European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday March 30, 1968 the stars and stripes Page f of raining Center Murks Annie or Miry in Germany special to i 1 army training Center will 11 it. It us anniversary sunday As training area for . Troops in eurits establishment As a training Ces b the German army in 1908h," a is of Grafen Wocher have echoed to the Narinji soldiers from Many Nuli troops from Italy Spain France Fri Lai d and the . Have slogged is dust trails and prisoners of War in both world wars have helped Clear its Lank trails and rebuild its ranges. In m in 1945, soldiers of Patton s 3rdarmy liberated the pow Camp and two cars later constabulary troopers began limited infantry sprawling Man Euver facility that encompasses 115.000 acres ranging from is plod Hill i Hohenfels in the South to Wildle Kenmore than 140 Miles to the West is headquartered in combined arms school at Vilseck rounds out the Complex making it the largest and Best equipped training facility in free Europe. The arms schools also widely known for its outstanding tank gunnery instruction and maintenance training. The Iraq Vilseck Complex totals 57,000acres and contains ranges Able to accommodate ranging from the.22 Caliper Rifle to the honest John German army established Lohen Fels As a training area in 1935. It to was used to prepare German troops for world War ii and served additional Lyas a pow Camp. In 1945, troops of the 3rd Arrond Cav regt led by col. Now g 9y Gen James ii. Polk liberated the 1945 to 1951 the poor Man s Garmisch served As a displaced per sons do Camp after which it was taken Over As a training area by . Army. Today the 40,000 acre area is an integral part of the seventh army training Center. Wil Flecken joined the seventh army training Center in july 1966. First established in 1937, it too served As Apo Camp and do Camp. The area came under . Control in 1951.almost every week thousands of . And nato soldiers arrive at the Centerton fulfil their training Mission. Artil Lery armoured infantry tanks and engineers constantly Man Euver through out the reservations As medics maintenance and other support units prac Tice their skills in their quest for com Bat readiness and major key to the effectiveness of training is the Quality of logistical sup port rendered to training units. Am munition companies maintenance sup port Petroleum platoons medical companies laundry units and Many other service units All share in making the Usa eur Soldier the equal of an Soldier Ever produced by any army. For 19 years the training Center has been dedicated to this Mission. In the words of col. Paul a. , current commander the training Center has one of the biggest and most important jobs in Usa eur. We know this and All of us Here in the vast training Are Complex military and civilian Are determined to do our Best to assist usar eur and seventh army units in main Taining a combat ready v corps engineers end exercise a form nov is Nocial -1 Vance of enemy tanks and per Nel were used. _ a i a detectors to Emit loud ii Anai Germany special j v corps come at engineers have wrapped up a 12-Day Field Tram in exercise Ftp with troop ers from two Engineer battalions and two separate Engineer companies participating in the Rea Listic War games at Campo Pond addition the engineers ranged through the hessian Countryside with elements of the 37th Kik a group s Headquarters also in the Field to coordinate the simulated combat activities i Takimi part in the exercises wore the rth and 317th engr bus and tin 5681 h and 516th eng cos. I each of the units trained in a variety of engineering projects. \ after mastering the require ments in one area a company moved on to a different companies Cross trained Tho companies replacing Thorn in the specific activity once the Basie kills had been Learned and polished. Included in the training exercises was the construction of Timber trestle and class 60 dry Span Bridges across a portion of Campo several evenings at the Pond assault boat Crossings were performed under the protective cover of Field work also included the of defensive obstacles to Stop the simulated and Vanc personnel carriers and other types of assaults. Log barriers to Hal advancing forces were also As important part of the training involved the laying breaching and Clearing of Dum my minefields. Unarmed Blue coloured training mines of two types anti tank and anti person Nel Werthe mine laying exercises involved the placing of two Fields one 70 meters in depth and frontage and the other 30 by 30meters. Both were completed in three to four breaching minefields the combat engineers used mine detectors to find their Way safely through. Metallic objects caused the detectors to Emit loud Pierc ing noises in the users ear phones after a Safe path across a Field had been determined it Waymarked with Bright White cloth. J to Clear minefields the engineers used pre recorded forms showing where mines had been placed. Once located the mines were disarmed and removed. Mini Mink pee. Donald pric and pvt. Nathaniel of i o t. A it left Knur in disarm a Dummy mine during Field training exercises near Hautau. Arm. Be Ahev 26th try cited for Best Ramstein. Germany Cial _ the 26th tactical recon Naissance Wing has received the Safe commander in a e f award for outstanding on the Job training out accomplishment in 1967.gen. Maurice a. Preston Safe commander a chief. Pre dented the award to col. William t. Dom Waite jr., Wing com Mander in ceremonies Here. The Senora also presented the uut.suvndin., out award to so. Sajt. Roy e. Weaver Wing out win below the command average and Standard at the beginning of the year moved ruin tenth to first place among 14 units for the Date Ory Iii in More than us trainees i total of i-1 5 5 Points was a of the year As i Vrh a v Al Post us in i in Eute to Iii of preserved fourth Quarter t u p e and awards to i a units. Tips category 1 i less than 7.1 person Nel " was the 3s sri air forehand. The category ii 76 to 175 personnel award and t o h y went to the he so Section of ii combat support group. A did i flu bib you quid to Good Uiti Mino in Thi 1c la saturday american Konces new every hour it a Al n pro Atn Uri i i " Omo sport reel in l it � c,r.,l eue100s Many is of 1400 work Raj to in " Civ hit i1 b Cote Lidano Folk Mittic 1 cd a Sori or � i i , scion f Voo of 180s Vir omit o jowl Ninaj a Raal 1kjo so u j o. Lucil slow 1130 world of Money 1j��i �3 i 1.1 Jon ind army hour u u 0 nfv.�. 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The pro ram in loped a 1,1 my 1 pen officer m of the program and urine after the fundamental .,n or bourse i in to army Pei Shimol in thu tinted Stales. I it begins classes on the i Hasie he or operations and then proceeds to \ Arums stations for d Erent to Pes of Miramm. Kun Talir. Front station to station each training group a duals builds on what it a Learned Ai she previous . A Llos i a let Resher classes on ih.,in adj and prop i u c 01 an the com�,.ss the men embark support slides do it a i i a usual three hour Coin to the base 01 i Repass course afro tins Ren in be a i hers Tail it Day and Nuh Pairo him. Practa no the i Ai methods Niculia Iii Siisi Rustio of Niue on a lou.-he Svia in of Pati c l asoo1. The to proper be of patrol . Elm. Small patrols Are formed Ami Vay m t e que .etls1 stalk the forests. The. in. Leader position is changed of Sohi i a Darin the patrol so that each 1 1\,. I \ Aniis experience As a Lead " the patrols Othrow i reas he of Dee Eie Auml and a e com _ Sla Lul Hal inst d b a.-,- Cressul s a l ii to make the train nil 01u 1 l % Isiu i be u Fofi Trainis a am no 1 Ash Iii struck Iii Vul Artois a. A p.,. Rope Tsia techniques rappelling sp0,-,-,l. Acid other Erical and Hori of dial All. Or. Mountain and Cliff climb Esi in for _ i uses the troops Are read to Ando the final Day to ascend and do driers Mainii. Pc Oil Cliffs of army la i hts. . Then Fia a. A vertical haul lifts the no a Levi Stell la to the to of Tho 90-foot Chi each attaches a Leo i \ u 4 t 1v.1.s a Rouill Raisl and usim .1 a i is Iii i. Elm. Our. I \ i
