European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Is rates St glimpse of Germany for new arrivals As they Debar at Rhein main air base. S4s, Dixon getting baggage and going through my customs is one of first Steps. By Marion Lee staff writer rotation requires  daily Complete euro Pean Tours and go Home. But slots re main. They have to be  men who filled them Stream in by the hundreds daily a week away from new jobs when they step off the plane at Rhein main air base. A reporter photographer team fro the stars and stripes followed one of them 20-year-old Amede Kip Baillargeon who sat in his rumpled Khaki private s uniform drinking in the bar rage of new experiences along with a cup of machine dispensed  s introduction to Europe had begun 20 minutes earlier when he traded the Jet military charter s Cool Interior for one of those rare Blue skied German mornings. The Airliner s 200-plus passenger filled waiting air Force buses. Most servicemen brought along their wives and children. Some were returning from emergency leave. Others like Kip were making an unaccompanied change of station. Blue coaches carried the new arrivals from Frankfurt International Airport to the Rhein main air base in processing  airman stepped on the bus to Tell passengers get your id cards ready if you re military and passports if you re  an army custom sep checked documents while another queried do you have any tobacco weapons or alcohol a second airman directed each new arrival to appropriate sections of the 500-seat lounge single and accompanied army and air Force and army or air Force personnel returning fro emergency leave. The airman with the identification Spiel droned Welcome to Rhein main air base the Gateway to Europe. The time is exactly 1050  he gave Rhein main s location in Germany and n Fos a output continued on pure 12 eur tuesday june 19, 1968 pvt. Amede Baillargeon fills out forms at in processing lounge. The stars and strikes Page ii