European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 24, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday january 24, 1969 first Dunming far a full scale Model of the Navy s deep submergence Rescue vehicle Durvis Low ered into a test tank at Sunnyvale Model called the handling training vehicle will be used to train a sri Crews who will be moved to any spot in the world within 24 hours to Rescue Crews of disabled submarines. Two Darvs Are being devel oped for the Navy by the Lockheed missiles and space co. Col. Chosen to portray Marshall role of Armor a mi4%mp.jt my my for 1970-75 s face Avoir. A special Armor 75, is j. Dynamic study to develop Warinor organisational doctrine in Advance for the five year period beginning in 1970,has been completed by the Arl Fly s c it m b a t development omd cd Armor Agency it. Knox project which covered a Span of 18 months Marks the first time a study produced a plan detailing the future direction of Armor. Armblr.75, is hot the end but rather the Baw forthe continued study of the role of Armor in the army concur restly with this study the cd Agency is working on Armor 85,pushing ahead to what Armor will be by that year. Some aspects of Armor War fare May be greatly affected by the current study while other areas of Armor s role will remain relatively of present doctrine was As important As the Crea Tion of new doctrine. All areas of Armor received the Sam careful consideration. Armor 75 is based on study of he worldwide employment of Armor in All environments and Winall intensities of warfare. Think Washington is f. Ladd As a Young army brat at it. Banning ga.,used to Admire the command ing presence of George c. Mar shall then commandant of the infantry Center. Recently Ladd with More than a Quarter of a Century of army service and three War behind him As a platoon Leader staff officer battalion com Mander adviser to two armies and special forces group com Mander had the Chance to por tray Marshall in a Hollywood film. Excellent horseman add an infantryman All the Way is also an excellent horse Man he was once horse am Camel cavalry adviser to the iranian army and when producers of the film tora Tortora were Here looking for someone to play the part of Marshall Ladd s army friends said he was the logical Cho Cehe rides Well and the 1 o o k of somewhat like Marshall did whence headed the army. In a sense his Choice was Only fair since Ladd s recent real life role As commander of the5th special forces group in Vietnam one of the Choice assignments in the army was portrayed by John Wayne inthe film the Green Ladd became a weekend actor in december at nearby it. Myer va., for a Short sequence showing the activities of Marshall on dec. 7, 1941.Ladd is shown leaving quarters 1, the traditional Home of the army chief for a Canter around the old cavalry Post. Ing was not limited to the Mas Sive employment of Armor in Europe in world War n nor the Spe Cial role of Armor in Vietnam to Day. The six cd project office Shad to carefully divorce their thinking from any theater of operations in which their own Armor experience Lay. They did no dismiss it completely but rather applied it As part of the whole the eight volume study Cov ered the entire spectrum of aggressive mobility and Shock action warfare. This include tanks ground cavalry armoured and air cavalry units and heavy brigades. It dealt with Organiza Tion doctrine and employment of tank units. Communications and electronics was a subject of one volume while another dealt with the potential threats to the army in la 7tspecial consideration was Given to the state of the Art a study of equipment which i available or in a state of development to make it available in the time Frame 1970-1975. Mad movies Well almost for isolated Adak sailors by Harold Hefferna Hollywood Nana eve wonder what happens to one those antique films after exhausting innumerable reruns on the late late show sprocket holes crumbled the prints so washed out that famous image Are barely distinguishable the answer at least in Par. Comes from a Sailor in far Distant Adak Alaska a tiny bar Ren Island in the Aleutian Chai where the Navy and coast guard do their Best to keep the native and military inhabitants As con tented As the Island s isolate position and abject neglect on the part of Hollywood entertainers will permit. We All understand pretty Well what happens to old cars periodicals garbage and other forms of refuse writes the service Man but i know now after three months As a Patron of our Little Bering theater what Hap pens to those seedy old movies after they be made the rounds of the Boob tube circuits Back in the states. They wind up trying to weave their Way through the Bering projectors. Sometime they make it often they Don the Adak Sun a copy of which he enclosed is a smart Little Micro tabloid mimeographed weekly which is brightly written. The Sun s movie critic Henry Robinson in giving he Fellows a rundown on coming and current attractions at the Bering wields a biting Type writer. Briefly and caustically he warns of what might Popi from the screen providing the celluloid jell can make it through the projector. Well now that the holidays Are Over we re All Back to our regular schedule he opens his column the movies Are worse than Ever if that s possible so let s get to after passing off to Paris with love Vintage 1954 and Alice Faye s fallen Angel 1945 with a what can we do about a shrug he Calls attention to the late Carol landis1 it should t happen to a dog 1944commenting this is billed As a comedy but you Luwonder Why you re not laugh of the Man who turned to Stone 1957obviously a late entry for Adak he prepares the sailors like this of boy it s a horror movie and one of the worst. Victor Jory ineptly shows us that he has a cold cold heart. I m real sorry about this one Charlie Chan is another alas Kan refugee from the late show wreckage and this time he s at the race track which cause critic Robinson to sum up and new Sac chief of staff Omaha neb. Up , Timothy j. Dacey jr., has Een named chief of staff of the strategic air come Sac he announced. Dacey 51, succeeds Haj. Gen. James b. Knapp who is been appointed senior Mem Ber of the . Military armis. Ice commission in Korea. Apologize for the week s offering of Camp adding somebody should Tell los Angeles that Camp is out there s one Bright Ray of Hope one Consolation for the movie hungry Sailor As he sits through the dreadful old fare. If he s a Good boy for six months and Hap pens to get his name on some kind of a Lucky draw he can travel to Anchorage or Tokyo there to revel in the latest first runs from Hollywood maybe even some live shows for whole week. On radio Over the Holiday sea son the boys listened to the excitingly glamorous tales of How their counterparts in Vietnam in various parts of Europe an the Philippines every place in the world they Felt except the aleutians were being entertained in person in the real live quivering flesh by scores of Moyi Eland s most Beautiful ladies. Bob Hope has t Given Adana Tumble neither have Martha Raye Shelley Winters Gypsy Rose Lee Ann Margret or any of the scores from the capital of film land who spout through their publicity agents that Weare Happy to do every Little thing for our the Only live in person show the boys in Adak have had according to a Telephone report from our correspondent there came last year. According to our gob in Adak that gang must have been rejects from that geritol Amateur to show All aspects of the Agency stud were closely coordinated with the Armor Community at of Knox which includes cd s Armor Agency the Armor Scho Larmor Center human research organization div Viand Thearmon and Engineer Board the Agency under the Cente team concept All of cd s 18 agencies Are co located with ranch and service schools takes full advantage of the expertise available at it. Knox probably nowhere in the worlds there a greater concentration of Armor experience and knowl Edge than Here. Armor 75 was staffed through the Armor school. To insure that divergent thoughts receive equal cons duration dissenting views a included with studies sent to cd Headquarters at it. Belvoir &0hmeansv that dependent thought reaches top head Quad human limitations As Well a equipment performance received equal attention in Armor 75. Human research Stu Werf careful evaluated noting for instance that a piece of equipment s capability is often limited by human endurance and stamina. Concepts of Armor warfare of no fico i Lri a were considered including their employment tac tics and weapons. Technical advances in various stages of de we tonn Yere Given attention with cd Armor Agency Mem Bers being briefed and Given demonstrations of new products by Mer Abers of experience to confirm portions of Armor 75, will be tapped around the world. Questionnaires May go out to test an idea or to solicit comments on specific re commendations thus Armor 75 is no Mer Evory Tower study but takes full advantage of individual experience and knowledge. It re sets ideas garnered from cd debriefing of officers and non coms from Vietnam studies brother groups ses Sions and a tremendous amount of Reading and pure research
