European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 07, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 0 the stars and stripes thursday september 7, 1967 by meddled sgt. In typical Only elite can qualify As Parade Schemen by Amis Nixon staff writer Lajes Field azores is High standards permit Only the Best qualified and most versatile applicants to become members of a 225-Man elite group of airmen32 in Safe stationed world wide and on Alert 24 hours each Day to answer distress or Emer gency  Well trained select airmen Are the  of the aerospace Rescue and recovery service arrs subordinate unit of the . Air Force s military Airlift com Mand Mac. There Are normally two Para Rescue men assigned to each 10 Man Crew of hc130ii Hercules aircraft on missions. S. Sgt. Jack d. Moran and air Man . Kjell c. Noel 57th aerospace Rescue and recovery so Are two of eight Par Rescue men assigned to the Squadron Here. Moran who has been awarded the airman s medal and air medal for two hazardous mis ions he performed in the Pacific Ocean also participated in the recovery of eight film contain ers from a Saturn rocket in Jan uary 1964. Moran talks Little about the two instances ,pc2ially his awards. After some urging however retold this Story a filipino Tanker had run onto a submerged reef and was breaking up. There were Waves pounding the reef. We were picked up very soon after jumped he related. It states in his citation forthe feat though aware he might be seriously injured i heavy seas or dragged Over the reef and despite the constant danger of fire he leaped with out hesitation. His calmness self Assurance and action resulted in the Crew remaining with the ship and their Rescue was accomplished without in jury or loss of  going Back to the other jump he said a japanese boat ran onto a reef Between Guam an the Philippines. The ship had sunk and when i reached the overcrowded life raft the men had drawn lots to see who would go Over the Side so the raft would not sink and All of the drown. After talking to them and get Ting them to see that help was s. Sgt. Jack Moran left and airman . Kjell Noel demonstrate gear in Norway. Is Hunter coming i tied their raft together with the ones dropped when i made my jump and broke Outwater and rations. This calmed them and we were picked up Bya freighter going into Manila he continued. His citation states he gave them first Aid survival instructions and acted As a Calm ing influence despite the language Barrier while remaining with them 13 hours before they were picked  continued All i had Dod names Stanley adviser to nato envoy Washington is or. Timothy w. Stanley 40, has been appointed to the defense depart ment s top civilian Post in Europe As defense adviser to . Ambassador to nato Harlan Cleveland and the . Mission to nato. Stanley s appointment follows a reorganization of .-Natoactivities in Paris. His Deputy will be army . Beverley Powell former con arc Deputy chief of staff for operations. Powell replaces air Force maj. Gen. Richard , who is retiring. The new defense official Willnow Combine the duties of John Deputy chaplain named Washington up presi Dent Johnson promoted col. Ned r. Graves to brigadier Genera wednesday and named him Deputy chief of army chaplains. A. Hooper who was defense representative to nato and the Mediterranean area and those he formerly held As assistant defense Secretary for Nat Force planning according to a Pentagon announcement. Hooper is resigning from the defense department. The consolidation is aimed a improving the integration of political and military factors affecting . Participation in nato the Dod said. Stanley spent most of the last12 years in International Security work for the White House an the defense department. He is author of several books and articles on the subject including the Book nato in  is a graduate of Yale University and the Harvard la school and also has a doctorate in political science from har Vard where he once taught de sense studies. On was the scuba or frogman suit but the freighter Crew donated a shirt Here and a pair of trousers there until All of us were dressed in dry  we had a Nice five Day vacation with Good food and excellent treatment until Wear Rived in  had been stationed in Japan and knew some japanese and something of their  Moran and Noel Are cocky examples of the aerospace Rescue and recovery service s Parade Schemen. With a Maroo Beret sitting jauntily Over one Eye both men appear to be Tough intelligent competent individualists who can take or Ders think and give orders. Initial training includes completion of combat survival train ing course Basic airborne Para Chute jump school scuba div ing course Rescue and survival technician and medical course with an airborne fire fighting course desirable. To be eligible for this train ing an applicant must have All 1 s picket Fence in his physical profile physical qualifications necessary for air Crew Parachute jumping and Marine diving duty. Qualification As a life guard and completion of High school Are desirable assets also. His knowledge must include land and water search survival escape and evasion evacuation techniques and procedures environmental physiology advanced first Aid map Reading self defense operation of specialized recovery equipment Para Chute repacking diving physics and diving environmental Haz Ards use and care of Para scuba Rescue and recovery equipment. Knowledge of fire fighting procedures care and use of fire suppression and Allied crash entry equipment and languages and mores of one or More for eign countries is desirable. Continuous training  to make at least two Parachute jumps each Mont to keep themselves in readiness. When a Para Escheman jumps into the Ocean he carries 150 pounds of Rescue and survival equipment strapped Over his frogman suited Frame. Every thing to make him a self sus Taining unit is included from oxygen Supply for underwater work to emergency , imbued with Dedica Tion who wish to locate an penetrate areas of difficult a Cess on a worldwide basis pro vide medical treatment Means of survival and escape an evasion evacuate disaster vie Tims and support recovery of aerospace hardware and person Nel find the Way open for the physically qualified. Parade Schemen Are the fore runners of space Rescue men Manning space stations around the Globe for space travellers of the future. Airman combines hobbles and air Rescue training Trygge Norway is former officer candidate of the norwegian air Force now member of the . Air Force combines his hobbies with his training. The 25-year-old Norseman air Man . Kjell Noel of the 57th aerospace Rescue and recovery so at Lajes Field azores likes Mountain climbing shimming hiking skiing gymnastics run Ning judo and karate. His duties require him to be proficient in All these activities and  joining the . Air Force three years ago Noel has successfully completed train ing closely associated with these hobbies in nine different schools All As part of his air Force career. Noel left officer candidate school in Norway to emigrate to the . In 1963 and became Aski instructor in the Pacific  joined the air Force on june 9, 1964, graduated in augus from the medical Helper school at Greenville miss., and i december from the . Air Force medical service school then at Gunter air  Ala. The next year Noel Cross trained to another career Field going first to the . Army Parachute school at it. Benning ga., then to the . Nav scuba diving school becoming a frogman in May 1966, at Sandiego Calif. Moving up the Pacific coast to the combat survival course at Fairchild air ,wash., he completed this training in october. He then furthered his training and qualifications by completing the Par Rescue medi Cal course at Sheppard air , tex., in december. The new year saw him at the". Army mountaineering school at Dahlonega ga., i january 1967. After finishing the  school at Eglin air  fla., in april Noel at tended the Ber wacht Moun Tain climbing course at Obers Dorf Germany. Just out of his latest school in july Noel said if i can get courses with the University of Maryland i intend to make a career in the . Air  of to Honor employees Wiesbaden special  a. Preston Safe commander in chief will honor109 air Force civilian employees for Superior service Here thurs Day. The ceremony slated for 2 . At the commander theater stems from the air Force s incentive awards and performance evaluation programs. William f. Mann an electronics Engineer will be Given a Spe Cial acts award for saving the government $250,000 through his  will receive either tli6 outstanding performance rating or the Superior performance . Norbert c. Treacy 7101st air base Wing commander will make the presentations