European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 08, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page i the stars and stripes monday july i 1�m command changes Gen Mccormick reassigned Kostakos to 6th atae Heidelberg pc Clad usar Kur he has Anno Urcil the reassignment of Broft Gen John k. My Cor Tolck 8th div arty cd nine oct. 1962.mccormick in scheduled to re port. In Mir september to the\3s. Army element North Amer ican air def com come. Ent air Force base. Colorado Springs Colo. Hit Kurcer or As 8th div arty cd has not yet been Nunno uncured. Sky masters replace c47s at Zaragoza Zaragoza Spain special Zarzgoza air Bui Hiu received a first pm sky Masler in it Trail lion from c47s to cs4s. The aircraft landed with targe congregation of 16th air tone Lilton who were interested in viewing Virlous bait facilities and operation. Thi plane came to Maraio Gawith Tome 13,442 Hying hour on Iii Lof and according to Iti crewel of t sgt Harry talker 3870th Connll dated aircraft maintenance so it la the a Alcott c94 in theletha air Force Fleet number 42-72s84 Wai formerly Plush Job used a a personnel Carrier at Offutt fab. Nab., be fore an lined to 16th. However it had been converted into a Gen eral purpose aircraft when we received it Tuker mid. The sky Maiter Wai built in 1942,hit any War record involving the four motor Craft waa not readily available. Talker related 5m Wai 10 knot faster than All the other Cha in of command it Turna out at a Load Iso  Zaraga a c47iturn out 190 Knoll which will peed up the base s transportation somewhat. The new aircraft la capable of carrying 49 up Teniera and a troll ton of about 11,000  of the aircraft s Firat Fly Ibi at Zaragoza will be for  flying coupled with official a Ulona. One at the Ontex Tekulve missions will be a flight scheduled for bid i 811-Offlclal sources prior to his  with the8th inf div. Me Cormack served As assistant Deputy chief of staff  Al Usa eur he. Izmir Turkey special Brig Gen Dame Truox Koit Lonkoi. Royal hellenic air Force tax been As signed to 61 h Allied tactical air Force he Here where he will server Deputy Ohlef of staff. Plank and operations. Kos Altos replaces col deme Trugh Vout to who hex been realigned to Athene Greece. Frankfurt Imperial i the Fol lowing changes in senior officers have been announced by the 3rdarmd div it col John p. Barker. Former co of the 1 army Rifle in 361 h inf a been assigned to . Kit. U co Samuel c. Smith has burned command of the 2nd Arr Rise in 36lh inf from  co Robert n. Mack Lennon who Hax been assigned to Usa eur  col John Henlon him v. Over the 3rd army Rifle in 36th inf from u col John c. Bennett who Box exhumed duplex no the National War College at  Washington. Lenton x pre Vlious  Wax with usar tentatively ached arc schedules Beauty contest. Munich special the armed forces recreation Center la upon a Orang a flu Mermaid 1963 bathing Apauty font Tat at the  Center aug. 10. The contest u open to All girls it years or older who Are entitled to fax privilege. Intended Appu Santa Muat submit their App Lea uni to arc he Apo 4ot. , Baton july w. Tto first so App cants will be sat add to participate in the con Muni girls should a balt a full Unith photo Long with vital Sta Tuut upon soft name and address of card number and the number who would a in hero person party at  recreation Center. A Bivoino the Rhine the and engr in stationed at Bamberg. Oermann Bruge the bbb River near spryer during their annual training. Before in actual Bru Glaur took place the Battaion Ron toe Tea Dabeca awl training on Ratta ferry Anchorage system.,  Alt layout and footbridge. Each night for nine Daya a Aall Eraa Elna were mule. The River waa closed in and reopened to traffic we sub time allowed. Army photo 3rd inf Ili Vorndan re rails Tim kit Zinkon.  Spe Cial a 100 per rent technical maintenance a Xref ton taif of3rd inf div Ord Nurr in Ltd in near ing completion with nearly All support command Ingu Tachl unit inspected with a july 27 completion in rescheduled none major support units Are yet to be inspected. The 67mnn Tim team in composed of technical personnel from the 703rd maintenance in Ulah maj Charlei l. Wen Ter Field division Materiel of Leer in chars commenting on Early inflection results Westerfield Aalst the inspection helps Many newly formed unit to know the exact status of their equipment and Aloo pm Oura g e general improvement in maintenance level. The net result should be an Overall improvement in the combat posture of the  no o f f i r i n t scores have yet been released the in Pettlon team Huntt reported that Nulta inspected have been for the most part. In n Fevo Rathle mate of readiness. Once an inspect Ion in completed team member help units to Correct All Deal clenches. Eastaff Marks Milestone in service chateau Roux France Spe Cal there waa a birthday Atea staf he recently which marked a significant Milestone in air Force history but business went on at usual and no  Wai taken. The Eastern transport air Force Ewstafi Atlantic and Polar air lift Arm of the military air trans port service Mats waa five Yean old. Ita Headquarters nerve Center la at Mogul re fab. No. An outgrowth of Mats old at lactic division Eastaff i equivalent to a numbered air Force of the is. Air Force. Its Brief but colourful history Haa been filled with change and drama. Composed of eight wings several smaller Nulta and almost 38,000 persons. Nastaj operates Airlift Maslona around the world. It Pri Mary area la from the Mississippi River East to saudi Arabia. A Spe Cial interest spot la the Antarctic. The 1602nd air transport Wing headquartered at chateau Roux France and commanded by Brig Gen Robert d. Forman. La therm of Eastaff responsible for All Mats Airlift in the european a Alcan. And Middle Eastern areas. During the past five year Eastaff Hai achieved recognition a a Strong Arm of . National policy. Ita dedicated men and women have supported the United nations in the Congo flown mercy air Lofta to a Host of places an provided Airlift muscle needed to douse Hrush Flea a internationale Slot at the same time it has stepped up troop Carrier and Para drop activities and Itea Dlly increased participation with other units of the armed forces in joint training exercises. A most striking change has Bee the modernization of the Kataf Airlift Force. Great Silver Jet c13s Surato lifter transports today Streak Over routes which five Yeara ago belonged exclusively to the prop driven aircraft. The remain ing Piston powered ii Craft Are quietly leaving the Kataf inventory. In their Ilici 4 a fund the powerful Swift c1.kie prop jets. During its Al ext five years Kastas aircrews visited Ever part of the True orld. H air Force and Navy manned aircraft roared Over both the Urr tic and Llu Antarctic Lundva in Xterm tag drop Navy plans High pressure test Philadelphia a a Navy physician Haa disclosed that the Navy plans to Tut three men into High pressure tank in mid a gust to Aea it they can live and work Tor two weeks in surround Ings equivalent to those 200 feet. Under the sea. Capt George f. Bond director Rotthe lib Marine medical research Laboratory in new London conn., mad the disclosure in an address to the underwater society of Amer Ica. The teat chamber la located ill Washington. Bond said the Experiment will considerably exceed any previous efforts to expose men to great pres sures for Long periods. The Navy men will be unable Roget out any time they want to. In other outer space chamber experiments subjects could get out when they  explained it takes at least 46 hours to decompress them and even if one of them should die Theresa would have o Alt with the Corpse for that time. Thai is Justan example of the Kirvida of stress i the men will face then men will lie under pres sures More than xxx times those normally experienced. The air they will breath will Eun Nln Only about 3 per cent oxygen one seventh that of he Normal atmosphere. Bond said that eventually this project known As genesis i Hopes to Bend seven men to 11 depth of200 feet for two to three weeks in a special survival capsule designed for emergency use on the Texas Tower radar installations at sea. The capsule is 16 fee High. U feet in diameter and weighs 17 i u. In heat in the Congo. In Singapore and on Kwajalein airlifted Ameri can muscle and might to Lebanon to Formosa to West Germany Anda dozen other places. In late 1062, Eastaff displayed More of the remarkable flexibility ii first demonstrated during the Lebanon crisis of 1098. In 1958 it diverted a Fleet of airborne c124o lobe Raiteri from Normal routes to the near East trouble spot. Then late in la. U diverted cub Ulf masters ,cl13 cargo masters and Sira Tollit ers to Deal with the grave Cuba crisis. As the cuban peril waned Eastaff diverted an Airlift Force to Fly army from Germany to India. The chinese communists prowl ing through the Himalayas and at tacking Indian i Roux on the Roo of the  were held in Check by the arms Airlift. Eastaff mercy motions to earthquake ravaged n a 11 o n � to Chile Morocco and Iraq have been documented. Equally fumed Are  evacuation rights made weekly from Kurppe to state Side bases. As its first live Yeura faded int history. Eastaff could look Huck on Airlift record in payload. Speed and distance. An Kataf Crew smashed a re Islyn record in air lift of weight to Altitude another airlifted a 100,000 Pound plus Puy Load across the Continental us. And another streaked non hop from Clark fab. Philippine islands to Mcguire. Setting an unofficial distance record for inn spoil . Presently commanded by maj Gen William p. Fisher was Tafaha passed through five dramatic years. During that time its person Nel have paid close attention to their business improving the . Global at lilt Force. Eur he at Heidelberg. It col Cecil w. Harrison too command of the 2nd howitzer by 27lh arty from la col Clarence fax who has assumed Dulles with 4th army Hunt it. Sam Houston Tex. Harrison Wax former division artillery s4.lt col Harry l. Rogers former co of the 1st medium tank bit 33rd Armor hex been assigned to the Armor combat development Center at it. Noii.  col Ralph a. Olarner hag taken command it the 2nd Hollzer in 7 Ltd arty replacing Ift col James o. Herman who has been assigned to the ill Lilon l 01 Section. Col Charles a. Ilene has Bay sued duties  ill Ixion chief a staff after a Vinu nearly one year As division trains co. Ilene it places col wll Lleini r. Pershall we will take Over com Hal come c. Combat come c co. Col s. To Ramey has been assigned to corps As g4. It col William d. Wray form co of the 122nd Ord in will tales Over command of division Traul a it col James h. Leach has mov4from co of the 3rd  i so 12th inv. To the division of Poat. Leach replaces it col Jan at h. Harrison who has been assignees to the Continental army come. In Monroe a. Nuernberg Germany spa Cal col Carleton Preer or. Taken command of the 2ndcav, Here following an Asseg at department of defense in ton. He replaces col George l Pickett or. Who is leaving for Pentagon assignment. Darmstadt Germany Iclal col Edwin s. Chapman been named 7lh army Deputy Sugeon following his command the 31sl medical cohere. He been succeeded by la col j. Edwards who comes from hsvl7lh army. Bad . German pc Cal it col Stephen g. Mullin Hai turned Over command the 8th aviation in. Here to 1harlow g. Clarkjr. Martin been reassigned to 7lh army gait no Oehr. Germany up Cal it col Jesse j. Trotter i assumed command of the Hod fell training area at change command ceremonies Here. To Ter i former assignment Narmy adviser to ii Ohio Nat guard Columbus Ohio. West him. Germany it col Raymond h. Whit taken Over command of the medical in from it col Earl. Power who has been reassigned Ift. Sam Houston Tex. White w. Former executive officer of i battalion. Karl8ruhk, i r m a n y up Cal col Jack w. Fluke son assumed command of the Toth Gap replacing la col Walter l. I Jerson who Hail been acting Gri Fluke son s former us Slinn. Waa chief of staff for Facil Llu com a Orleans. France. Berlin special col Sawh. Hayi has axum i the Post. Chief of staff. Berlin brigade  col Lawrence a. Vat the new chief of staff Haa co handed the 3rd Buttle up qty Lohere inc. Hla assignment to Berle in july 1902. Vogl is scheduled attend the Industrial College the armed forces Al it. Lesley Man nor Washington. A Josburg. Germany special he l 0T of co fit la inf div has been alow in the new assistant chief of at. Vol Lon Lycas Repta to col Cheldon Wheeler who Leen assigned to the army Wai College at Cordule Borrack Alt