European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday september 20, 1967 the stars and stripes looks to future Page i by Gerry Hickman Wiesbaden special us afe has continued to increase the flexibility of its tactical air operations since Gen. Maurice a. Preston took command of the organization a year ago. While maintaining its tactical nuclear striking Power Safe has improved its ability to pro vide close air and other support to . And Allied ground 54-year-old general says that his pilots Are prepared to fighting any kind of situation confront ing them. In addition to commanding Safe Preston also Heads the 4th Allied tactical air Force a nato air Arm that embraces Many Safe German an Canadian units. While his command s operational role has been growing More flexible the Safe com Mander says it has also increased its for the increase in Safe capability include new and better equipment addition of experienced combat veterans to the Pilot corps and supporting elements and application of Les sons Learned by the air Force in Vietnam Preston of new equipment he says the Safe conversion tothe f4 phantom Jet has taken place smoothly. It has been remarkably smooth conversion relatively devoid of concerned have a tremendously increased capability with a better air plane the Genera says. The 1,600 mile per hour phantom is now the principal weapons system of Safe. It is flown in both fighter bomber and reconnaissance models. Gone during Preston s firs year As commander in chief of the organization Are the considerably slower aircraft. A command Pilot himself Preston is enthusiastic about the phantom. The Safe com Mander is particularly pleased with its air to ground think there s no question that the two Pilot fighter is hereto stay and is an appreciable improvement Over the one Pilot fighter. It is clearly advantage Ous to have two pilots involved in air to ground delivery he says. Phantom Crews Are made upon an aircraft commander who actually Flics the aircraft Anda second Pilot occupies a rear seat and operates aircraft sys tems. Preston notes that rear seat phantom pilots relative new Comers to the aircraft Are Al ways in a hurry to Advance to front seat or aircraft commander status. Some of them might disagree with him on the two Pilot concept the general says with a smile. He Points out that All Phan Tom units maintain a constant aircrew upgrading program and says rear seat phantoms a by lines Gen. Maurice a. Preston. Increased flexibility pilots Are advanced As rapid Lyas training and other require ments permit. Other new equipment added by Safe tactical units during the past year include radio equipped jeeps for air Liaison officers Alo and Forward air control lers fac. The Alo works with ground forces advising them of what tactical air support to Call for a different situations develop. The fac directs fighter bomber pilots on to their targets. While Safe Forward air con trollers presently operate Only on the ground. Preston says plans Are to add airborne fac capability As soon As Safe can obtain fac aircraft. The air Force uses Bot ground and airborne fact in Vietnam and Preston says both Are needed in Europe. Speaking of increased Safe capability stemming from the addition to its Pilot corps of re cent veterans of the Vietnam conflict Preston says it is Al ways helpful to have pilots who have had actual combat experience. Pointing out that Many of the Vietnam veterans now in Europe Are Young men he says the Yare contributing to the Overall Safe Mission by spreading their experience and know How. Preston also says Safe i benefiting from lessons Learned in Vietnam through improve tactics. Reviewing other developments of his first year As Safe com Mander the general had Praise for airmen responsible for the fast relocation of command unit from France. He said he was particularly pleased with efforts to assist Safe personnel face with hardships during the move. Project people Aid person ally originated by Preston was developed solely to help need airmen and families hit hard by the sudden withdrawal. Hundreds of people eventually benefited from extraordinary actions taken to help on the move from France Preston says the facts Are that the relocation was accomplished expeditiously an turned out remarkably Well particularly in View of All the prob lems involved and there were a great Many. I Don t think we have a sin Gle Black Mark on our record incident to the move out of hate to compliment people in a Shotgun pattern because usually it in t True that every body does Well but i can t find fault with any of our command ers or any of our units in mov ing out of looking to the future the Safe commander said plans Are being made to ready air Force facilities in Europe for the greatly increased carrying capacity of the giant c5a transport currently under development in the . The c5a is expected to carry about 220,000 pounds nonstop across the Atlantic. That s Al most three times As much As is carried by today s c141 Star lifter. Preston said improved air lift would help in quickly . Units. Commenting on relations of Safe with its Host nations Preston said he Felt on the whole that relations have been Excel Lent during his first year said he was pleased with efforts of Many Safe members to maintain Good relations with citizens of their Host took command of us afe during August 1966, succeeding Gen. B. K. Holloway. He came Here from Tokyo where he served As commander . Forces Japan. Safe to promote 2,816 Wiesbaden special the names of 2,816 Safe airmen selected for promotion to airman first class during the next three months were released officials indicate that 3,800 were eligible in the current promotion Cycle and that us afe s quota enabled hikes Forone out of every 1.4 eligible. Help reduce the outflow of Gold earn award Lor 9th year pathfinders Hare h you can t find your hem to the pm bad Kreuz Nach Germany special the 8th inf div has been presented the minuteman Flag with one Gold Star and three Silver stars representing nine straight years with More than 90 per cent participation in the Purchase of savings Bonds by voucher deduction. At the same ceremony the division presented tank gunnery and mechanized infantry squad proficiency course awards to its outstanding tank and infantry units. After the review at Colema Barracks in Mannheim it. Gen. Andrew j. Boyle v corps cd presented the minuteman Flag to maj. Gen. Patrick f. Cassidy,8th inf cd. The Gold Star on the Flag symbolizes 60 consecutive months of More than 90 per cent participation by the pathfinders. Each Sil ver Star represents an additional12 month period. The Flag alone counts As one year. The 2nd in 13th inf commanded by it. Col. Thomas b. Blake received the 1967 Quinn award which goes to the Bat Talion annually qualifying the most squads on the mechanized infantry squad proficiency course. The 2-13th qualified 81 per cent of its a l-39th, commanded by 1st it. Charles Corray capture top company honors qualifying an average score of 84.8 percent. Sets. Johnnie White and Ste phen Lyons led the two squads that tied for division High Honor with identical scores of 92.8 per cent. The top battalion for the path finders this year at the annual tank gunnery program at Graf a Woehr was the 5-68th Armor commanded it. Col. Law rence s. Wright. The tankers qualified 88.8 per cent of then tanks. The High company was co a,3-68th Armor with a qualification percentage of 94.1.the division s High firing tank came from cob 2-68th a Morwith a score of 2,165 of the 2,400 Points possible. 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Thomas a. Parker spec. 5 James l. Jones spec. 4justin j. Moore or. And pfc. Eddie s. division finished the tank gunnery program qualifying 75per cent of their tanks. Oesterberg the nether lands special Camp new Amsterdam was Host to 92german youngsters and their Counselor from the Duessel corf area recently. Their stay was sponsored bythe German red Cross As part of a program to Send 4,000german children to Holland 200 children from Ger Many spend three weeks of the summer at a Home near Camp new Amsterdam each year. Augsburg Germany Spe Cial the 24th inf div s 1st in 19th inf honoured three winners of the expert Field medical badge and the to squad and Section in mortar testing during an awards Cere Mony Here. Capt. Hubert w. sgt. Leonard g. Strick land and set. Frank Varela All medics with the battalion s ill co received the coveted medical badge. The battalion s awards Forest mortar Section and squad went to co c s mortar Section and the 2nd squad
