European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes 322nd air 0ii? commander thursday october 26, 1967 Mclaughlin discusses age of super Birds by Bob Hoye staff writer High Wycombe England is Airlift in the age of the super Birds will be capable of hauling any Type of military equipment any place in the world. Application of this potential represented by the giant c5a, was discussed at a press Confer ence Here by 322nd air div com Mander Brig. Gen. Burl . The general talked about Airlift and its far ranging Mili tary consequences daring a summing up of his 20 months As 322nd commander. He be gins his new duties As 834th air div commander in Vietnam dec. 1. Mclaughlin said the c5a witha capacity of 250,000 pounds or 125 tons will greatly increase the Range of cargo eligible for pointed out that per ton mile cargo costs Wil drop to 4 to 5cents, As compared with 15 to 21 cents for the older propeller carriers. And when you transport by sea you have a lot of material tied up in the pipeline at either end. Airlift is much quicker and it permits you to Cut the Stock piles he explained. As a comparison the Genera said it would take just a fraction of the c5a airframes to do the Job that required a whole Fleet of c47s and c54s during the Ber Lin Airlift. Brig. Gen. Burl w. Mclaughlin for the first time in history the c5a will make it possible for an entire armoured division Andall its equipment to be airlifted from the . To any trouble spot on the explained that air lift characteristics Are considered by the army when a new piece of equipment is under design. The Long Range concept in Mili tary planning Calls for redaction in the weight of equipment an miniaturization coupled with in creased general said the c141, America s largest cargo Carrie currently in operation has made it easier for the 322hd to carryout its far Flung cargo and air evacuation Mission. A Workhorse in hauling sup plies to Vietnam the c141, first All Jet cargo plane designed forthe military made its appear Ance in the 322nd area of responsibility Europe Africa the Middle East As far East a Calcutta India in april. During a recent tour with Mac commander Gen. H o w e 1 1 m. Estes jr., Mclaughlin said he received favourable reports from top commanders in Europe on Airlift service. Since Mclaughlin assume command of the 322nd in april 1966, the. Division has been bus with military exercises and with its relocation from chateau Roux France to Britain. Exercises have include Southern Arrow one of the largest airborne world War ii Pathfinder express Sunshine express an deep Furrow. Pathfinder express gave Memy first experience working with the Spanish military. I think we accomplished a great Deal for both forces Mclaughlin for the relocation from France to Britain the Genera said it came off without so much As a Bent thanked the British for their hospitality in receiving322nd personnel and for conduct ing a crash program to provide housing for american families. During the Arab israeli War and the ensuing crisis the 322nd played a key role in the evacuation of americans from wheelus air base the Raf received its first c130s from the states per so Riel from the 322nd helped acquaint the British with characteristics of the new Bird. We be had a Fine relationship with the Raf and the British army people who sent equip ment to Mildenhall to test Load american c130s."i know the British Are quite pleased with the c130 and the have Good reason to be. It has been a wonderful air plane an has exceeded the military specifications Given the manufacturer. It s even More versatile Thane expected and we re constantly finding new ways to employ s my belief that in the future the c130 will be assured of a name for durability that rivals that of the old the c130 will be one of three planes cv7 Caribou and the c123 provider Are the others that the general will command in his new assignment in Viet Nam. Mormon Retreat to open tuesday Frankfurt special More than 1,000 mormon servicemen and their families the Eastern Hemi sphere Are expected to be in at Tendance at the 15th annual religious Retreat sponsored fro tuesday through thursday at Berchtesgaden by the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day saints. Special guest and visiting Church authority at this year s chess tourney slated nov. 11-12 Stuttgart Germany Spe Cial a the european chess District of the . Chess federation will conduct the 58th in its series of rated tournaments at Kai nov. 11-12. The tournament is open to any one who is a member of the . Chess federation or who join the organization at the tourney. The two Day meet will be held at Kaiserslautern american High school near the Vogel Weh shop Ping Center. Registration will begin at 8 . For further information or to Register in Advance write to cw03 John m. Yates seventh army communications come Apo 09028, or Telephone Colema military 217 8130. Conference will be Gordon , member of the Church s Council of the twelve apostles. Plans for the meet have been under the direction of col. Law rence h. Johnson mormon euro Pean servicemen s coordinator and chaplains capt Crozie Fitzgerald and capt Maurice Christensen. Hinckley who resides in Salt Lake City Utah supervises the Church s extensive program for mormon servicemen All Over the world. American servicemen an their dependents in Europe eng land the near East and Africa Are invited to attend. They May receive administrative leave forthe purpose of attending the re treat by contacting their Post Orbase chaplain. Man is that he might have Joy is the theme of the Confer ence. Joining Hinckley in speak ing on this theme will be Mission presidents presiding Over the mormon Church in Germany Austria Switzerland Italy France and England. Conference sessions will beheld in the general Walker hotel. Accommodations in Amer can and German hotels will be on a first come first served basis. With computers9 help medics discuss future Heidelberg is a look into the future of medical administration was presented by Brig. Gen. Colin f. Vorder Bruegge 9th Hospital Center cohere tuesday speaking before the closing session of a two Day training conference of medical registrars held at the Zachrich ten Cavern. Computers. Vorder Bruegge said will play an increasingly important role in providing Beer Ter service for both the in and Vorder Bruegge addressed some 30 registrar personnel from army hospitals in the United kingdom the nether lands Belgium West Germany and Italy. Previously assigned to the re search and development come in the office of the surgeon Gen eral in Washington d.c., Vorder Bruegge told the audience about the army s Progress in gradually automating its medical rec ords systems. Earlier 1st it. Patrick g. Torrejon airman cited Torrejon Spain special airman . Douglas n. Wright a first term airman with the353rd tactical fighter so has been named 401st tactical fight Wing Crew chief of the month. Usa eur engr come 1 year old Frankfurt is the us a eur engr come provision Al will celebrate its first Yea anniversary Here wednesday. The year old command con sisting of the 7th engr brigade and the Usa eur engr ele ment was formed to meet army needs for a better coordinated and More flexible engineering and construction team within the european command. Faced with the Gigantic tasks involved in the relocation and reorganization of units of the command. The Usa eur engr come demonstrated it ability to respond quickly and efficiently to these needs h. Polk Usa eur com Mander in chief said in an anniversary message. The Usa eur engr element had previously participated in More than $400 million of Mili tary construction during its 11 year existence. The 7th eng brigade also had undertaken a Large variety of construction tasks throughout Europe North Africa and the near accomplishments were due in no Small part to the initiative and dedication of Engineer personnel both military and civilian Polk said. Hays of the office of the executive director for the civilian health and medical program of the uniformed services Cham pus Europe brought delegates up to Date on requirements imposed by the program s Man administrative procedures. 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