European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes frit Fay june 14, 2nd Mobile communications Tii Roii must train our men to survive Art of survival sgt. Paul  squats in front of the shelter he constructed using material found in the Woods. Weariness shows on the faces of two ail men at right As they Munch bread while awaiting interrogation in the Friendly area where they Are harassed for information about aggressor positions strength and other pertinent details. This is to final destination of the trek for lie survival students. Of photos by Ray Wrights a Ramstein Bureau chief Sembach Germany is if mobility is part of your Job in Africa this week a desert i Turkey next week and in North Ern Norway next month there s always the possibility you May have to bail out on the  you know How to sur Vive the 2nd Mobile communications group mob headquartered at Sembach air base operates a special school to teach its personnel the  our Mission brings us Overall types of hostile areas explained capt. Carl c. Eppig 2ndmob group chief of personnel training. For example we support nato training Maneu vers in the Arctic Tundra ice and Snow Aswell As in the desert regions of Turkey. Our support of Nasland the Atlantic aerospace res Cue and recovery Center brings us to special Sites on the african continent Many of which Are i Jungle and desert areas. We must train our men to survive every known hostile environment on the face of the Earth so they will be Able to escape from hostile forces in the area of our  since the 2nd mob s survival escape evasion course is the Only one operated in Europe person Nel Are brought Here for training from stations in Spain and eng land. M. Sgt. Gerald e. Mccaulley chief survival instructor is a pro who has spent 20 years teaching overseas we Pav 10�/st \ is 4� Toavs to ?rc3r a i "7/fe m e,j.-/, �ii3l men How to stay alive and make their Way Home. During the first half of the eight Day course a class listens to lectures on personal Hygiene Field Medicine How to find water and water substitutes anyhow to preserve water and food in different environments. The students learn about global climate and terrain and see filmed illustrations of How to build and control fires construct shelters and prepare  also get a packed course on Day and night navigation and How to travel including escape and evasion techniques. After the Skull cramming ses Sions they Harden their Muscles with jogging and other physical toughening. Then they take to the  is a More Apt term be cause the Point at which the theoretically bail out is in the Annweiler mountains 20 mile from Sembach. Only 20 Miles but it could just As Well be 2,000miles because at this Point All Comfort stops. Each Man has a tactical sur Vival kit. It contains a sleeping bag two ponchos and an Emer gency tool he can use As an a saw or shovel. He also has a20-foot length of Parachute shroud line Bayonet canteen first Aid kit and a Small amount of dehydrated food. The class Breaks into three groups of 10 and each group goes to a separate campsite with a instructor for the first Day. They come to grips with the problem of making a fire with Flint and steel and then practice building smokeless fire. Since they must live partly of the land they learn which Plant roots Are Safe to eat and How to prepare them. Small game is dressed and cooked. There Are navigation problems to be solved and emergency signal devices Tobe tested. Comes the Dawn of the second Day out they Are on their own. In two Man teams camouflaged they begin a Cross country hike to a Friendly area approximately 15 Miles from their first Day Camp. Along the Way aggressors of the army s 8th inf div harass them and try to capture  division men serve As partisans who give them a Little help with navigation and pass on information about the position of the  the men May be Only 15 or20 Miles from the pickup Point As the Crow flies but they usually hike 25 or 30 Miles through the Forest because they make mistakes in navigation or be cause they have to Detour to evade the aggressors Mccaul Ley said. There s also the mountainous terrain to add  t. Sgt. H. E. Worley and s. Sgt. Arliss Perry along with Mccaul-1ley keep track of the students i but from a distance. We May Iuse helicopters sometimes in the future for this observation me-1caulley said. What happens if a student fails the course he starts Over right from beginning said Mccaulley our people must be prepare to overcome the problems they might encounter if they were downed any time on their Way to a Job who knows where.". Communicators air traffic controllers maintenance and other support personnel of the 2ndmob Are known throughout Europe Africa and the Middle pastas suitcase communicators be cause of their constant travel. Air Rescue teams Challenge Danes by Jerry dra1ve, staff writer Aalborg Denmark is eleven helicopter Rescue teams will put their training and Skillon the line Here monday through saturday june 22.the event is the 1968 International helicopter Rescue meet and the defending champions the Royal danish air Force will betraying to make it two in a Row. Challenging the Danes will be teams from the . Air Force the Raf and the belgian dutch German and swedish air forces plus teams from the navies of Denmark Sweden Belgium the Netherlands and  last year s meet at Kok Side Belgium the . Team place fifth in a Field of nine entries. This year the . Will be rep resented by an hh43b husky team from the Atlantic Aero space Rescue and recovery service parrs the americans will arrive saturday to participate in Royal danish air Force Day activities by providing local Rescue coverage and giving a fire suppression  the Danes Bill the meet As Friendly Competition Amon the teams the contestants wet be working against each Otner intensely for the first place Gold u Points will be awarded on How Well the chopper Crews perform tests in navigation Over land and Nav Ikon he 1water and on a timed scram test that involves Snag gig survivor and winching him w of the water. In addition Toj trophy for the i t Eggold Silver and b Onze Are awarded to a. Third place Crews. The american team Winisk of team chief capt. Us . Robert d. Vespico capt Ford g. Britton 1. Sgt. R n. . Franklin l. Chase Wendell b. Wood and but. M Ctm As c. Moore fro c Italy and . V Bridge sch det 1a Bertsch England