European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes sunday october 25, 1964 a g in mar Amu Sikir _. Fath inf div unitsend48th inf team wins Rifle trophies Oil Jill Lut hulls a a Lull / mob Mitch inc . Fir Muny Spe 48lh look the Troph with a Immon .,., Nelv d. A my do a Dan Tennis of the 2ml brigade is Ore of 1,623 the is her. Trophies in the .45-l i fcs\47ltt Avivit look Ihil a in urls Iho filth Armor com a wind in ,.,. Uhf now being 1 1 o \ Iii 2\l i ii and sixth Days of the 3rd army 1.m4 Ponts. Ill Fol. Sch i Rechtern Ier Many special Pathfinder sol Diers of the la inf dive 2ndbrigade have slammed through Tough aggressor resistance in final drive that successfully captured preplanned objective sin the Vicinity of Schluechterm Pierce b. Irby or. Was executed Arlo thursday morning. Maximum delay action was effected by elements of the 1st in. 87lh inf. And the 1st in. 13thinf. In the face of aggressor and Vance by soldiers and tankers of the 1st in. 50tlh inf and the 1st and Mernes bringing at i in. Both Armor army training test Swift withdrawal action was Corn Arrow a close Isle cd near noontime thursday cold persistent rain did Little i and closure in Assembly areas improve Battle conditions As i was effected by mid afternoon men and equipment of both the a final attack of Swift Arrow 2nd brigade and the aggressor. Clime Friday r n Inu when forces were thoroughly soaked in i mechanised of the 1st in. 87th the final stages of the exercise. Inf and 1st in. 13th inf Spear following concentrated fighting headed an attack in Northeast along route 276. The 2nd brigade i Erly direction toward Schlueck forces made a strategic with Tern drawl Assembly areas near a Llodra came Dow from no 22 officers of 3rd army visit . Base , England Spe Cial Twenty two army officers of the 3rd army div have spent four Day orientation visit with the 10th tactical reconnaissance Wing Here. James tanning army o the pan Dahlem air base ill were from the go runway have been credited with Eckler Are off Lars More a Miln ,.u of an sixt s f the 3rd Arm div commanding Kentral s Tro Phy match Here. The sume team Coll cled two trophies. On the fifth Day. Eight infantry men of the 2nd in. 48lh inf. Won the Rifle team trophy Oul shoot ing a Field of ii other teams. Their score of 1.347-57x Edge the second place 1st in. 33rd Armor by Only two Points. 1,544 the 1st in. 48lh inf in third place All three top learns Are from the 3rd army div s 2nd members of the winning team Are Cpl Hubert Simpson team Captain sgt Frank mite coach Cpl William Harris. Pal Michael Maloll. Pfc Clifford mat thews. S sol Okey . Sgt Arthur Allig ibid. And s sgt belgians Host americans for festivities Phurm. is personnel of Del 0600, the Melon the sixth Day. The same few Ord auth. The 2nd in. 4blh inf a slab Jar m111 listed 90-Polnt lend during the Bun joint belgians at Vervie first half Day s firing for the t.,.,.,,t. Be Looth anniversary the infantry trophy match spite a last minute surge shooting Power from the 1st bn.33rd Armor the 2nd in of the 521t Kubr trophy. The infantry trophy match consists of the exposure of eight targets for in on All nine group units took part Ini Mernes from the right. Driving i Why Fostr Vilii. The 7th" army through the Center the 2nd in. Bund under the direction of firing Days of during Theomi next few Gener Troug e cener e n. Fifth Armor captured their of two Arthur Wheltle provided Al s match will in us a lec lives near Schluechterm. I the Parade music. Somatic weapons the automatic mechanical policemen save pilots lives barriers slow jews at Spang Span Dahlem. Or Many special mechanical at the end the collection of intelligence data and May request tactical recon Naissance when needed. Purpose of the visit was loth Wing fulfil a request for tactical reconnaissance. After a Welcome by col de wills. Spain Wing commander the group was briefed on the Wing Smission by col Wendell l. Bevan jr., followed by a briefing fro the army Liaison officers stationed Here. After intelligence briefings an visits various sections in the combat operations Center maintenance control Center the photo intelligence and photo processing trailers the group was taken the Squadron areas where Tite received a Dally night briefing. Aircraft in the past five policemen Are arresting barriers located in triple Sequen Ces at the end of major runways. They Are designed Slop air additional staying Power i gained by sequence positioning the second and third Barrier backing up the first. When a Landing aircraft brakes or drag chutes fall the Pilot can aim toward the Center the Barrier at the opposite end of his first Barrier Quence is the Bak a Cable stretched across the runway and connected two heavy duty Brake Drums on either Side of it. The Cable is located 1,290 fee from he overrun area and rests about six inches off the Concrete As the Pilot approaches the Cable area he detonates an explosive charge on i aircraft which releases a tall Hook. The tall Hook connects with the Cable and the Brake Drums slow the speeding the Prcraft is not equipped with a tall Hook device or if the device malfunction the aircraft encounters a second Barrier the Mai a erected just beyond the extended Ranee of the Bak 9cable at the beginning of the overrun ma1a system is a Cable Nylon webbing which forms Awall three feet High across the runway. The nose gear of the plane becomes entangled in the webbing actuating huge Chai links which Are dragged As the Cable plays out. The Chain link weigh 112.000 pounds and " parallel the special equipment is needed on the aircraft use this we fencing Barrier the nose gear serves in much the same manner As the tall Hook on the Cable Brake drum system. The third and final Barrier Inge sequence the Safe land har Rier is Nylon netting stretched Between two cables which extend across the the Safe land Barrier is engaged the main cables passover and under the plane s fuse Lage allowing the Nylon risers wrap around the wings. The braking Force is exerted along the leading Edge of the Wing. A Safe land system will Hall any Jet aircraft with Little or no damage. While the three systems appear Basic in usage they Are effective Only because of intricate mechanisms. These mechanisms Are checked daily by Barrier maintenance Crews of the base fire the Barrier is used the runways Are automatically closed All air traffic until the fire department can disengage the plane. The whole operation from touchdown disengage ment can be accomplished in minutes the barriers Are reset and Are operative almost immediately. Of the founding of the belgian red Cross. The i7lh Al bund directed by senior m sul a Odward Schurmer and Del Olio s Chrome helmet Ohonor guard look part in a Parade through Vervier Street and the bund later presented concert in the town Square. During reception at town Hal for keel Cross and Safe officials mayor Edmond Dom Enand mme. Y. Dosier president of the Vervier red Cross Are from 1931 19m, welcomed the americans. Representing the air Force were col Lames 11. Vande hey Deputy commander. Mth air div and col Fred c. Faupel jr.,Del 0600 commander. You Are among friends said mme. Dosier. We feel this is a very Greul Honor which will bin both our countries More closely together. Us me Tell you How pleased we Are have you with the 17lh of band played for dancing Al the grand Ball in the centuries old soc late Royal d har Monic in the evening and the Prem Honor guard formed a. Cor Ridor for arriving guests. The invitation americans join in the festivities was an out growth of the people people program spearheaded by det 0600. sp4 receives air medal ka1sersi.autern. Germany special a 26-year-old Soldier with the 43rd ordnance co. Mtg ordnance in Here has been awarded he air medal with two Oak Leaf clusters for Hli service As a Crew chief in Vietnam. Sp4 Charles e. Anderson of Malvern ark., distinguished him self while Hying 75 missions in support of Vietnam ground Force from May through August Ini. Safe landings Jet aircraft touch ing Down a Span Dahlem air base Germany Are assured Safe landings through employment of arresting bar rulers Al he ends of the runways. At left an f105 thunderchief rests entangled in the Safe land Barrier Ike final in sequence of three systems. At right a2c Kenneth it. Fitzgerald of the Buse fire depart meal adjust one of two huge Brake Drums used in Bak � Cable arresting system. Air Force Bolm
