European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes March soldiers from troop 1st 10th Gav peer through the top of their personnel Carrier left and Roar toward a simulated trouble spot right during a this area has been cd on the map As the spot most Likely for soviet Armor to come rolling Forward for world War Iii to getting ready Tor the if on Germany Eastern Border photos by Gus Schueffner by Don Tate staff writer a Soldier Bangs Down a mess another drops his another tugs up his Here they come throwing on ducking out of the Rifle Butts plunging into the dim Interior of the lets go make room wheres my stuff everybody Here everybody the engines already the russians May be the East germans could be rambling off in a Jam of arms and legs men slamming on steel grabbing at ammo helmeted Heads popping up through the weapons aimed out at the Countryside As 13 tons of armoured personnel Carrier grinds hard Down a twisty sounding from inside like some giant dentist drilling serious three wild Kilometres later the track rattles to a four soldiers leave it in a bumping Rush and take cover along the three other soldiers stick with the eyes wide eyes searching for anything not quite right on the other the track staff Larry of yells into his this is we cant go no the dark barrel of Jones Caliper machine gun Points straight Down the Little straight Down the Little Road is the Edge of the Iron if we keep says a Well be internationally if we keep says Well be in the or these Are the fast movers a seven Man read reaction team working a grenades throw from the East German Border Between observation posts Romeo and India near the Fulda any sniff of any hint of the slightly spooky sends a team roaring out to determine whats going if something they radio Back Call out the they Are the eyes and ears of the american it is one of the most sensitive missions in the and the Only High permitted put Here is a Soldier cant imbibe Strong drink for at least 12 hours before going on hed better be sure what Hes seeing is what Hes even More sobering is the fact that this precise area has been cd on the map by some military experts As the spot most Likely for Waves of soviet Armor to come rolling Forward for world War Iii to the awful but if it was about to a Little group of out front americans like this a few sentinels at the of the storm could be the first to detect the first to feel its this team was from troop 1 St 10th 4th inf div out of fort who did a stint standing in for elements of the 11th armoured it was the first time any stateside unit had Ever Ridden Shotgun along the Iron the reaction Force is on duty 24 hours a says the main worry is not to get caught with our drawers we dont hardly take a if youre in the your re if youre in the youre Jones grips the handles of the machine gun with the Little thumb trigger and the big whats it like shooting that thing the sergeant holding hands with a Beautiful they but gazing toward the dark outer Hainlink Fence that guillotines through the Germany like a bad dream tends to Dampen whats not so mutters staff Ray Townsend from is that Ever time we go we have to believe that this is the this is the but then the Call goes All and the fast movers head Back to their Little Hilltop the Eastern front stays the russians Arent coming Scott warmer left takes up a during a reactionary Force workout that began with an Alert right at the Borders observation Post