European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1973, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes saturday november 24, 1973 pets. Rita Johnson left and Joyce Kutsch arrive at it. Benning. Rupi photo the men can f believe it say 2 wac parachutists Columbus a. Up pets. Rita Johnson and Joyce Kutsch the firs women to be Given army Parachute instruction officially entered airborne training monday at it. Benning. They will go through three weeks of re jump training before making the five Parachute jumps necessary to qualify As Parachute  men can t believe we re going through this said pvt. Kutsch 19, of Sarver a who plans to make the army a . Johnson 18, of Elton mo., said she Hopes to go to College and go through officer training. In the final weeks of training thew acs will make five jumps from 1,250 feet. Instructors will jump just beforehand after the two women to help insure their safety during the jump. It. Col. Gregg Walls of the airborne department said exercises and physical training have been modified for the women students. He said that since women Are not a Strong physically As men the training will stress Landing techniques so the was can make up in knowledge what they Lack in strength. Lockheed corp. Again led defense dept. Contractors Washington up Lockheed air Craft corp. Won $1.66 billion in prime de sense contracts in 1972-73 to make it the biggest . Defense contractor for the fifth consecutive year according to Penta gon figures released Here. The Burbank calif., company landed 5.3per cent of the $31.6 billion in contracts general cites need for nato Naples is nato is till very much needed to promote peace and Security in Europe a spokesman for the Alliance s Southern Region declared Here. It is Only because things have gone Sowell in Central Europe that we hear about Mutual balanced Force reductions said army it. Gen. John Norton chief of staff Allied forces Southern Europe. Speaking at a luncheon meeting of the Naples chief Petty officers club Norton warded that nato is needed As much sever to meet the soviet buildup of the past decade. The russians have moved into the Mediterranean area at an alarming rate in the past 10 years Norton said. We mus find new concepts to meet this russian threat on our Southern flank. Our Challenge Here is to be a Strong an creative  in reviewing the gradual buildup of nato Norton said America was limited in the pressure it could apply during the korean War because of the russian threat to Europe. At that time we had just one division i Europe and we realized How easy it would have been for the soviets to walk across Europe Norton said. Awarded by the defense department in the12 months ending june 30. Lockheed s share Rose from 5.1 per cent the previous year while the Pentagon contract total fell by$1.7billiion. Lockheed worked on the c5a cargo plane the s3a Viking submarine Hunter aircraft the c130 transport plane and the Poseidon and Trident submarine launched missiles. General electric Rose from fourth to Sec Ond place last year with $1.4 billion in con tracts primarily for Jet engines and nuclear reactors. The Boeing co. Also moved up from fifth to third place with $1.2 billion mostly for. The minuteman missile Short Range attack missile spam and parts for the b52 and advanced by bombers. Mcdonnell Douglas corp. Came in fourth on $1.1 billion in contracts a half billion Dollar decline from second place in fiscal 1972. Its work is concentrated on the f4 phantom fighter bomber the f14 eagleanda4skyhawk. Text Ron inc., made the biggest jump from 24th to seventh place with an in crease from $240 million to $746 million i contracts primarily for helicopters. December promotions up in of top 6 pm grades Washington is the air Force s top six enlisted promotion picture is improving next month according to Pentagon report. The air Force intends to promote 8,698 to the top six grades. This Ismore than the allocation for october or november and reflects a higher quota for advancement to e4 through e7 inclusive. Here is a breakdown of the december authorizations to e9, 43 e8, 101 e7, 676 e6,973 e5,2,127 and e4,4,778. Service scene guard May move men to Camp in troop trains Lincoln neb. Up troop trains sometimes regarded As a thing of the past May be used by the army National guard across the nation next year according to the National guard . Gen. Lavern Weber said Here the guard is in the process of exploring an developing a plan to move units to sum Mer training next summer by rail to save fuel. Weber said that plans Are in the works to use other forms of commercial transportation. Last summer the bulk of Nebraska guardsmen stayed Home for their summer drills because of the fuel situation. Torrejon airman risks life gets medal Torrejon Spain air Force air Man . Dee a. Wortman 401st Security police so Torrejon air base has been awarded the airman s medal for risking his life to save others. Wortman answered a family disturb Ance Call last May in the nearby Royal Oaks american housing area. As he approached the House where the disturbance was reported two shots were fired through its front window. Since Security policemen in 6oyal Oaks Are unarmed Wortman had to use persuasion to get the gunman a airman who was considered dangerous to surrender. There were two other occupants Intlehouse at the time of the incident and the gunman reportedly threatened them. Anair Force spokesman Here reports the air Man was subsequently confined for psychiatric treatment. Brown lauds Airlift commands Washington is Gen. George , air Force chief of staff congratulated the men and women of the strategic tactical and military Airlift com mands for their Superb performance i flying 22,300 tons of urgently needed supplies and 40 f4e phantom Jet fighters to Israel during the Middle East War. Brown in a message released at the Pentagon said the Speed of your response in this crisis in re equipping and re supplying is Rael helped to preserve a military balance in the Middle East and to support . National objectives. You contributed toward bringing an end to the fighting. Your performance illustrated the  an responsiveness of land based air units. You proved again that the air Force can react swiftly and professionally to an emergency. Within the first 48 hours of the Airlift you delivered More than 950 tons of supplies into Israel. In 30 Days military Airlift command flew More than 560 sort ies and delivered 22,300 tons of  is particularly noteworthy considering the other air Force operation which were continued during this same period. Equalized age for service enlistment sought Washington is the defens department is supporting legislation to equalize the minimum age standards be tween men and women who wish to enlist in the armed forces. Proposed legislation would set it at 17 with parental consent and 18 without. Currently men May be accepted for enlistment at 17 with parental consent and 18 without while the standards for women Are generally 18 with parental consent and 21 without. Parental consent is not required for women in states which Confer majority at 18. The maximum limit for both is 35. Gus c. Lee acting Deputy assistant de sense Secretary for manpower research and utilization said in testimony before a House armed services military personnel subcommittee we know of no reason to maintain a differing age enlistment Stan Dard Between men and women. The fact that one exists appears to be an anachronism a remnant of a time when other fac tors supported other  military retirees get pay increase Jan. 1 Washington is the nation snearly 1,000,000 military retirees will receive a 5.5 per cent increase in their re tired pay starting Jan. 1,1974, the defense department has  january raise combined with an other of 6.1 per cent which went into effect last july 1, reflects the rapid Rise in Theus. Cost of  two raises total 11.6 per cent for a six month period or the larg est increase since the Cost of living adjust ment system went into effect 10 years ago. Zumwalt stresses re enlistment Washington is adm. Elmo  jr., chief of naval operations wants retention of sailors to become team Effort of division officers and career Petty officers for the Good of the  i declared that recruiting was my top priority with the promulgation of z 109,1 want to emphasize that each individual we re enlist results in a decrease of three individuals who have to be recruited to maintain Long Range Petty officer requirements Zumwalt said in a message to major commands released by the Navy. Safe race relations program evaluated Ramstein Germany air Force two air Force Reserve officers recently concluded a tour of Safe units in Ger Many and England to evaluate the equal Opportunity and race relations program. Chaplain it. Col Jack Sable commissioner of human rights for new York state and chaplain capt John w. Fley Ward executive Secretary of the commission of chaplains for the linked methodist Church visited Pitburg Spang Ahlein Rhein main and Wiesbaden air bases i Germany and Raf Mildenhall and Laken Heath in England