European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse , August 25, 1968 it i the stars and stripes French training area used by 24th div unit Ramstein tra in a French Parley staff sgt. Angel r. Alvarez of the 1st in 35th arty 24th inf div Forward gives a rundown on the 155-mm. By Jerry Dranes a Augsburg Bureau chief Muens Igen Germany is for the firs time in 10 years an american unit is using the i French army training area and 155-mm self propelled howitzers of i thrust in 35th arty 24th inf div Forward i air at the French equivalent of Hohenfels or through aug. 30 for Battery and Bat i tabla level training. Tie americans use of the areas part of Al reciprocal agreement where the French get to uie Graf to fire their honest John rockets said Miff Pierre Chaumet French Liaison officer to self propelled howitzer to maj. Pierre Chaumet French Liaison officer to Usa eur during training at Muens Igen Germany army photo Usa eur. It has been proposed that the agree ment become permanent he said. Muens Igen it has been discovered has one thing in common with the american training areas _ mud. The 24th inf div unit was Force to Camp on a Hillside because Low lying areas had become so Boggy from recent heavy Rains. The battalion s stint Here is self sustaining. No support units came along. The Only outside help comes from the French they let the gis use their unit s training includes dry and wet firing on a Battery level and a battalion exercise and Field problem. Togetherness includes Vietnam duty Ham Stein Germany pc Cial ten Gorman air force1 maintenance officers Are under j oing a five week training pro k ram Here on maintenance and management procedures used for maintaining . Air Force aircraft. The officers Are recent Grade i ates of the German air Force i technical training course pro j Gram. I their curriculum Here was formulated by m. Set. Ezra e. Lane of the 26th Field maintenance so s training control Divi. Sion. J the instruction covers air Craft maintenance management flight line maintenance the Jet propulsion and fabrication shops aerospace systems and ground equipment electronic systems and management out and sup ply procedures. Upon completing the training the German officers will be As \ signed to various German air i Force units. Their instruction Here is part 1 of the military assistance pro i Gram conducted by the . Air Force for its nato allies. Rhein main a Germany is fifteen German j Security police from wants Dorf air station toured facilities Here As guests of Rhein-1 main s Security police. J Wuerzburg g e r m a n y j special col. Albert g. Hume outgoing assistant division commander for sup port 3rd inf div was honoured at a ceremony Here saturday. Hume was 3rd inf div s chief of staff from july 1967 to july 19bh. His new assignment i Secretary of the joint staff . European command Stuttgart. Grafe Moehr Germany special emphasizing vehicle care and safety men of the 404th my co work around the clock supporting 4th army div units during the current four month training period. My 18-Man team works 24 hours a Day to ensure that Speed limits on Post and on the tank trails Are said 1st it. James Kehoss. My platoon Leader. \ upper Heyford. Eng land special a party of30 boy scouts from the 30th Croydon scout i roup visited the . Air Force base Here. The visitors who camped at nearby Rousham. Were con ducted by s. Sgt. K. R. Rans Dell on their tour of the facilities of the 68th tactical reconnaissance Wing. Among the sections visited were the rf101 voodoo docks the helicopter Rescue area the control Tower and the flight line fire station. � g e l n h a e a Germany special sgt. Clifford Bell and pvt. William Eckart have been chosen no and Soldier of the month for the3rd army div s 2nd in 6th arts. By Bill Neal staff writer Darmstadt Germany is three soldiers from the 93rd signal in Here plan on sucking together As Long As j possible and have reenlisted and Are heading for duty in Viet the Throe privates first-class7 Bill Noah from Eureka Calif Daryl Schultz from Cas pm Wyo and Sam Lockridge from Virginia Beach a. Joined forces in february 68 at it. Gordon ga., while at i i
