European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday february 12, 1969 the stars and stripes Page 7 imm it a around the bases Mac Airlift unit speeds reformer gis Home Nuernberg Germany Spe Cial if you ask the 21st weather so men who run the weather Central at Torrejon air base Spain they can Tell you if it s going to rain on that famous Plain and also what to expect in weather when flying a c141 Star lifter from German to new Jersey and special in formation for every alternate route. Here at Nuernberg inter National Airport the weather in formation they provide is transmitted to military Airlift come Crews taking 24th inf div troops Back to the states in the return phase of reformer 1. Capt. Gerald l. Eddy and . George Mcneil Are Here to support the Mac Airlift control element Alce from the 28th weather so in England. Pm sets. Edward c. Bouchard and Edgar Inman or. Were sent bythe 28th s Parent Headquarters the 2nd weather Wing at wies Baden. They along with about 200mac Airlift specialists Safe support specialists and communications experts from the 2nd Mobile communications group at Sembach air base Are Gath ered at Nuernberg to support thesta lifters and work with the army to make the troop arrival mesh with the aircraft landings. This for the weather people Means a 24-hour operation preparing weather briefings for Crews turning around every four hours or oftener. German civil Ian forecasters and meteorologists at the Airport also Workin close association with their military counterparts. 9 spangdai1lem, Germany special it. Gen. Benja min o. Davis jr., vice Corn Mander in chief of strike come has attended briefing Sand toured facilities at Spang Dahlem Hahn and rams Einair bases. Kirch g o e n a Germany special it. Col. Otto has replaced it. Col. Karl f. Bennett As roof the 3rd army div s 2nd in 3rd arty. Bennett has Bee assigned to the office of the Deputy chief of staff person Nel at Usa eur he. Pitburg Germany s p Ecial airman 1c. Michael j. Smith was named As the336th munition maintenance so s airman of the month. Tripoli Libya special the 50th weapons training det from Hahn air base Ger Many has won the quarterly7272nd flying training Wing explosive safety award. Forthe award training units earn Points for munitions loading and unloading and weapon arming and disarming. Kaiserslautern g e r Many special the 1st Sig Nal in is the first battalion in the seventh army communications come to win the Philip a. Connelly by the department of the army an sponsored by the food serv ice executive association i he Connolly award recognizes excellence and improvement in food service at army troop messes. Sembach Germany special . Ralph g. Living Ston or. Of the 601st Usa dispensary and airman . Little wheels sgt. Leo Henderson of Mildenhall a shares the Delight of two Young sters of the Junior training Center for Handi capped children at South close Bury St. Edmonds England. They Are astride two of the tricycles donated by . Airmen of Milden Hall. The trikes were reconditioned by members of the base fire dept. Of v corps prepares for computers Frankfurt special theage of the computer is coming to v corps indeed to the entire army in a few years. The army education Center Here in cooperation with the Frankfurt Branch of control data going to which Wethersfield Wethersfield England special when airman l. Hoffman received orders for his first assignment from technical school he thought the air Force had made mistake. His assignment Wethersfield England As a weather observer with the 28th weather so s det is. Hoffman is from Wethersfield conn., a suburb with population of about 29,000 five Miles South of Hartford and sister City of Wethersfield Essex what Bis first reactions were when be read his orders he said i did t believe it at first. I thought the made a mistake hut then i found out there really was a Wethersfield England i guess they named it after my made slight Miwata Atoji. His Home town which gets its name from Wethersfield Essex was settled by the puritans in 1634-35, and is the oldest English Settle Reut in the state of Institute began monday a five officer students for the firs Day accelerated computer course course although it is planned for v corps officers. That enrolment will expand at athe course will run through later Date. Each v corps Divi Friday. Teachers and equipment Sion 8th inf and 3rd army Willare provided by control data Send four officers corps head Institute at Hockenheimer land quarters 16 2nd support Bri Strasse 10. Gade four v corps artillery the course will be an Intro four 32nd signal in one adduction to computers with Spe the 37th Engineer group two. Cial emphasis on the theory be these allocations will be limited Hind the mind machines and to personnel having at least a the language used in Communia j year remaining in the command Ting with them. J the purpose of the course is to included in the five Day course fill the management Gap that Darrell d. Huneycutt of the616th aircraft control a n cd warning so at been chosen Sembach no and airman of the Quarter. Berlin special . Harold a. Bickford Iii and . Fritz Newsom Bot assigned to det 3, 7350th sup port group have been chosen airman and no of the final Quarter of 1968 by a Board of cos and officers. Wethersfield England special the 20th base Headquarters so recently selected m. Sgt. George j. Me Nally sgt. Jerry j. Stamp Sand airman Patrick e. Genereux As senior co no and airman of the Quarter respectively for last Auar or of1968. Bremerhaven Germany special s. Sgt. Tom a. Ewing platoon sergeant at the67th transportation co has been selected As the no of the Quarter for the second Quarter of fiscal year 1069 atthe . Army terminal com Mand Europe sat eur. Lakenheath. England special Stanley l. Keller assistant resident auditor has received a 20 year service pin and a certificate of achieve ment. Vicenza Italy special the Italy chapter of the american military scottish rite bodies in Europe has received its charter. Ben Waters England special two staff sergeants who escaped injury indecent Road accidents have been nominated for Safe seat Belt Booster awards. Thev Are . Albert f. Merolli of the 81st civil engr so and s. Sgt. John r. Greenwood of the81st combat support group. Gigli a Turkey special four Tus log det 11 air traffic controllers received Well ones for their service in Landing a plane that was hav ing navigation difficulties. They were t. Sets. Ervin. Prouty and William j. Armstrong s. Sgt. David Smith and sgt. George w. Grice. Rhine main Germany Spe Cial a. Sgt. Richard e. Fen ton 6916th Security so has been named no of the Quarter. Are discussions and practical demonstrations of the various systems used computer circuitry and explanations of the Periphery devices punch cards tapes tape readers Etc the regular Cost of the course about $40, will be borne by the corps will be limited to 35 could occur when v corps i computerized according to 1st it. Richard c. Emery assistant training officer of v corps g3 Section. It is hoped that knowledge of computers and the theory behind them will enable Europe so Riviers choose officers Rhein-ma1n a. Germany special delegates elected George m. Miner Susareu vehicle registry operations supervisor president of the euro Pean shrine club for 19
