European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Saturday april 13,1968 the stars and stripes medical badge hopefuls tested running the course candidates for medical badge simulate emergency first Aid treatment left and keep Low transporting sick and wounded right. By Jerry Drane staff write Darmstadt Germany is More than 500 soldiers of the 7th medical brigade began the final phase of the expert Fiel medical badge test Here this week. Candidates for the badge were to have begun the tests Las month but Early Spring gales blew Down most of the tents that had been set up for the exercise wiping out a week s work by the547th medical co clearing7th evacuation Hospital 31st surgical Hospital and the 5th surgical  Field tests Are the last of four phases which must be passed before a medic can Wear the distinctive Stretcher and Caduceus is photos by Wayne Dixon badge. Candidates Here have successfully completed a written test a 12-mile Road March in three hours and a physical combat proficiency  final tests Are run in cycles of 60 to 100 men and will take about three weeks to run the entire body of 500 men  the 2% Days a candidate is at the testing site he is watched and graded on How his training As a medic has take hold. He must know How to do everything from operate a jeep radio to take a Sample of his buddy s  candidate is tested on military Courtesy Field sanitation transporting sick and wounded bandaging and splinting emergency treatment medical records map Reading communication and chemical biological and radiological  in the testing Are a litter obstacle course and a night Compass  unit for the test is the 31st medical group. Your  Good listening Lin the dec saturday american forces network the times listed for an programs Are Central european time easy now candidates loading casualty aboard chopper arc tested for proper handling. Spearhead Frank fixers move to Grafe Woehr Grafen Woehlk Germany special the 23-Man maintenance Section of the Spear head s 3rd in 33rd Armor is out in the Field now doctoring tank innards and repairing truck  with the unit to the major training area Here for the army div s annual tank gun Nery program the maintenance so Cimon is responsible for repair work on the battalion s 185pieces of rolling Stock including tanks armoured personnel ear ners command vehicles and wheeled trucks and  had Zero tanks deadline when to got Here said 2nd  Mut by. Motor officer Ami we intend to keep it that Way. U we can get materials we us the people to do the  playing nursemaid to a 52-ton"battlewagon" can sometimes be trying a tank s 3,500-Poundengine can develop a variety of  Leo Turgerson maintenance technician said the mos common ailments include leaks in the engine blown out generators or control boxes on the Fritz if a tank throws a track on the Rocky trails it s the tank Crew s Job to buckle it Back on in addition to regular Mechanic s tools the maintenance Sec Tion makes frequent use of the versatile track recovery vehicle Var which looks like a flattened tank with a Boom and Pul by instead of a Turret. Staff sgt. Robert barrage chief recovery Mechanic said the Var can Tow a disabled tank Back to the shop for repairs i necessary or pull out the engine for a ground hop in the  preferably Are made in the  the companies move out to the practice ranges he said men from the maintenance Sec Tion also disperse to the Field Foron the spot repairs. One or two roving mechanics Are available to help company Turret mechanics maintain the tank fire control units and keep the recoil Spring on the 105mm guns in g o o shape. M. Sgt. Jesse Wells motor sergeant said once the tanks Are fixed up the men work on sup port vehicles and catch up on the paper work for Supply rec ords. 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