European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday mordiji7 1968 the stars and stripes Page 7 up minuteman i the first ground test Model of the air Force Mim Iteman Iii intercontinental ballistic missile = icbms is loaded into a modified transporter erector. This Eicem newest version of the solid fuelled Quick reacting e minuteman system has an enlarged and improved third estate motor and new reentry system to increase its a e Curacy and payload capabilities. Air Force photo e army throws out grenades in physical combat test Washington special the grenade throw has been tossed out of the army s physical com Bat proficiency test. Instead Soldier will carry a Man his own weight Over a Iso Yard course Ina race against the clock. The new Man carry is no part of the proficiency test at Basic combat training Center throughout the United states. Early results with this even indicate trainees Are scoring higher than they did with the grenade throw. Other tests the other four exercises on the proficiency test remain the same the run Dodge and jump the Low crawl the horizontal ladder and the mile run. The maximum score of 500 Points also remains the same. In the Man carry soldiers must carry a Man 150 Yards Over a straight track in 52 seconds Roget the passing test score of 60 Points. Finishing the event i Only 34 seconds is Worth the maximum 100 Points. In the grenade throw trainees had to place five grenades within three Yards of a target 30 meters away to make the passing score. Soldiers Are matched in two Man teams according to height and weight for the Man carry. Each partner is once the Carri Erand once the Man carried. Participants have a Choice of three carries Piggy Back Over the shoulder or the fireman s carry test results indicate postmen prefer the Piggy Back carry because it helps them keep their balance without interfering with leg movement. Stateside service antimissile missile sprint time trials Redstone Arsenal Ala. Special the sprint antimissile missile has successfully completed a Stopwatch test flight at White Sands missile Range,. Colorado Springs Colo special the army Navy and marines play an important Rolein the development of future air Force officers being trained atthe air Force Academy. As Well As having officers from All branches of the serv Cesas members of the Academy staff cadets train with men from their sister services during the summer training program. They learn the Workings and the complexities of the other services while gaining a Basic knowledge of tactical procedures they them selves May have to employ and depend upon some Day. The program gives cadets a Opportunity o observe an participate in underwater and amphibious training with the Navy and marines and to learn Parachute guerrilla and Antigo Zerrilla techniques wit the army. In addition to these summer programs the cadets visit and live with officers on army Navy and air Force installations. The purpose said it. s. Moorman Academy superintendent of All of our summer training activities is to develop character and qualities w leadership and to provide cadets with a solid practical background for their subsequent development As highly competent air i orce another program clansmen juniors an Opportunity t Gin their leadership training by instruct " g Basic cadets and thirdly n sophomores during summer training. First class senior cadets pm Iso and Monitor the Ysit us conditioning and Mili a y training of the Basic cadets u was Tell instruction Given a other classes. Al Coronado Beach Calif., to a Birds Eye View of it demolition training. 1 of the course is to Leach cadets the entire diving segment of Udo. At the same time another group of cadets participates i nearly every facet of modern amphibious operations an works with the men of the 5th Marine div in a full scale exercise Over the beaches of amp Pendleton Calif. They participate in surf indoctrination engage in wet net exercises debarking from ships at sea in Marine fashion by climbing cargo nets conduct helicopter operations from Mph a specially designed ship for transporting troops and Landing them by helicopter and participate in Field training with a Jungle operations course guerrilla and anti guerrilla train ing at it. Sherman canal zone has two objectives to overcome an individual s natural fear of the Jungle and to simulate Jun Gle warfare conditions Asen countered in Southeast Are integrated into a regular class of army office Sand enlisted men undergoing pre Vietnam somewhat similar program and a major portion of the Fiel training for the third and fourth year cadets is conducted on the is entered upon the Security of air Force installations against guerrilla attacks infiltration and training also includes reconnaissance chemical biological radiological familiarization a group reaction course and a Confidence training is Given at nearby it. Carson just Southof Colorado Springs on the m60 machine gun grenades and Gre Nade launchers. Sprint is one of two missile being developed for the Sentinel anti ballistic missile Sentinel system is an area of defense that includes in addition to the sprint the spartan missile which will be used Forlong Range defense. The sprint flight was designed to demonstrate the ability of the Short. Range int receptor to re Spond to Man Euver commands within specified time the flight the missile was ordered to execute . In each Case the time require for the missile to respond to the commands was monitored an sent Back to the ground. Woodward reassigned Washington is . Gilbert h. Woodward assistant division commander of the 2nd army div at it. Hood tex., is being assigned to the United nations come . Forces in Korea in mid april the army announced recently. Learning the ropes at left Basic Cadet sets a Small game trap Dur ing the Mountain survival phase of the training. At right pug stick exercises Are designed Toto protect themselves teach Tadt to Bowie hand combat
