to attend inc Conven Tion and win provide them hotel accommodations i fund trip com Mer Clyl nor plus rash for incidental a pen sen. A Lac will be invited to intend most of the Afa runt hems with their Hus bands. The Afa is Jin Independent non profit Nero face organization with no or Ronal political or com Mercial axes to said the Usak member. U wan i Hlahol shed in new York City. Ian. 26. 1346 and was incorporated in wanning ton in february 1 m6. Usak s 1wv2 outstanding nor Man was chief m ski Reuen of the 71st Minoll 3q. Butt Surg a Germany. him Lars to move Scott fab. I. Special after it years of from for Dudji under various Squadron . To 53rd weather reconnaissance so. Widely known a the Hurricane Hunters will be transferred from kindly fab to Hunter fab. Go. Functions Mccarty Lold the Roa. During this the general continued the reaction of the a army Reserve forces was not Tea impressive. This included a Gallup of 75,000 personnel from the army re Nily Reserve. These were in two categories mobill7cd army Rrt Croc units Lar Fly of company and detach ment size Ami individual ready reservists from the reinforcement Pool. Of the total. were i mobilized units and the rest Wen individual spetly Haj Rillon when the cuban crisis devel oped last fall the . Navy a Tab " lured its own records displaying alone with Smer services the Speed Wolf which the Una Tell states Millary Oreana Patlon can i react to a crisis he said. A heft president Kennedy ordered a naval of Garnnt be of Cuba a Fleet of the i . Navy was on 11s Way in hours officers of the naval Csc Xvi i serve of beside he regulars in a.1, Qumran tone Force which at Pesi strength consisted of 16 destroy ers three cruisers in Natl sums Rene no Scraff Carrier and a halfio7en Utility ships. Mccarty also recalled that div ing the cuban crisis. 3h or fore. Reserve units were called up. To last Lar 1-l.ildo personnel they included 24 troop Carrier squadrons Elnet troop Carrier wings and it. Aerial port snut Irons nit Eie Menti which could be used in a strategic movement of troops. Warning this Force coupled with a marines in the ready status and the Navy on Active blocks Dpi served As n sharper Wurn Luff to the Kremlin than Ever by Forfar " Mccarty sold. The three Day Convent Ion Wal attended by representatives of the department of Europe of the Roa. Comprising 85 chapters the de. Port men i extend. Through Continental Europe the United King Dom North Africa unti the it Dolfl East. 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