European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 01, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes saturday june 1, 1mstarted with Berlin Airlift Mats celebrates 15th anniversary chateau Roux France Spe Cial the military air transport service born at the beginning of the Berlin Airlift celebrated air Force carries a milians to Berlin for look at International problem Gay its 15th anniversary us a major air Force command saturday. Mats was created in 104r through the meriting of two War time Airlift Orchant Willink the army s air Tran port a Ned which performed Airlift operations for hat Branch of service and the naval air transport service which did the name for the Navy. At its Pink operational period in july 1945, the air transport come operated Home 3.100 Mirko intr Runft and is by com ii5". A j personnel. Although smaller the in vol air i transport service also was hts they j effective. Nats at my Peak Oner need Over 55.cioo Miles of Nir Milieu. Ult Luff Tome Sou aircraft mid about i 2fi. Xxx persons i provide global Airlift today Mats hand quartered at Chaton Roux. France is Mats european Arm. Commanded by Brig Gen Filbert a Forman it hns units at 14 Dlf Ferent operant ing locations in 11 Countree. Mats Busy with airlifts to stricken areas Chat Arnoux. France i Spe Cial stare 1048 the military air transport service has Ediwn some 15 major Airlift throughout the world As Well us a lame Millier of military trans port lifts. Them airlifts have been Nown in Ritli Fitima to meeting the Tail inn of t a. Military forces around if world. Mats link made some lit human that it provide Raul in Airlift Ami. In i All i by James attn Tab m s Ter notional problem City. Far Flung american air Bat frequently round up official o towns and cities in their area an4 give them a three Day trip to Bai Jin. The junkets help create an atmosphere of Harmony around in bases. That is Why the office of Capi Lionel v. Patenaude inform Tom officer for the 7350th support of it Tempelhof Airport Here often a buzzes with arrangements for i -1 tors who Are coming in front � such places is Valano. Italy to log he in Turkey or wheel us i term Nihil a Rvl i to h j . Romb to in rat. In lining so Mats Fllch Klubal Airlift mirth ions for the nuclear strike Force of the stunt proc air come. ., 1mk in in Midell. Kast they include Berlin Airlift Ray v 1048-40 Illin Airlift fit provide., strategy. Deployment f m., no month lift for fighters and bombers of m t. Curm9m. Oirryinbac.in.1 air comic composite slim Ril Frim Rike Force. m b 1.ri, Lebanon la Jidida. Airlift. Strik. This major command deploys i he combat forces of the army and Navy whenever and wherever needed on any part of it also operates trim Sot in n air Login tics Mission for cum binders of Over scan theater in which armed combat is n possibility tit n reality. Mats aircraft Fly almost 1 Mil lion hours per year. With a roster of some 85,000. Mats provides not Only global Airlift Hul vital technical service including Nir res Cue air Wenthur. And photography and charting for nil . Forces its personnel include More than 4.000 Navy men und women with army personnel Idaho tale granted into it various Headquarters and j 0Tthe" Ruil Riv fro Hiti it. A Han saudi Arabia. Ltli-v.1 Ijar Lii Klobe. \ Nedli no suppl Len and in Indle the in therlin item to help pm Alfhid do Niimi a. Saf Haven 195 -ri7 ail 1-u4"l Funi a an 1h� unit Wall of shame Tot re Apt Llor v. Patenaude 7380th sup port St i to at Birlyn i Tempe Lunf Airport pal non out the or rom hurled wire a Contr the Bulit Berlin Wall to Volt ont mrs uth and went knit lip. In land. Of photo 36 delegates plan to attend personnel management meet i1eidclbkrg special a be Lei i group of 36 civilian and Mili tary officials will attend n personnel management conference at i Irmisch june 5-14. This in the third implemented throw Ike lectures full no use a Tuples and article analysis. The lecture spots on the pro ram Are Folk a by a carefully j Chonen group of International Mimas tement sex per in. I drawn from air Briw a. Army transport terms Nal unit Are essential for efficient in a Selmr to "i0 ""11 ""1 the 1602nd Ajr transport Wing. 0, Lebanon 19m carrying cargo and Tro Oiw to the Middle Hunt in Allport or a lebanese govern ment. To nor Urt 10.18 airlifting Thor Iki imn Onmi cull Forslu to Kmic Ltd in m trim. Con c u9fi04 2 chalking up .5 to milk Nisono in he Ottury h longest All lift in support of the United Nat Lon it con no operant Ion. 1 1 1wj1j carry ing 2.00 1 Nir Nornie troops from the . 10 Turkey. On Truitt . Liue Imi. Thieu Nunda of to them on unit to Oer Timny. Stair step 1061 and High top 1962 carrying Reserve forces army Mil air fun t. To Kui Ojie fallowing the Berlin crisis. Thi or working Environ Mon. Metlio of instruction arty delegates hold Parley Munich special represent Olvea from shape Neucom us Alt Kuk and a a 3 from Bel ulum. The Netherlands be Timur Jermany Trunce Italy Turkey. Und Gret to f met with the 10th arly up at the Southern area come he Here. Be discus it d at the Confer ing Usa eur pcs Pas do the response to this Type of training has been most encouraging. He credited this to the Quality of the course and the fact that is Troup discussion but this is sup today s personnel managers realize hey must keep Well informed on latest developments in this rapidly changing and expanding Field. Goodwin pointed out that due to the Success of previous courses four conferences Are being planned on quarterly basis for fiscal year1984. Of Accident rate declines Washington special the air Force has announced that the number of Nir Cruft accidents Dur ing the first three months of 1963 was Down to 117 compared to 156u ence included Hawk missile unit for the Rod lout year. Program informative i consider thin program successful because the visitors go Back Home better informed on the bet Len Patenaude said. He said he thinks the program it unique in air Force Community relations work. The visitors who often include mayors and newspapermen return to make speeches or write articles for constituents und renders Back. Home. The resulting publicity he filled Many on air Force scrap Book. The situation is .10 terrible in East Germany that the danger of a new uprising is great said or. Gustav u. Hartt tinn it depart ment director at the City information office in went Berlin As he addressed a typical group flown Here recently from South and West Ruislip England. Vinith brith he after briefings by City officials the visitors went to British head quarters where they were briefed on the Berlin Kitun Tion. This also made bus Tours of East and West Berlin und went for n sightseeing trip along the Between West Berlin and the Rural areas of East Germany. The tourists pay their own per Sonal expenses in Berlin but Tea air Force sometimes hosts them at a luncheon. A group usually files in about noon spends the second Day on Tours and departs about noon of the third Day. Most Tours of this Type Hove come from France where Ameri cans have air units stationed at chateau Roux Chaumont Chan Bley Etain and Toul. Others Haw come from ill dental and Laken Heath in England and from Rhine main and hum Stein in West Ger Many. Gas articles Avau Able Washington Ikpe Fiul nun Eppro plated fund activl1le� have been urged to Muku greater ust of general Servit a administration procurement facilities which offer Low prices runt Dellver und High l Utility. intoning army train Long tents in null service prut i ice Chain of command operations and direct support unit Supply und maintenance procedures. At he conclusion of the Confer ence the Delegate toured Camp Dachau Home of the to la missile i an 62nd arty the battalion operations Center und direct support 504th Sig sgt tops 7th army no class bad Stoelz Gormn Liy special sgt Francu Tow la. Co c. 504th signal in. Has been named the distinguished graduate of the 7th army no Academy class kl-20 Hen. He received the Gen George s. Patton award for excellence and was promoted to his present rank. Sgt Tyrone Mcclendon. Co b. 3rd Battle up 6th int. Wai an Honor graduate and earned the Gen Doug lag la Catuir award Lor distinguished and � promo Tion to his Prev no rank. Sp3 Grume Toth. H 1 Bury 3th my Halle in 42nd arty and sn5 James i. Wall a 28th Ord co also were Nam cd Honor students. Sp4 Patrick w. Clark he Btry 3rt howitzer in 17th arty and sp4 Johnny l. Lovejoy co a 1st Mecha nixed in 34th inf. Also earned the Macarthur award. Sp5 Lee r. Mcconnell. 557th Ord co turned the association of the United states army award for accumulating the least number of demerits during the four week course. St Martin a. . Co e. 2nd Battle up 6th inf received the Gen Bruce c. Clarke award for his personal appearance und military bearing. Brig a. Al Leakey 7th Armor cd British army of the Rhine was the guest speaker and presented diplomas to the 133-Mandais. Decorated Gea Zurle g. Wheeler Farmer Deputy us Pranfar pfc onto. Us. European come and current amur chief of staff. I East a tabulated by us wife upon being presented us French Tredob of Hanoi medal by Lcou Al hand. French ambassador to the unite state., during onre Monleon at the French am say in
