European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Of april the stars and stripes Rescue the word at 20th Tow control Tower England Spe tank a Royal air Force Pilot Fly she lightning Jet interceptor sences an emergency Over this so base. His reaction the decision to Ball out begins a Chain pm the 20th tactical i Richter Wing control Tower spot theting aircraft and descending Paras of owed by the Biu wirl Elk smoke of the crash. Det 9, Atlantic aerospace Rescue and. Re covery Center Here is alerted and within five minutes the Pilot up by one of their hh43b Huskie 9, commanded by maj. Hubert a Berthold has a twofold mis Sion which requires continuous proficiency must be Able to conduct Crew recovery and fire suppression operations and respond to disasters resulting from natural or Man made causes their area of responsibility is not confined to Wethersfield but covers a 75-mile radius which extends to fhe North sea East into the englis i Channel South of Tendon and West of Oxford since this area extends beyond the English coast their training must be comprehensive in air land and water operations. In the event of an Accident when word is received at the chopper unit an Alert Horn is sounded. An Aero medic takes Down the information and sounds the Horn. Two pilots an two firemen scramble and ready the chopper then when the Deromedi boards the Craft they lift off Hook up the fire suppression kit and head for the disaster location. The fire suppression kit which is carried underneath the chopper weighs 1,000 pounds contains 800 Gallons of foam and has 150 feet of Hose. If the aircraft crashes said Berthold we ind with our sup pression kit and deploy our two firemen. Then we hover to fight the fire with Wiir Rotor Wash while the firemen make a foam path to Rescue the Crew.", from the hovering position the chopper s 47-foot Contra rotating and Interr riesling twin a Tor Blade blow the flames and toxic fumes away from the cockpit of the downed aircraft and direct the Rotor Wash Forward. This allows the firemen to enter the Wall of with the limited amount of foam carried by the chopper the sole objective of the chopper team is to Rescue the Crew not to extinguish the fire. When fire department vehicles arrive at the scene they Combine skills to effect the Rescue and fight the fire. The six firemen and four Aero medics assigned to det 9 take their specialized training prior to being assigned Active Crew addition to the fire suppression kit the Huskie is also equipped with a hoist with attachable Basket Anchor and horse Collar Type carry ing devices two loud speakers to help direct ground activities or make announcements and an ultrahigh frequency uhf homing de vice which locks onto emergency radio signals. This device plays an important part in locating downed Crew members if no other information is slogan often repeated in the unit helps sum up the meaning of training. Training is a continuous and thankless process of education but the satisfaction that comes with putting it to the test far outweigh the time and Effort spent in learn ing procedures. One life or one air Craft saved makes time of Little Rescue procedures copter Muscles extinguish flames. At right maj. Hubert into position to pick up suppression kit used to Berthold checks out location. Of Watson German fireman s deeds earn him High u. S. Award journey to Libya tests the Mettle of a team Tripoli Libya special Atrip from Ramstein air base in Germany to wheelus air Basel Ere is a journey enough for anyone to make but this prove to be Only the first leg of the trip for a a navigational aids installation team on an emergency Mission to the Elotia gunnery Range in the lib Yan desert. The three Man team fro Ramstein s 2874th ground electronics engineering installation Agency so stopped at wheelus Only Long enough to pick up the tactical air navigation tac an Antenna for the emergency switch at the desert site. T. Sgt. Cleophas s. Hockaday sgt. John t. Grant and sgt. Ray mond j. Hall loaded the Antenna on a pickup truck and hit the Road for another 100 mile through the North african the old roman Road they Fol Lowed was still in fair condition for a distance but time and the shifting Sands had taken their toll. In places the team assure of neither Road nor direction. The three men came also to the uneasy conclusion that their native Driver had More Faith in the stars than in Road the hazards the a team and the Antenna managed the trek across the libyan desert without incident and the 1950th communication so accepted from them its new Tacan Antenna after a satisfactory flight test. Mannheim Germany is spec. 5 Wayne Schaul a mail clerk with the 1st in a s a r e u r augmentation ready group Here has Bee named Winner in a contest to select a name for the uni monthly six Page photo offset entry the maintainer was selected put of 87entries. Schaul received a $25 . Savings Bond for his idea. Frankfurt special Theta Nus medical society an organization of German an american physicians will meet april 24 at the officer club of the 97th general hos Pital. Hof Germany special the exceptional service award sixth highest award the United mates can bestow upon a civil Ian was recently presented Kouerman fireman Fritz Salzmann. Salzmann was Given the Goldmedal for rescuing an unconscious usage dependent if Edom a f l a m \ n i smoke filled House at the risk of his own life. Tol. A Chard g. Mcauliffe Hoath mat Ion commander made Uio presentation at a ceremony Ned by Hof s lord mayor ans Floe in executives of the gof 1 Iro department and u. Col by p. Ames jr., Hof air Sta Tion one marshal. .ti,1 dilation accompanying Salzmann for his so involving voluntary of of e on june 27 j966 11 � a related How the hot Fritz Sal Mauu fireman upon learning that Theair Force wife was still in the burning apartment rushed up stairs and forced Entrance. Though blinded by smoke an forced to search hurriedly Salz Mann found the victim unconscious and overcome by smoke inhalation and carried he through the burning apartment and Down the stairs to safety. In an opening speech on the duties and special characteristics of firemen Ames noted one thing that training alone cannot instill in a fireman or in any one the courage to risk one s own life to save a distressed Fel Low human people have it he said some Don t. 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