European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 8 the stars and stripes tank Crew hits Max test score Grafe Woehr Ger Many is a tank Crew from co a 2nd in 32nd Armor 3rd army div mad history by maxing the night firing portion of the tank Crew qualification course on Range 42 Here. Range officers said it was the first time a Crew had scored the full possible 1.200 Points in the night test. The Day portion has been maxed before however. The Crew members weres. Sgt. Gary Penley tank commander pfc. Geary la Roque Driver pvt. Jack Singleton loader and pfc. Larry Ratcliff gunner. As a Reward for their top gunnery the Crew members will receive a five Day All expense paid trip to Gar Misch and will be excused from extra duty for 30 Days. 6th Nataf gets new co Izmir Turkey special air Force maj. Gen. Bertram c. Harrison has assumed commando the 6th Allied tactical air Force. He replaces maj.  b. Tipton 6th Nataf commander who is reassigned to the air University at Maxwell air Force base Ala. Harrison is the eighth com Mander of the 6th Nataf. Hear Rived from air Force Headquarters in Washington d.c., where he was director of manpower an organization. To Odoy april 23, radar watchers these men of Spang Dallera s air traffic control radar Section keep a Sharp Eye on All flights in the area air traffic cops is these men have saving9 ways by Ray Wrights a Ramstein Bureau chief Span Dahlem Germany is the Eifel radar approach control Here manned by controllers of the 2137th communications so Cen eur arcs has been saving save certificates for the past 10 years an now have 38, six of them received in the past year. A not inconsiderable Side Bene fit is the probable saving of 179 lives and More than $50 million of taxpayers Money. A save certificate s proper title is certificate of exemplary service and is awarded when controller has demonstrated exceptional ability while controlling an aircraft which has declared an emergency. An actual save was explained by maj. William c. Bou line the Squadron chief con troller sgt. Claire a. Rasmussen was monitoring airman . William r. Brooker a trainee controller on the departure control position. At 4 24 . An f4d called Eife control and Brooker attempted to Contact him several time without Success. At 4 28 . The aircraft again called and this time Brooker established radio Contact. The Pil reported being on emergency fuel with approximately five minutes of fuel remaining Anc requested immediate descent. Brooker located the aircraft Southeast of Hahn air base in the Middle of a danger area an immediately headed him out of the area. Meanwhile the assistant duty controller sgt. James k. Reda contacted Sembach approach control and Learned that ram Stein and Sembach air bases had Heidelberg is usar eur he kicked off a week Long Celebration Here monday commemorating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the . Army reserves presently one million men Strong. Maj. Gen. James w. Sutherlandjr., Usa eur Deputy chief of staff operations and Deputy area commander for Reserve affairs was on hand to commend the officers and staff for their contributions which he said were of major consequence to the Overall Mission of  salutes army Reserve s 60th year As part of the festivities Sutherland sliced a Large birthday cake which was presented by  b. Nett chief of . Army Reserve affairs  pointed out that the Reserve has been present in and depended upon in two world wars Korea Berlin and today is distinguish ing itself in Vietnam. Army Reserve affairs Nett explained is responsible for the administration supervision an education of the 400 Reserve officers and 1,000 Reserve enlisted men not on Active duty but Situ ated in Europe. These reservists Are primarily department of the Retreat panned for May 3-6 Heidelberg special All military personnel and their de Pendents who plan to attend the United Church of Christ Retreat at Berchtesgaden May 3-6 should obtain reservations from local chaplains As soon As possible. The Retreat Leader will be  f. Facie re professor of theology and culture at the Lan Caster Seminary a. 8th inf div i cited Baumi Zoldek Germany special spec. 4 John d. Me millin of Btry a 5lh in 83rdarty, has won the 8th inf div arty Soldier of the month  21-year-old Soldier is a com Puter operator at the fire direction Center. Ceremony maj. Gen. James w. Sutherland or. Right cuts birthday cake commemorating the 60th anniversary of the found ing of the . Army reserves col. Robert b. Nett looks on. Army civilians private business men or european residents whose records Are kept Here. The office he said operate two schools in Europe Frankfurt and Munich. Satellite classes Are held in Kaiserslautern Berlin Heidelberg Hamburg Grafen Woehr Nuernberg Stuttgart Lon Don Brussels Paris Madrid leghorn Rome and Tripoli. Curricula includes command an general staff courses and general subjects. At present Usa eur Reserve officers on Active duty number 13,110. Nett said his office he retakes the records of those reservists both officers and enlisted men who elect to remain in Europe at the conclusion of their tour of duty classes Are accelerated Augsburg Germany Spe Cial accelerated courses for dependent students who will be rotating to the . As part of the 24th inf div redeployment Are now being held in elementary and High schools Here. About 30 students Are Takin part in the program at the Augsburg american High school. Advance assignments and individual weekly instructions Are prepared by the school to enable students to Complete require ments for the academic year be fore transferring to schools near it. Wiley Kan. Closed runways leaving Hahn Ashe closest available Field. Hahn ground control approach was contacted and a radar Handoff was coordinated wit the aircraft to be directed to the closest runway. Brooker turned the aircraft to intercept a final approach run to the nearest runway which was not the one in use and the plane landed safely at 4 35p.m., just 11 minutes after it first contacted Eifel  had Only three Gallons of fuel left in its  the aircraft had been vectored to the runway in use at Hahn it would have required an additional 25 Miles flying Dis Tance and would undoubtedly have run out of fuel before Safe Landing could be made. During a typical Day at Eife control several in flight emergencies normally occur varying from an engine flame out to loss of one or More of the radios or navigational aids or some other malfunction of an aircraft equipment. No matter when the emergency is declared the aircraft in trouble is Given preferential treatment Over any other air Craft being controlled at the time. The controller must vec Tor other aircraft to Clear a Safe route for the emergency at the same time maintaining a smooth flow of  control functions As the eyes and ears for the Mannato Jet pilots who Fly from the american bases at Span Dah Lern Hahn and Pitburg and the Erman base at . Howard p. Cooper is 2137th communications so com Mander maj. Brinson n. Leap Trot flight facilities officer maj. William c. Bouline chief controller and so. Sgt. Robertl. Townsend Coic. Career workshop set Randolph fab Tex. Spe Cial a career motivation office workshop will be held at the Ajr Force military personnel Center july 15-16. The meeting will in clude personnel Center briefings a o m m a n d presentations of example programs group is cushions and developmental aspects of the 1968 air  motivation conference scheduled for november