European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday october 17, 1967 the stars and stripes tog 9 roving Ravens have dual base role Sembach Germany special three times since 1966 the Rov ing Ravens of air defense com Dhave electrified the flying Atmos phere at Sembach air base. Wherever they go the rav ens officially the 4713th de sense systems evaluation so generate excitement. And they get priority Mission support. The unit is a relative newcomer in european operation and Many people wonder about its role. But like Sembach s Veter an 7th air commando so the4713th is tight lipped about the specifics of its european mis Sion. Visitors Aren t Welcome around its Jet reconnaissance air Craft and Security police have tightly patrolled every Bird parked at Sembach the past two weeks. Flying the modified recon Naissance version eb57, of the Canberra twin Jet bomber the4713th is one of Only two dual based squadrons in the air Force. It is the Only unit which has successfully carried out the dual base deployment concept. Stateside Home of the 4713this Stewart fab n.y., and its Home away from Home is sem Bach. The 185-Man unit arrived herewith tons of sensitive electronic gear on a Short notice overseas deployment. The unit flew in with 14 eb57s, three c141 Star lifters a c133 cargo master and a c130 Hercules. The deployment is the third time in 11 months the 4713th has come to Sembach. It mad similar trips in october 1966 and last vast flying unit has a dual Mission. Its . Job isto operate flying targets Cap Able of simulating a strike Force to test . Defense sys tems. Every week during Home base duty the Squadron sends out air Craft to fighter interceptor squadrons for training in con Junction with add radar 4713th s stateside operations flying Raven strapped into his eb57, a4713th Pilot gets a final Check from his Crew chief prior to a Mission out of Sembach. Euro Pean Mission of the Squadron is training in sup port of the . Commitment to nato. State Side it is one of two dual base squadrons. Of Send it All Over Eastern unite states and Canada hence the roving Ravens Mission of the Squadron is training in support of the . Commitment to nato. Performing assignment designated by Safe the unit is under operational control of the Ramstein based 26th Tacti Cal reconnaissance present commander it. Col. Lyle f. Palmer joined the unit last october. He assumed command last july. Prior to joining the 4713th he was an adviser to the Republic of Viet Nam air Force. Under the unique Organiza Tion s operations division Are three strike forces. Crew of each eb57 consists of a Pilot and electronic warfare officer. Most of the 4713th s pilots like the commander Are Veter ans of Southeast s 603rd air base Wing already accustomed to heavy housekeeping and support responsibilities does t take the4713th lightly. Neither does neighbouring term All out support is hardly exaggerated. One example is transportation. More than one would be military vehicle user has called the base dispatcher for a taxi or a drive Catholic of chaplains meeting at Ramstein Ramstein Germany Spe Cial the chief of chaplains office Usan is currently con ducting a professional develop ment five Day seminar Here Fornall Catholic chaplains assigned to Safe a safes and Macin Germany the Netherlands Spain Italy and Libya. The seminar will end Friday. It is the desire of the chief of air Force chaplains maj. Gen. Edwin r. Chess to update the v chaplains in the latest methodology and pedagogical techniques in religious education. Insight of Many recent studies and developments in the Field of the ology since the Vatican Council a it is the chief s Hope that the seminar will enhance the chaplains in their air Force apostolate. In a recent letter to command chaplains the chief of air Force chaplains said religious Educa Tion must be expanded to cover Allaf members and involve More than sunday school or Schoel of religion sessions. Single airmen Young adults Young married couples and senior officers must be included inthe total religious education the single airman ministry launched last year is a program designed to know the single air Man Ages 17 to 25 and to meet the Challenge of the prob lems of the age. Included under the total religious education plan will be such programs As premarital clinics Cana conferences fam ily life conferences denominational instruction classes graded choirs single airmen choirs local retreats and workshops and certification and recognition Flay teachers. In addition new techniques in teaching such steam teaching and television will be used to augment the plan. Craf sponsors Bridge tourneys Ellingen Germany Spe Cial a duplicate Bridge tournament open to All armed forces Bridge clubs in Europe will be held oct. 22 under the sponsorship of the Craf 4 Wing at the base Community tourney gets under Way at noon with entry fee for the two session open pairs Competition set at $1.50 per person per session. Special Armor kits Washington special the army limited War Laboratory has developed lightweight armo kits for the ton ton and 2 ton trucks to Lessen the effectiveness of ambush attacks. The two guest speakers Are authorities in their particular Field of Endeavor. Rev. Raymond a. Lucker is superintendent of schools for the archdiocese of St. Paul Minne Apolis and the author of Aims of religious education in the Early Rev. Richard Mauthe is the chaplain for the students at the University of Wisconsin. He is also a writer for the i time youth catechetical of the subjects to be discussed Are mature Faith the of religious Educa Tion religious education an Church structures parents the first and most important religious educators technology and theology practice i helps in conducting teacher training program what of Faith for the modern Man adult topics religious methods education materials significance of revelation for religious education what age for first schedule is a full Day of duty beginning from 9 . To5 . With lectures discussions group seminars and chief of air Force Chap Lains has designated chaplain it. Col Cornelius f. Mclaughlin assistant staff chaplain ,17th air Force As the project officer. Only to hear the ail too familiar sorry the 4713th has pm initial arrival of the 4713th commander last october then it. Col. Patrick h. Kenny in one of the most unusual Welcome ceremonies Ever seen on the Sembach flight military top brass and base communities Don t get excited when lieutenant colonels taxi in. But col. Kenny s arrival was an extra special because it formally inaugurated the dual base concept. The Peppery Irish Man father of eight was welcomed by maj. Gen. John d. Lavelle 17th air Force com Mander and More than 35 key staff members of the 17th, 26thtrw, 603rd and Sembach tenant 4713th s first deployment Here lasted two weeks the Sec Ond nearly a month. Duration of the present stint is not the 603rd s shoulders Falls the clearly demanding Job of housing transporting and feed ing the 4713th s men and guard ing its aircraft. Safe cited for savings by Marc Huet is Washington Bureau Washington is Safe and two wings one in England and another in Japan we rescheduled to be honoured at the air Force Academy Colorado Springs colo., tuesday for their outstanding work in saving Money in fiscal year 1967. Gen. Maurice a. Preston us afe commander in chief was to receive the major command award from Leonard Marks jr., assistant air Force Secretary for financial management and Gen. Bruce k. Holloway air Force vice chief of staff. The 81st tactical fighter Wingat Ben Waters England and the 6100th support Wing at Tachi Kawa a Japan Are scheduled to be awarded the outstanding unit program management Hon ors. Safe has remained at or near the top among All the major commands for the last several years and Safe s Cost cutting suggestions have set a Patter for the rest of the service a Pentagon spokesman explained. A total of 30 awards will Goto individuals units and com mands for their significant contributions. Among the individual awards is t be going to Donaldr. Stonger of the Lake City army ammunition Plant at in dependence to. This is the first Lime someone from another serv ice is to be honoured for Cost reduction in the air Force. Stonger helped design cartridges used in testing 20mm guns for saving estimated at nearly $600 million in a three year period. Individual awards cover a wide spectrum of efforts and Dollar amounts from a $1.03 tool which saved $5,200 to a $24,059 saving by substituting Metal for Carbo seals on j57 Jet engines used in training. The annual ceremony High lights the air Force s savings program and recognizes the thousands of military and civil ians whose ideas and efforts have produced $475 million in savings in the past fiscal year. Ramstein Germany is airman . Cecil s. Kile 4th Allied tactical air Force has been named airman of the Quarter. 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