European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes May advantages of new Gas mask Are Clear photo by Jean Albright i Kohany Wolford demonstrates the new lighter weight Gas by Jean Albright Pitburg Bureau chief Span Dahlem Germany a new Gas mask in use Here allows wearers to work for 10 hours with the luxury of an unrestricted View left and and it weighs Only about half what the old one they May not enjoy wearing a Gas but people who have worked in the new All Day say they could not have done it in the old m because the fac piece is made of Clear plastic that extends from one Side of the face to the Bethany Wolford feels safer behind the she is in charge of the 81st aircraft Maint unit and spends most of her time during exercises driving Between work the mask gives her a wider Field of vision than the old one i still hate to Wear a she but i know 1 can stand this one for the eight or 10 hours that i have the Clear plastic eyepiece starts above the eyebrows and connects to the Black plastic nosepiece and filter sys tem Low on the allowing the wearer to look Down More Jeffery Miles came out of his 10hour Day in the mask with healthier shins than he might have he is a Crew chief in the aircraft maintenance unit who no longer runs into open panels of the f4 phantoms he works i dont get As Many scratches and he the eyepiece Doest have room for Normal eyeglasses on the face and cant be worn with Contact since the powdery substance the masks come packed in can stay in the mask and get into the regulations say that everyone issued the mask who nor Mally wears glasses can ask for special glasses made to fit the glasses May reduce the time the masks can be worn since some users complain that they Hurt the Bridge of the nose after a few the nosepiece in the mask has brought about similar donning the new mask is a lot like donning the old but it takes less the same tight elastic straps Cross behind the but the bendable plastic construction reduces the Strug Gle to get the straps in place and reduces pinching and pulling of the in spite of the problems for wearers of the lighter weight makes it possible to put up with the new mask for longer periods of since filters Are changed without removing the wearers dont have to leave their work in a chemical environment to change the old mask had been in use since the disaster preparedness officials the army considered the new but continues to use the m which officials say better meets the needs of modifications will continue As the mask is phased into the air Force this Hospital must be seen to be appreciated by Judy Sarasohn staff writer Germany Twenty six German army doctors and other medi Cal personnel toured a army Mobile Field Hospital Here the visit was a must on their the Field set up by the 32nd combat support Hospital in the parking lot of the Hunnerberg shopping is medical unit self contained transportable a it consists of inflatable rubber and expandable sections supported by air pressure from special Utility there Are Laborati Xlyn Case of tension or we have to work closely the Exchange should go on right one of my main goals is to have As Many contacts in Normal when a crisis its too by and xray i feel they have to in they May have to know How it said German air Force Wolfgang who arranged for the Gei Berger is the Deputy commander of the German military District the importance of the must is that it can easily be depending on the course of a Battle or and still photo by Dave Didlo 5 Ulysses Edmond of the 32nd combat support Hospital shows the operating room to German medical provide Hospital services under sanitary said Michael the Hospital Geiberger said the Field hospitals open House during German american Friend ship week was a Good Way to increase contacts Between German and american medical in Case of tension or we have to work closely the Exchange should go on right one of my main goals is to have As Many contacts in nor Mal when a crisis its too he we have to know each Trust each How can i cooperate with someone i dont know he the German medical personnel were from medical regt most did not speak and the Hospital staffs explanations were translated into Lan Guage didst keep the two countries soldiers from communicating after the formal with a lot of gestures and fragmented the germans indicated which pieces of equip ment sparked their and the americans demonstrated their Wolfgang Dep Uty commander of the German medical said the germans dont use a similar Type of Mobile Field Hospital be cause there Are Many German civilian hospitals that could be used in an Emer i think it was very Good to see How the american in a Fiel Hospi its quite different from our Doetsch the must will be open to american and German visitors from 10 to 4 the 32nd combat support Hospital moved to Wiesbaden a last summer from