European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 24, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and strikes saturday october 24, 1964 combined operation to land 28,000 marines in spam army s operation big i. Iii. Which men behind the Beach nil pro urine Trai. I a Rau brought 15.000 combat re. He the hell copiers Are is a dlr i i. Hides . Others will he Fleet will engage in anti Suomu marines in the key positions and on inc Krc Iund. M an isl. Pnra Muti ocl Call Jon another Ulryk a trooper. W ii be or Opp d i i _ 1 Foke n p Jun a a of new men t the 1ml Marine Llev and i in cd at key Points further in-2nd Marine air Wnm from Haws land Losel up the it meter in North Carolina Mill make up Guardi he expeditionary Farr. To tie to bring ashore the tanks nil from the fulled heavy artillery a Mili Tinc in Stales in the largest Tram Mcc inn causeway is Liing Cinis Riecl Ante Landing Jinp Rainn Ever at de from the Bench nut Inlo the Temple by american forces. There he re in Lilii the air mar nil need cml jul for the Force along i 1m a for adm John s. Mccain or. Spanish marines will land Shyrl in Maunder of Law Atlantic after Down in Mark the largest amphibious in acc. Will up in Lamphi Bonus opera ton since n charge of the Fleet Suppo Lingway. A exercise while Lien James an Urminda of m worships from p. Berkeley commander of Hethe . 8th Kleet Gnu the Milt Fleet Marine Force will be in Lury sea service charge on the Beach msts1. Plus 10 american cargo upon completion of the a scr. Shins and 14 Spanish warships else the men will Board the will support the expeditionary ships for the return trip to the orc. United Stales. The return Islan Long inc Crews of the ships scheduled in begin nov. J. Which Range from aircraft cur Aerial support for the landings Ricks Down to Landing Crall will come from fighters flown More than 50,000 men Are in take nonstop from Cherry Point in the exercise which will und the aircraft Currier Lake Lihe Navy s ability to deliver Champlain. While the lame lighting Force to a foreign a underway participating air the Basic concept of steel Pike at Rota As u Landing is somewhat the same As the i helicopters used to drop the Navy research Secretary 35 to witness steel Pike i by John pm Petiers Blondon Bureau 1.ondon s4s Robert , Auis Tant Secretary of the nary for research and develop ment is to leave for Spain Sun Day after Onsen inn tests of Ihei 127 vertical Takeoff v l of Jet plane. The pi127 wll he used Laform a joint British. American and West German Spain Morse will witness the massive amphibious Landoni exercise operation steel Pike i if plans o return to Washington tuesday. During a 10-Day . Morse Uliuli Hud talks in Bonn with West Vermun. Ameri can Nuvy und civil Lun officials and visited the Wea was ii Slin Vicenter lit on inc Bailie in Indus Morse conferred with american ambassador David k. E. Bruce. Adm Charles d. Grit Len. . Nuvy Europe. Or. John i Lucus assist uni nato Secrel Arv Lineral for scientific affairs and diet William w. Sch refer. Com Munder of inc office of Maul research Umnik Ilu his inn us Yanit that Kurn Peun Scle inlets and engineers Are mull no in Basic research Andice development of military Wiley see he Edwarc Are contributions he said i cover the whole Range of scientific endeavours and naval War Tare. In the United Stales we anticipate Ever increasing Bene fit from the cooperative efforts. V corps cd in Ioctl pc course of our scientific and Industrial communities toward solution of our share of Here s How marines storm Skore at ohm Beach Campus Citty . La preparation far exercise steel Pise i. Nary past experience hut proved. Thin even Wilh the atomic age the Basic concept of the Rifleman i us represented by inc marines i plays u Ellul Purl in the National defense Force. The Rifleman it i now rained to in everything from from Mun duly to driving a Unk. The Spanish invasion will be a dry foot opera Tenn Wilh the men coming ashore in Mobil Foxholes inc thai Are de signed to lid inc men Inland fast As the Nene Lallor can be made in the enemy defences because of certain problems Only a simulated bombardment will be Tull Ted to must the enemy defences before the men storm Atli re. While the Muin activity is con fined to the sunni Dune area be tween Huelva and the urge Nav base at Rota u second front is to be established on the South East count of Spain near Almeria where a 2.000-foot portable land ing strip was Laid Down to serve inc jews from the aircraft carriers. Known As sats Small Airfield or tactical support the strip is equipped with arresting gear to Snag the High Speed jews just As they Are landed on he carriers. Following the initial Day at the landings at the beachhead the observer and Pryst party unscheduled to Fly in Almeria to wet Nubi the sats Field in opera Tion. Think twice ome for Ghenther Gen Freeman hails setae special Teni Nul i. Freeman or. Cash eur command or in Chlof has sent the following message to the South Ern Kunia Hijii task Force Sot marking their 9lh Miniver sary tin behalf of the coiled staler army. Europe ii is u pleasure in extern a the Southern european Tusk Force Ron its blah Annicc Sarv. Ocl. ,29, l64. Skutak. One of the key ele ment of the n Nruh Manlic treaty organisation has gained an enviable reputation of living u competent effective and determined organization. Today the highest Man Diing of service and Devotion to duly i continue to Chura Clerow Skutak s Lierly Munce. You a Prthu Idun inc Imp Iuni your command is making toward r preserving the peace of Western Kuruc Skutak has always Taen u Strong Forte in a melding ii kids of Friendship and Mutual respect lie 1 tween the people of Italy and the i Nicil i arc. The Nai new a i sanitarian acts Liy the eur Mill during the year have strength ened i Che winds the winning if the i tiiled1 slates s award for excellence in rela Lions by the his logistical cml i and the gout will generated by the numerals and Well received i appearances by the we l a. Army bund arc especially note worthy."1 extend to Ihu me Liei of setae my bus wishes for their continued Sucic is in the Polk visits Wildle Ekeji area by a German firm the lines of a similar Oneby Ralph Bennington Slaff writer , Germany j used by Isle sort is troopers from the 3rd de into the barrel of the mho army t la ran through a new tank s 105-mm gun with a Cable armoured pen Onnel Currier pc enabling the gunner to control he qualification course and Demon j firing from his Normal station Siru led a new tank training de since the barrel of the h 5- vie for Lac firs Lime As Hilgh my it Only 12 inches Long. The in seven year. Before Fate 5s, t5w3".rvto Iram said "1 am delighted with the High explosive and smoke Range and Road the tankers also fired the so rcnulvne",crras.%ic1 1 & " army assistant Disimi com Mander fur Man Euver plus group of division und Wil Flecken Suu Post officers lie showed particular interest in the ranges which he found the same Lime lie pointed Nul the Cist and changes need Edlo keep up with new weapons develop men und he now envy Iun u helicopter Range at wild to give All the credit to the troops Polk got Down unite Imine chilling ground with a c u i i c of infantrymen rum co a. Isl in. Win inf. To have a look us the Kiu i Larfis use Din the final phase of the Alt Iii Asp. firm Wilh rifles Maehlm runs it grenade launch i by the to Inan Ai c the coarse. Changes and refinements by Polk after Cluse in Sec tin and cinder Sunins Witham and officers. The v corps cd was impressed Wilh the Brand new 14.9.mm Lank i training device demons rated by co b. 1st in. 33rd Armor. This is Ideal for training at local Sla due to us Start Range he there Are not an Lough a. For the pc squad Over their mile Long course. Simulated artillery b u r s 11shake them up Early. Then they face the water Barrier mud Holbein this Case and anti tank and machine gun nest emplacement is i hey Debar from the pc and spread out on both sides Lorthe fun us assault Over inc last 9n or so Yards. It s a test for All the Driver i0-Man squad and squad recently completed pc course was built by the Spear headers mid eur in. The new device manufactured
