European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday february 10, 1969 the stars and stripes log 7 saute Xvi Shaden l stage gala Jubilee by Marc Wilson staff writer Wiesbaden is the Lindsey air station gymnasium was swarming with kids Satur Day. Six cub scout packs eight boy scout troops one explore Post and an order of the Eagle subchapter were there for the third annual Wiesbaden area 800 boys began preparations nine months ago for the exhibits. Activities ranged from a cub scout ring toss game to Indian dance demonstrations offered by a scout Honor , neighbourhood kids and girl friends flocked into the gymnasium to see what t h e scouts had been doing for the past year. Explorer Robert Barnes 17,from Post 224 of the Crest View housing area in Wiesbaden explained the Workings of a Canoe and talked about the 460-Milekayak trip Down the Danube River his Post was planning Fortis summer. Clark Unger 17, of boy scout troop 224, also from the Crest chief Chuck Lucas of Arrow Teton Lodge. Is Michitsch View housing area discussed the mechanics of rope making and knot tying. In their continual demonstrations through out the Day he and his troop 224colleagues had taken Normal twine and turned it into about100 Yards of Quarter Inch rope. Cub scout John Nelson 9,from Lindsey air station s pack 16 helped with the adm Nistra i Ion of a ring toss game and just i talked about scout Aramas being maybe funner than thirty boys from the German White tailed Eagle scout troop in nearby Klaren Halcame to watch. They scattered in the crowd and mixed into the brotherhood of Lan Guage difficulty just was t noticed. Other displays troops 11 and 16 demonstrated first Aid methods. Troop 107cooked soup Over a campfire outside the gymnasium and offered free samples to the crowd. Troop 311 displayed homemade charts of soil and water Conser vation methods. Troop 13 explained the history of scout pioneering and troop 459 showed survival methods Handy to know if one gets lost while pioneering. The underlying goal of it All however at least in the boys minds seemed to be prerequisite for membership to the honorary order of Thea Row group which performed the Indian dances is 15 night spent in the Woods. Five of the eight boy scout exhibits were directly involved in camping methods. The Monkey Bridge outside the gym proved popular attraction. Dance of the bulls brought the braves into the action. Army aviators to meet mar. 5 at Garmisch bad Godesberg Germany special the 10th annual convention of the army aviation association of America usar eur Region will be held at the Garmisch recreational area March 5-8.it is expected that 500 to 600 army aviators will attend fro Many areas of Europe. In Addi Tion there will be representatives of the military services of Many Allied european theme of the 1969 meeting will be air mobility of particular interest to army aviators will be presented by representatives of the department of army usar eur other european military services and . And european Industry. As in previous years on thelast Day of the convention Thea Ter awards for the Susareu Region will be made to Honor the army aviator of the year the army aviation Soldier of the year the Best aviation company size unit of the year the Best aviation support unit of the year and the Best detachment size aviation unit of the arrangements for the convention Are being handled bythe Usa eur Council headed by col. Kenneth d. Merte inquiries regarding the convention May be directed to the421st medical co Apo 09061, at Tention Kaaa project officer food service award Pitburg Germany special by winning the base s monthly outstanding food service facility plaque six times last year the Forest dining Hall located in the missile maintenance area has been awarded the annual award Jujj my around the bases 1 spearhead tankers getting ready for to Jcj Frankfurt special third army div tankers will get a Chance to demonstrate their gunnery proficiency on the tank Crew qualification course to Csc to be held at the Gra Fen Woehr major training area Meta starting next month. Although the Meta period be gins feb. 15 with artillery train ing tests the tankers Are no due to Start until March. The gunnery program is schedule to last about six weeks. Every Winter into convoys and Board trains for the Meta where they live in tents and train in Snow and mud preparing for their hour on the qualification course. The exercise centers around Csc. However the mechanized infantry squad proficiency course Misc individual and Crew served weapon familiarization and qualification and tac tical training Are also the tank gunnery course takes Only minutes tank ers spend Days on other ranges zeroing bore sighting familiarizing and practising Crew Drill in preparation for the final the first few Days the tankers spend much of their time getting their vehicles ready for bores Ghung and zeroing Orange 6. They perform oper Ator and Crew maintenance while higher Echelon maintenance is performed on their fir control systems. When zeroed in they move Orange 46 where they fire at stationary targets during Day an night. On ranges 5 and 39 the Spear headers practice firing at mov ing targets and get a Chance to fire machine guns from moving vehicles. Moving tank ranges beginning with simulated dry course and then a moving main gun firing course give the Crews a final Chance for adding spit and pol ish to their procedures and techniques before going to Range 42. Combat is the Only fool proof test of a Tanker s Talent. How Ever Range 42 is realistic enough to give you a Good idea what it would be like said on Tanker. A Crew is graded on its ability to react to nine different situations. Crews lose Points for Tak ing too Long to engage a target improper fire commands target hits and incorrect Crew proce Crew can obtain a maximum of 2,400 Points. It takes 1,650points to qualify and above 2,000 to qualify will be Given for the High battalion company a n platoon size units and top three Crews. Rii Ein main a Germany special the 7310th Security police so Here is Spon Soring a bicycle Rodeo for children Ages 8 to 12, de signed to have the children actively participate in a safety training course. It will be held feb. 21. Heidelberg special the Isth military police Bri Gade with Headquarters i Frankfurt has been reas signed to Usa eur he United states army Europe and seventh army from seventh army support movements of units or personnel Are involved in the reassignment of command j i channels and relationships i the 15th my brigade com prising battalions and detach j 3 squadrons of 36th of honors Pitburg Germany special three yearly 36th tactical fighter Wing safety awards were presented recently during a in. Safety meeting Here. Col. Richard g. Cross jr., 36lh tactical fighter Wing present j de the awards. They were for traffic safety ground safety and flying safety. The Wing s 1968 flying safety award which is presented to the Squadron which has won the quarterly award most often Dur ing the year went to the 22ndtactical fighter so. The 22nd also won the award for the final Quarter of 1968. The base Headquarters so Sec Tion was the recipient of the 1968 traffic safety award which goes to the Squadron with the Best Overall traffic safety rec Ord during the year. Headquarters so went from seventh place in january to first place in de Cember. Winning the 1968 ground safety award was the 56th avionics maintenance so. This award goes to the Squadron with the est Overall ground safety rec Ord during 1968. Ments throughout the Federal Republic of Germany is commanded by col. Herbert . Pitburg. Germany s p Ecial airman 1c. Robert d. Warlen was selected Ashe 336th munitions maintenance so s airman of the Quarter. a. Germany special . Richard e. Fenton of the 6916th Security Esq has been chosen no of the Quarter for Rhein main air base. Pitburg Germany s p Ecial capt. Michael j. Gil lion of the 23d tactical fighter so was selected for the outstanding Pilot award for the Usan fighter weapons school at Nellis fab Nev. Heidelberg special soldiers of seventh army communications come a n Dusa eur and seventh army troops have launched a feed the animals Campaign in i Nipert Loim Forest Mannheim. Cooperating with German officials they collect food from six mess Halls at Coleman Barracks and Distri Bute it throughout the Forest area. Sembach Germany special nearly 100 per cent error free reports have earned the Sensbach accounting and finance office the Safe professional award for fiscal year 1968. Presentation was made at the 601st he so com Mander s Call
