European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 8 the stars and stripes Vanguard for 49th Tow redeploy to new Mexico Friday april 12, Spang Aillem Germany is the first group of the 49th tactical fighter whig Advance Echelon has left for Hollinan fab in new Mexico to pave the Way for redeployment of the main body of 1,354 whig personnel and 1,731 dependents be tween july 1 and aug. 15. There will be 79 additional personnel from other Usan resources who will join those from the 49th. A second Advance group composed of 40 personnel and 56 dependents is scheduled to leave Between june 15-30 and a third composed of 132 personnel and 179 dependents will depart Between july 1-10. Current plans Call for packing 15 families each Day during the summer exodus and transporting 500 personnel every five Days. Personnel with unauthorized dependents have been advised to have their dependents depart before june. A one time waiver has been granted these unauthorized personnel to Fly from Rhein main to the states on a space Avail Able basis. The Early departure is recommended because once school is out in june space available will be difficult if not impossible to obtain according to an air Force spokesman. Single or unaccompanied airmen May Volunteer to ride in the 0141 Star lifter air Craft carrying equipment direct to Hollo Man. Approximately 11 airline Type seats will be available for passengers on each Star lifter flight. 68-17 no Academy graduates 122 bad Stoelz Germany Spe Cial sgt. Donald a West fall from the 8th inf div was named the distinguished Grad uate of class 68-17 at the seventh army no Academy. Westfall from co a 1st ,39th inf topped 122 graduates in this year s sixth graduation class and was presented the com Mander in chief Usa eur an seventh array award. He was also the Winner of Thegen George s. Patton or. Award for excellence and Thegen. Douglas Mac Arthur award for distinguished leadership. Sgt Richard j. Hornback an sgt. Steven Goldberg both from the 14th army Cav regt an staff sgt. Alton w. Hovis co a 1st in 54th inf were also graduated with honors. Horn aerodynamics engineers at Nasa Sames research Center in California pre pare the x24 lifting body in the wind Tunnel so its airflow characteristics can be studied. The White pieces of tape hold Tufts of material which will show How of air Over body s surface. The x24 is one Man wingless rocket plane which May be used to explore the atmosphere. Was buildup set in Europe and Mideast Washington is . Bases in Europe and the Middle East Wili share in a buildup of More than 1,000 women in the air Force was with the larg est number going to Pacific air forces Acaf installations. Exact figures were not Avail Able but the air Force said the Security service is sending 80wafs to Chicksands England 45 to Iraklion air station crete120 to  air station Turkey As Well As an additional number to South Ruislip eng land and Lindsey air station and Ramstein air i3a.se, Ger Many. The air Force said the build up will Start july 1. The largest number however will be going to Pacific air forces which now Only Lias Small number assigned in thai land South Vietnam and Hick am fab Hawaii. New role for specialists suggested by staff study Washington is the army staff recently concluded a special study on the role of the enlisted specialists in the service for army chief of staff Gen. Harold k. Johnson. If approved the staff s recommendations will improve the position of 490,000 enlisted men an offi Cial said. According to army sources the staff recommended placing specialists on virtually the Sam level As noncommissioned officers. A specialist 6, for example will rank immediately be Low a staff sergeant e6 an higher than a sergeant e5. At the present time specialists 4through 7 rank below a Corporal e4. The study originally started in1965 to look into ways of improving personnel management and came up with a series of changes some of which have been adopted. Recommendations on the role of the specialist however require a change in regulations dealing with rank and precedence. Recommendations for the change Are based on the Assumption that they would not be mad eat the expense of anyone else in the army. If they Are adopted specialists would in effect return to the position of technicians i world War ii when they ranked immediately below cos of the same pay Grade. Their stripes were the same As those for cos except for the to Denot ing technicians. Apart from the matter of rank and duties officials say the specialists position also restrict them from joining some no  House armed services subcommittee recently reported after months of hearings on enlisted promotion policies an procedures the problem appears not Tobe in the organization use of the specialist that is his own duty assignments but in what might be called his Community relationship to the no. That is How he is treated in relation tothe no in terms of privileges collateral assignments and As suming seniority Over or taking orders from lower pand cos. The complaints always come from the specialists about cos or about the army s treatment of specialists it is perhaps significant that the committee do snot receive complaints from cos about  it. Gen. Albert o. Connor the army s Deputy chief of staff for personnel told the subcommittee we Are extremely careful not to subordinate the higher pay Grad specialist to the lower pay Grade no. He is accorded the Sam privileges that accrue to the no of equivalent pay Grade Back was also a distinguished leadership award Winner sgt. Timothy p. Sweeney special forces group is so Cal forces and staff sgt. Doulas m. Parrett cob 12th & in were also presented Thegen. Douglas Mac Arthur award spec. 4 Willard d. Kens co c 126th maintenance b it fihs the four week course with the fewest demerits and Ilce ived the association of Tai . Army award. For coming out on top i n the final inspection conducted by the Academy commandant it co Linton c. Beasley spec. 5 Lam � Dwe 5th maintenance in Usa eur augmentation ready group was presented the Gen. Bruce c. Clarke awards presenting the 122 men of glass68-17 with their awards and � Plomas was col. William pen Cak. Co of South Bavaria District. In his address Penca stressed leadership saying that with the relative youth of to Day s army it is especially Nec Essary that leadership be Learned and practice As experience in this Case can not be the bes teacher. 5 com z depots get new names Worms Germany special name changes for five com z installations in England and Ger Many have been announced Here by . Army communication zone Headquarters. The new unit designations Are . Army Sermersheim army depot . Army Kaiserslautern army depot . Army United kingdom army depot . Areayna Bollenbach army depot and . Army Pir Masens army depot. Previous designations were . Army general depot pro Sermersheim .Arrny general depot. Kaiserslautern . Army general depot United kingdom . Army general depot nah Bollen Bach and . Army general depot Pir Masens. Army oks earlier sign up for oct Washington is the army has announced it will now recruit High school graduates for officer candidate schools any time after they join the army except for men alerted for overseas movement or assigned to a unit alerted for overseas duty. The army says that approve applicants should be enrolled in oct shortly after completion of advanced individual training based on currently projected requirements and the number of applications  who apply a scr the oct College option program will continue to be enrolled into oct on completion of advanced individual training. Unit cites Athens airman Athens special airman1. C. Michael j. Wilkin has been selected airman of the Quarter for the 2moth communications so Here. Witkin is assigned As personnel specialist