European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              So furday August 3, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 7 mini miss Lac fired from . Redeye deployment almost by Marion Lee staff write Heidelberg sets red Eye a shoulder fired missile no much longer than a baseball Bat has the Power to swat Down Low Fly no aircraft. And after almost decade of research the pint sized major leaguer Hai now sen its place in the array Staken  of redeye in Europe begun in january will completed in mid August according toss the air defense Sarteur artillery division. All armoured and special weapons infantry and. Artillery battalions Are to Nave a redeye Section composed of fourth six teams 10 to 14 men. The Section consists of an officer Section Leader Section ser Geant and two Man teams. Officers receive a five week course at it. Bliss Tex. Gun ners Are Given three weeks additional training at Bliss after completing artillery advanced individual training at it. Knox by. A missile team carries six red eyes prepackaged in disposable launchers. Each round costs$7,000. The four foot Long missile three inches in diameter an weighs 18 pounds 30 pounds with launcher. Of men to be presented vocational diplomas by de Freakley staff writer the redeye is a heat seeking surface to air missile capable of attaining supersonic speeds from its Soud propellant motor. It employs a conventional warhead and Impact fuse As the Battle Field Soldier s first Jet killer his own personal defensive weapon against bombing an strafing aircraft. An infrared guidance system gives the Infra redeye deadly accuracy. The homing system zeros in on heat of the enemy Craft s exhaust. Other details of the weapon Are classified. In initial testing a group of quickly trained gunners from the 101st airborne at it. Blis downed 11 out of a dozen drones. The one miss was attributed to nervousness and tension since All gunners were firing the Wea Pon for the first time. After spotting a target the gunner trains an optical sight on the aircraft. Allowing for Lead Range raises and Speed the missile the gunner to about a45-degree Angle and simply presses the  $16,000 Trainer simulating actual launching of the missile used at Bliss employs a series of lights at the rear of the mock up to Tell instructors if students follow the proper pre fire sequence. Only the Honor graduate in each redeye course actually Rhein main a Germany is vocational teaching diplomas will be presented to 36 air Force officers and enlisted men by the University of Mary land in Frankfurt  graduation ceremonies at the Terrace club at 3 . Will Mark the end of a 14-month pro Gram for the american service men who will then be qualified to teach in vocational High schools in Many states. M. Sgt. Charles e. Slater  the 6919th Security so will receive a scholarship medallions Honor graduate and so. Sgt. Lawrence c. Kilbreth of the439th military Airlift group will be presented a certificate of scholarship for finishing second. 3 locations both men took the course  graduates will be from Wiesbaden and Ramstein. These Are the Only three locations where the course is offered. However it is open to men and women of All services. The classes Are held during the regular University of Maryland term. According to Alex r. Hild Brand of the Rhein main Educa Tion Center the course is the most successful we have we never worry about having enough students to fill the  he said the Only requirement for entry is a High school Educa Tion. Currently there Are 59people enrolled in the vocational  take 18 hours of instruction. This includes four required courses and two electives. Basically this course is for people planning on retirement who have a technical skill an want to teach in schools or in Industry Hildbrand said. The University also offers a advanced certificate in vocational instruction and a Bachelor degree after a full four year course. The other graduates receiving diplomas sunday Are Doyle y. Anderson John e. Bailey Al Bert a. Baker Eugene r. Baten John t. Blair William e. Car Roll Cloffus o. Cole Paul Craw Ford Nelson f. Dodge Malcom. Dotson Stephen f. Ethington Willie c. Foust David Grege an Drew Hamilton James t. Han a Harold d. Hauge. Williamg. Hitsner. Howard Hendrick son James r. Huckaby John , Dennis d. Hester. James l. Lisenbee Glenn c.  Mcgovern John Mease Douglas m. Moore Jerome l. Mullikin g. L. Pritchard Earlw. Raymond Claude g. Seward Charles r. Watson. Edward . Donald b. Weller and Wayne w. West. Jet killer redeye is i s personal weapon against aircraft. Sembach a Marks its 15th anniversary Sembach Germany special Sembach air base is observing its 15th birthday As an american installation. However the history of sem 440th is tops signalman hold shoot out. By Phil Dodson staff writer Mannheim Germany is the 440th signal in Marksman ship team fired its Way to top . Gary l. Dunning. Top shooter honors in Small bore Rifle Competition with six other seventh army communications come Rifle teams Here at Coleman Barracks. Morrison jr., the command co feels is vital for All soldiers. Upon completion of firing the seven marksmanship teams were 1/l/lllllciii a a  ,.High scorer for the Kals Reslau Morrison s guests at a picnic Tern sharpshooters was 1st  l. Dunning Veteran National Rifle match competitor  in a blistering 380 out of a possible 400 Points in the Sec Ond Day of firing. Overall team score of 2,162 forthe signalman gave them a Nar Row 27-Point Edge Over the Sec Ond place 16th signal in which fired a total of 2,135 Points out of a possible 2-Joo. Members of the winning lean were platoon sgt. Charles Rog ers team coach sgt s. Paul h. Wells Roger p. Herrmann and Ricardo e. Stephens spec. 4 Ronald b. Mcdaniels pc. Steven a. Williams and  Competition which is patterned after pistol matches he Din the command is designed to create an interest in better shoot ing a Point which col. John h. Bach As a military air Field Gresback to 1919. France was the first country to station troops inthe area following the world War i  Early 1940 construction was started on a German air Force fighter base near the present base operations building. Fires a missile a Susareu special weapons spokesman said. Pfc. Amede Kip Baillargeon of the 1st in 35th Armor s red Eye Section fired the mite a mis Sile. I be been Lucky All the Way through the Exeter n.h., draftee said. By acing the gun ners course Kip joined the elite who have taken the $7,000  addition to actual manipulation of the weapon All gunners Are drilled in aircraft identification something they continues Long As they Are assigned to missile sections. Boy did Weever dwell on aircraft identification Kip remarked. Identification training is Cor related with air bases that Send aircraft on sorties Over Section sin the Field for spotting. Projections Are also flashed on a scree for a mini second during class room instruction. Week s schedule the battalion s redeye Section Leader 2nd it. W. T. Sharrock. Said about two Days a week Are reserved for handling of the red Eye and aircraft recognition. An other Day is spent on tactics in the Field. The remainder of the week is filled with maintenance of Section equipment and com Pany duties. Sharrock said his teams can have the redeye ready to fire in seven seconds. This Little jewel definitely gives the armoured Bat Talion air defense against hostile aircraft Harrack boasted. The . Army missile com said in a release from washing ton in the Field. The missile. Can be carried through underbrush and Over rugged terrain where no other air defense weapon can  army air defense official Here stressed this is not a mis Sile system. It is a battalion Type weapon the same As a machine  s11.4 million Price tag however after the army Aske Congress for the initial 1,700-mis Sile Purchase in March 1960, re tired it. Gen. Robert w. Col Glazier or. Then army Deputy chief of staff for logistics told senators the 30-Pound missile will eventually replace the anti aircraft ground mounted 50-Cali-her machine gun As an air de sense  the first bulk order of the mite sized missiles had a Price tag of $11.4 million. This is strictly a ground Pounder s weapon the air de sense official said. Redeye is de _4_ _  .-.��_%, to. I Sembach air base was turned i f pensive not offensive. It gives Over by the French to the United or Elma forces a Iahlo Mobile air. Flu Force highly Mobile air states air Force in 1953 As the defense " Home of the 66th tactical recon the air defense Section Sai Naissance Wing the 66th try Redey ? did not replace anything operated rf84 Thunder jets and j cd _ rather complementsrb57 Canberra until 1959 and then was transferred to France. Sembach then became the air a ground forces resistance combat arms redeployed to the United states through reformer Force s primary missile base in Are Aiso utilizing redeye Sec Europe when the 38th tactical  Wing came Here from Halm air base. Upon deactivation of the 38th Tow in september 1966 the mis Siles were returned to the United states and the new 603rd airbase Wing took Over the base. Mission of support for the Many 1 and varied tenant organizations assigned Here. On july 1, 1968 the 603rd Abw ceased to exist As an Active or i Gani action and the newly formed 601st tactical control Wing took of the tical ant , the 601st Tow is the sky divers to close Darmstadt carnival Darmstadt Germany b   i i Iier the combined missions of i the closing ceremonies Winch will e 603rd Abw and the 60lst tac include a fireworks display a Cal control group then a ten 9 . The carnival closes at s. Sgt. William c. Blondeaux chocks shot group Only Wing sized tactical control organization in the entire . Air Force. Midnight. Highlights of the seven Day event include the crowning of German and american  night Ami the Milwaukee youth band