European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday january 26, 1969 the stars and stripes operational flexibility Marne men will demonstrate air assault Germany special preparations have been underway Here since Jan,13 for att air assault demonstration which will be staged by ele ments of the Marne division designed to show the effective Ness of an airmobile assault the exercise will use the most mod Ern equipment and techniques to achieve the traditionally successful military tactics. In addition it will illustrate a High degree of operational flexibility and demonstrate methods of placing troops on or near a objective from any direction by passing enemy positions another obstacles. The men who will participate in the demonstration will carry out a simulated attack on a objective North of Vilseck at the 7th army training in the strike Force will be a reinforced infantry Bat Talion the 15th aviation group . Air Force air strikes and two artillery Batter ies who will provide fire support from the exercise will be personally supervised by Marne cd maj. Gen. G. P. Schneff who has planned the Man Euver with Spe Cial co operation from the div aviation Section and the 2nd ,30th inf. The hypothetical tactical situation involves an initial air As Sault Mission which will seize a Bridgehead on a simulated Armor task Force will follow up reinforced by one platoon of infantrymen. The two elements will marry up for the final As Sault. It. Col. Marcus w. Coyle co,2nd in 30th inf will be the air Mobile task Force commander from one of the 30 rotary Wing aircraft which will be used. Marne units participating Are 2nd in 30th inf 1st in 10th arty 2nd in 41st arty 3rd ,64th Armor 1st in 30th inf. Dry runs to familiarize troop with their Mission Are being held Jan. 17-21, and wet runs including partial live fire take place Jan. 23, 25 and 28. A final rehearsal will be held Jan. 30. In Case of inclement we theron feb. 1, the exercise will be held on feb. 3 american Community Leader and 1st support brigade co adjusts the carnival Cap of Princess Renate Bashlor. Left. Prince Wolfgang Hoffman. Carnival 69 Fasching got off to a raring american German Start in Mannheim Friday night. Here col. Robert d. Marsh Mannheim grotesque masked members of the Frei Burg fire dancers pose during a pause in the carnival festivities at the Mannheim Rosengart Tea. Gypsy dancers Giselinde Dieterle left and Kristian Pauli of the Stuttgart dance group. Is photos by Grandy where there s Hope there s life editor s note this is an other in a series of Brief articles outlining the purposes and programs of those associations 22 in All which have combined this year in the America wide Appeal for sup Taro Meit to present concert in Munich Munich is two Mem Bers of the 24th inf div for Ward in Augsburg will present a piano concert at the amerika Haus Here Jan. 28 beginning at 8 ., specs. 5 Constantino Kartsonakis and Paul Pittman will play classical piano in four hand style. Port of the common combined Federal Campaign will be conducted Over seas from feb. 15 through March 31. Project hop Hope is a ship. An american Navy Hospital ship once know Nas the . Consolation re fitted and staffed As a floating medical Center carrying As its initials indicate health opportunities for people operation of the Good ship Hope which began in 1960, is the principal activity of the peo ple to people health foundation a nonprofit corporation supported by private contributions and the donation of services by a distinguished Stafi of physicians surgeons and nurses. The vessel is permanently staffed with medical specialists a Ray technicians physical therapists dieticians and dental Hygin project project Hope i exists hand picked from among thousands who have volunteered their services. In addition rotating groups of medical and dental specialists serving without pay Are flown to the ship wherever i it May be for Tours of from two to four months. I project Hope is More than ship and a Hospital. As it travels from country to country it leave sin its Wake a vital training pro Gram raising the level of native medical treatment and bringing the Promise of better health an sanitation for millions. Since 1960, Hope has lec tured treated operated upon x Rayed immunized and mad friends with the people of Asia South America and Africa. It has trained More than �000 medical and Para medical personnel in sound medical techniques islands As far Distant As South Vietnam and than 4,500 patients have been treated in its Hospital Bays and Over 4.000 major operations have been in formed on Hope is one of the 22 american welfare agencies committed to the 1969 combined Federal Campaign a meetings in Frankfurt Frankfurt special the Frankfurt chapter of alcoholics Anonymous a meets wednes Day and saturday at 8 30 At St. Christopher episcopal Church Sebastian Rinz sir
