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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes monday april 1, 1961 22nd annual reunion of association names top award winners Atlanta a. Is Gen. Wil Liam a. Momyr in charge of the Nir War in Vietnam and col. Rob nolds the most famous fighter Pilot to come out of the conflict so far will receive lop awards at the air Force association s 22nd annual convention and air Force reunion Here april 2-5.the h. Ii. Arnold trophy will be awarded to Momyer commander of the 7th air Force for his outstand ing contribution to the air Force an the nation in pursuing the air War in Southeast  will receive the David c. Schil Ling trophy for flight for his outstand ing contribution to the air Force and to the nation in the Field of  will be honoured at a lunch Eon for air Force Secretary Harold Brown april 5. Olds award will be presented at a similar function for air Force chief of staff Gen. John p. Mcconnell april 4. Both Brown and Mcconnell Are expected to make major addresses at the luncheons scheduled in their  will speak in Atlanta and Mcconnell at Marietta ga., where thec5a, the world s largest aircraft is being built for the air  other major trophies will be awarded at the ceremonies. The Theo Dore von Kurman trophy for science and engineering will be presented Tocol. Alterio , aerospace audio visual service Orlando fab Fla.,at the Secretary s luncheon. Robert f. Engel chief motion picture services,1352nd photographic group Lookout Mountain ass Calif., will receive the Gill Robb Wilson trophy. Gallerani will be cited for his out standing contribution to the air Force and the nation in the Field of Engineer ing while serving in Southeast Asia. Citations of Honor will also be Given to sen. Richard Russell a a for distinguished leadership in support of National Security while serving with great distinction As chairman of the Senate s armed services  col. Daniel James jr., vice com Mander. 33rd tactical fighter Wing Eglin fab Fla., for transplanting the inspirational leadership displayed in combat during three armed conflicts to enhance Public understanding and appreciation of the Freedom for which these wars were  sgt. Russell m. Hunt 836th com Bat support group Clark a Philip Pine islands for repeated acts of extraordinary heroism As a helicopter crewman in the Rescue of Allied Force son March 31, 1967 near Dak to in the Republic of . Robert g. St. Clair 8th air Force Sac Headquarters Wisto Verab mass., for outstanding support of the War Effort in Southeast As awhile serving As base equipment officer 388th tactical fighter  Gen. Up also Sony. Commander tactical air come Langley fab va., for distinguished leadership during challenging period in the history of tactical Airpower while serving As com Mander tactical air  48th aerospace Rescue and re covery so Eglin fab Fla., for plan Ning and operation of the first non Stop crossing of the Atlantic by Heli copter june 1, 1867."lt. Col. James e. Mclnerney jr., operations officer with Acaf he for distinguished combat leadership in pioneering the use of new tactic for the air War in Southeast Asia a special award will also to Given to the Royal air Force for its "50th anniversary As a separate and coequal military service paying special trib Ute to the Gallant men and women of the Raf whose skill and bravery have contributed beyond measure tothe Security of free men and their institutions sea lab 3 offers new Challenge Cape Kennedy Fla. A about the time America s first three Apollo astronauts rocket into space this year a group of Navy divers plan to move into an undersea Home deep in the Pacific to exploit another area challenging Man the Ocean  aquanauts will take up residence inside a submerged quarters called sea lab 3 to be located at Depths up to 600 Beeton the Ocean Bottom near san Clemente Island Calif. There they will sleep eat and work for periods of nearly two w e e k without surfacing in what Navy officials term the most com plex advanced and highly sophisticated Ocean engineering Experiment attempted to  if successful the divers will hasten the Day when the nation s Continental shelves can be exploited for food minerals an recreation. The Experiment is schedule to begin in the fall about the time three astronauts Navy capt. Walter m. Schirra jr., air Force maj. Donn of Eisele an Walter r. Cunningham a civil Ian plan to ride the first manned Apollo spaceship into Earth  the Ocean floor in t As glorious a Pursuit a flying to the Moon observed Navy cmdr. M. Scott Carpen Ter one of the seven original astronauts. Carpenter left the space program last August to take an assignment with the Navy s deep submergence sys tems project. Carpenter piloted one Man Mercury spacecraft on a three orbit Mission in 1962."the Challenge is in Many ways More severe harder work and More grueling than space said the astronaut aquanaut and the environment can Bemore  Carpenter who set an under water record by living for 30 consecutive Days at a depth of205 feet during the sea lab 2 Experiment in 1965 is in charge of Crew training personnel equip ment and certain scientific experiments on the Ocean Bottom for sea lab 3.like spacemen the aquanauts must prove that Man is capable of performing useful tasks in a new , five or six eight Man teams plan to spend 12 to13 Days each working in around sea lab 3. Initially the habitat which looks much like a rail Road tank car with two Square rooms holding it up at both ends probably will be placed at a depth of about 430 feet. For the final one or two diving teams however it May be Low ered to 600 feet project official said. Compared to space projects Only a Small amount of Money has been invested to solve undersea hardware problems. The Navy s deep Ocean re search program received $24 million for fiscal 1987 despite pleas for More funds from project officials. The Navy has asked that its annual funding for oceanographic research Nowat about $300 million be in creased to $1 billion by 1970. Prime interest of the Navy i improving Rescue and Salvage operations Given urgency bythe loss of the submarine Thresher and its 129-Man Cretin the North Atlantic in 1963. Fill Jer up troops of the 35th King group peer into uie empty belly of a fuel storage tank which is being constructed near Doug Tain in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. When finished the tank will hold 3,055 Gallows. Army stars picked in Safe Talent test by Jerry Drane staff writer Wiesbaden is the search for top Talent ended hero saturday night with the Safe District level Talent contest this year s winners were Al from Germany and competed jul areas ranging from classical singing to Baton twirling Icahn air base claimed the Mosteit Litsui. The finalists put on a four hour performance and produced the following firsts or runners up i seven categories instrumental group the paps with sets. M. Boyd and Joe b e n y o and airman ,George Davis Hahn the  company with t. Sgt. Bria Collins and s. Sgt. Joseph Ben Nett Berlin second. Popular vocal Solo sgt. Vic Baxter Berlin sgt. Chris Reising Icahn second. Instrumental Solo . De Fiu ilk guitar wies Baden a i r m a n . Georg Bogner p i a n of Spang Ahlein second. Specially group airman .David Smith and Exve Ann wat son Folk group Rumstein air Man . Jerry Parrish and air Man . Anthony Unger com Edy act Huhn second. Classical vocal capt. Herbeck Hof Wiesbaden airman . Dale Elliott. Pitburg Sec Ond. Speciality Solo sgt. Ralph Ferguson Baton. Pitburg air Man . James Lowry Rifle Drill Sembach second. Vocal group the fam let Tes with s. Sgt. Marvin White s. Sgt. Raymond Green Dolphin White l u 1 a in soy and Emma Harrison Hahn the changing times with s. Sgt. James Joseph sgt. Pau Shafer airman . Xxx Borg Man Antic Gohl Kon and Rita Deering Pitburg second. Supply Man of month her Ruizhi Germany is sgt. Philip ii. Carter jr., 36lh Supply so. 38th tactical fighter Wing has been named Supply Man of the month. To was Given desk set and u three Day pass  
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