European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 20, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 is photos by Tracy Baker look in fhe sky if s a Bird plane no if s super Ball a ch-53e super stallion top photo skims across a German town with an 800-Pound satellite tracking Antenna hanging below it. The helicopter is taking its Load to the German Kaiserslautern University. Staff sgt. Jim Burks of the 601st tac control Wing Middle helps guide the satellite into place. In Bottom photo Burks and a University employee talk while the Antenna looking much like a Ping Pong Ball looms Over them. Looking for All the world like a bloated Ping Pong Ball the radar dome swayed and bobbled beneath the giant ch-53e super stallion hovering Over the roof of a build ing at the German Kaiserslautern University forcing staff sgt. Jim Burks into a graceless Pirouette to avoid it. Burks had been on the roof for nearly a half hour now guiding helicopter Pilot capt. George Daugavietis and his 800-Pound Load into position. He and the rest of Daugavietis Crew from the 601st tac air support so Tass had a dual Mission on this warm mid March tuesday combining routine training with Public relations. By helping the still Young German technical University install the satellite tracking radar dome donated to it by the giant Munich based electrical firm Siemens the 601st got some always Handy Mission oriented training while demonstrating its abilities and its willingness to help to the watching crowd of German students clustered on surrounding roof tops and on the modern Campus some 10 stories below the helicopter. The Only problem the radar was t playing Ball. After a few tense minutes Compromise seemed to be the order of the Day. Daugavietis guided by Burks landed the radar dome on the roof not on the nearby three legged Mast called for in the original plan. Not perfect according to it. Col. De Gmyrek the 601st s commander but a Good solution with an undamaged Antenna and the worst part of the lift out of the Way. Getting the radar dome on the roof was the big prob Lem said Gmyrek. This was a Tough lift. Being so High up the Pilot had almost no reference Points to judge his motion. And the weight was a problem  it was t too heavy he explained. It was almost too Light and unstable for lifting beneath a helicopter designed to handle lifts of up to 10 tons