European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday september 17, 1967 the stars and stripes Page 7 2o years of Progress of Secretary takes a look into the future Washington is As the air Force Marks 20 years of Progress As a separate service air Force Secre tary Harold Brown takes a look into the future to see what is in store for airmen of 1987. Although Brown says the air Force has yet to develop a reliable Crystal Ball to predict the future he foresees a mixed Force of missiles and manned bombers at least through the1970s. Tremendous advances in military Airlift the movement of men and sup plies from the . To overseas base Sand within Battle areas. A new generation of Short and eve vertical Landing and take off trans balanced fighter Force to win the tactical air Battle and hold limited wars like Korea and Vietnam Down to the guerrilla War a Broad View of the world situation of the future Brown in this month s official airman Magazine says conflicting interests on the International scene will undoubtedly continue to require that our own National objectives be supported by military Power. So Long As military Power is needed the air Force will be this reason he thinks one of the first priorities of the space age air Force will be to maintain strategic superiority Over any potential enemy or combination of enemies. I believe we must continue to havea mixed Force of missiles and manned bombers and the need for the Latte will continue As far ahead As any of us can see at least the entire decade of the 1970s," he says. The characteristics of a new bomber beyond the fb111, to replace b52 forces in the mid seventies ought to be evaluated in terms of both general War and limited War Utility. These characteristics will naturally be influenced by the nature of defences in 1980-85and bythe effectiveness of our munitions. Here vision becomes he future of Airlift is somewhat easier to predict. By 1970, our present capability will again double and by 1972 when the c5a will be optional twill almost the air Force is also working hard to extend its air line of communications from conus All the Way into presenter future Battle areas. To do this Brown says it Aims to join the strategic and intr theater air lift delivery As far Forward As possible and ideally to have assault transports Fly cargo right into Hie combat next generation of assault transports is Likely to be Stol Shortcake off and Landing aircraft with pay loads in the c123 Range and perhaps with a vol vertical Takeoff and land ing capability at half that payload he thinks. Its size depends to some degree on what the c130 May be Fol Lowed by perhaps another aircraft with Stol capability and c130 All air Force thinking and plan Ning for the future Brown believe both imagination and flexibility Are required and the . Must remain ahead in t h e world s scientific and technological the air Force Marks its 20th birthday on monday. In the past two decades it has grown As an Independent air Arm from a strength of about 387,-000 to 895,000. A stateside service army 6th inf i Jim represents old. New traditions by Marc Huet is Washington Bureau Washington is the6th inf div that will be organized at it. Campbell by. Starting i january will represent both the newest and oldest in the army. Since it is the latest it will obviously Benefit from All the lessons that have been Learned from past and present wars have the newest equipment and Thebes organization the army can devise. It will also have a lineage that includes some of the oldest in Fantry outfits in the service. One regiment of the red Sta division so called because of its six pointed red Star shoulder Patch goes Back to 1784 and another was formed during the War of 1812. Although the 15,000-Man Divi Sion will be formed in the Road concept and not along triangular lines of world War ii its battalions will still carry on the heritage and the colors of the. 18th and Early 19th Century in Fantry regiments. When it is reactivated this willbe the third time in a half Cen Tury that the 6th has been formed in the army. The first time was in 1917 be fore going to France to fight in the v o s g e s mountains and inthe Meuse Argonne offensive of world War world War ii the division again came on Active service att. Lewis wash., and after training in the . And Hawaii went into combat in new Guinea i june 1944, followed by an am Pacific school director Washington is n. Pepper professor of education at Miami University Ohio has been appointed superintendent of dependent schools inthe Pacific area the air Force announced. Phinious Landing at san Sapor an then in january 1945 another Landing in the lingayen Gulf inthe Philippines. During the Philippines Campaign the 6th took part in the bitter Mountain fighting and artillery duels to Clear the Island of Luzon. Now the 6th will replace the famous 101st airborne div As it Heads for South Vietnam Whereon of its brigades is already in of the new division will bring the army s strategic Reserve in the . Back to a five division Force the 1st and2nd armoured at it. Hood Tex. The 5th mechanized at it. Carson,colo., and the 82nd airborne div at it. Bragg . Commando a new vehicle being tested bythe . Army military police is called the commando. It will be used As a Convoy escort vehicle. The commando is designed with no vertical surfaces. This helps protect it from Small arms fire and also to deflect larger projectiles and Shell fragments. Six of the com Mandos Are being tested under combat conditions to determine their acceptability for adding to the maps Arsenal of vehicles. Army photo new i Bill benefits All vets by James kidney Washington up1 All vet trans of military service not Only those of the Vietnam War stand to gain in some Way from the new $285.6 million i Bill going into effect in october. Although the Law is intended primarily to ensure that Vietnam gis have the same benefits a veterans of other wars other veterans also will receive in creased educational allowances a Cost of living increase averaging More than 5 per cent will be added to All pension for veterans and dependents of deceased veterans widows inthe lowest income categories will receive an 8.5 per centralise in their pension checks. A disabled Veteran is eligible for a pension on the basis of need. His disability need not be service connected. This will in crease along with the other pen Sions. Compensation payments for service connected disability will increase for All veterans too. Inthe past a disabled Veteran has been allowed a statutory award of $47 a month in addition to other compensation for disabilities involving the loss 9f a hand foot Eye reproductive Organ both buttocks or the loss of hear ing in both ears or the loss of speech. Before the new Law was passed the $47 could be collected Only for one of these injuries even if More than one was sustained. Now a Veteran May receive a statutory award for each of these conditions not to exceed $400 a month. Children up to age 26 of an Veteran who Dies or is permanently and totally disabled As result of a service connected in jury will become eligible for Grants of $130 a month for four years of approved College or vocational training under the new Law. World War ii soldiers Gaina final Benefit from the new Bill. The final Cut off Date ineligibility for the i loan pro Gram will be extended to july25, 1970, from july 25, 1967. Veterans who served after Jan. 31, 1955, will be eligible for increased educational assistance for a maximum of 36 months of College or vocational school taken within eight years after Dis charge. Post-1954 veterans will also be Able to receive full educational assistance while completing High school without reducing their eligibility Lor col lege benefits. The veterans administration predicts the effects of the educational assistance sections of the new Law will be noticeable begin Ning next year. Men who we redrafted or volunteered during the major Vietnam buildup in 1965by then will have finished their tour of duty and will be release Dat a rate of 60,000 a month. For world War ii veterans the i Bill of education and training expired july 25, 1956.the korean conflict education portion of the i Bill ended Jan. 31, 1965. All veterans Are entitled to care in one of ili5 veterans hospitals and nursing Homes across the country. Top priority goes to soldiers with service connected disability. Finally if there is any room any other Veteran wit i a disability can be admitted
