European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday March 8, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 spec. 4 Russell everets left and sgt. Chester Ingram work against the clock to set up an Antenna. Everets lifts the Antenna upright while Ingram checks its position with a Compass. Staff sets. Robert Gardner Kelvin Porter Check Aerial. Rate Rig Feam in brigade stakes makes its time wins its place Story and photos by Tony Nauroth Nuernberg Bureau Herzo base Germany when staff sgt. Robert i. Gardner popped the Stem on his Stopwatch sgt. Ches Ter Ingram spec. 4 Russell everets and spec. 4 Bernard Worrick knew they had a lot to live up to and one hour to live up to it. One of their team members in the 1986 brigade stakes already had set a High Watermark in the individual Competition by posting a score of 507 on the army physical readiness test never mind that the test Only goes to a maximum of 300. Sgt. David w. Erb of the 3rd in St Field arty at Merrell Barracks in Nuernberg Over maxed the test using an extended scale to reach the High score. Erb cranked out 117 push ups in two minutes. Each unit picked its Best soldiers. That s Why Erb was invited that s Why everyone was handpicked. Five battalions competed in 19 separate general Soldier ing and specific skill areas in the we Klong 210th Field arty brigade stakes which ended Friday at Herzo base Northeast of Nuernberg. Everets Worrick Ingram also members of the 3rd in had to sink or swim Section chief staff sgt. Kelvin Porter said. It was a Good Choice of words considering the amount of mud and water they had to work in. The three soldiers made up a Ratt Rig radio and teletype team they had one hour to pull into position set up their Generator camouflage both the Generator and Ratt equip ment have the guts of the Rig ready to Send and receive messages and set up an Antenna. When Gardner pushed the Stopwatch Stem again the team was done with five minutes and six seconds to spare. When the Competition was Over the team had lived up to Erb s Standard. It took first place in the Ratt Rig event. And the battalion also took first place Overall. Second place Overall went to 2nd in 28th Field arty from ans Bach and third place went to 3rd in 37th Field arty Fromherz base. Ingram works in a Jungle of camouflage netting