European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes training shop involves ., . In Berlin Berlin special nine Brit fish soldiers Are getting a taste of life with the Army in Ber Lin while a similar number of american soldiers Are gaining experience with the British Larmy. I a Rifle squad front co a 4thibn, 18th inf of the Berlin Bri Gade and a Rifle squad from coid 1st in of the Gloucester Shire regiment 28th-61st also stationed in Berlin switched places to observe the other s training. I the american squad led Byis. Sgt. John Seipel joined co id for the trip to Osna Brueck West Germany where the Brit fish unit will take part in operation Green the operation is scheduled to last 12 or 13 Days. I the British Rifle squad headed by platoon sgt. Robin Galley i will be participating in the up i coming squad army training tests Ait with the rest of co1c. They Are in the Field part t of this week preparing for the testing which will take place next week. 1 soldiers fighting with foam flames just Don t Kave a Counce these Days with Al the new kinds of foam being developed a a demonstration to smother about any kind of fire that conies along. At left firemen in a joint i a demonstration at Rhein main air base used a new Type High expansion foam and at right they close in with hoses to quell a Blaze. Sis Nixon firefighting Crews show skills by Bill Seal staff writer j Rhein main a Germany is raging flames billow ing smoke and acrid fumes sent newsmen and some 200 visiting firemen running Here wednesday during a spectacular two hour German american firefight ing demonstration. The firefighting officials from so nearby communities and representatives of major airline watched As German and Ameri can Crews showed their skill with the latest firefighting equip ment and hoj e the people watch ing today never have to demonstrate their abilities with this equipment said maj. Roge Nielson of the 7310th civil engr so which sponsored the . Sgt. Charles Joiner Rhein main air base s fire chief. And Rudi Wei lie. Frankfurt International Airport fire chief had their respective Crews put on demonstrations that included extinguishing a leaking propane Gas fire putting out a major fire on a leaking Gas pipe and extinguishing a pit fire similar j to those that can occur in re pair shops at airports. A High expansion foam demonstration showed the visiting firemen the newest techniques in stopping gasoline Wood or electrical fires. The foam crawls Over every pipe and Crevice and would soon fill a blazing plane to smother a fire said Joiner j according to Joiner the air Force and Navy Are still sexier menting with High expansion foam though civilian airports have used it for almost two present firefighting sys tem of the air Force is Ade quate and it is not economically feasible to change Over Tony new system at this Nielson explained. The Frankfurt International Airport fire department used three trucks with foam gun mounted on top to put out a raging fire on a steel mock upon a Boeing 707 built last month in the base firefighting area is now used for training by both the Frankfurt Airport and Rhein main fire de grand finale of the demonstration was a Drill held Ona plane mock up. Two dry pow Der units from the civilian air port team and two p2 crash fire trucks from the base quickly extinguished the s 57-Man fire depart ment at the Frankfurt Airport is divided into two shifts. 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We answer from five to Halert Calls from incoming planes every Day. But we Don t worry about those As much As thrones we know will make crash landings or those planes with fires Wei lie said. He sends 10 units to the run ways for emergency landings. These include three foam trucks three dry powder units and four trucks with related , with 55 firemen says he averages from three to five Alert Calls each Send from four to six trucks to the runway where the plane with trouble will land. When it touches Down the trucks fall in behind and taxi along until the plane comes to a Stop and then we can begin our Job of putting out any Joiner Rhein main fire depart ment and the Frankfurt Airport s fire teams work closely together in giving airmen and civilian planes double fire fighting Protection at both demonstration showed the capability of the two Tea Sand their equipment and also the teamwork that is employed a i i y in answering in flight emergencies at the Frankfurt and be " Al the major mural oils 8h"u d Bell Pinili i n Mill Iii us Auvil f he Bys he action l Perallon con fereni1?011u the a it wide con year n1 11111 or later this has am m �endatiou8 that arpiid11 Anny wide or us Able plication German general visits a Sarky r Heidelberg special maj. Gen. Konrad Stangl com manding general of the bundles Wehr s i bavarian military District was accorded Hulitar honors on ins first official visit to Sakel ii and seventh army he trooped thu Honor guard line with Hen. 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