European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 8, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday february 8, 1969 the stars and stripes Page 7 i computers Speed up messages Stuttgart Germany Spe Cial Speed of preparation and routing of messages has been in creased by 60 times its former rate at the Patch Barracks head quarters Neucom with the introduction of the message entry system Type 2 mens. Rear adm w. E. Kuntz director of the Neucom Jug communications electronics opened the new system in a ceremony at the Neucom communications Center operated by signal support group 106, Stra com Europe. Assisting Kuntz was col. Douglas h. Car Ter co of the components include a control data 1700 computer wit paper tape input and output the control data 915 optical charac Ter Reader an 853 disk storage drive a time base source clock and a cathode Ray tube which is ised to make on line corrections. Heart of the system the heart of the system the machine most involved in the preparation and sending of Mes sages is the optical character Reader. After a message reaches the communications Center it displaced in the r e and e r. It is scanned by the Reader and the header line the line which Indi dates the Security classification of the message release time of the message the precedence of the action and information addressees and the Page numbers is validated. Easier Seal society needs your donation editor s note this in a series of articles outlining the purposes and pro Grams of those associations 22 in All which have combined this year in an America wide Appeal for Public support of the common welfare. The combined Federal Campaign will be conducted overseas from feb. 15 through March 31. The easter Seal society the formal name of this association is the National society for crippled children and adults but it is known affectionately to millions As the easter Seal it is the oldest and largest voluntary Agency serving the physically handicapped in the United states. Through the programs of 1,400state and local affiliates in every state in the Union the society has built up a 22 million net work of rehabilitation and treat ment centers sheltered work shops hospitals and resident and Day Camps for the hand capped. The society employs 3,700physical and occupational therapists speech pathologists an rehabilitation experts who give Aid and treatment annually to nearly 250,000 crippled children and adults regardless of the cause of the crippling or the age race or religion of the Vic Tim. Research into the causes of crippling is under Way through financing of the National society at More than 00 universities medical institutions and hospitals. Berlin brigade Armor. Infantry head for tests Berlin special a Morand infantry units of the Berlin brigade Are preparing for intensive Field training tests in West 3rd in 6th inf moved through the soviet zone to the seventh army training Center at Wil Flecken. Twice a year each of the brigade s infantry battalions goes to West Germany formate users not possible in the divided City. Meanwhile the 2nd and thank Pla Ooris of co of 40th Armor Are in the final Days of extensive training Here in preparation for the tank Crew qualification course at Grafe Woehr. The tankers training pro Gram began about three months ago with classroom lectures discussions and Brief Ings. At present one platoon i running the tank Crew proficiency course at Parks Range an the other is practising simulated tank gunnery on the indoor rang eat Andrews Barracks. Gunners at Andrews Barracks utilize a machine which Simu lates live firing. Based on the Anderson device the machine was constructed Here specifically for pre Grafe Woehr gunners supervised by experienced cos sight in on mov ing and stationary miniature tanks and fire a tracer round of sub Caliper ammunition from a Rifle mounted Coaxially on the machine. Since space limitations in Westerlin forbid the firing of any thing larger than the m60a1tank s 7.62 machine gun the focus on future Ramstein s new two Wing role is aptly demonstrated by this double new status responsibility exposure photo of an rf4c flying alongside two40th Arr Wing Rescue copters. Of photo rom Stein Rescue unit renamed training device is invaluable of permits the tank gunners to fire at targets which Are scaled to represent targets they would see at a distance of 1,000 to 2,000meters. At Parks Range the to pc is modelled after the course the Ankers will run in Grafen Woehr but is considerably smaller having a length of less than a mile. The course consists of nine targets four of which must be engaged by the main gun thereby the 7.62 machine gun and two by the .50 Caliper machine assistant instructor accompanies each tank that runs the course. He gives the command to engage a target and notes the procedure of weapon usage. Up on completion of the course the instructor scores and critiques the Crew. A 15-second time limit is Setfor the sighting of the target laying the weapon on the target and getting off the first round. For the Caliper .50 the time limits increased to 20 seconds. Preparations for moving the infantry truck Convoy Are made weeks in Advance. Preventive maintenance miscarried out right up to the time the vehicles depart Home Anarch unit is assigned a Mechanic who can make on the spot repairs and in Case of a major breakdown each con Voy has lowing capabilities. Emphasis is also placed on the Convoy s appearance. Before departing for example undercarriage Are cleaned and painted All Canvas is washed and equipped with new ropes. If needed vehicles Are entirely re painted. Heidelberg Roa chapter installs new officers Ramstein Germany Spe Cial _ Ramstein became a two Wing base Friday when the at lactic aerospace Rescue and re covery Center was predesignated the 40th aerospace Rescue and recovery Wing. The Parent uni there is the 26th tactical recon Naissance . Saleem Aswad commander. 40th Arr Wing commented actually the Atlantic Center has been a Wing level unit since april 8, 1967, when we assumed control of three Rescue Redesi nution gives us a name which reflects More accurately our status and responsibility As a Wing under the Aero space Rescue and recovery service a technical service of the military Airlift the 40th, with its Headquarters iat Ramstein has squadrons Fly ing the Hc-130h Hercules atlases Field azores and Moron air base Spain and a Squadron employing the hh3e Jolly Green giant helicopters at Wheelu Sair base Libya. The Wing also has detachments or local base Rescue elements flying the hh43b Huskie at Ramstein det.4halm and Pitburg air bases in Germany Alconbury Wood Bridge upper Heyford Laken Heath and Wethersfield air Force bases in the United King Dom Torrejon and Moron airbases Spain wheelus a Libya Aviano a Italy and Cigliano in Ciurlik air bases in Turkey. Rescue activities at Ramstein have steadily increased since div mess adds Short orders to menu bad Kreuz Nach Germany special instead of heading Over to the cafeteria for a Hotdog hamburger or Sloppy Joe most pathfinders can now Fin these delicacies in the mess Hall. The army taking its Cue fro the Navy and air Force has decided to provide a Choice Ofa Sandwich Type and regular full meal at lunch and a Choice always turns out to be popular and mess stewards have already reported a significant increase in head count signatures. It is undeniable that the snack meal is an extra workload. The consensus among the Cooks seems to be that it is like having to prepare breakfast three times a Day in addition to the regular meal without any increase in personnel. But the popularity of the Short orders is also undeniable so the program stays the snack bar line at 8th admin consolidated mess regularly runs out of Short orders Well before the end of lunch hour and has to be supplemented with the regular meal from downstairs. 1958 when an Early Rescue unit det. 3 european recovery operations Center eur was Fly ing the old h19 helicopters. In 1961 the Atlantic air Rescue Cen Ter was established Here with a Headquarters staffed by 21 per sons. Conversion from the h19 to the present hh43b Huski helicopters began in 1963 and continued for almost a year. In Early 1966 when the air Force modernized the names of units the Atlantic air Rescue Center j became the Atlantic aerospace Rescue and recovery Center. The past two years Are perhaps the most significant in the his tory of the Atlantic Center. In 1967 the Center became a Wing level unit when it assumed control of the three squadrons. Personnel Manning jumped from near 200 to almost 1,000 Rescue men. Last summer the space re covery control Center was moved from Moron a Spain to Ramstein and was installed in the same building As the Rescue coordination Center thus Ramstein became the nerve Center for All Rescue Ami space recovery operations forthe entire Atlantic area of responsibility. Today the 40th Arr Wing in Herits this responsibility which covers nearly one third of the Earth from pole to pole and from the mid Atlantic Oast to the Burma Border. The past two years have seen Atlantic Rescue men save the lives of More than 225 persons. Heidelberg special new officers of Heidelberg chapter Reserve officers association were installed at a dinner tues Day in Patrick Henry Village officers and civilians open mess. Guest speaker was Brig. i. Lewis us afr nation Al president of the were president maj. Robert w. Becker army Reserve affairs operations officer first vice president capt. Steward , operations second vice president Warren h. Jones maj., us afr Public affairs treasurer two Kelly s. Dale office of the judge advocate chaplain maj. Henry c. Hilliardjr., Patton Barracks Chapel judge advocate Richard it. Col. Usar. Of fice of the judge advocate an Secretary Bernard Sanders maj., usar. traffic fatalities London is a Highway safety exhibition at West Thiis lip air station dramatically illustrated the Jurim potentialities of careless death Bell no Pmj at the approximate intervals us traffic fatalities in Britain was the most effective reminder of tug Way carnage in the London police were a reaction test ing machine and hints and suggestions on vehicle maintenance and Correct and Safe driving procedures. The two Day exhibition was held at the West Ruislip Aya Center
