European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 04, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thi stars and stat Pluittle Florida rolling Oil i transportation company blazing Trail Home ready to depart members of he 126th transportation co Karlsruhe go under the Hood and into the pit As they prepare vehicles for storage. Karlsruhe Germany is Little Florida As the 38thi transportation in s 126th co there is called will Blaze a Trail Home for medium and Light elements of the 107th transportation brigade returning to n e w stateside locations soon. Scheduled to depart for , n.c., on sept. 6, the 1128th is the second of five 38th units leaving in the next few months for widely scattered posts in the United states. The first a heavy truck i company one of four in the Larmy left in Early june. I according lot. Col. Cliffordin Young 38th co the unit s nickname of Little Florida stuck because it has been our fray of Sunshine and is in our opinion the Best transportation company in  the truck company notified in Early january that it would be leaving is running a Mont ahead of schedule in preparations for departure unit spokes men said. We Are setting the Pace for our sister units to follow said 1st it. Roland e. Recess com Pany co. It s been a rough Road to follow but the men Here Are real professionals and they Story and photos by Phil Dodson staff writer have our unit in Good shape. For that reason we Don t have Many deficiencies to Correct before turning our equipment  All of the 126th s 68 wheel vehicles must be turned into the . Augmentation readiness group s 3rd maintenance in in Karlsruhe the receiving an property storage agent in that  unit does t just turn a vehicle in however without first making sure that it is in goo condition. We must inspect and accept a vehicle before the company s responsibility for it stops explained to Clarence Brown Pic 3d maintenance in wheel vehicle Section but we Haven t had any trouble with the 126th s  because the trucks must be Able to be used on several Days notice established storage proce dures must be rigidly adhered to. After we accept a vehicle Brown said we take it through a four hour storage preparation operation in which every moving Par with the exception of engine components receives a coating of lightweight Oil. The engine Oil is changed and Oil with a special additive is put in its place. We even Coal the fuel system with  after this mechanics bleed the was necessary. If not. The vehicle Brake system pull All wheels to is sent to the appropriate repair Check for Seal leaks and worn bearings. If no replacements Are needed the truck is taken to the storage area where the final Steps in preparation Are taken. Items will accompany to its new Home at it. Should major repairs be Neces sary cob 51st maintenance in  the uni Bragg. Weapons protective masks an unit records will follow close behind the main body of troop sin Karlsruhe would do whatever leaving in september.  i bund Estehr \9 gis i Giessen Germany special a delegation from the . Army Giessen support Center Learned j about the German army in Abundes Wehr exhibit our army at the Fairgrounds  30 . Soldiers and their instructor 1st it. Dean f. Doss chief of the Center s personnel services division made use of of the Opportunity to learn More about weapons equipment j ranks uniforms and career possibilities in the German army j compare opportunities of special interest they said were the comparative ranks pay career opportunities and separation allowances of their German counterparts. They also interviewed the German army j career Counselor who had a Spe Cial office in a bus. Of the weapons and equipment the tanks especially the new Leopard caught most of the american soldiers attention Sadid the electronically guided antiaircraft Cannon. German sol Diers were on hand at every Dis play of the exhibition to give explanations. At the end of the tour the americans agreed that they had a better understanding of their German nato partner. Emmr.,.is Vav a a u \ r ass wow tvs air South switch it. Gen Fred m. Dean change of i Omni Aivil i a onion. Deani succeeded and u. Gen. John s. Hardy inspect the Hardy As com Nuuuli o Allied air or National Honor guard in Naples during the Southern Europe wait company gets honors As top Supply Point Kaiserslautern Germany special co a of the 56th Supply and service in has received an award for being the most outstanding Supply Point within seventh army support . Con. Lawrence e. Schlanser cd of the support command presented the award to 1st it. David n. Harris com Pany commander. The Bat Talion s motto meet the need sums up co a s efforts said Schlanser referring to the unit rating on a command inspection. 4apl. Wins Fulbri Glit Fellowship s c h w e t z i n g e n. Ger Many special an intelligence officer at Stra com he Here has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship for a year s study a Wilhelms University in Muenster recipient of the Fellowship is capt. Ronald w. Kondrat who i will carry out his studies on Catholic social teaching during the Weimer  Kondrat holds a Bachelor of arts degree from John Carroll University Cleveland and Ai master s in German history from i Mai queue University Milwau-1 Kee. Before being called to Active duty in 1963, Kondrat was work ing on his doctorate in philosophy at the University of lows