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Sgt.
Rodney
LMcly •nd lbj . Mlchffl lpfjord, COITIINIACMrof
Bnvo
Btry, 4th e.tt.llon 9th Fleld Artllltfy, -
cne their
guldon for
UM tMt
time
l i t Al1ltlefy In
Nec:lunulm
_
HeUbfonn.
Bnlvo Btry Is the ttnt
Pwahtng
unit to be tMCtlvllt8d under the
~
uclNr
ForcN T....ty.
Unit inactivates
Guidon retired
by
Maj.
Gerard Han
Public Affain Officer
The firsi Pershing unit to inactivate under the pro•
visions
of
the Iniermediate Range Nuclear Forcei
Treaty
cued
their colors in Hcilbr
onn on
September
30th.
The
soldiers
of
B Battery,
4th
Battalion,
9th
Field
Artillery held their
Einal
formation u an
Army
unit
and r
crj
rcd their unit guidon.
The
retirement
of the
unit guidon symbolized the completion of the unit'•
mission and the in1ctiva1ion of the battery.
Brig. Gen. Roger K. Bean, commander
of the
56th
Field Artillery Command, thanked
the soldien
for
what
they
have done for their country,
the NATO
Alliance and world peace and for making the world
• safer place 1 live.•
You are the soldier, that have kept the
Per,hing
system combat ready. You arc dedicated soldiers,
commincd
to the
maintenance
of
peace through a
high state of combat readiness. You have always met
the
miuion. For
that
yo
u are
to
be
co
mmended.
You
have overcome military and political chal
lcnge.
s,
Bean said. Demonstrators have failed 10
dampen
your
spiriu or disrupt your training. Rain
and mow have failed to impact
on your
morale. The
road has been long
and it
has been muddy.
During
the inactivation ceremony, Maj. Michael L.
Lysfjord, the B Battery Commander, presented the
unit guidon
to
Bean. The guidon will be sent to the
US Army's
Field Artillery Museum
at
Fon Sill,
Okla.,
wh
ere
it
will
be put
on display.
The soldiers of B Battery have been
reusigncd
bucd
on
current
Army
personnel policies.
Soldien
will return to the United States for training in
other
military jobs
to
meet
Army
needs.
Other
soldicn will
be
transferred
to uniu
within
the Command or USA
·
REUR
until the completion
of
their overseas tours.
On ScP.tember
1,
B Battery moved
iu
nine
Pcnb-
ing
missiles from
CarnP
Redleg, a Pershing missile
operating base near He,lbronn,
1
a staging area
for
shipment back
1 the
U.S.
The
missi.lcs
dep
arted
RamStcin Air Fora Base on September 12 for the
U.S. where they will be destroyed.
The unit's other equipment, which included trucks,
rifles, tools
and
related items, have been transferred
t other Army
units in
Europe
t
fill
wsting shor-
tages or be placed in war reserve stocks.
During
the next 32 months, the remaining Pcrsh·
ings in Germany will be returned
1 the
U.S. for de·
struction in accordan
a
with
the
INF Treaty.
The re-
maining 56th Field Artillery
Command
units arc
scheduled
to
conduct their inactivation ceremonies u
their Pershing missiles return
1
the U.S.
pdate
F Y
I
VH
llowances
Wondering about what the remarks about Vari
able Housing Allowance were ll
about
on your
last 1.nve and Earnings Statement
(LES)?
Department of Dcfenie
officials arc
hopeful
that
Congress will
increuc
Fiscal Year 1988, VHA cei·
ling to prevent DoD having
to
reduce aJlowancc
payments in the last
two
weeks in September.
More than 35,000 soldiers in the United Stam
Army, Europe would be affected.
According
to
I DoD message, the allowance
nucs will
be
reduced for
the
September 16
1
30
period
t
stay within the
cong
ressionally-directed
ceiling for
the
fiscal year.
VHA
is authorized for
soldiers
whose
family members live in
the
United
States 1 help offset
the
apcnscs of
maintaining a
household in the U.S.
DoD
officials said
a
two-and-one-half percent
reduction - or approxima1ely
S
27 million - for
the two-week period would keep the
Department
within the ailing
if
Congress docs
not
increase
the ceiling beforehand.
(ARNE
WS)
FRC
Rates Change
Officials
at the
Armed Forces Recreation
Cco1er rccendy announced major changes in the
price strueture of hotel rooms for
the winter
sea·
son.
The
resuueturcd
pricing system will
take
effect
Nov. 18.
Ncwlrices
include a reduced rate for
grades E-1
1
-5 for rooms
with
a
bath
in all
areas.
Currcndy,
service members
in those
grades
pay
the
same
nue
u
all other
grades for superior
rooms. All
room
,.tes will depend upon
the
scrv·
ice members grade and
type of
accomodations.
Prices will incrcuc
for
some room categories
and decrease for
other,,
according t
Jame
s
McCrindle interim executive director.
The
average
increase is less th n five dollars, he added.
Rates
for
a double room
with
bath
at the
newly
renovated Chiemscc Lake Hotel
for
an E-1 10 E·S
will decrease from 42 to S 33, while the same
type
of accomodations will decrease
to
S 32 in
Bcrchtesgaden and Garmisch. Prices
for
other
ranks will increase from 34
1
S 36
for
rooms
with a bath in Berchtcsgadco,
and
S 34
t
S 36 in
Ganniscb
for
• double deluxe room.
For a more detailed
liSt
of price changes, contact
the nearest AFRC.
Halloween Safety
Trick
or
Treat
Safety
lips
• All children should
be
chaperoned
by
a parent.
• Parents should ensure
that:
Costumes do not restrict the childs vision.
Costumes should
be of
a brig ht viiible color
or
marked with reflective tape and be of a flame re·
mtant material.
•
Trick
or Treaters should have a flashlight and
use caution crossing
strceu and
roads.
• All Treats
sho
uld be inspected by a parent for
iigns
of
tampering
and
should avoid all
fruit and
baked goods.
•
Only
Trick or Treat
at
quarters or houses where
you arc welcomed.
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POIS 1 ng
Cable
October 1988
Bravo Bravo
Maintenance means mission accomplished
by Col. Randall J. Anderson
Deputy Commanding Officer
The 56th Field Artillery Command
Ii.as already begun implemenllltion of
the INF Treaty, signed on
8
December
1987 by President Ronald Reagan and
Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gor
bachev. While planning for the retro·
grade of the Pershing Command began
almost a year ago, it was only recently
chat the first battery 10 be inactivated,
Bm·o Battery 4th .Bawlion 9th Field
Artillery, entered into a countdown
schedule that culminated in a formal
in·
a.ctivation ceremony on 30 September
1988.
The past four months have been bee·
tic ones for the leaders and soldiers of
Bravo Battery. Their primary mission
h2s been directed coward the prepar·
:uion for turn in of more than
2000
items
of
equipment. Taking equipment
which has seen extensive field use over
th
e five years
of
Pershing
I I
stationing
here in Germany and returning these
items
to
an almost new condition was
the challenge facing the soldiers
of
Bravo 4-9 and Charlie Company, 55th
Support Battalion.
Missiles and erector launchers left the
Heilbronn site on September 1st.
At
that
point
the clock was running and
Bravo was expected to tum in all missi
le-related equipment, ammuniton, orga·
nizarionai and installation property by
the end of the month. '
It wa.s
a massive, coordinated and ra
pid operation: equipment underwent
technical inspections (TI's) by various
inspectors; repairs were made at both
the organizational and direct support
maintenance levels; parts were ordered;
and in many cases, soldiers were dis
patched
to
far-flung depots in Germany
to
obtain necessary material and parts.
It
wasn't just vehicles that were gett·
ing this clo.se scrutiny. A
lot of
time
was spent
in
readying
NBC,
communi
cations, weapons, mess and generator
equipment. Everyone found themself
totally involved - canning missile
stages, removing rust, pounding
out
dents, inventorying tools and account·
ing for all component items.
The logistics of turning-in a battery
in a month was a mammoth usk that
required extensive _planning and the dis
cipline
of
following a very exacting
schedule. Exhibiting the same sense
of
discipline in accomplishing this mission,
as
they have s hown in dealing with
thousands
of
demonstrators, Pershing
soldiers and their leaders made it all
look easy.
This fist battery
to
retrograde again
reinforced the Pershing reputation
throughout USAREUR
as
a unit
of
professionals that always accomplishes
the mission. We, as a Command, have
gained many valuable insights from the
experiences
of
Bravo Battery and Char
lie Company,
and
have already applied
the lessons learned as we enter the
retrograde window
for
Delta Battery,
2nd Battalion 9th Field Artillery
Schw:i.bisch
Gmi.ind and Alpha Batt
1st Battalion 9th Field Artillery in
N
Ulm.
These soldiers will be challenged
maintain the same sense
of
discipl
dedication and pride in performa
and equipment. Bravo Battery now
set a standard
of
excellence which c
lenges others
to
meet or exceed.
The same emphasis we have alw
placed on maintenance; as a cornerst
of
our combat readine.ss, must be
plied during this retrograde period.
we continue
to
train,
up
until the t
the last missile are put in cheir conu
ers and depart
our
kasemes, lee us
forget the vital role
that
maintena
plays in all of our missions.
In peace, we provide
a
credible de
rent - in war, a nuclear strike capabi
Concurrently with
our
peacetime m
sion, we must retrograde this C
mand. The key to each of those m
sions is MAINTENANCE.
Cable Cameos:
What does the right
to vote mean to
you
Pfc. Wendy Finer
Headquarters
and
Headquarters
Battery
5611 1 FA CMD ·
"It
means I get to
choose the person thal
I
tru,t
to take
charr,.
ol
wh,t nHds to be .c -
compllsh«I within our
f1011 11ffllflflnt. "
Sgt.
David Jones.
Delta Company,
38th Slgnel
Bn.
Freedom
Spec.
Cary
Englehardt
Headquarters s.rv1ce
Battery 2 11 FA
It
mean having
the
lrHdom,
which moat
countries d
on t haw, IO
vote on
luun
and
ro
vote tor the per,on who
- fee/
I• bnt ,ufted
for , , , . ob.
Pershing
Cable
. Commandef
Brig.
Gen.
Roger
K. Bean
Public Allalrt
Officer
Maj. Gerard
J.
Hart
Spec. Robert
El l
la
4 11 FA
The right to vat.,
In
my
opinion,
l
- . Important obll{Jatlon,
not
only to our
counlry
but
11,0
to
out'NltlH. It
Is
lhlt
only
way
that
- sre
able to
haw, • vole
In
our
gonmmenr.
We decide
who
ma/en
the
law•
and runs
the
country. But, If - don
lfote, then
aolflflbody w 11
decide
tor
us.
SSgt. Artemlo Rivas
Headquarter•
and
Headquarters Com
pany,
38th SlgBal
Bn.
•votlng
g lvn ' he
opportunity to
make
t h e~ /1 /1 18 a
better one.
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New traffic laws signal change
Soldiers and family members have more reasons to
watch out for the other guy while driving
or
riding
in West Germany. Seven.I new uaffic regulations and
signs have been effective in since October
I,
accord
ing 10 the September issue
of
the German Automo·
bile Club (ADAC) magazine.
Below are some
of
die changes to look for:
• AT BUS STOPS bicyclists and moped riders in
bike lanes that run adjacent
to
the bus
nop
must now
slow or stop at the bus stop to allow bus passengers
10 enter
or
exit the bus without hindrance.
• AT PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS passing a
stopped vehicle is prohibited.
If
an automobile is
stopped, tnffic in adjacent lanes must also stop and
clear the way before proceeding, even if there
is
no
one
in
the crosswalk.
• PASSING ON THE
RIGHT
is prohibited for
motorcycles.
If
an automobile has slowed
or
stopped
for other traffic or some other obsuuction, bicycles
and mopeds may pass slowly.
• PULLING
INTO
A PARKING SPACE ahead
of
a
car
in the process of parking is now prohibited.
The first automobile
to
arrive
at
a parking space and
begin the process
of
entering that space (signaling,
baclr:in~
into the ,pace
or
signali_ng
and turning across
traffic mto the space) has the right to that space.
• EMERGENCY VEHICLES approaching from
the rear on the autobahn have the right
of
way and a
lane down the middle should be cleared for them. On
a two-lane autobahn, can in the right-hand lane
should move
to
the right shoulder and cars in the
left-hand lane should move
to
the left shoulder.
On
a
three-lane autobahn, the rule is cars in the rwo r.ight
hand lanes merge right, while those in the left-hand
lane merge le.ft.
• ON
THE AUTOBAHN
careful passing on the
. ._. .
Of
lldol
marQdln
lldvanca
> -
l l l i l lantlng - -
right is allowed only if traffic in the
po:ssing
lane is
moving extremely slowly, keeping in mind traffic
may legally merge into the right lane.
Otber
than
that, passing on the right is still illegal.
•
WHEN
AUTOBAHNS DIVIDE you will see
wide white lines painted
in
the middle. From that
point on, you may drive faster in the turning lane
than the traffic on the left. That docs not apply for
the exit lane.
TIN
bleck
l l l
91gn..
be UMd
n
lddllioll
lo •
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