European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 04, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and set Lett Poge 7 officials a i a i we of i a a pm fat Tuv Iwko f a 1mb otters sett study observers watch targets As a Fli int Tiv Lank Crew fires a round. Bad Kreuz Nach Gen Riany special path finder tankers returned s ranges last week with the highest qualification recording Usa eur this year officials claim. The 8th inf div tankers in their annual Gumner program qualified 203 of 243 tanks More than five in six for an 83.5 percentage. Last year they qualified 75.3 per cent of the division s tanks. A total of 51 8th div tanks tallied 2,000 or More Points on table via to earn designations As distinguished tank Crews. Two units qualified 100 per cent of their were co a 3rd in 68th Armor last year s chopper rescues Forrestal Man after Brief dip with the 6th, be Esicial thanks to the Quick work of four members of helicopter combat Squadron 2, one of the Carrier Forrestal s air Dales took Only a Brief swim in the Mediterranean after being blown off the flight deck. The incident took place As the Forrestal was mane vering South off the West coast of Russ l. Hoogerhyde was working underneath an a4 sky Hawk on the aft Quarter of the flight deck when suddenly he found himself in the sea. The sky Hawk beside the Onei was working on began taxiing toward the Forward Section of the flight deck and As the plane veered away from me i Felt the tremendous heat and thrust of its exhaust Hoogerhyde tried to grab a Section of the plane on which he was work log but the wind blast from the exhaust was too much. He was blown Over the safety net Tito the water about 65 feet below on the Way Down i gained my balance somewhat and Man aged to land almost feet first Hoogerhyde said. Once to the water i immediately pulled the Oora on my safety Vest and Thisbe Saver kept me afloat till then up twelve minutes after was blown overboard Tho k2�ptep Crew had the ?n Board in Good condition. Although the Wator was warmer than i expected it to blow a 8uj" filed to 8fte those Guys Ine Heio come and pick me up Hoogerhyde said. Aerospace jobs _ a army photo High company with 94.1 per cent and troop a 3rd so 8th Cav. Co a had an average of 1.993 Points per third platoon of co a was the highest ranking unit in the division with an average score of 2,093 Points per tank. The 3rd in 68th Armor commanded by . Joe d. Crane was High battalion and racked up an impressive 94.4 per cent qualifying 51 ofus 54 tanks. The division s High firing tank he 13 of the 3rdbn, 68th Armor scored 2,275 of a possible 2,400 Points. Pc "1siit,. O a of Al -3& a. M As a round explodes another Crew is at the ready. Army want to improve language ability program next summer Frankfurt special i you want to improve your ability of Van foreign language or learn anew one but you Aren t Able to attend regular classes perhaps the Frankfurt army education Center s modern language Laboratory can help solve the corps troopers and other Usa eur soldiers and civilians have been invited by William c. Ensminger. Frankfurt army education adviser to use the Center s language lab for self re proud of our language lab ens Vinger said and we want to make its facilities More widely at the education Center on the second floor of Annex a behind the . Farben building the lab is open during the following times monday through thursday. 12 noon to 4 . And 5 30 to 7 . And Friday 13 noon to 4 . And 5 50 to 9 30 .an instructor Monitor is always present. The lab contains master control panel capable of transmitting to 15 individual Booths. Each Booth May also be operated independently enabling a student to hear a tape other than the one coming from the master student May in addition record his voice and compare with the pronunciation of fluent native speakers on the in German French italian japanese and military terms in vietnamese Are now available in the lab along with other language instructional material on order Are tapes i russian and Spanish. Ensminger explained that the informal program is Ujj Jajw tawn is As Well As for student with prior language Back grounds. he pointed put that the program is designed to give 1 individuals seeking self Insl Ruc Ilion in languages an Opportunity to use the lab at convenient wishing to use the lab should visit the facilities during operational hours or Call the j Frankfurt army education Center at Frankfurt military 2311 7830 or 6465. Semba ii Germany Spe Cial so. Sgt. William. L. Mullins 2134th communications san s Coic for wire maintenance has been se-1lected As the Central euro j Pean communications Region maintenance Man of the Quarter. Frankfurt special therole of medical service in the j state department will be Dis cussed by miss Myrtle Eck Bloom personnel officer of the american consulate in Frank Furt at the 97th general hos Pital officers club on sept. 17 at 7 . Sponsored by the nursing service i service committee of the 97th Gen Hosp the pro Gram is open to All military and civilian nursing personnel and their guests. Glessen Germany special maj. Mauno m. Kalliomaa will serve As army chaplain at . Army Giessen support Center Here. He replace chaplain it. Col Mervin s. Eyler who left for an assign-1ment in Frankfurt. J Ramstein Germany Spe Cial an inventory manage ment supervisor with he 31stweather so Here was named runner up in military Airlift command s recent Cost reduce j Tion Emblem contest. He is a. Sgt. Edwa cd h. Cruey. Who has received previous Cost reduction awards. J Ramstein Germany Spe Cial _ the Board of directors of the military Council of Catholic men Europe i Mcm will hold an organizational and orientation con a Ference Here sept. 6-7. Seventeenth air Force will Host the conference. I Sembach Germany Spe-1cial the Sembach air base Junior officers Council has re-1 elected capt. James Roche president capt. Gregg Miller vice president and 2nd w. Browning recorder. The new officers will serve for six months. Roche and Browning Are both members of the 601st tactical control so and Miller belongs to the2nd Mobile communications group. Liaison officer plugs project partnership Coblenz Germany special one of Usa eur s most avid proponents of project partner ship has to be it. Col. Lowell a Aitken Liaison officer to the German Iii Korps Aitken provides a Channel of information and Contact with the build Estehr organisation. His includes acting As a go Ween in negotiations . And German outfits or individuals. Youth varieties entertains Navy Naples Italy special staying aboard a . Navy ship anchored off Shore Here can be pretty Dull routine unless there s a Uso show Williamson s youth varieties an eight member song and dance group with com Edy set up shop on the flight deck of the Carrier Independence during its latest visit to this Mediterranean port. Almost 1,000 men of the ship screw attended the show put on by the Uso team which has jus completed the first month of a three month tour of entertaining in the med the five gals and three Guys Are strictly a part time opera Tion since most Are either House wives or have full time jobs Back Homo in Daytona Beach Fla. A seeks photos for Safe contest Rhein main Germany Spe Cial local entries Are now be accepted at the base Craft Hobby shop for Rhein main s entries in the Safe photo con test which is scheduled to be held Here oct. 1-5. Entries for the 1 o c a 1 contest must be submitted to the Craft Hobby shop no later than sept.13. They will be judged and exhibited sept. 14-15. Winners inthe Rhein main contest will be entered in the Safe contest which is part of the 1968 air Force photography Rhein main photo Buss must be air Force military personnel on Active duty for More than 90 Days May enter. Entry forms contest rules an information Are available at both the recreation Center and Craft Hobby shop. Entries May be submitted in Lack and White color transparencies and for the first time color photographs. Categories include people babies and children animals and pets action Scenic military life no official photograph still life and experimental the photos must have been taken this year and release from models a required
