European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday Moy 26, the stars and stripes winging this 20-foot Long Para Wing with a 325-Pound,8-foot Long lifting body radio controlled has been re leased from a helicopter at 4,000 feet and is providing Nasa with flight behaviour data during its controlled gliding flight. Nasa says the technology developed in present tests will be applicable to Landing of future manned space Craft on land. Accelerated program army now offers 61mos it. Monroe a. Special the . Army s accelerated training program which offer increased promotion opportunities to enlisted men now includes 61 military occupational specialities mos the training plan called the skill development base pro Gram has two categories non commissioned officer candidate courses for Junior tactical Lead ers and increased skill level training for supervisors and technical specialists in certain Fields. No candidate courses Are be ing conducted in infantry Armor and artillery. When the program of opens drive to Cut accidents Washington special "101 critical Days the air Force s annual summer Accident prevention Campaign began sat urday and will run through sept.2. It spans the heaviest period of the year for accidents the interval Between memorial Day and labor Day and including the fourth of july Holiday. Fatalities and injuries result ing from Road accidents increase during this period partly be cause there Are More vehicles on the  and other recreation associated mishaps Are also at a Peak during the summer warns Brig. Gen. Frank  jr., air Force director of aerospace  reduce the Chance of accidents commanders organize on base social and recreational activities to encourage personnel to stay out of their cars on holi Day  autos Are to be used the importance of pret rip planning and allowing for rest Breaks and unforeseen delays is emphasized. In addition vehicle inspection and Seatbelt utilization pro Grams Are conducted. Turn around in Boston Harbor f old Ironsides to sail again Bostons a the .s.Constitution old Ironsides will sail again Here june 11 Ashe Navy takes the ship on her annual turn around cruise. The frigate will slip along under Bare masts with tugboats nudging her Down the same har Bor she sailed from nearly 170 years ago to fight the Barbary pirates. Aboard will be an estimated0 to 300 guests and the ship s Navy Crew of 44 men headed by Tif John Powers of mar behead mass. Powers says the cruise will be ,.� with the Constitution us a trip that is necessary win ,1,1 masts and rigging us g weather evenly on both to around Jour in. 1i Boston Harbor the Oldum make speeds of about 4 pared to the 13-Plusshe once clocked with a in in of Over 40� of cers an enlisted men. � Hae to be extra careful can turn old Ironsides a woul a steel she Wese As Little propulsion As to Prev i Pulhug her apart said Powers. Band and Marine Hon Wai be aboard and aweigh will sound out As the old ship begins to move away from the pier. The trip is expected to Las about two hours and then the Constitution will be berthed again at pier one in Boston naval shipyard where she serves As the flagship of rear adm. Roy s. Benson Comman Dant of the first naval District. Which was established last june is operating fully the . Continental army command schools will be conducting in creased skill training in Fields such As infantry Armor Artil Lery signal combat surveillance transportation aviation Intelli gence and  the no candidate course a Soldier can earn staff sergeant rank after As few As 10 months in the army. In increased skill level training students Are promoted to e5 after completing 12 weeks of  skill development pro Gram depends on volunteers with most soldiers entering upon graduation from advanced individual training. However per manent party personnel also May Volunteer. A Volunteer must have enough service time left to Complete the program and have 13 months remaining. Air Force is adding 19 critical specialities old Ironsides at Boston berth Washington is Theair Force is adding 19 critical specialities to the list of those eligible for the variable reenlist ment Bonus and raising the multipliers for another 25 effective july 1.at the same time it will also drop 10 specialities from the a relist and reduce the multipliers for another 11 which Are no longer As critical As they were in the past the air Force said Friday. Skills being added Are avionics instrument systems avionics aerospace ground equipment command and control automatic digital switching communications Center real estate and Cost management analysis in formation personal affairs personnel manpower training instructional Programmer gun Smith radiology aircraft propel Ler repairman data processing machine operator aeromedical physiological training and psychiatric  being dropped Are medi Cal administration aircrew de Grees system air Frame physical therapy occupational therapy dental Surveyor ground radio medical equipment an liquid fuel system maintenance. Mcchord fab wash., Spe Cial Crews from Mcchord s 62nd military Airlift Wing will begin weekly Supply missions to Australia and new zealand in july. According to it. Col. Al Bert j. Russell 62nd Wing air lift scheduling officer c141starlifters will be flown to Travis fab Calif., to Load cargo. Stops in route to Australia and new zealand will remade at Hickam fab Hawaii and Pago Pago american Samoa. Washington is the army announced the designation of two new campaigns i Vietnam one called phase Iii of the Vietnam counteroffensive and the other now unnamed to cover the fighting from last june to the present. These campaigns which authorize a Battle Star on the Vietnam service ribbon for those involved bring to six the number authorized since the first began in 1902. They Are advisory campaignmarch15, 1962-March 7, 1965. Defense Campaign march8, 1965-dec. 24, 1965. Counteroffensive phase i dec. 25, 1965-june 30, 1966. Counteroffensive phase ii july 1, 1966-May 31, 1967. Counteroffensive phase in june 1, 1967-Jan. 29, 1968. Unnamed Campaign com mencing Jan. 30. I it. Baker Calif. Special an army colonel has been paid $1,000 As a preliminary award for a research project that is expected to save the defense department about $1 million annually. Col. Albert Leibovitz chief of the microbiology depart ment in the sixth . Army medical Laboratory received an army suggestion award for developing a new tissue culture medium for Laboratory research. Navy conducts Petty officers civvies test Washington is senior and master chief Petty offi cers of the Navy temporarily will be authorized by the chief of naval operations to Wear civil Ian clothing when going ashore from ships in port in the Continental United states after june 1.a Navy notice said now for the first time in a one year test,e8 and e9 pos May keep civil Ian clothing aboard . Nav ships and Wear them while Leav ing or returning to their ships. Adm. Bernard a. Clarey vice chief of naval operations cautioned the senior and master chiefs to insure their dress and personal appearance Are appropriate for the occasion and to uphold naval standards of goo taste. Upon completion of the initial test period the Coni Mander in chief . Atlantic Fleet an commander in chief . Pacific Fleet will be asked to report on the desirability of retaining the co authorization for Wear ing civilian clothing ashore