European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday March 30, fuel flows smoothly in Oil test 68 by Amis Nixon staff writer Darmstadt Germany is the efficiency of a newly opened Petroleum depot was tested herein the first joint nato exer Cise of its kind Oil test 68." gasoline truckers of the .97th quartermaster in and Ger Man arms Drivers took part inthe 2-l-hour exercise which was designed to test the allies Abil Ity to Supply Petroleum products from the new depot under Fiel conditions. Col. Kurt Orthmann exercise director said american units were invited to assist in the exercise to determine the effects of language and procedure differences. Orthmann is logistics officer Wiley see share the Road Courtesy saves lives. Usa eur fatal accidents Lunce july n army motor vehicles non army Mot. Vehicles weapons and explosive Asp hypo Tion. Drowning. Other totals 193 205 for the German representative Central area orca. Hundreds of thousands of Gal Lons of fuel were transported from the depot and then returned by German and american be hand to View the German conducted exercise were More than 200 nato and Petroleum Supply . Gen. Robert c. Kyser com z cd helicopter red to on of three Assembly areas to join Brig. Gen. Wilhelm Vahlbusch cd of orca Brig. Gen. Wil Helm Thomas from Cental hand others. Also witnessing the nato test were col. Elmer Neary com 7. Petroleum distribution come col. Harry Tistadt Deputy assist ant chief of staff Supply seventh army support come col Carl Leidy assistant Deputy chief of staff logistics plans and transportation services us a eur capt. J. R. Primm . Navy Neucom joint petrol Eum officer it. Col. Raymond v. Sharpe. Safe Petroleum officer and it. Col. John Edwards Petroleum officer seventh army support come. Maj. Tony Bridge of the Brit ish army and Squadron Leader Ross Lambert Raf represented the Northern army group Northam and 2nd Allied tac tical air Force Nataf. Orthmann later critiqued the exercise and said that Convoy Assembly and autobahn traffic problems were overcome very mentioned several problems which would be made known Tonato in a final report on the exercise. Filler up measuring stick going into Tanker staff spec. James i. Elliott i readies a5 Greg Hammer holds fuel lines a photos by Scott Gates 3rd div unit honoured with big by Pokky i map staff writer schwe1nfuht, rom is the 3rd i of los w 703rd maintenance in was do seated usage us s a cond Semi annual big m award for Best maintenance unit seventh army. Gen James h. I Oik usar. Eur and seventh army com Mandr in chief presented the 20-Pound big m Marble trophy to capt. Robert halves co c co in recognition of the unit s outstanding performance Dur ing the period september a through february. Second and third place plaque were presented to 1st it Wood Row 0. Wilson seventh army support come s 81st Liht equip ment Maint co co and capt Jon Funkhauser co of v corps co a 122nd bn3rd Arrond div. Co c was also Jiom a to Tost a Supply concept last year which resulted in a Sahel h s adoption of an automatic data proc Essing system due to t u com Pany unique Loi Imu Probki attending the ceremony with Polk were . Gen. E. L. Rowny his Deputy clue of staff logistics . Den. G. P. Seneff jr., 3rd in div co and Brig. Gen. James ,. Shanahan. 3rd inf div assistant commander for Spix it. Another new Bookstore
