European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday August 15 1968 Ifni. Enemark Tours Europe army in says most problems family Affa r by John Reese stuff writer Frankfurt is when my. Den. William a. Kne Markwas a Battery battalion or Divi Sion commander lie anticipated visits from the inspector Genera with something less than unconfined Joy. But now he looks at in visit sin a somewhat different . He is the department of lie army inspector general has been since aug. 1.knemark is on the annual Gen eral inspection of Usa Reuh having been virtually snatched out of Korea where he was com manding the 7th inf div. Hustling Back to the states for furious round of briefings and being sworn in As the in he caught up with the in team in Europe about a week ago. He lube in Europe another two or three weeks. Wednesday he was in Frank Furt for a visit with v corps where he paused for a Short interview. Now he sees the inspector general on an level As valuable staff officer in a Posi Tion to be of tremendous assist Ance to the officers and enlisted men of his command. Having been in the Job for Sucha Short period and having not had the Opportunity to see it Eichof Usa eur on this trip ene Mark was reluctant to offer much specific on How things Are Over Here. In Mission he did say however that the Mission of the inspector general is to determine and report upon How Well major commanders Are managing their men Money an Materiel and How ready they Are to perform their missions. Turning to the delicate subjects of complaints Enemark said that for every one complain brought to is for action there Are at least three requests for assistance. Unlike problems brought tothe chaplain the staff judge advocate or the surgeon he cautioned complaints brought to the in Are not privileged. Thatis to say that the in is under no obligation to keep matters entirely confidential or to conceal the identity of the person complaining. In the first place when appropriate we require sworn statements and in the second place we must investigate an complaint that appears to be frequently when we ask a Man to hold up his right hand and swear to the truth of a com plaint he decides that he had better think it Over a his eyes twinkled when he said is not the aim of the in he continued to try to find fault with a unit when it is inspected. Rather he said we try to discover problems which Are beyond the capability of the com Mander to solve and help him find a asked about complaints mad directly to congressmen by army men Enemark said itis the right of every american citizen to communicate directly with his congressman and it is not inappropriate for a Soldier to do so. However in most cases where congressional action is sought the Man who will solve the problem is not More than a few Hundred Yards from where the complainant wrote his let Ter. That Means the squad Leader the Battery commander or the battalion commander in the cases. Some the problem few Echelon great majority ofttimes of course May Nave to go a this reason i encourage anyone in the army who has problem to go first to his com Mander and keep it in the fam ily so to speak. There Are very few problems that cannot resolved close to Enemark added that if a mangoes not get satisfaction in his unit he has the right to go tothe in at a higher level of com is by no Means e n e Mark s first appearance in Europe. He fought and was wound army aviation 9s Hole in Vietnam by Phil Dodson staff write Heidelberg is today s army aviation is growing by leaps and Bounds and has met and surpassed All expectations in its Vietnam role said the Deputy director of army aviation on a visit to Usa eur s Avia Tion facilities Here. Col. E. P. Fleming jr., master army aviator and world War ii Bataan death March survivor who spent As he puts it three and one half years As the guest of the japanese emperor is the second in command in the office of the director of army aviation an Agency of the assistant chief of staff for Force development in works with Brig. Gen. Edwin l. Powell jr., aviation director whose directorate Moni tors All army aviation programs including Materiel acquisition weapons systems and avionic aviation electronic systems budgeting and operations. Each of these activities is headed by Ada staff officer exercising what Fleming Calls intensive manage ment Over these various pro s Germany visit was primarily to oversee the ferry ing piloting rather than crating and shipping of 15 u8 twin engine aircraft to Usa eur. Ferrying is an operation which Fleming put into practice in 1953while stationed in France. While i was there he said col e. P. Fleming. Faith in ferrying we received a Quantity of air Craft shipped by surface Means which damaged and , about this time. Max con very important passenger american ambassador to the Netherlands a Villim it t Ler undergoes a pref i i equipment Check before an orientation spin in a tf102 at Campney Amsterdam. Ills Pilot was maj. Larry 1. . Air Force i hot Rad sometimes called the flying Grandfather was ferrying civil Ian aircraft similar to ours to Europe and All parts of the world. So i submitted a feasibility study on this for the Mili tary which was subsequently then army aircraft have been ferried whenever possible to army air terminals in Viet Nam Japan Korea and other military stations throughout the , who spent a week in Germany said he was impressed with army aviation in Usa eur especially at the us a eur standardization and safety division which he say Sis essentially an aviation school. Its purpose is to transition pilots into existing aircraft in Europe standardize flight procedures Andre implant safety procedures and act As a Quality control agent for the colonel said that army aviation is progressing at a phenomenal rate although due to sup ply and demand Usa eur do snot have As Many different Type of aircraft As do units stateside and in Vietnam. The Youthful looking Pilot con tends that the Backbone of army aviation today is the uh1, Bette known As the Huey helicopter whose role in Vietnam has made it Favous. Squad Carrier we have on our drawing boards right now a follow along to the Huey which we Call the Utility tactical aircraft system Litas which we envision to take the role of a squad Carri Erable to operate under most conditions that we might encountering any theater of operation said Fleming. Taking into account the time it normally takes to develop a new aircraft sys tem it won t be ready until somewhere around 1975."until then the army will rely on existing aircraft including the Huey cobra a High Speed gun ship which was deployed in Viet Nam about a year ago and the ah58 cheyennes rigid Rotor helicopter capable of speeds of 250 knots or better and carrying several fire support systems. The cobra is quite a s fast and narrow 3ti inches wide on the fuselage and carries lot of firepower Fleming said. "1 was in Vietnam during i he tet offensive and had occasion to Fly it on some combat mis Sions. It impressed me Tremenda we just contracted with the manufacturer for175 of the Chey Enne helicopter. We look to it Asa follow along or a supplement to the cobra with the cobra being Light artillery and the Cheyenne being heavy i ii Dunnink de in Europe assuring world Wai period 1951 to lit Ces Sicly comma us Field arty in 4,1, Lulf Munder of the if then chief of is inf div. From him to 1sistant division Aff Arlo a 8 these e 2flthcom Thep and in As in i Lander of maj. Jen. William v Enemark i l Dies up the 24th inf div in Augsburg Germany. From 1k to 1966 he was chief of Maff of Antral army up seeker Leim. Ger Many. He is a Nate of san fran Cisco and a 1 1 Are lower portion we re closer Lii Iii i Winpar in ices h j in Mill insure m the earlier period. Haskeil on Ili Eale of i. I " airs in Wiir in shirt i thai let i is in we St a Nain Liing Eil to 2. Hie report said Mil. I t 1 " army Avia Lioi report is True i real Deal of
