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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, August 6, 1968

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              196t the stars and stripes Page 7 of Aid society starts Campaign to raise funds Wiesbaden special the us air Force Aid society afas Campaign is under Way Europe and will continue Hiro sikh aug. 15-1 Tho air Force s official emergency financial assistance Agency afas is credited with Morov a the morale and Wel-5 of its Many members and heir dependents. It also main fris he gon. Henry h. Arnold Educ tonal fund which offers College scholarships to deserving dependent children. U Den. Robert n. Smith us afe s vice commander in chief h sent his support to the 1968tond drive. In i recent letter to commanders he referred Tsafas policies which Are con stantly being revised and expanded to meet the Ever Chang be conditions which affect the financial needs of air Force  Smith said that having knowl Edge of the society s existence should provide a comfortable feeling of Security on the Par of every member of the air Force  the afas is now entering its 23rd year of operation. During 1967 it dispensed $252, 975 to air Force personnel an their families located in Europe. Army school needs specialist teachers Oberammergau Ger Many special qualified instructors May apply now for assignment to the . Army school Europe. The school has departments at four locations in Southern Bavaria within com muting distance of summer and Winter resorts and the Garmisch Berchtesgaden and Chi Emsee recreation areas. Vacancies exist in the maintenance and readiness dept., Turnau for mos 12b, combat Engineer 52d, Generator repair Man and 63c, vehicle repair Man. The weapons Assembly dept.,Oberammergau. Needs qualified personnel who have weapons As Sembly experience and hold mos 13b, Field artillery Crew Man or 13d, rocket crewman. The logistics dept is looking for personnel in mos 76f, sup ply specialist and 76p Stock control specialist. Communications instructors in mos 31e, radio repairman 31j, maintenance chief and 72b, communications specialist May submit requests for assignment to the communications electronics dept. Leng Gries. Outstanding cos Are sought by the seventh army no acad Emy in bad Stoelz. Applicants Marne clerks make a move into tents Wuerzburg Germany Spe Cial if you happen to walk behind the Marne barn the building used by Marne finance and personnel services division Paddon t be surprised there is not a bivouac going on. The six tents you will see Are the temporary Lime of the pad men who Are in charge of the 3rd div s enlisted men s records. The 50 men who handle these records moved into the tents on july 22 and Are expected to occupy them for two months. The move was necessitated by a renovation project in the is building where a new ceiling and a better lighting system Are Beitf installed. Meanwhile the men moved into the tents so that the work can be completed by fall. Helpers spec. 5 Jake h. Dinecola left and spec. 4 William e. Shine hold information Booklet about Rainer Schulz As they Check letters and other materials sent by a Berli orphanage. Their unit is sponsoring Rainer through a fund in the states. Must hold mos 11b. Light weapons infantryman 11c, in direct fire crewman 11f, operations and intelligence s p e Calist or 13b, Field artillery crewman. Capable instructors in gradese5 and e6 Are preferred. How Ever enlisted personnel of Al grades who Are not instructor qualified but Are highly skilled in one of the above listed mos will be considered. How to apply interested personnel should submit applications request for Transfer on a form 2496 through channels to Headquarters . Army Europe attn a Aag pro. Personnel tentatively selected for assignment to the no Academy and the weapons Assembly dept. Will replaced on toy to the school for evaluation prior to final Selec Tion. Frankfurt special Brig. Gen. George r. Dunn has been named 3rd army div assist ant division commander. Dunn came Here from it. Hood tex., where he was i corps chief of staff. He is former army War College faculty member and has served As chief of the person Nel management division in Vietnam. S c h w e i n f u r t. Ger Many special co d of the 3rd inf div s 703rd maintenance in has moved to Conn Barracks Here from its Previ Ous Home in Kitzinger. The move will provide 3rdinf div units in Schweinfurt. Wil Flecken and bad Kissinger with faster Access to repair facilities. The c o m p a n y workshops provide maintenance and repair service for automotive weapons and communications equipment. Frankfurt special air Force col. Carleton n. Casteel assumed command of Del 1, 601st direct air support so. At v corps he Here. Casteel took the reins from col. Rex l. Poutre after completing a course at the National War College. Poutre was reassigned to the Indus trial College of the armed forces. Washington. . We Pinch hit As parents9 Berlin orphan adopted by platoon _. I in. T.,l-  
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