European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 19, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and scripts a tight close support Large or Small the spearhead support come handles them All. At left specs. 4 Roger hag Ler and Jimmy Rogers repair weapon son the Range for tankers during an Nual tank Crew qualification tests. They work in a Mobile Van right on the Range. At right specs. 5 Thomas Bailey left and James Garland handle one of the larger jobs an m60tank engine in the maintenance Section at Graf. Is photos Dixon fast is the word for spearhead support by John Kruege staff writer Grafe Woehr Germany is in this Jet svelte age of thinking big and thin it also seems natural to thin fast. That s just what the 3rd army Divis doing during its two months at the training area stands for Forward. Area sup port team which provides everything from bread to bullets for up front fast concept enables the Divi Sion to operate effectively whether entraining or if it were on the Battlefield. It facilitates rapid movement under tac tical conditions and expedites resupply of the powerful and fast moving m60 our Mission amplified it. j. Thompson jr., executive officer of the division s support command who is running the control Headquarters Here is to provide direct support maintenance and Supply including rations medical services and Security and heading the spearhead support co Dis col. Dale Greenlief. We re real proud of our people they agreed. They re putting in Long Days with no break. The units Are very pleased with the Thompson called support mainly maintenance for the tankers on their annual Crew qualification runs super critical with time of the radio control vans Are in constant touch with the ranges so that needed parts can be sent out to the Field without any delay. If they can t do it on their own level explained Thompson the work is robbed Back to colonel called the speeding up of deadline dates by mechanics the medics have also been doing fast fast Job at their Aid stations. Of 973 patients reporting in mainly colds Over a month s time 969 were already returned to in the support area is carefully charted and no detail is to minor for recording. Even Baths and showers in the Fields Well As fluff dry laundries on wheels come under fast of the statistics supplied by 3rd army div on its daily support operation include 4,500 meals 11,000 Gal Lons of diesel fuel and 9,000 Gallons of gasoline. Trolley airline no Clanger by John Kruege staff writer Grafe Woehr Ger Many is it s what you might Call a Toonerville trolley air line. At least that s How it. s. Kennedy 3rd army div aviation officer modestly Ter Rashis Frankfurt Grafe Woehr Hohenfels run with his helicopters and single engine passenger Are 47 aircraft in the division and his Job is to coordinate them in their cargo and personnel pilots and 225 mechanics keep the 3rd now the big demands Here Are for flights to Hohenfels As units carry out their annual exercises in the training base for the command aviation Section is Bonames air Field at Frankfurt. In addition to the vip flights Ingres also the requirement of erring replacements daily from Frankfurt. We carry three plan loads aay said Kennedy who hails from added that the round trip rom Frankfurt stopping at Bot Hraf and Hohenfels takes about three hours with a total of up to five round trips for his airline mail 0 cargo takes in freight and to attributed much of the Suc Cess in keeping the Craft in the to the very very Lineal air maintenance supplied by co of the 122nd maintenance in in Hanau. The division has a 2-year record of flying safety. For the second Quarter of fiscal year 1968, he said the 3rd army div led All major units with a 63per cent availability and was second in flying hour rate with percentage of 68. All due to company Een chused Kennedy who pointed out that it had been cited by the army aviation association of America for its outstanding sup port capabilities. 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The German specialists Are with the Luftwaffe s Fer Melde communications regiment 32at Birkenfeld. They toured the 2nd s communications and flight facilities and maintenance Coin ilex. The visitors received a first hand View of the name Europe Africa Middle East unit s vast teletype navigation Aid maintenance and radio operations. They also inspected several Static equipment displays of communication and air traffic control equipment. There was no Overall group escort for the visitors. Each Host no paired off with his German counterpart to Render a specific detailed briefing. The visit was one of several planned Between the two communications units. Cos of the2nd Are planning a similar visit with the German specialists next month. Wiesbaden special it. Gen. Richard m. Mont Gomery reformer Safe vice Coni Mander in chief still receive Pennsylvania stat University s Gold medal award at their Altoona Cam pus on april 24. The Gold medal award distinguishes the Man who by serving society and attaining Eminence in his chosen Field brings Hon or to himself to his Community and to the brotherhood of Montgomery who served Here from 1962 to 1966, has worked As vice president for development with the free Doms foundation at v a 11 e forge a. Since his retire ment from the air Force. Heidelberg special the american High school concert choir and band will present a Spring serenade Here at 8 . On May 1. The concert will be in the High school auditorium at the mar Twain Village. A donation of 50 cents or two Marks maybe Given at the door. T h e program will consist of american spirituals selection from Broadway musicals handsome marches. Schiwe Zingen Germany special the 76lh army band will perform at the Tompkins service club Here april 20 at 10
