European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                              1964 the stars and stripes Post 9 8th inf div graduates of sgt France Barry Boyle assigned to the publications distribution of toe Mth tactical reconnaissance Wing at Laon air recently became the first airman to be enrolled in and to successfully Complete the Fth inf Delvs no Academy course at during his stay with the referred to a air Force earned the commandants inspection award in recognition of the Man standing tallest qualities he demonstrated during the month Long courses covered at the path finder Academy were instructor drills and map Day and Naif he escape and and tactics which included scouting and and administering artillery while at the air Force one was the Only Man in Blue in a class of composed of infantrymen and air borne army the training portion Boyle most enjoyed was in which he received the top score of during the tactics which ran from 8 on a monday until 12 that thurs a patrol was dispatched to meet a member of the partisan the students were to make Contact and return through enemy infested territory to their own command of the 57 who started on the eight made it directly Back to the command the other 41 were captured and inter of this 41 five one infantryman and air Force Boyle has this to say about the Academy i feel then instructors Are the most qualified in their respective he went on to this hat been the most out Complex and diversified month i have Ever spent in my entire military career which spans 11 two 32nd arty brigade units Start 1965 snap Competition by Ray Wright ran Uteta banal Germany missile batteries of the 32nd arty brigade have been selected for their ims Short no Tice annual service practice snap by Brig Gen Richard und arty brigade the two Nike Hercules Bat Bury 3rd missile 71st and Btry lad mis perfect it William Bralley second from congratulates his Mace missile Crew after they made a perfect score of the mob tactical missile whig launch area equip ment lest and War plans exam upon at Sembach Ger from Sogl John sgt Wil Liam awl a1c Stephen of photo Sembach Mace Crew sets perfect score on tests Germany special history has been made when an 187th tactical missile so launch Crew of the mgm13a Mace attained a 100 per cent score on their launch area equip ment test and War plans exam it is the first time in the history of the 38th tactical mis Sile Wing that a perfect score has been Crew led by 2nd it Wil Liam established the record at the wings training other members of the Crew Are s sets William and John and a1c Stephen the scores i were recorded by evaluators of he wings standardization members of the combat Crew re Given intensive training at awry and Orlando before being assigned o their permanent both Bralley and Bedford received assignments to Sembach t the same Sutherland and Moore previously had served n the 887th on a different after a new Crew is formed at the the men undergo two weeks of study in order to obtain a combat readiness at he end of this the four men must take a que Salon lest on the launch area another such test is then Given o the combat Crew commander and the Crew in impressed with the enthusiasm and Over All ability of the Bralley Newt my Munni my Wpm i Otoo my Olill who Nadav american Foft Cit Nett Wottke 1m new Hor lion Calm Matt Earmma us Shew ism him 1im in 1706 after Naan world at Imo d Wai 1im 11m i Lull two t4m Jim cmkw1 ctn Imons tit Tolu to us on to woo 1m Milo to the air son or told 1400 Hydl Lelm my Nihil oilman to Mil Almu i it Nam to 1shnm 1ho turn t my to him Moo into rom hams bin to 1im Imo hoi a Merity 1m1 part Trutt in Lorn Nelll Tom 1101 him Wobbs i today 0 s a Scmhidt than Dahlem to 000 Iru nil nit bit off up Ink inv Law it Cruz Der stabs 1711 Mosul Fri Titt chm Miu Imo social wok Tom Danny to Lanai Mvusi foot raw let thamur Zooi Natwa Sale Mth were from sealed to be the first two units in 1995 to be sent to Mcgregor near in 1963 the brigade adopted used successfully by the army air defense a Ned Arad com in the ii eliminated inconclusive peaks and valleys of unit proficiency that were caused by intensified training prior to departure for annual Wilre practice a 32nd arty brigade spokesman report while the Asp program was in brigade were re turned to Mcgregor Mange know ing their departure Dale months in instead of publishing n sched ule of service practices months in under snap units Are now selected at and Are notified 71 hours before the departure this gives the unit enough time Only for administrative about 40 men from each Bat Tery will be taken on this will leave a full missile Crew be Hind to maintain the effective Ness of the according to a 32nd brigade the mls Allemen will spend from 10 to 14 Days in and at Mcgreg or training under snap is administered to test proficiency of personnel in the operation of their teamwork is the they assemble and test the carry out sys tem and then follow set procedures in safely bringing a missile from a Static condition to a ready fire the mis Siles Are then actually this keeps the mls Allemen in practice since no missile Rattler firings Are conducted in an Arad com study showed this system to be a most important improvement in maintaining lasting Hish operational read a army official re All brigade firing units Are eligible for snap selection con two Nike Hercules or two Hawk batteries Are there is no Guaran tee that once completed by a will not be selected for another test in the same a 32nd arty brigade spokesman 49th Wing wins meet at wheelus Libya special a shoot off was staged by two of the rotational units assigned o wheelus air base As the 40th tactical fighter Wing and he Mth tactical fighter Wing ought it out in conventional and nonconventional scoring compete the Competition was held in the Safe weapons Range at Al when the dust of Battle the 41th emerged As although the 98th outscored he 49th in total an agree ment made prior to the compete inn stipulated that it would be he number of events won that decided the the 49th won six out of the eight while the Mth scored a total of Points to he 49lhs the two of the six rotational units stationed on wheelus air displayed the eve of their skills in Aerial weapons delivery tactics with this portion of the bimonthly matches the matches have been con ducted periodically Over the past but the interest and enthusiasm generated by the matches according to re encouraged the wheelus training detachments to conduct bimonthly a gunnery meet with All six rotational units in Competition was planned for the detachments before the Range closed for the flying f109 thunderchief air the two units competed in skip dive bomb and Straf ing exercises in the conventional category As Well As special events in the nonconventional capt Bob Dundas won High individual honors in the nonconventional while capt Luther Manuel won High individual honors in de both men Are assigned to Tho 49th training Del Dundas is in the 7th tactical fighter and Manuel is in 9th tactical fighter Home of the 38th tactical fighter Wing is Blob org air the Wing at wheelus is composed of the 23rd and 93rd tactical fighter 74rii div on their sgt has flair for teaching Germany Spe Cial when sp4 Jimmy Henry of the 24th inf Delvs 24th Supply and transportation in sat Down with fellow members of co b to attend a training nobody but when he shot to his feet accompanied by a loud pandemonium broke his Chalkjr had been Booby i should have known better than to let my guard Down when i came sold Henry anything can happen in a class sergeant Trautman has a hand Henry want the Only person affected by s sgt William Trautmann unconventional class room his company 49th support up selects top airman Germany special a2c Glenn Oshea of the 49th combat support has been selected As uie airman of the since his arrival hem last june from South Oshea has served As a food service capt Eddie and a Host of others in the sup come unit believe the 250pound training non commissioned officer is com a cd of equal parts of showmanship and infectious enthusiasm for his his flair for injecting an atmosphere of the unexpected into instruction has earned him an unbroken string of 24th support come Superior training awards since july the sat through enough Bor ing classes to know How Monot Onous they can within the guidelines established for train we try to keep instruction As Lively and interesting As Dos he realism is stressed whenever the training no con As an he cited the manner in which classes on code of conduct Are we have the bad the instructor and his assistant dressed in distinctive uniforms interrogate the Good we Are picked from but he no one who attends these either As Partick Mats or As part of the s Likely to forget the Points we in classes on guerrilla Trautman uses live out fitted in much the name manner As a guerrilla ready for night he had guerrillas make a Surprise raid on one of its recent classes on the firing Blanks with adaptors to eliminate any danger of concus for communications four jeeps Are the class actually operates us radios mounted in the using the proper procedure and termino Trautman credits the interest and support Given him by Ladd and first sgt Frederick vet for the Success of t h e units training the classes learn by Trautman theres always a Way to make instruction in when the men respond by listening and watching at you know the message is getting that what makes the extra work Worth