European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday september 29, 1967 rambling Rose returns the attack aircraft Carrier Franklin d. Roosevelt has again joined the 6th Fleet. The for relieved the Carrier America As flagship of commander Carrier division six. She has spent 11 of her 22 years actually on stationing the Mediterranean demonstrating that a Carrier is a Mobile restocked and fully Independent . Air basest sea. The ship is shown Here As she arrives in Naples. Navy photo of changing restrictions on sea duty for cos Washington is air Force noncommissioned officers in Europe and the far East can expect to see an increase in the number of direct no assign ments to South Vietnam and Thailand either on a voluntary or involuntary basis in the future the air Force says. The air Force is also looking into the subject of eliminating some of the restrictions that pre vent cos in stateside assign ments from being available for Southeast Asia duty. The direct Transfer method from one overseas tour to South East Asia is a result of a shortage of cos in certain skills which the air Force described As on of its most critical personnel problems. Study made the situation was discussed earlier this month at the world wide personnel conference at the military personnel Center ran Dolph air Force base  study based on july 31 statistics shows the worldwide no resource eligible for assignment to Southeast Asia is Only 83,996.other members of the total air Force no strength of 284,354are eligible for such assignment Only by waiver of assignment restrictions. The problem is compounded bythe fact that 41,787 cos of the worldwide eligible resource Are already serving overseas and Are not available for Southeast Asi assignment except through the consecutive overseas  taking part in the ran use your Post s cleaning and repair Vic. Dolph meeting were asked to encourage cos to Volunteer for Southeast Asia duty. The air Force also report some 200,000 cos Are ineligible for Southeast Asia duty because they Are either in some Type of assignment restriction status like Pentagon or recruiting duty or have previously served i Thailand or Vietnam. These restrictions Are now under study and will be changed where it is practical to increase the resource As a Means of fore stalling involuntary second Toussas Long As possible. This would represent a major change in assignment policies since the bulk of the air Force manpower is normally assigned to stateside units. Although Grade breakdowns by overseas commands Are not available the air Force report that Acaf has the largest Seg ment of overseas manpower witha total of 114,000 officers and enlisted men. This figure of course also includes 56,000 in Vietnam and More than 30,000 in  Europe the air Force has 86,000 with another 8,000 in tur key of All grades. By he team Safe Tom Cut out frills by Dan Dean staff writer Wiesbaden is cutout the frills and buy Only what you need for essential Mission support base Materiel chiefs and logistics officials from air Force he in Washington told delegates from Safe during four Day conference Here this  100 conferees included those from bases managed by the3rd, 16th and 17th air forces and . George c. Hemminger director of Supply services at us afe he chaired the meeting. All business sessions ended 1st defense commo link in Philippines Washington is the first High Speed overseas switch ing Center in a new communications system of the future to link the Pentagon with its military commands All Over the world was scheduled to be dedicated thursday at Clark air base inthe Philippines. It is slated to become operational a few Days in effect for by Ray Wright staff writer Soester erg the nether lands is american person Nel assigned in the Netherland who wish to Register their Auto mobiles Are cautioned by the staff judge advocate s office at Camp new Amsterdam that the new dutch traffic code is now in effect. Under the nato status of forces agreement All vehicles belonging to american military personnel Are to be registered with the dutch government. And Safe regulation 30-4says personnel have seven Days after arrival of their vehicles to commence registering it with both military and dutch authorities. This same period applies for newly acquired autos. Al persons must pursue registration to completion without undue delay. Personnel in the Netherland who since july 1, 1967, have operated vehicles that have no met the new safety standards have been denied  cannot now legally drive their vehicles in the Netherlands unless an exemption can be based upon another International agreement or the safety stand Ards Are met. Revised safety standards re late to the Brake system front parking lights and reflectors on rear of the car. Usan to graduate 6,740 from schools Washington is Theair Force expects to graduate More than 3,300 noncommissioned officers from its seven no academies and More than3,440 from no leadership schools in fiscal year 1968. This represents a considerable increase in the output Over fiscal year 1967 when about 2,800 were graduated from each of the enlisted schools systems. The in crease is mainly due to the new schools that have been reopened by the tactical air come in july. Later officials said. The Center is a part of the de sense communications Agency s automatic digital network or Auto Din for Short. Auto Din is now in use in the ., but presently terminates in Hawaii. Auto infill eventually become a world wide network to accept relay and deliver data teletypewriter and computer communication Between various kinds of trans mitting and receiving equipment. When it is All set up late next year the defense department will be Able to handle More than40 million punched data cards or the equivalent of about 600 Mil lion words a Day. Other centers besides the one at Clark the defense department will set up switching centers at Korat Thailand Nha Trang and Phu Lam South Vietnam Futema Okinawa Camp Drake Japan Wildwood Alaska and Fine Gayen Guam. In Europe centers will be a Croughton England Pir Masens Germany and Collano Italy. The defense department will use Auto Din for the Exchange of command Supply inventory control personnel finance budget operations intelligence and med ical data. Auto Din and its complementary network Auto on or automatic voice network Are the result Ofa Pentagon decision in 1963 to modernize military communications systems for voice Tele typewriter data communication sin the . And overseas. Thursday afternoon. Other officials taking part included col. Ren Roberts Deputy director of Supply and logistics air Force he and col. G. W. Poehler who represented the air Force logistics come at Dayton Ohio. Hemminger said the base sup ply officers were called together for discussions on How to improve control of resources and to be brought up to Date in latest Supply management methods. The Safe Supply official noted that More than 75 per Centof base Supply officers Are new to the command since last year. Roberts told newsmen that us afe is a Leader in computerized Supply management. Delegates were welcomed tothe conference and to Wiesbaden by Brig. Gen. George m. John son Safe Deputy chief of staff for Materiel. Two bases offer graduate courses Wiesbaden is the University of Utah graduate pro Gram which leads to a mastering business administration has opened second term enrolment sat two Safe bases. Courses in banking and finance and in accounting will be offered at Rhine main and atthe air base Here starting with the term beginning oct. 1. A limited number of qualified students will be accepted on a first come first served basis command education official said. He added students May enter the Utah program at the Start of any  Complete details of the Grad uate program and enrolment prerequisites Are available at the base s education centers. Those inquiring by Telephone May Cal Rhine main 6071 or Wiesbaden 23430. Both numbers Are Mili tary. Educators to visit far East Washington is assistant defense Secretary Edu cation or. Lynn Bartlett Ander. Anthony Cardinale director of dependent education ape scheduled to leave Early next month on an inspection toxic of dependent schools in Tho far East