European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday april 24, i96s Tam and of folks Page 9 Ausa chapter gives Bonds to top scouts Heidelberg special the Heidelberg chapter of the so Catlon of uie United state stray has presented 1100 savings Bonds to three boy scout and adult Leader selected As most 1 8avkr-t set Niholas Bailer of the i coast updated aircraft mum bum so i Ramt Teu a Germany modifies tag Tuki to nuke item interchangeable. A Force photo Ramstein no modifies Wing tanks Ramstein Germany Spe Cial because be wanted to enjoy a full night s sleep a ser is signed Here with the consolidated aircraft maintenance so has implemented a Cost reduction program idea that is expected to save the air Force More than 17,000. Sgt Nicholas Buller Coic of the base repair and reclamation Section modified filler Caps or receptacles on fuel tanks so they could be interchanged on the wings of the rf101 voodoo aircraft. This Cut Down installation and Mato Nunce time reduce the number of up tanks needed for Mission support and has eliminated the need for 38th tac tical reconnaissance so tvs maintenance personnel to get me out of a Nice warm bed the sergeant the old system fuel tanks were built specifically for either the left or right Wing of the voodoo. The maintenance right fuel tank front. The left be cause of the location of the filler Cap. And this presented prob lems not Only to the maintenance Crews but to Buller. When the 3mh had alerts Early in the morning and maintenance Crews had to race against the clock to service aircraft in the confusing shadows of darkness sometimes they would unintentionally put the wrong fuel tank on the wrong Wing. Upon Dis covering this error they had to tear Down the wrong tank and find the right one. Frequently there would be plenty of fuel tanks for the right Wing but none Tor the left. When this happened someone had the unpleasant chore of getting a sleepy Buller out of bed to modify fuel tanks for the voodoo s left Wing. After arriving on the flight line the sergeant continued would have to modify the tip tank in question by installing another filler Cap in a different to hour pressure Check to see u had any an Alert held by the 38th last ear finally melted Buller s a ence. After being called at 3 m. To do maintenance on one the fuel tanks he silently owed to modify the tanks so he would not have to be rudely wakened from peaceful slum or on a weekly basis. Several Days later he found he solution to his sleeping prob Ems. He simply installed two Uler Caps on each up tank As Ned to the 38th so they could m used for either Wing. Buller s modification process enabled 38th maintenance personnel to declare 20 location. 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These Cost reduction pro rain savings have been validated by Usan auditors. The sergeant also stated tha with the new modified 4lp tanks he Only has to repair four i Lead of the previous 30 111 tanks each month. More import it he does t receive any Monaly hour emergency alarms. War Uiato to gather Scott fab Iii. Special t oth anniversary reunion Dunne s planned or former member f the air transport come fore runner of the military air trans port service mat sat the Waldorf Astoria hotel in new York City oct. S. Hahn no award for saves Hahn Germany special sergeant you just saved Myre said capt Francis j. Fran a Pilot with the 4mth or interceptor so As his 101 Delta Dagger touched Down n the runway Captain returning to base ram a routine training flight suddenly encountered a series of difficulties that compounded into crisis. First his Normal common la ions equipment failed and hews unable to reach the Tower by voice. By utilizing emergency of identification Friend or Roe sound equipment he alerted the base ground control approach Goa. Meanwhile his fuel was be coming dangerously Low and the weather began deteriorating rap Day a natural phenomenon in the Kuns Rueck area. His signal first was receiver y s sgt James Leblunc and a2cgeorge Reed members of the 2184th communications so. As soon As they realized it was a emergency they contacted it sgt Gerald Fasen Donl a Veteran in guiding pilots actually i was flying Blind Franz go said later and while could hear a sending i was unable to answer. So i simple followed his instructions and a watching my i radar he talked a Safe Landing. It was an extra Ordinary achievement and i wat Ruly thankful such a skilled am experienced Man was at the Mike on that � this incident actually occurred some time ago. But Only Las week was Fasen Donl s skill Oft flight path in hiked me Down to of the principles the presentation was made Byj \ Ray m. Bagley chapter resident at the chapter s Quad Erly dinner meeting which was tended by More than 2m aus members. Maj Gen a. K. Sibley. Usar Bur Deputy chief of staff for Gist los spoke on mobility and Tretower he outlined the concent of is Ern attn Ascendancy of mobility and firepower during the a Send the present Day need for strategic and tactical mobility. Receiving the savings Bonds were cub scout Michael Munn of pack i at Karlsruhe boy cout Max Crammer it Oroop 8. Karlsruhe explorer scout John Hogan 17, of Post 1, t Heidelberg and it col Rich re w. Brunson scoutmaster of troop 181, it Heidelberg. Scout troops in the Heidelberg Jan Helm Karlsruhe and worm areas were asked to Nom Nate whom they considered their Moat outstanding scout Sand adult Leaden. These Noel axons were then screened Brausa and scout representatives. Boy scouts represent the Best ii american youth Bagley told he youngsters. Your selection o receive these saving Bonds is nil calve of the Fine work you Are doing in your scout 3rd Cav commended for personnel work Baum older. Ger Many is the unit person Nel office. 3rd army Cav regt Fly has received a Superior performance rating for the Quarter ending March Al ims. For the Ilg Heit accuracy rating of unit personnel offices serviced by the Lith finance Section at Baum Holder Post col William j. Boehmer sri Cav co presented the award to two Charles a. personnel officer on behalf of capt r. L. Gordon 17th finance Section. Daily recognized when he a presented with a certificate exemplary service and cited b a Gen Kenneth p. Be fouls air Force communication serv ice commander. 8pfl drive for record Wei Bruecken Germany is spa Franklin d. Oats,7mh transportation co had trans in has driven 1h.2m Accident free Miles establishing a new record for the 97th transportation come. Crom train Long of Hohn sets maj briefed on of s Way Hahn Germany special Well i la Tell you sergeant if your Recruiter will offer Meirman first class maybe i la switch sergeant maybe we can arrange that Little detail. Of course you la have to take an aptitude test this was of course lust a Wile bantering Between army sgt Mai James e. Gray of the Fth inf div and chief m sgt Waldo s. Garretson Mui tactical fighter Wing sergeant major the two top enlisted men in their respective organizations. Gray was one of six army sergeant majors from the Golden Arrow div who visited the base in an Exchange of army and air Force cos to give each other a better understanding of the Mission and Way of life of each service. In the near future six chief Muster sergeants from the 50th Wing will visit the 8lh div. I be Learned More about the air Force in the few Days i be been Here Gray said than i knew in 20 years service. Of course i be jumped from planes and i can spot the different aircraft from the ground. But i mean just How you people prepare Tor a Mission How you set up to give us the close air support the complexity of the coordination. It s been a through the extremely tight schedule which began monday morning with a Welcome by col George w. Mclaughlin 50th Wing commander and to a critique thursday morning the army sergeants visited every activity on the base. In his Welcome Mclaugllin said that the Exchange would be Well Worth while a Yon Lear nothing More than a deeper appreciation of the other Man s Job. But i am sure you will learn much More than that he then spoke of his previous assignment at a member of the strike come an integrated organization where i got my own first glimpse of How the army did things. We All have the Sam aim defense of the free world and the More we know about How the. Other fellow accomplishes his assignment the better we can do was really amazed at the complexity of the ensure operation said sgt maj William b. Lackey who works with Gray. Generally you re so involved with your own problems you tend to forget the other fellow has the same problems. The coordination is simply group visited the workload control Section where one army no an army air Force manuring world warn commented "1 remember the Days when you just went out on the Lin and said fix that plane Man this u a Long cry from that i i think i la stay on the ground said one Veteran infantry sergeant after flying on f104super Sabre simulator. There Are just too Many gadgets to read and understand All at once. Well let you drive a tank when you visit
