European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              The stars and stripes f develops fence9 o Stop soil erosion he device the air Force is testing a porous Metal Fence or platform to eliminate theron of so i 1 around the vol Landing pads and to Cut Down the size of the Landing pad. Legs in be platform permit some of the engine blast to flow through and deflecting some lard. The platform is less than 16 inches High. Of photo Ndrews fab my. Special the Airbed systems Cornel is investigating the Best to keep soil around Landing pads for ver Takeoff and Landing aircraft vol l eroding. He solution which successfully diffuses in blast is an inverted a Fence or plat i of porous Metal developed for the air1 c e Aero propulsion Laboratory Wright Erson fab Ohio by Northrop Norair of Jet Horne Calif fervid Hohler project Engineer for the Labory said the Fence measuring less than 16 ies High is placed Between the aircraft and ledge of a vol Landing pad. He said the Tel Fence permits some of the engine blast of through while deflecting some upward i degree Angle this Way Force of an engine Down blast is diffused before it reaches the Edge of the Landing pad preventing erosion of the sur rounding soil. Hohler said that without a Fence the Landing pad would have to be 100 feet wide or More to keep soil at the Edge of the pad for eroding and creating hazards to aircraft and personnel. Prime advantage of using the Fence is that Landing pad areas for vol aircraft can be reduced from 100 to 50 feet in diameter in addition to eliminating adjacent soil erosion. Tests were conducted at the Nasa Ames Tol Static test facility Moffett Field Calif. Hohler said Grassy areas around a to Landing pad will sustain higher engine blast pressures than dirt or Sand. Loose dirt an Sand Are particularly hazardous because the lower pressure at which they erode could create a potential Hazard. Major wins Force Cross sea action Kington is . Stocks a 36-year-old est Engineer has received Force Cross second High Jirard for heroism in there and the 1967 korean Kol i jr., trophy from air chief of staff Gen. John Connell for his actions inst Asia. Was assigned to the Royal thai fab thai last year at the time he Ted. On nov. 19 he was id Pilot in a flight of four aircraft attempting to sup my radar controlled de weapons. While Man s near the target area and his Wingman s air Here hit by the surface to missiles. His wounds the air Pilot escorted his Wingman bailout area and pro quicker by to it. Ord Calif. Up the hard life of army Basic training is being made a bit easier these Days for Young recruits and draftees. They watch lots of Tele stateside service scene army authorizes subdued insignia  fort Ord where 16,000 men train at a time and at 10 other Basic training centers across the country watching television has become part of the new Soldier s daily  programs however Are All owned by the . Continent Larmy command con arc. And the television sets offer no Choice of channels. The command currently owns Library containing hundreds of videotaped How to do it film that instruct the recruits on everything from How to Salute to How to pull a grenade pin or re pair an Axle on an armoured troop Carrier. More than 4.8 million viewers watch the con arc network a year making the command the operator of the largest and most sophisticated closed circuit television system in the world. Army economists say televised instruction costs Only $5 per sol Dier for a full course. By com Parison a pair of combat boots Cost $6.50.the army has been expanding its use of educational television since 1953 when a study at the Southeastern signal school at it. Gordon ga., indicated recruits could often learn skills in less time through television than with an instructor. Training officials also say the development of videotape has simplified the process of getting to the  tape the army notes is viewed instantly without processing and can be duplicated easily for distribution Tomany locations. In addition tape can be erased and reused hundreds of times without noticeable loss of Quality. Besides the 11 Basic training centers 25 army advanced schools now teach television. Since 1965 the army has Pur chased $5 million Worth of equip training planned for usar units in civil disorders Washington special the . Army is training selected army Reserve units for civil disturbance  33-hour training program for certain combat combat sup port and service support units Bei an this month. At the sometime a special 18-hour course will be Given commanders an staffs of battalion and larger size new program will give. Than 200,000 reservists training similar to that already ment from the Ampex  of the films is car ried out at 11 army installations Knox by. Sill okla. Aberdeen proving ground , Ala. Bragg . Lee a. Eustis a. Monmouth,. Gordon a. Bliss Tex. And Benning a. Of come to Mark a Milestone Scott fab 111. Special the air Force communications service a globally operating air Force command will observe its seventh anniversary july 1. The command which has it Headquarters Here operates and maintains on base and global communications air traffic control and ail for the air navigational aids Force and other government and civilian Agen . Gen. Robert w. Paulson commands the organization. Arcs s nearly 54,000 people operate at More than 600 locations around the world in 45states, the District of Columbia and about 40 foreign  Good share of the command s personnel and facilities Are pro Viding key support to . Activities in Southeast Asia. Protective and Rescue the scene. Cover until aircraft a Washington is the army s new subdued pin on col Lar insignia for enlisted men authorized in Vietnam May now be worn  new insignia optional Loi the next year May be worn wit the Field jacket tropical combat uniform Cotton Utility uniform and Olive Green Wool shirt in place of the present cloth insignia of rank that is worn on the sleeve. Both collars Point up for non commissioned officers and arc up for specialists. Three pairs of the new insignia will be issued to each Soldier  More Given to More than 300,000 Mem Bers of the National guard. This specialized training will permit the army to make use of Reserve units in civil disturb Ance situations if required. Insignia will be worn on major army commander. U.1,/1 a 11 Vav Kyj Lvuv the army also said in a Cable i when so used these units would to major commands that Wear be on Active duty under Federal ing subdued organizational sleeve insignia name tapes combat and special skill badges and Ranger tabs by troops i combat is at the option of the  units selected for training will follow the Standard program developed last year by the . Continental army come it. I Monroe Vul. Prior to the activation of arcs the airways and air communications service macs operated air traffic control and Long haul communications facilities As a part of what is now the military Airlift command Mac. Unit s services on july 1, 1961, macs which dated to pre world War ii Days was retired to the annals Ofair Force history and its functions and personnel transferred to the new major air command. Specifically arcs provide principal services on base communications that contribute to the efficient functioning of an air base including base Telephone intercom fire and crash alarm air police Security alerting systems and on base closed circuit Tele  communications consisting of global radio Tele Type and Telephone networks which link air Force activities around the world. The com Mand is the major contributor of All the services to the department of defense s defense communications system pcs air navigational aids including radio ranges direction find ers homing beacons radar Bea cons Market beacons instrument Landing systems and Tacti Cal navigational  traffic control services which include Point to Point an ground to air stations Ai drome control towers and precision radar approach control to per Mit aircraft landings under Alt so caulk a conditions arcs con trollers during llfi7 l us .1 1more than in million air i rail u control operatic is around to world