European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                              The stars and stripes Friday october 27, 1967 Headquarters visit Gen. Lyman l. Lemnitzer second left shape commander and Neucom com Mander in chief is greeted by rear adm. John a. Tyree jr., Neucom Dep Uty chief of staff during a visit to Neucom he in Stuttgart . David a. Burchinal left Dep Uty commander in chief of Neucom and it. Gen. John w. Bowen Neucom chief of staff led the party meeting Lemnitzer at the Airport. In photo at right Lemnitzer and Burchinal pause to listen to the 61st army band seventh army support come. Facing the generals is two Edward Serafin bandleader. Trombonist is spec. 5 John a. Morgan. Lemnitzer arrived at Stutt Gart Airfield on thursday morning and was greeted with the honors. Is setae celebrates its 12th anniversary Vicenza Italy s&s1 Mem   ital is Bers of the Southern european task Force setae nato missile Arm in Northern Italy was to celebrate the command s12th anniversary Here Friday. . Missile and italian rocket forces were scheduled to c o m memo rate the occasion with command review demonstrating the hard hitting combat capability of setae before High ranking . And italian military officials civic dignitaries setae troops and  slated for the command review were marching band performances by the 49th . Army band the 8th Bersaglieri regi ment band and the by National setae Honor . J a m e s h. Polk usar eur commander in chief in a congratulatory message to . E. H. Almquist and h i s command praised the task Force for its demonstration of the highest level of combat Readi Ness and Esprit. While keep ing abreast of the changing de mands of modern  the honest John rocket was setae s first deterrent weapon and its first missile unit was the 85th arty Btry which moved from Germany in october 1955.the activation of the 1st missile come Here in 1957 and the activation and training of the Itali an army honest John battalions led to formation of the i missile brigade. The inclusion of More sophisticated sergeant missiles has established setae itself As a Swift hard hitting self sufficient task Force Able to operate under All conditions of weather an terrain said Almquist. The close association of Itali ans and americans in this unique organization has resulted in Strong integrated military com Mand. Symbolizing the International Solidarity of our two nations he said in his anniversary message to setae Mem  1958, setae was a major command which went directly to the department of the army for its directives. Its nato affiliation was with land South and Allied forces Southern Europe i Naples. It was not until january 1958 that setae was integrated into Usa eur As a major sub ordinate command. Tto cuon tasks typical of the myriad tasks performed f0/cf Over the years was the airlifting of 450 tons the top of r 6 00-mount sin Guglielmo in a Shine Refuge Monument to the re Al demonstration to an italian american audience a 81 11116 Patr � rom the italian army s Bersaglieri tanks can a eked out by concerted army photo Chow of by Bernie Quinn Heidelberg special thousands of servicemen stationed in Europe can look for Ward to tastier higher Quality food on their mess Hall serving lines this fall because a new department of defense food allow Ance plan adopted in july is be ginning to show results. The new plan is already Mak ing additional Money available for More and better food for sol Diers and airmen in this Thea Ter said maj. Jaan Kurgvel the food adviser in the class i Branch of the office of maj. Gen e. L. Rowney Usa eur Deputy chief of staff logistics. Based on an increased Cost in Dex the Dod plan boosts by about 10 per cent the Basic Mili tary food allowance for  forces around the world. The new per Man expenditure for those vital three meals a Day will be just Over $1.30. This is just starting to Haven Impact Here said sgt. Maj Don l. White Usa eur Foo service supervisor. Some time is always required for an Over seas command to adapt to new Messing procedures. Although our Supply system instill adjusting some local mess Halls Are already accumulating credits under this new allow Ance plan and changes Are also being made in the Usa eur Safe a menu that is coordinated Here for both com  17 changes slated for the november menu increase som food allowances and completely replace others with More popular or higher Quality items. For instance two issues of Orange juice have been added As alternate selections for breakfast prunes the monthly shrimp is sue has been increased by More than 50 per cent and Choice loin and shoulder cuts were substituted for the pork butt that had been scheduled previously. The food service system is undergoing a major change said White. This is More than merely increasing individual food allow ances it s a sign of a new  new methods of accounting Are expected to follow the new Dod plan and if these Are implemented according to Kurgvel. Mess stewards will have to be come More like commercial cafeteria managers and begin operating their mess Halls on dollars and cents  under the proposed accounting system advocated by members of the class i Branch each Stew Ard would have a set number of Dollar credits with which to order supplies from his local commissary. Exceeding this budget would mean that the loss would have to be made up from future is sues and any savings would be credited to succeeding account ing periods