European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Paga 8 the stars and stripes thursday january 16. 1sb6at left Soldier line up for supplies a. Mobile Field Exchange in the nods near Lamper theim arid i cell p Hicls negotiates � Ponta Slie puddle Ai the Marshall am. Big red one troops fired up for aggressor role in by Don Tate Slaff writer Lamper theim. Germ and under a Dank dripping sky the Gray Woods were filling up with troops of the figh Linc first inc gig red one. A couple of journalist Irving to reach those troops along a Muddy Road were challenged by a big red faced my nonsense sergeant. Sec you id card sir press card sir what arc Jour last four social Security Al numbers sir la. Last four is uttered a journalist. Of to a the � Nolc thine it was of and he said it Hope of understand the ser Gean said. Being careful another sergeant standing guard beside a tree explained. We Don t want any terrorist characters or Anjone else who does t a clone Messing around on one Side of the Road the camouflage Nelling and links of an armoured battalion spread out through the a Pines. On the other were the cams and armoured personnel carriers of a highly decorated infantry Bat Talion. Other soldiers and com ays of the 1st inf do. After drawing equipment from spam Ali Barracks in Mannheim came pushing and chugging Inlo he marshalling area a few Miles to the North in the moods near Lam Portheim. As a ii of avoiding gathering great Nunier of troops in the open around of Muu targets ivc depots the army uses Geriani Sentinel marshalling to disperse unil As they prepare for both real Battle and peacetime exercises such Ai next Tek certain Sentinel 86. Re pile the fact that his soldiers had been rained on. Snowed on or Sec Cid on since their arrival. Cobill Mullen com minder of the division s 1st brigade said his troops Ere fired up and ready to Roll but he did t want to say anything that would tip off the blues As to e exactly Here the nou droll. Hooding into Germany nearly 10,000 exercise Strong soldiers of the big red one will play the Rale of the Orange the aggressors attacking the blues in the Field Eiter Cise. They arc Gung to Over the idea that they will be attacking the first Day. But that won t come until monday. In the marshalling area set up by the 21st support come in cooperation with the Mannheim in military Community tired troops who hid started reformer Back at Kort Riley pm cleaned up checked out weapons and vehicles and tried to gel some Resi before deploy ing by rail bus and Road Convoy eastward 10 their tactical Assembly area. Not much rest said sgt. Moj. Charles Hanson of the 5th in i6lh inf. We be been working around the Dock. Rest will be about the last priority after we gel our work finished Suppon fair the marshalling area includes pulling in portable showers and Toi lets garbage pickup putting up and Hal ing tents with space Heaters and bringing out everything from lj5o Doug null and Coffee and stars and stripes newspaper to military clothing sales and cafes Fiew. Exchange vans said Sec. John Brown no m charge of the marshalling to control group. A ism Soldier Paust Kail in a Muddy Clearing for moment s in lion ind big red one troops Ririe Regmi to the marshalling area with heavy Teshich and supplies
