European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 09, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Poge 8 Thi stars and stripes Polar express nato exercise swings into gear far7v. n Orv _ p. Chr it test. Lornor de k tra a. Trie a a tic. O a n re a Svob in Force Al flanks o fit of Craitor w -. n iss Jor. I to decor Smert the Lank. N or ways o the Aniie i Here to dirt out the War rame ground and Vii . Norway. To y. Ca noted states Solidarity to in Europe. A transports and cargo aircraft have i Ivd the skies Over Bardu Foss a c Zoei norwegian Village set in the Snow capped mountains of tronis for More than c consist of men and vehicles of am who h will conduct land operations in is area. 0.ber ground elements Are be or Der loved in Andora and torn so. The air Arm of am if being stationed Bodo. Orland and Andora next Mon Day the Force moves into the Field for five cays of comb a Maneu vers. Am will use array units in various Tacti Cal operations and exercise air defense in support of army and Nava Airlift for Polar express involves More than 190 sorties by a variety of during the initial deployment Andrede Loument. Military Airlift come Mac c141s have been in heavy use during the exercise. Nineteen Star lifters from High Wycombe air station England were used during the initial phase. Support elements from the 48th tactical fighter Wing at Lakenheath England have beefed up the air defense Force at nearby Bodo air station an exercise spokesman said. More than 40 men from Lakenheath including Security police Cooks medics. Drivers and administrative personnel also have been flown into the . Air Force Effort for the exer Cise is spearheaded by f100 super sabres from the Wing s 494th tactical fighter so he added. 2nd Mobile works out in the Sun Boi o a. Norway special the first troops a the last troops out. That is How the 40 men of the 2nd m r v. 1 e communications group from Sembar. Air base. . Describe their mis Sion. The group is provid ing Thi communications net for exercise Polar ii press which is � test o nato Force it defens of this area the 2nd is working around under the 24-hour nor summer Sun. The to equipment spend at of r per cent o the year in n. Numerous Loir and combined Grout is under the com Mand o maj. Keith we rest Onsbie to the to Fath Tacti elusive education an project gets Surprise entry in mail Theof sur Roj partners ambition drives Young a Rifle. By Ste e Gibson. Staff writer St tag att. Germany secs consequently began making the a Navy lieutenant stationed Here tiek to Ramstein until he Fin keeps one Eye on his watch arid shed the classes there then j the other on the Road in order 1 once More started looking for to make a 450-mile cruise Over the aerospace courses he need the autobahn every two weeks de. This time. Hahn and Pitburg air Pursuit of an education. Proved to be the nearest. J it. William a. Shannon. 25. Instead of making the 450 juggles his watch shift with mile trip once a week. I have i other system control officers Ata buddy tape the classes 1 miss ithe defense communications i said Shannon. " that Way i Only i Agency. Europe to make the j drive up every other week oni education excursion in studying tuesdays and wednesdays. I 1 for a master s degree in Aero after the class in Hahn. I i space management from the drive to Pitburg. Sleep a spell \ a Niv ersty of Southern Cali then listen to my six hours of fornia. It , but by do Means i his Pitburg class o v e r grounded. Shannon drives from wednesday evening he Heads Stuttgart to Hahn. Then to bit full steam Back to Stuttgart. Burg and Back Home Agair. In \ i be got to drive fast so i can Jess then Sti hours to sit in on get Home and get some Sac two classes. Time before my thursday wry would anyone go through said Shannon. punishment ust to attend a asked about Nis driving plans new College classes. For ne5 t term., he replied. There Shannon it gained. Are t 1tsc classes that i Wner. I started or. My master s. Need being taught anywhere in walked two blocks to Ai Germany so i m going to sit out tend us classes but when they the next term.7"vere cancelled Here at Pater i in the fall Bill s going to Barracks. I found myself with 12 stain a two month Home study credit hour of a grades with program in German his Ger the closest courses i a r � taught Ryan borr. Wife revealed. After at . All. He l need two foreign Ian i officer rages for his doctor s of mail pays 01 by Marc Huet Sles Washington Washington sense department s Mas crackdown on the illegal ment of arms explosives a �01 i Vern Mem proper Tyne . By souvenir collect overseas servicemen is m off according to customs defense officials. Statistics on the inspection mail parcels coming into . From servicemen in vie Tashow this dramatic drop sine the crackdown was announce april " weapons seized Raf cop1 handles air traffic Bard Foss. Norway Spe Cial the director of the air coordination staff of exercise Polar express has a Job similar to the traffic cop at United nations capt. J. Foster Royal air Force is in charge of con trolling the aircraft of six nations involved in the three week nato exercise. Norway is pro Viding Only ground troops. Foster and his staff Are handling belgian ch9& and dc4s Canadian Yukon and Clos italian clubs Netherlands f27s Royal air Force Crisos Aad . Cl30s and cl24s.the staff of International air coordinators is controlling the movements of More than 190 sorties carrying men and material for the support the air coordinators Are re St on sible for seeing that aircraft deploying to their respective bases Are logged in As to time of arrival Load and time of de . A ramp control team design i nates parking areas of arriving aircraft coordinates with National air transport representatives and monitors loading and servicing the transports. April March 53 feb uary -. E loves 7 x april he pm snot Wischt shipment to february t Etui Kmentt stolen property May 66 Eti irmeme a april 237 eni Kmentt March .165 shipment february ,.236 shipment x covers fist two weeks in statistics were not Avail from other overseas con Frank Bart Irno assistant Ense department counsel chairman of the Pentagon s drug abuse control Pommitt announced the customs def crackdown in mid april at time he said customs age were examining every Ineo parcel from overseas either hand or by x Ray to spot Breakers and souvenir lectors. Fleet and array and air Foi Post offices overseas Are Dodo the same thing he added. This unprecedented action suited from the Large scale item of stolen goods by Fpo from Vietnam. One search last Winter netted weapons to live Grenada Parachute . . .4? 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