European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday january 19, 1969 marines strike up the band services proudly in Lead at inaugural Parade i by Perry flippers a Washington Bureau Washington is eight thou Sand soldiers sailors airmen marines and coast guardsmen plus cadets from All service academies will Lead the eyes of the nation and the world Down Pennsylvania Avenue on Mon Day when Richard m. Nixon is inaugurated As 37th president of the United  military marchers from All 50 states who will Lead the inaugural Parade servicemen will Supply the be Hind the scenes music needed to sup port the Gigantic logistical Mission in the nation s capital throughout the week Long festivities. A 410-Man Honor cordon from Al services will ring the Capitol while 1,600 More servicemen line Pennsyl Vania Avenue Down the length of the Parade  will be stationed near congested areas to Aid Accident or illness cases. Cooks will also be kept Busy feeding the extra troops temporarily stationed in the area. Military aides will be assigned to Allstate governors and other incoming vips during their stay Here. Practically All transportation during the week will be furnished by military vehicles and  added that it is even More remarkable that they do it so Well. There will be seven marching Divi Sions in the inaugural Parade each led by a military unit. In fact the Only Parade component that is not led by servicemen will be the presidential escort headed by a Vee formation of motorcycle . Police. Even the escort will have ceremonial unite of each of the armed forces within it plus All of the joint a " " the organizing the participants and a6ttv-Hies in preparation for the inaugural said that it is practically impossible to understand to much work the servicemen in the area Are called up onto do during inauguration week. He to a.  a �?.� to Bruthe Marine corps with a combined Field band from training bases Ata. And Camp Lejeune . Them leading the second Divi Sion will come Cadet bands ing units from emits followed by the army s 1st ,3rd inf the old guar the ceremonial unit headed by it. Col Leland. Rew from nearby it wer a. Farther Back Marine a. James  and the Marine corps drum and Bugle corps tile president sow will Lead the fourth division. The Navy band directed by  f. Bergerom leads the fifth and the coast guard band directed balt. Michael e. Markley leads the seventh and final marching  usual spectators will see ample evidence of interservice rivalry seach tries to outdo the other in the spit and polish department. Marchers will be hard put to outshine the army Field band which will show off their crash Crews have big role on carriers with the 6th Fleet Spe Cial crash and Salvage is an ominous sounding name for group of people who handle one of the most demanding and  Essary jobs of any aircraft car  crash Crew is hardly noticed until an emergency bring sits special abilities into operation. While the crash Crews May appear to be vultures awaiting the worst to happen they Are Actu ally a highly trained group of men who Are on Call during Al flight operations. The crash Crew of the aircraft Carrier Forrestal give a representative example of the Rigours involved in a Hazard Ous duty Type of Job. All crash Crew members Are required to have a working knowledge of a highly diversified nature. They must thoroughly understand All fire fighting proce dures chemical agents and equipment used in performing this Job school in Philadelphia is mandatory training. Ship Board training includes simulated fire drills Rescue drills and fire fighting procedure drills. The chemical agents used Are purple powder popc02, protein foam and the newly added Light water a highly effective agent which reduces the Hazard of Are Flash of the fire due to its ability to float on top of fuels proper use of a combination of these agents will extinguish an Type of fire in Short order. A variety of equipment used includes the Bulky but functional Asbestos fire fighting suits 15 and30 Pound chemical agent bottles Rescue kits a set of tools to aide try and Access hoses and accompanying fittings crash trucks and the 104,000 Pound Tilly a ns60 Crane in addition to the knowledge required or firefighting the menace trained to have a working knowledge in several other  seats Are thoroughly studied and All the members Are taught the proper method for pinning a seat to Render it Harn less. Knowing the differences in the various aircraft used by the Carrier is also important to the crash Crew. Fire Access panels Rescue Points Points of entry location of batteries and a Multi tude of specific areas must be Learned for each Type of  and positioning of air Craft is useful to the men in order to isolate a fire and limit the damage. " try 1 " " memorial . Ambassador to France Sargen Shriver right and Jacques Bedecin mayor of Nice Converse at the scene of a memorial to Gen. George c. Marshall. A Square in the French City was named after the american general states Man author of the postwar Marshall plan which contribute greatly to Western Europe s economic recovery. Usaf9 marines to Picoc top cos Washington is these Lection process to find candidates to replace pm. Sgt. Of the air Force Paul w. Airey and sgt. Maj. Herbert j. Sweet As the ranking noncommissioned offi cers in the air Force and Marine corps is getting under Way Here this month. Sweet is due to retire from the Marine corps july 31 after More than 30 years of service while Airey s tour at the Pentagon ends july 1. By then he will have More than 27 years of service. At the present time Airey has no plans for the future beyond Ori enting his replacement on his duties. A Marine corps screening Board is due to Convene in Washington this month to recommend new candidates to replace Sweet. Recommendations will be for warded in Early March to a Selec Tion Board which will nominates a Washington Bureau qualified marines to fill the top enlisted Post in the corps. Therein turn will be screened by com mandant of the Marine corpsmen. Leonard f. Chapman jr., who will make the final  action regarding Airey s replacement is not As far advanced but air Force officials say it will begin shortly with request to major commands for nominations. Selection will Fol Low the same general lines As in the Marine corps with the Fina Choice up to the air Force chief of staff the senior cos of the army and the Navy sgt.  the army George w. Dunaway and m. Co Delbert d. Black Are not up for reassignment this year since Dunaway was appointed Only last september and Black was named in 1967 for a four year term. All four work As a team in rep resenting the enlisted men and women erf their services at the Pentagon. By a. D. Richardson Tenne Lohe Germany Hanics usually have the Lehi Decial tip Man in Tho. To. _ i i special attention e area attention in the area con Voy approaching. All personnel Man your  a relative Calm is broken by loudspeakers at one of fou Convoy control centers along the reformer Mannheim Convoy route  nor Karlsruhe to the seventh army training Center at Grafe Woehr Germany. Centers Are located a Lorsch Weiskircher Kitzinger and  last under operational control of it. Sheldon w. Bar let the jr., chief of installation support in the office of the directorate of services North Bayern District is typical of All within seconds after Barlett alerts his Crews of medics military policemen mechanics Cooks and administrative personnel they Are scram bling to stations where for the next 30 minutes they will Seeto the Comfort of Convoy personnel and the mechanical condition of each vehicle As the Convoy enters it is me by Barlette who greets the con Voy commander and takes him into the Center command Post for a Quick briefing on Road conditions weather and other items of interest for the remainder of the route. Meanwhile administrative an maintenance personnel Are Hast ily processing the vehicles an personnel through the Center. Each vehicle is checked and directed to a departure Point according to the vehicle s Mechan ical condition. If the vehicle is having mechanical difficulties the Driver is directed to leave the Convoy and mechanics warm around the vehicle. The scene is similar the pit Stop during a grand Prii race except these Are Large vehicle bearing fee markings of the United states army Ami pit personnel Are wearing combat uniforms. These army me _ ready to rejoin its part within the allotted 30 minutes. Should a vehicle require longer than 30 minutes for repair it will be held at the Convoy Cen Ter until repairs Are completed and then allowed to continue with the next Convoy. At no time according to a Cente spokesman is a vehicle allowed to continue the trip  Center is stocked with spare parts Petroleum products diesel fuel and motor Gas. Die Sel fuel and motor Gas Are distributed Only on an emergency basis. Vehicles requiring major repairs Are taken to finder bar Racks in Fei Irth. Those unable cooperate under their own Power Are towed. As soon As All vehicles have entered an inventory is made by spec 5 Richard Flynn Cen Ter Tabulator. Before the con Voy arrives he will have received information of the num Ber and types of vehicle sin the Convoy. After making his tabulations he meets wit the Convoy commander and advises the commander of an vehicles which will be added to his Convoy at this Point. These will be vehicles which because of mechanical difficulties were unable to continue with their Parent Convoy. The Convoy commander will also be informed of any vehicles which have been taken out of his con Voy or of any which have not yet arrived. Should any vehicle be missing military policemen from the 7mrd . In Are dispatched along the Convoy route to locate the  soon As All vehicles Are parked Convoy personnel Are directed to tents directly behind the command Post. These tents ave been arranged for Speed of processing and for Comfort. The first tent contains Coffee soup and hot chocolate. Convoy personnel Are then directed to warming tents where they can get out of the cold and relax