European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes wednesday april 1,1992 Voys amps John Millar mud splattered 1st it. Lou Burton who went on to win the Challenge fires at a target during the Competition. Fulda officers prove Mettle during Gunge Din Challenge by John Millar Wurzburg Bureau Fulda Germany a scorned and abused by the officer he served Rudyard Kipling a fictional character Gunge Din nevertheless remained Loyal to his British master and proved his valor in the face of adversity. Quot Gunge Din had what we would see As soldierly Virtues that showed in the moment of Challenge a said Gol. . Bacevich commander of the 11th army Cav regt in Fulda. Bacevich offered some members of his Blackhorse regiment the Chance last week to demonstrate those Virtues a without the abuse a in the Gunge Din Challenge 1992, the Challenge open Only to the regiments officers pitted Bacevich against participants in physical and marksmanship events devised by the units non commissioned officers. Quot he Bacevich wanted it challenging Quot a said sgt. 1st class Calvin Mcfarlane referring to the Competition. Mcfarlane headed a cadre of about 70 cos who sketched the course with Quot horror Quot in mind he said. The course required participants to ride Mountain bikes through the Woods for More than 10 Miles run 3.1 Miles and fire at 10 targets with .45-caliber pistols. Challenge participants All of whom volunteered were allowed Only a five minute rest Between biking and running and a 10-minute break Between the run and the firing Range. Entrants would earn up to 100 Points per event. To win they had to better Bacevich in two of three events and in Overall Points which Mcfarlane said was t easy. Mcfarlane described Bacevich 44, As a Quot Blackhorse stud a explaining that the commanders times and scores were Tough to beat even by officers half his age. Bacevich completed the Mountain Bike course in 52 minutes 13 seconds ran the 3.1-mile course in 27 minutes 6 seconds and hit six of 10 targets on the pistol Range for a total of 222 Competition Points. Bacevich Quot kind of puts himself on the line on this one a a 1st it. Lou Burton said. The officer with the 1st so 11th army Cav regt won the Gunge Din Challenge by Topping Bacavi Cne a biking and running scores. Quot the running and biking you can win on Pride alone a he said Quot you done to want to be beat by the . Sonny Reeves also of the 1st so said he beat Bacevich in the run tied him on the pistol Range and was not sure about the Bike race. And despite being splattered with mud he said he looked Forward to the next Gunge Din. Quot if i Ever made it to that level of command id like to sponsor such an even too a Reeves said. A a it a a Good event to set  Bacevich said the Gunge Din Challenge was a Reward for his officers hard work. A they get a kick out of doing something fun and it s a amps John Millar 2nd it. Richard Delgado of the 11th army Cav regt talks with no judges before starting the 3.1-mite run. A break from the routine a he said. A and it does serve As a stimulus to fitness. They want to do Well in Gunge Din and. Did a lot of preparation for  sgt. Keith Mcmillan a Competition official said there were 335 participants who completed the Gunge Din Challenge including several officers from German partnership units. Only 59 of the participants Defeated Bacevich. Each officer who Defeated Bacevich received a certificate that reads in part a for decisively defeating . Stomping his regimental commander in arduous Competition of strength stamina and soldierly  the certificate also quoted Kipling a though in be belted you and flayed you by the living gawd that made you you re a better Man than 1 am Gunge Din a sgt. Morales club inducts 19 cos from Europe units Heidelberg Germany a Nineteen soldiers from major separate commands in Europe were inducted into the . Army Europe sgt. Morales club in  sgt. Morales club was established in 1973 by it. Gen. George s. Blanchard then Vii corps commander to recognize non commissioned officers who demonstrate the highest Quality of leadership professionalism and regard for the welfare of their soldiers. The clubs first selection Board convened nov. 19,1973. The . Army Europe adopted the program throughout the command in 1975. February inductees and their units sgt. 131 class Earl f. Harold or. Btry c 3/5znd air dozen Hearty 32nd army air defense come Fulda sgt. 1 St class Etvina Lafond 379th personnel service Center 26th area support group Heidelberg sgt 1 at class Raymond a. Pad More co a 3/56th aviation regt Grafen Wuhr state sgt. Johnny r. Baldwin he co 2nd army div Hartstedt staff sgt Winnam g. Balslew co a 3/56th aviation regt. Grafen Flor staff sgt. Cart Bellard 7th army training come Vilseck staff sgt. Debra f. Clayton 334lh Ord co 32nd army air defense come wll Flecken staff sgt Jimmy j. Colbert cob 94th engr combat in 16th engr brigade Darmstadt staff sgt. Christine Lenyoun 294th my co 42nd my group Kaiserslautern staff sgt. Jeffrey a. Miller co a 3/58th aviation regt Grafen Wuhr staff sgt. Gregory e. Rogers cob 3/5flth aviation regt. Sch Sulsch Hal staff sgt. Francis Schaeffler 39th signal in sch signal come supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Mons Belgium staff sgt. Gary j. Schuler co a 3/58th aviation regt Wiesbaden staff sgt. Samuel a Ware Btry a 3/52nd air defense arty 32nd army air defense come Fulda staff sgt. Richard a. Weinett co a 3/56th aviation regt Grafen amp or sgt. Richard l Barnhill he co 2/66th Armor 2nd army Der Hartstedt sgt. Michael Billingsley he Btry 3/52nd air defense arty 32nd army air defense come sgt. Gerald m. Cahill or. Sgt. Ralph Turner wll Flecken co a 3/58th aviation regt Wiesbaden 34th general Hospital 7th medical come Augsburg. 435th tac Airlift Wing gets new chief new name Rhein main a Germany a a change of command ceremony is one of several events scheduled today at Rhein main a. Brig. Gen. James l. Hobson jr., assumes command of the 435th tac Airlift Wing from col. Donald a. Streater. Hobson who has been selected for promotion to major general is the first general officer to command the base in nearly 12 years. During the same ceremony the Wing reverts to the . Air forces in Europe transferring from the military Airlift come. The last time Rhein main was a Safe base was in 1975. At the same time the 435th tac Airlift Wing will be predesignated the 435th Airlift Wing. An internal reorganization of the Wing will become official during the ceremonies As part of the air Force wide initiative to streamline and standardize Wing organization. The Wing will be streamlined into three groups a an operations group a logistics group and a support group. 81 St fighter so named Best in Safe for 1991 Span Dahlem a Germany the 81st fighter so at Span Dahlem a has been named the Best fighter Squadron in . Air forces in Europe for 1991. Chosen by Gen. Robert c. Oaks the Safe commander the 81st will represent the command at the air Force level Competition later this year. The f-4g wild weasel unit has been deployed to the persian Gulf since september 1990, longer than any other air Force Squadron. During the persian Gulf War the 81st flew 1,163 sorties and logged 4,193 combat hours. It destroyed 113 radars associated with anti aircraft artillery and surface to air missile Sites. Elements of the Squadron Are still deployed in the Gulf to bolster . Efforts directed at Iraq. Last year the Squadron also played Host to the first visit of hungarian Mig-21 aircraft to a . Air base. Fifteen members of the hungarian air Force attended