European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes monday Jun 3r__ we Pathfinder red hats9 sure of their chutes by Bill Neal staff writer bad Kreuz Nach Germany special i will be sure always is the motto of the re hats the Parachute riggers of the Lith Quarter master co who Are part of the 8th inf div s 1st brigade. The red Hals pack repack Check and recheck every piece of equipment used for and in sup port of Parachute jumping. Their nickname is derived from the special red Caps they Wear while packing the Pathfinder division unit s riggers Are All airborne qualified. When a rigger jumps he wears a Parachute he himself has packed. The Job really begins after a big jump. Rigger must then Check and inspect All chutes that Are brought Home string them up in a Tower handshake All dirt and Sand from them. If a Para Chute is wet it is left hanging until the next Day when it is rechecked and shaken out again. The chutes Are inspected for rips tears an holes and damaged parachutes Are sent to a repair repairs Are made the chutes go to the pack shed where they Are inspected. Both the Reserve and main chutes Are checked until the Coic of the pack shed believes they Are properly repacked and ready to be used again. If the parachutes Are not used after a specified time they Are opened stretched out andr inspected and put through the whole packing process rigger and the inspector who makes the final inspection on repacked chutes must write the time and Date in a Small Book attached to the harness. The inspector and the Packer both sign the is the personal guarantee of the red hats. It Means that nothing has been taken for granted. Repacking pfc. James Roach a red hat without a hat Straightens suspension lines of a main Chute during the repacking process. Army photos by Mangiameli 6th Fleet Marks 20th birthday checkup a Chute spread Over a Large table is checked for damage by pfc. Leon Connors London special the .6th Fleet in the Mediterranean is marking its 20th anniversary this june 1, 1948, today s modern Armada of 50 ships sgt. Is an off duty character actor by Bob Antinarelli Stuttgart Germany Spe Cial sgt. Maj. Marvin a. Eggers is a character the operations sergeant major for the Neucom signal Center signal support group 106, has been acting in special services shows since 1945. At that time recalled Eggers i was working with Uso shows and was also in charge Ofa Post theater in Ferstenfeld proved to be an advantage for the amiable sergeant major because in of duty hours he practice dialogue for the part she played. Took bit part things began slowly As he took bit parts in plays for special services. Then in 1965, orders arrived for Camp Dos loges Paris where Eggers jumped in with both with Paris came major part sin such hits As twelve angry men born yesterday and How to succeed in not Only did Eggers act in these shows but he also direct done. I directed How to succeed he recalled with a smile which i am Happy to say was a smash that year also brought an assignment to group 106 in the North Wuerttemberg special services District and More performances with More varied roles. He appeared in Damn Yan Kees and Tunnel of love with the Stuttgart players and played the part of Santa Claus in the Christmas production at Patch Barracks. From his first contacts wit the acting profession Eggers has sgt. Eggers clowns it up before a Mirror. Army photo been devoted to the Art of make i love this Type of work he said and it takes Many pains taking hours of preparation for a according to Eggers people Don t realize the amount of labor which goes into one production or one characterization. See this costume he said holding up the likeness of a Devil it s or. Applegate the Devil in Damn Yankees. It took me five hours just to put it on not counting the work done in getting it together also spent nine hours in making my Santa Claus cos tume said acting and directing he has a growing interest in the technical Side of show business and plans to try his hand at it upon retirement from the serv ice. Currently the signal Center sergeant major is working on variety show to be presented As a Benefit for Community serv ices Here. Medic earns honors Augsburg Germany special pfc. Bryon d. Newell has been named the Augsburg medi Cal service area s outstanding Soldier of the month for is assigned to the 30th Field Hospital. 25,000 men and More than 20�aircraft became an established entity in the Mediterranean when the title of commander naval forces Mediterranean was changed to reflect a permanently numbered . Fleet. Its present flagship the guide missile Cruiser Little Rock which is Home ported at Gaeta 65 mile from Naples operates As an integral part of task Force operations and participates in Mosi major a Token presence 20 years ago the Fleet has grown to full Mobile self sustaining fore with new responsibilities and significant role As a major Naai Force in nato. Time is spent bilateral training exercises. Goodwill ambassador known As the frendly her ships have served As will ambassadors Janof ports they have a Siw in with two several cruisers and an amphibious Foice we transports cargo ships sweepers and a w Landing team 01 service ready marines and Mimi Tion so. Visit ships and tend land based vent ional a submarines and pen a Especial Antis Beaune Hunter killer group
