European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 04, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday August 4, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 9 at left capt. Cynthia Murray is instructed on the Vulcan s sighting device by s. Sgt. Idus Lipsun. At right medical personnel Are Given a Mcd vac demonstration. Is Arwine medical personnel learn about life in the Field by Merle Jacobsen staff writer Hanau. Germany is assignment to the 3rd army div became More than the spearhead Patch on a uniform sleeve for a number of the division s medical personnel who visited Here recently. The event was officially known As a spearhead Fedex medical exercise and its attractions ranged from exhibits on sgt. Robert Sleeker explains me of protective gear to medical personnel. Medical care in the Field under combat conditions to familiarization with armoured vehicles. The Fedex. Which included separate groups of medical personnel on two Days was the second held this year. A spokes Man said officials Hope to make it an annual or Semi annual event. Or. Col Gcorge Schenk 2nd Jager div surgeon was enthusiastic about the Fedex. I think it was a very Good idea to invite  said Schenk the senior officer of three German army physicians to attend the Fedex. He added. It is Good to know what is going on in american Mili tary Medicine especially in View of re forger in  the 2nd Sger div and 3rd army div will work closely together during Reform or according to 3rd army div commander maj. Gen. Wallace h. Nutting who presented a division briefing to the 25 Fedex participants in the first group. Although the exercise was primarily in tended for spearhead medical personnel who would join units in the Field during War primarily physicians and dentists the 22 american participants included nurses. Medical service corps officers and other medical related professionals. After Nutting s briefing the group was loaded on uh-1h Bluey helicopters for a ride from division Headquarters at Drake Cavern in Frankfurt to the Campo Pond training area near Pioneer Cavern Here. At Campo Pond the participants were hostedbythe45fhmcdbn. It col Flint Pearlman. 3rd army div surgeon said the Fedex was designed to familiarize mobilization designers with what they could expect if mobilized during a War. The native of Brookline. Mass. Also said he wanted them to be familiar with the lives of soldiers. We want you to see what it s like to Bounce around in an a  Pearlman also explained the four eche Lons of care to the group which normally works Only at the highest level of care in a general Hospital. The first Echelon. Pearlman said is at or near the Battlefield where injured soldiers Are taken to the Bat Talion Aid station. The next Echelon of care is provided at a brigade or division Clear ing station he said with the third level being the combat support Hospital. Fedex participants were taken on walk ing Tours which included Static displays of a battalion Aid station and medical Clear ing company plus demonstrations of nuclear biological and chemical decontamination procedures for personnel and equipment. Static displays also included helicopters designed to take and save lives. An ah-1s cobra gunship from co c,503rd aviation in of Hanau s Fliege Horst Cavern contrasted with a Hu-1h Huey medical evacuation helicopter from the 421st mod co at Darmstadt. Or. Capt Jack Meyer from the bad Hersfeldt health clinic said. This is very impressive to say the  the dentist from Lexington by. Said he was most impressed with the Field evacuation display. Pearlman was one of the participants who drove a tank for the first time. His re action was super. It s easy to steer and it goes Over  the tanks were provided by 1st in 33rd Armor in Geln Hau sen. Capt. Cynthia Murray an operating room nurse from the 97th general Hosp in Frankfurt was impressed by the armoured equipment and its operators. The most fun is this heavy equipment said the St. Paul. Minn. Native. They re the people who Are going to be protecting  she said of the tankers