European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes to Turnoy May 13, takes All meet prizes 4th Nataf s air defense is Best by test by Herb Scott assistant assignments editor Brun sum the Netherlands is sector Iii units of the 4th Allied tactical air Force Nata headquartered at Ramstein airbase Germany took Home All three top awards Here Friday Ina cent s six week air defense Competition. The 1968 accent Competition among three areas of nato scentral european forces comprised dutch and american teams in Sec Tor i belgian and Royal air Force teams in sector ii and  contestants in sector i. The Guynemer trophy for Best Overall performance was won Bisector Iii pilots of the German 741st All weather fighter so of the 47th Wing at Neuburg a flying f104s, and the . 496th fighter interceptor so 86th air div at Hahn a flying f102s. Winners of the Burneau Tro Phy were ground controllers of the German air Force s ii Fenmel Deregt out of Freising who oper ated from the 615th act so Birkenfeld a near Baum older and manned the ground control intercept Sci site that guide the sector Iii pilots to Victory. Belgian United kingdom an German controllers of sector ii utilizing Aue Hausen air station in Westphalia took second place in the Competition along with Bel Gian f104 and Raf lightning interceptor teams flying out of Guetersloh a accent he said. The Huddleston trophy also was awarded to the fighter interceptor Crews of sector i an accent spokesman  ceremonies closing the com petition Here Friday team Captai col. C. M. Morrison 496th com Mander accepted the Guynemer trophy from accent commander in chief Gen. Juergen Ben Necke of the German army on behalf of winning sector  personnel of Birkenfeld were presented the Burneau Tro Phy at Brun sum for top per. Mormance and operational  the annual accent air defens Competition designed to select the outstanding intercept teams and stimulate combat proficiency training involves four flying missions a supersonic High Altitude target night flight target a medium level subsonic event and a Low Altitude target plus a turnaround rearming contest. In addition to the air forces of the nato Central forces an of cent official said French and danish Crews participated Al though they were not eligible to compete for the Guynemer trophy. Gen. Visits 17safe Many goodies in the Mill for pilots by John Reese staff writer Wiesbaden is aug menting eyeballs is one of the chief interests of maj. Gen. Al Bert w. Schinz. Schinz who Heads the air Force s tactical air warfare Center at Eglin fab fla., Wasin Wiesbaden thursday to let Safe in on what s coming Upin the Way of new systems weapons and fire control for tactical air planes. The Short Peppery general shoe horned a Brief press con Ference into his tight schedule and talked in generalities about his work. The tactical air warfare enter talc tests evaluates and refines tactical air equip ment concepts tactics and procedure. The Progress Taw makes is of prime concern to Safe which is primarily tactical air command. From Wiesbaden Schinz flew his t39 to Torrejon a Spain for a similar briefing with 16thair Force officers. He plans to be Back at Eglin sunday. When Schinz Speaks of aug menting eyeballs he is referring to electro optical systems which give a Pilot moving at supersonic Speed a Means of recognizing shooting at and hitting a tar get that is also moving at super sonic Speed. Although Security prevented Schinz from going into great detail he indicated that therein a number of goodies in the Mill for fighter bomber and re con pilots. These include Sev eral sophisticated systems for target acquisition and ranging during darkness. He mentioned briefly the Phan Tom f4e, which will have an internal Catling gun Type of weapon system. Present f4s carry external gun pods which produce drag and decrease the plane s performance. Despite the somewhat less than glowing record of the controversial full in Southe Astasia three of the first six planes sent there were los shortly after Arriva Schinz thinks the plane is Good. We Are very pleased with the full he said. I Don t thin the record in Southeast Asia indicates any inherent weakness inthe air plane. It s just the Way the Breaks come  he also mentioned a family of guided bombs under develop ment. Beyond saying that som of these weapons will be guided to their target by a Small Tele vision camera in the missile it self Schinz would not go Insomuch detail. He also revealed that two relatively new roles for the c130 Hercules have emerged in South East Asia. One is the transport plane s adaptation As a super gun ship replacing the venerable ac47 puff the magic  c130s have been fitted with four 20mm Gatling Type gun that fire from the Side of the plane giving it tremendous fire Power against ground targets. The other role is that of a communications crammed airborne command and control Post to Reg ulate tactical air operations. Asked whether he thought the sophistication of modern War planes was surpassing the ability of the pilots Schinz replied of course today s planes Are More complicated than those of the korean War or world War  so Are the cars you drive today. Not Only that but the Youngmen we have piloting these planes today Are a Little More sophisticated than the pilots of 20 years ago. I Don t think there is the slightest question that they Are quite capable of competently operating All systems no matter How  referring to the publicity Given to enemy surface to air missiles Sams Schinz said we Are continuing to look for ways to survive in a Sam  Are operating in a Sam environment today but there instill much work to be done in this  Royal flush opener is no problem Ramstein Germany Spe Cial the first night of Royal flush Competition was completed by the 38th tactical reconnaissance so with 12 target being assigned and All 12 targets completed. It was a night of Fly ing with no malfunctions very Little bad weather and every thing going As planned. On target the Squadron received the air reconnaissance request at 4 . And it took one hour and five minutes to map the targets and decide which Crews would receive what targets according to weather Crew knowledge of area Etc. The Crews received their targets at 5 15 . And began planning their flight plans. The first Crew cats. Richard. Slye and David a. Owens took off for their assigned targets at 9 05 . Their three targets were located near thed Aaden Range 10 Miles South of Siegen Germany and they re turned 1 hour and 30 minutes later Mission completed. On time the second  e. Watson and William t. Dewey departed for their As signed targets at 9 20 . An returned two hours and 40 min utes later. Their targets we relocated near Duren Germany 25 Miles South of Eindhoven Holland and 20 Miles North of Norwich Germany. Cats. John e. Hassman and Gerald p. Laird the third Crew departed for their assigned targets at 10 05 . And re turned two hours and 45 min utes later. Their targets were located at the else born Range Belgium a site 20 Miles North of troyes France and located30 Miles West of Clarmen Fer Rand France. The fourth team of maj. Davidd. Mattison and capt. Ronald Ellis departed at 11 15 . For targets 20 Miles Southeast of Bremen Germany and at the Siedenburg and Stetten ranges also in Germany. Religious workshop planned Heidelberg special the drama Mary s quest will High Light a five Day workshop of religious and artistic activities at Berchtesgaden s Alpine inn june10-14. The presentation will be Parton a special program for Mili tary personnel and dependent sponsored by the office of the staff chaplain he Usa Eurand seventh army. During one workshop period Rev. Joseph Edze Storfer pro Fessor at the minor Seminary a Salzburg and mrs. Barbara Gas Quet of Berlin will direct  drama sessions will be led by mrs. Birgitta Hellerstedt Thorin of Malmoe Sweden. Chap lain maj James l. Johnson of Karlsruhe and chaplain capt Mark c. Gasquet of Heberlin brigade will assist with the drama groups. Opens up career was Lohes being example by John Kruege staff writer Frankfurt is Uncle Sam needs you read 17-year old Joann Szoszorek on the poster Back Home in Erie a. I really thought he needed me she says now five years later As a was sergeant at the european Security Region he in the Farben bldg. Here. Joann who is married to  g. Merkel is believed to be the Only enlisted was inthe Security Region which extends from England to Pakistan. But the tall trim Blue eyed co with Auburn hair is an example of the air Force s attempt to attract and recruit Well qualified personnel to achieve increased was Force Structure  aim is to place was in More career Fields by offering them More opportunities thus enhancing the Public image of women in the military and to increase their , who says that the late late commercials for service inthe was helped to keep her in Terest alive until she was old enough to enlist feels that there has been a "100 per cent change in was opportunities since she joined up in Pittsburgh on nov.12,1965. That also happened to be the Day that one Tom Merkel was taking the oath in Milwaukee wis. They were to meet at Shep Joann Merkel Pard air Force base tex.,the budget and accounting class and were married on oct. 7,1jw.when Joann arrived Here to months ago she took Over he husband s Job in the budget one of the 6900th support  moved to a new assignment at Rhein main air  both Are budget specialists Joann says it is if who runs the finances family. They live in Economy quarters near i1 an Kukri. Ufa fas to opportunities of was enlisted personnel Joanne that it s really Greame a things Are opening up. A advises girls i  ering such career to be flexible Arousig ments and not 1 u e me hearts set on any partly or they May be Cli in Jingyou have to be i Tiwi she advises or you won table to adjust.". Hershe s enthusiastic about assignment in of of l got even without i at Efy Erst Texas which she Wenj is quite a treat Foi a 8j� awas pretty much confined 100-mile area around Eia