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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, July 18, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday july 18, 1966 the stars and stripes Page chaplain gives fund a run for his Money chaplain u. Cot Geo tie l. Gogl in bin of before his Tolly ran.  Bureau a few healthy soldiers could bankrupt chaplain it. Col George l. Gogh. The kaisers Pauleni military Community chaplain has i six mile fun run planned july 29 to Mark the 21 Ith anniversary of the army chaplain corps. And the More successful the event the More Money Gogl stands to lose. The number of Miles run by All participants in the fun run will be combined and Gogl will contribute is tothe Community s chaplain fund Tor every mile exceeding 211 Miles. The chaplain pockets however Are not bottomless. Gog has Sel a s600 Cap on his donation. That s what i an afford he said. If the soldiers put their minds to it i d be  the idea for the fun run came when Gogl an avid runner and chaplain of the 29th area support croup was charged with planning an event in Kaiserslautern to Honor the chaplain corps birthday. The corps was started in 1775 with 111 Active duty chaplains in the Continental army. Participation in the run is free., but donations to the chaplain fund will be accepted. I thought i would try to stimulate some interest in donations Gogl said. But there s no obligation. The More who come the better Well like  Money from the run will be Sot aside for the Retreat program Gogl said. It will go to almost anything in con Junction with a weekend or weekday Retreat he said. It can be used to subsidize some kids or soldiers who might not be Able to afford All the  Gogl 52, is in his 19th year of an army career. He began running about six Yean ago and at one time was run Ning 15 Miles three limes a week. I never ran a Marathon he said. I Don t think my Knees could take it now he uses his lunch break for a six mile run three Days each week and four mile run two limes a week. Novice runners need not be intimidated. The july 29 fun run will begin at 11 30 . At Kleber Chapel in Kaiserslautern with courses through the Woods covering two three four live and sin Miles Gogl said. Participants can run any distance they choose. Although a few units in the Community have promised to participate Gog makes no predictions on the number of people he expects for the run. Maybe no one Wilt show up he said with a shrug. Ill save All kinds  unit trying to help ease problem of air base noise by Jean Albright Bilberg Bureau Span Dahlem a Germany neighbors of air Force bases everywhere ask the same few questions when heir voices can be heard Over the Roar of de parting aircraft. Why so lond Why so Low to educate its neighbors to protect them from the base s mistakes and to show that they Are not listening to the air planes atone members of the 52nd tac fighter Wing s operations Section Are making the rounds of area villages. An air Crew member in a flight suit goes out in a truck tabled plug Kon trolle1 flight control said maj. Bruce Kreidler chief of Wing standards and evaluation. He watches takeoffs from outlying roads and stays in radio Contact with the Tower Kreidler said. He makes his own notes and passes on the comments of residents. If an aircraft really is too Low immediate Contact with the lower can determine which base the plane was from and who was  the program s Kickoff earlier this month Hasti Elped Clear up misconceptions behind some complaints. On a visit to nearby Zemmer the officer directed a flight demonstration for residents. We be had phone complaints that planes had come Over As Low As 100 feet Kreidler said. During the demonstration the base sent a plane Over at 500 feet to show what that would look and sound like. Then it flew Over at 1,000 feet the Low est planes should be Kreidler said. Then we had it Fly Over at 1,500, where we be decided to try to keep them he said. People could see and hear the  residents approach the truck without hesitation. Why can t they Fly higher asked Annie Sweilen of Zemmer. We fear thai the noise causes health problems for Chil Dren. And during funerals Here priests have to Stop talking when planes go Over. When two people meet on the Street and want to talk they both look up to Sec if they can working with area officials. Spang Dahlen has changed its Takeoff patterns 10 accommodate requests. The base has responded Well to con Cerns Trier area mayor Herman Pru emm said. We think that what they be done will partially solve the  us photo by twi Bangh Trier am mayor Herman Bruemm left and Zenter mayor Hon Rich Koster discuss with maj. Brace Khidhr the noise problem closed by aircraft. Army modifying oh-6 copters toil Rotor assemblies by Norman Blackcap military writer action he copters out o e a o the oh-6 helicopters will be returned to flight status gradually Over the next two months As modifications remade to the chopper s Tail Rotor assemblies the army the service grounded its oh-6 copters following a june 7 crash near Jackson Tenn. The Pilot on Board that helicopter was not injured but the copier struck the ground so hard the aircraft lost m Mam Rotor Blades and was destroyed. The army said wednesday its investigation of Ine crash had confirmed a preliminary finding that it was caused by the loss of a special abrasion strip affixed tothe helicopter s Tail Rotor. That loss caused an unbalanced condition in the Tail Rotor Blade Assembly resulting in the loss of the Tail Rotor Blade Assembly the army said. All oh-6tail-Rotor Blade abrasion strips will be removed and the Tail Rotor Blade assemblies will be  the oh-6 is a Small lightweight helicopter capable of carrying four persons. The copter was made by Hughes helicopters which is now a division of Mcdonnell Douglas corp., and the copter is operated primarily by National guard units. The army acquired its last oh-6 in 1970 but still has 364 fielded worldwide including 17 on loan to the Justice department s Border patrol. Those 17 copters also were affected by the army s grounding order. The leading edges of he Rotor Blades on helicopters Are normally fitted with a special strip of abrasive material resembling sandpaper that is designed to protect the Blades against Wear caused by Sand dust or water. Although the Metal Blade will not fall apart if an abrasion strip separates the loss of such a strip can throw the Blades seriously out of balance. Dan o Boyle a spokesman for the army aviation systems come in St. Louis said wednesday the army expected to modify the entire Fleet by sept. 1. The spokesman said the army and Mcdonnell Douglas Are negotiating Over who will Bear the Cost of modifying the choppers  
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