European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 13, 1966, Darmstadt, Hesse                                March 13, 1966 the stars and stripes fast 9 device detects silent enemy Washington. March 11 a electronic personnel detectors which help combat soldiers avoid ambushes by enemy guerrillas in Viet Nam Jungles Andrice paddies were described for senators  new device records sounds such As rattling or Bushes or a Click of a gun safety heard from a d i s t a n c a . William w. Dick or. Told the Senate armed services an appropriations committees. It is normally carried by the Lead Man in a patrol and in our tests has repeatedly detected concealed  the general mid. �1.5 billion wanted Dick Chiel of army research and development told of numer Ous new military tactics an equipment items being used in the Southeast Asia conflict As he urged approval of More than is billion in the new fiscal year for these purposes. Among Thorr. Were a new Mobile military Fiel Hospital equipped with electric lights a Ray facilities an inflatable Hospital Ward und air conditioning which can be trans ported in n 2 i ton truck. A folding steel net Landing pad Tor helicopters which can be dropped on top of Trees or Jun Gle growth in eight minutes. It consists of two strips of steel nets 20 by 200 feet Laid Cross Wise with an 18-foot Centra platform. It can be placed by two helicopters. Used with this Isa new lowering device which soldiers use to get Down to the Jungle floor from helicopters. Weather rockets i to get Navy test Washington March 121 Nana a new concept in rocket launching to get weather data from the upper atmosphere soon will be tested under direr Tion of the office of naval re search from the Stormy Waters of Northern Lake Superior. The rockets will be launched from unmanned buoys to As High As 100,000  successful says the Navy this May provide measurements of gnat value for Long Range weather forecasting and to the services warfare environmental prediction system. Trees or the elevated temporary Landing pad. A coated Nylon membrane for airfields to cover the soft wet runways during Rainy sea son or to halt severe dust during dry  Armor Protection for both ground troops Ani Crew members of army air Craft to protect them from enemy bomb fragments and other electrically  new grenade launcher which can toss As Many As 240 of the mis Siles in a minute for distances up to 1,200 meters. It was de scribed As the most effective helicopter weapon system in us today " a new lightweight meal kit weighing Only 10 ounces for Long patrols. The Soldier heats canteen cup of water pours it in the packet and after minutes has a hot meal. A few facts figures disclosed on huge military buildup by Marc Hue staff writer Washington March 11 is defense Secretary Robert s. Mcnamara has go Neon the offensive to answer press and political critics of the administration s conduct of the Viet Nam War and the . Military posture with facts and figures some heretofore  at a Pentagon news con Ference March 2 and then march3 before the Senate foreign re lations committee he told in de Tail of the tremendous . Mili tary buildup of men and . Said that . Forces in uth East Asia re present Only about 10 per cent of the total military strength of nearly 3 million. He served notice to the world that the . Is fully capable of a acting its commitments any where so there May be no stateside service scene miscalculation by Friend or foe of american military Capa  gave details on the army Navy air Force an Marine corps buildup from june 30, 1b61, to june 30 this year aviation companies mostly helicopter units will have More than doubled during this period from 70 to 161. Artillery battalions have also increased from 102 to 125 and air defense batteries from 101 to 117.the number of uh1 helicopters in the army jumped from 145to 1,373 and total army aircraft from 2,318 to 4,293. In the air Force the number of tactical fighter wings will have increased from 16 to 21,and tactical reconnaissance squadrons from 14 to 21.air Force tactical and special air warfare equipment also showed increases and the Navy Marine corps and air Force tactical aircraft bomb carrying capacity is up 70 per cent Over what it was five years ago. Only a fraction of the 4.700tactical aircraft of the air Force Navy and Marine corps have been committed to Southeast Asia Mcnamara  an emergency we could deploy into combat 2,300 tactical fighter and attack aircraft with in 90 Days in addition to those now in Southeast Asia Korea and Europe he said. Delivery the . Military Airlift capability has shown a Large gain which is expected to continue into the future through introduction of even larger aircraft Mcnamara said the army and Marine corps is now operating More troop carrying and cargo helicopters than All the military forces of All communist and free world nations  Navy s increase n the number of general purpose Force ships will have jumped from 781 to 112 during the same period and the Navy s ship construction program also has virtually doubled. Warheads increase Din the nuclear Field the number of warheads in the . Strategic Alert forces is now 2,623, while five years ago we had s3 War Heads for this Mission me Umara  june he added we will have doubled the number of tac tical nuclear warheads on the soil of Western Europe and Large numbers of tactical nuclear weapons Are available for use another areas of the world if re  Korea Berlin recalled Mcnamara recalled the . Experience in the korean conflict and the Berlin crisis. During the korean War he said the . Had a partial mobilization that increased Mili tary strength from around u million in 1930 to 3.7 million bythe Spring of 1152. Reserves also were called up and duty tour extended during the Berlin crisis of 1h1.this has not been required during the current Viet Nam buildup he said. Not bogged Down just because the . Tot 300,000 men in Southeast Asia Mcnamara said he believes our allies and our enemies Loo should not feel the u.8. La bogged Down in one Small Corner of a world. He told the Senate committee we still have great untapped resources to meet any other major contingencies which a confront us in the  Salvo symphony by pay loads have been increased 57per cent by using the Boeing developed bomb package Load lag concept. Packages Are pre loaded lower left Aad towed to the to cutting leading time by one third. The plane no carries m 540-Pound bombs in  and 24 of the same size outside. Of b52 Pilot at Ellsworth gets 5,000-hour pin Ellsworth fab s.d.,March u special a Ueunten ant colonel Here the first Pilotin the air Force to accumulate Over 5,000 hours flying time inthe b52 aircraft has received recognition from the Boeing air Craft co. In the form of a 5,00f hour pin. In a letter of congratulations to it col. Clarence d. Bristol jr., col. Albert h. Schneider,28th bombardment Wing com 1 Mander said this is a tremendous accomplishment and place you in a very select group of people. You have earned this distinctive recognition by professional skill and an intense Dedi cation to your  defense units get added punch Washington March 12 special the army has announced plan to organize new air defense battalions armed with the Chaparral guided missile an the Vulcan automatic gun in order to meet the need of Fiel commanders for Low Altitude air defense in Forward Battle areas. Each new battalion of 799 Menwill have two Chaparral and two Vulcan firing  Chaparral is mounted on an m548 self propelled  Long Range will be complemented by the Quick reaction and extremely Low Altitude capability of them fila 20mm Vulcan automatic gun which will also be  army air defense is now provided by the Nike Hercules a medium and High Altitude guided missile and the Hawk medium and Low Altitude missile. The new battalions will Oil la the Low level defense and complement the hand held redeye missile now entering the army s inventory. Additional air defense support for the Field will come when 40 mra gun dusters battalions Andquad-50 batteries Are activated