European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday june 29, command changes Admiral Fluckey to get nato Post Norfolk a. Special rear adm. Eugene b. Fluckey has been named to take com Mand of nato s iberian com Mand Atlantic Berlanti Lisbon Portugal. Fluckey a world War ii med Al of Honor Winner will replace rear adm. Edwin s. Miller inthe nato assignment in Early , whose staff is composed of portuguese British and american naval officers protects nato shipping in the Western approaches to the Mediterranean and strengthens an controls nato forces in this  will be Fluckey s second tour of duty in  was . Naval attache and naval attache for air in Lisbon from october 1950 to july 1953. Milde Nisall England is col. William Kingery has assumed command of the 513thtactical Airlift Wing from col. Harold g. Fulmer during change of command ceremony  will return to the United states Early in july to become the base commander of Macdill air Force base  has been commander of the 513th since its reactivation ate Rex a France in april 1966. Hahn Germany special col. Forrest l. Rauscher for Mer vice Wing commander 50thtactical fighter Wing at Hahn air base has assumed com Mand of the 50th Wing Accord ing to an announcement by us afe officials. Rauscher succeeds col. Robertl. Liles who has commanded the 50th Wing since May 20 1966.liles is being assigned to Lang Ley fab va., where he Wil assume the duties of director of safety at tactical air come he Hanau Germany special col. John o. Ensor Corning from the 24th inf div has Joinette 2nd support brigade As Spe Cial assistant to the commander for material readiness. Ensor will serve in this capacity until Early july when he will become brigade Deputy commander. The present Deputy col Tillman c. Oliver will take Ovenias commander upon col. Harr j. Heppner s departure for corps g4 office. Wiesbaden special Briggen. Robert a. Berman has arrived at he Safe to take Aphis duties As Deputy chief of Star for Materiel. He succeeds maj George m. Johnson  has departed for a new assignment As commander okla homa air Materiel area with Headquarters at tinker fab Olda. Prior to his Safe assign ment Berman was Deputy chief f staff comptroller of the Airi orce logistics come at Wright Atterson fab Ohio. Washington is it Gen. Berton e. Spivy jr., an experienced combat commander my guided missiles and special weapons expert is leaving the Pentagon to become the . Representative on the nato military committee in Brussels aug. 1, the army has  was with the defense department s joint staff for the past three years most recently As its director. Before coming to the Pentagon he commanded the 3rd army div in Europe Wiley see take care an enjoy an Acci Dent free 4th of july Holiday. Usa eur As of fatal accidents june 28 since july 1 1967 1968 army motor vehicles. 105 104 non army Mot. Vehicles. 104 112 weapons and explosives. C 4 asphyxiation. 10 2 drowning. 12 1131 47 totals. 268 280 Safe boating week hints Given by arc Stuttgart Germany Spe Cial _ the american red Cross is joining with other agencies cosponsor National Safe boating week which has been pro claimed by president Johnson to begin  announcement comes from Joseph Racz director of american red Cross safety pro Grams in  objective of National Safe boating week is to reduce boat ing accidents and make the aquatic sport safer for the Man americans who participate in it. Unfortunately Only about half of the boat users can swim Well enough to save their lives if they fall into deep water Racz said in making the announcement. To reduce boating accidents he said there Cross offers these Safe guards that boat operators an passengers should observe 1carry a life jacket for everyone aboard. Insist that weak swimmers and no swimmers Wear them at All times and that everybody wears themis hazardous weather conditions. 2don t overload the  passengers Down to a Safe number.3don t overpower your boat. 4don t smoke while refuel ing. 5don t let passengers in Small boat stand up or sit on the gunwales while you Are under Way. 6equip your boat with essential gear Anchor oars boat Hook extra line fire extinguisher tool kit and first Aid kit. Running lights Are a must for nighttime operation. 7check weather forecasts be fore taking your boat out on open water. Take a portable radio along to keep posted on changing weather conditions.8most boats if swamped or capsized will stay on the sur face so stay with the boat when such accidents happen until help arrives. But if you Are in danger Ous or extremely cold water try to get to Shore As fast As pos  also urged boaters to Learnt and obey the Basic rules of the Waterways. All safety conscious Skippers make a Point of knowing swimming capabilities of those on Board " he said if a goes overboard accidentally re Cue. Procedure is based on the ability or inability of the Nerson in the water to help him sell if the Man overboard can swim a life saying device can be tossed to him. The boat i stopped the victim swims to it and is pulled aboard. When a weak or a no swim Mer Falls overboard first swing the Stern away from the Side from which he fell. Toss him a life saving device and promptly Man Euver the boat Back to him keep a close watch on him at All times and make the approach As you would to a Moor ing at reduced Speed and slightly to Windward if possible shut off the motor within a few fee of the victim and bring him  Racz said All Boatmen should learn to swim. They also should know first Aid including How to give artificial respiration since boats often operate far fro medical attention. At Tomb of the unknown Soldier sergeant was guard commander by Phil Dodson staff writer Mannheim Germany is they re probably the sharpest soldiers in the .  the most unusual says sgt. . Jesse a. Meekins of his former troopers and they might Well be. They Are the army s elite hand picked volunteers chosen to stand guards sentinels in tribute to Amer Ica s most solemn memorial the Tomb of the unknown Soldier in Arlington Meekins, a tall lean infantry no assigned As operations ser Geant for the 1st in Usa eur augmentation readiness group Here was the Sentinel com Mander of the guard from oct.1965 to Jan. 1967. During this time he was responsible for conducting All ceremonies at the Tomb an for the selection and training of the spit and polish Sentinel who stand guard 365 Days a year 24 hours a Day. Being a Sentinel is no easy Job Meekins relates. After finally passing a rigid inspection in which even a minor defect such As one shoulder higher or lower than the other would eliminate a potential candidate he must still go through weeks of training to prepare him for the Job. He must learn to do seemingly impossible things such As walking a Post without blinking an Eye for Over an , this training takes anywhere from four to six weeks depending on the  the Sentinel pulls a Norma duty shift of 24 hours in which four hours Are devoted to walk ing the 21 Steps on the mat in front of the Tomb in one Horn shifts. The guard changes exactly on the hour and the senti Nel relieved presses his army blues makes any repairs Neces sary on his uniform and practices any of the  thai he thinks need brushing up until time for him to go on the mat again. After this 24-hour period the Sentinel goes off duty for 48 hours. The ceremony unique. In itself is come sleet Snow or rain the sentinels walk their posts night and Day. Every movement i done to a count of 21, represent no the 21-gun Salute the High just Honor rendered in a military ceremony21 Steps across the mat and facing the Tomb for 21 seconds. People watching the ceremony wonder How he can be so detached Meekins recalled. He so Busy counting that he does t have time to think about . The Only time he will alter his routine is when he detects something wrong or some one attempts to approach  if someone should approach the Tomb with desecration obviously in mind he could be in fora world of trouble. The sentinels do not carry am munition for their weapons Meekins said emphatically but they do have the authority to use any Force necessary to protect the Tomb from desecration. While i was there we never had an incident of any major importance. Once a very unwise Young Man grabbed one of my Sentinel s rifles and the Sentinel thinking someone was trying to take his weapon whirled to As sume a defensive position. The Man s hand was Cut slightly Buthe was More scared than Hurt. I instructed them to use their bayonets Only As a very last  the sentinels Are fiercely proud of their Job. One of the Young sentinels was walking his Post on a Day that the thermometer registered115 degrees on the Concrete. As i watched he turned a ghostly White and i thought he was about to faint. As he came to the endow the mat i called him into the Concrete room and asked him if he wanted to be relieved As it was Only 10 minutes to the Chang ing of the guard. He said no that he could finish. Well he did and did t missa step of the routine but seconds after he went through the Relief Shack door he fell unconscious. Later i asked him Why he re fused to be relieved. His answer i think shows the Devotion an Pride of the sentinels. He said that if he had been relieved the people out front would have Inis sed seeing the changing Juthe guard and he wanted them to see  sgt. . Jesse a. Meekins aids Gen. Mark Clark ret place Wreath on the Tomb. Army photo