European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 16, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday september 16, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 9 a plane lands on the aircraft Carrier Kennedy and a cargo of supplies and mail is unloaded aboard the Carrier one of the operations in naval logistics. Navy photo they give a big lift in the med by Bob Hoyer staff writer Naples Italy is As in chess naval logistics is a game of calculated moves. The objective is to transport priority cargo passengers and mail As expeditiously As possible to ships at sea. Inevitably Success or failure depends on the timeliness of the moves and the re sources available to carry them out. Land based aircraft Are essential to the contemporary logistical role. Scheduling them at the right place at the right time with the right cargo is the essence of the business. Failure to do so unnecessarily inflates operational costs and reduces Fleet readiness. The dynamics of the logistical task varies from Region to Region. In the Mediterranean support is provided by aircraft from Fleet support so or 24 and Shore based planes assigned to naval facilities at Simonella Sicily and Rota Spain. Synchronizing lift needs with available aircraft is the Job of the air support coordination office Mediterranean As come Naples based service that tracks ship and air movements in its management role Asco med schedules Supply flights across the 1 Milli on Square Miles of the med in support of the ships of the . 6th Fleet. Air terminals at Naples Rota and Sigo Nella serve As operational centers for sup port aircraft. Asco med moves thousands of Passen Gers and millions of pounds of cargo and mail. In 1977 it scheduled More than 2,700 mis Sions 1,624 Shore to Shore and 1,077 Shore to Shipin which it moved 56,000 Passen Gers 8,175,000 pounds of cargo and 2,463, 000 pounds of mail. All this movement makes careful plan Ning essential. Asco med watch Crews refer constantly to information pencilled on Wall to Wall charts. Radio Telephone and telex communications feed them data needed to make Mission decisions. When planes make Shore landings As come arranges for diplomatic Clear ances. It also schedules flights to aircraft carriers and flights which contain cargo and mail for ships accompanying carriers. We re concerned with All mail All people and All air eligible cargo said capt. H. S. Bronson Asco med s officer in charge. Transport requirements Are driven by what s on hand cargo and mail at the terminals and by lift requests. At any Given time there Are about 30 ships with the 6th Fleet. Half of these can be expected in port. It is our Job to know when and where these port Calls will be. We Fly throughout the med into such places As Athens Souda Bay Crete Dubrovnik and split Yugoslavia Trieste Genoa Olbia Sardinia Nice Barcelona Palma Mallorca and Malaga. Emergency supplies move to the Fleet aboard air Force Mac military Airlift command c-141s from Norfolk to air terminals in the med where they Are flown to the Fleet. Bronson says a replacement part May reach the Fleet in four Days from the time it leaves Norfolk. Asco med schedules the transport of Fleet personnel some 300 arrive weekly at Rota to ships throughout the Region. And it provides Airlift for members of the press and vips calling on the on the Fleet. Or. Dance the disco Man . Sgt. Is a popular entertainer Byrlea Larkin staff writer Raf Alconbury England is in England when a Man says he is going dancing wih his Bird everyone knows he Means his . Barry Dubois is an exception. He dances with a Bird named Alfred a Crea Ture with Long yellow legs a Blue body and a big beak. Alfred is a stuffed Emu who was made by handicapped children on this air base where Dubois is known As or. Dance. He is a disco dancer who entertains on stage enters dance competitions and wins. He recently won a contest in nearby Lei Cester England which makes him eligible to enter the finals in British disco Competition to be held in London later this year. I like to dance. I love to see people laugh and smile. I love to entertain says Dubois 21, who got interested in dancing As a High school student in Coco Beach Fla. His first air Force assignment was in California where he spent his free time dancing with a group that performed in is photo by Schuettler sgt. Barry Dubois discos and night clubs. When not working at Alconbury s base information Transfer system he is putting on shows in no clubs and British clubs including a recent engagement at a club in Wales frequented by Prince Charles. When i have on this outfit i just feel like dancing says Dubois whose toes tap As he talks. I try to involve myself in Active things. I m hyperactive his outfit Black knickers with Bright red socks a Black Flower print shirt with rhinestone buttons a red Scarf a hat and White gloves. The outfit is As much a part of the act As the gimmicks that go with it such As the Toothbrush tucked into his pants legs and his Bird Alfred. I am always trying to think of Gim micks said Dubois. They get people s Alfred helps him Wake up the he has other attention getting techniques too. I do the splits jump off the stage into the crowd. Usually i Wear knee pads and fall on my Knees. It s a unique style a lot of surprises a lot of or. Dance choreographs his own Rou tines practising in his room and at discos. He gets ideas from watching others. He is now working on incorporating magic into his act. I like to do exciting things he am working on lighting effects dancing with White gloves on and the lights he is also studying Ballet for control and Dubois credits John Travolta and sat urday night fever with the the swell of interest in dancing today. Discos Are a big fad he said. People Are looking to improve their dancing. They Are taking lessons learning new he is doing the same but with greater goals in mind. I feel i have the potential to become a professional dancer. I keep practising and hoping for that big if he wins the contest in London he just May be on his Way. That would qualify him for the International Competition in Las vegas next year where he feels sure he would be seen by Talent scouts
