European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday january 31,1969 the stars and stripes exercise Carbide Lee Orange by 3, 0, Ligons a Nuernberg Bureau chief with the Orange Force sin Carbide ice 8&s a string of Bug eyed headlight pierced the predawn darkness As the Vanguard of the attacking Orange forces pushed their tanks Over the Border Early wednes Day morning casting a hungry look at the new  Orange forces previously entrenched South of Schoandorf .-., a if of Blue territory it Vii the inflow capped rolling Hills expecting to meet the Blue forces and pus them Back past Amberg. Made up of the 3rd brigade of the 24th inf div based in West Germany along with the2nd so of the 3rd army Cav regt which is dual based at , wash., the Orange forces Are the aggressors in the seven Day Field Man Euver car bide ice they Are commanded by Brig. Gen. George h.  night an Orange forces patrol made a Blue patrol see red when they happened to meet at a Border Check Point an exchanged rounds. The Blue forces had vowed that the Orange forces would be mighty Blue if the Whites of their eyes came Over the Border. But the scrappy Orange forces raced Over info enemy territory Early wednesday and began fighting a defense screen of the Blue forces. The Blue forces Are made up of two brigades of the dual based 24th div along with an honest John missile battalion from Augsburg. The Orange forces tank moved mostly Over narrow unpaved roads cutting through Small farms and villages. Occasionally convoys of tanks or trucks would take to the paved streets. In downtown Amberg about dozen tanks roared through the City As people were on their Wayto work. The germans looked then continued with their bus iness. A few helicopters buzzed Over head. In this free play exercise Ifan attack is not carried out properly umpires accompany ing each unit will not allow the Force to move Forward. The War is on armoured vehicles of the attacking Orange forces move out from positions South of Schoandorf in the biggest nato military Man Euver Ever held in Europe. Exercise Carbide ice involves 12,000 . Soldiers and 3,500 . Airmen in a 500-Square-mile area of North Ern Bavaria about 39 Miles from the Border of Czechoslovakia. The exercise Drew newsmen from As far away As Asia one from Vietnam where he was covering the real thing. Is Wesley close shave a member of the defending Blue forces s. Sgt. Robert Faulkner of Hico 1st brigade 24th inf div takes time out for a Little per Sonal attention. The Blue forces Hope to skin the enemy How Ever in the first engagement Blue forces were pushed Mackby Orange forces aggressor in the exercise. Is Cole Good scouts pfc. John Esles scout Driver and a sgt. Joseph Anaya scout Leader of the Orange forces f troop 2nd so 3rd army Ca regt Check map for position at advanced As Sembly area near Amberg tankers of the at tacking forces sliced their Way past Blue forces and entered  photo by Joe Wesley flying mules army helicopters carry heavy guns into positions during preliminary phase of exercise Carbide ice not fat from the czechoslovak Border. The Man Euver has drawn criticism from the soviets. A photo