Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 1968 Page: 2 of 14
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Mortar Men
Learn Trade
Indoors
By Sp4 RICH BLUM
Information Specialist
Men of the mortar platoon of
Co. E 5th Bn. 46th Inf. as
well as men of other units
within the 2nd Armd. Div. have
he or it to a
realistic mortar training both
indoors and out.
Employing the sub caliber
at or a a in in
device simulated mortar firings
can be carried out in limited
space and with minimum ex
pense.
The compressed air device
fits into the tube of the 81mm
mortar with the air bottle
outside. The rounds used are
scaled down miniatures of the
real rounds—approx. 8 inches
long and non-explosive—and
have the same trajectory as
the actual ammunition though
to a much smaller scale.
"This device is used chiefly
to train the forward observer
(FO)" said Sgt. Frederick
White E Co.'s mortar platoon
sergeant ''and at the same time
Safety Program
Testing Reactions
A new safety program
developed by the 1st Armd.
Div.'s Co. A 123rd Maint. Bn.
is testing drivers' abilities to
stop quickly.
The initial "Can You Stop On
A Dime" program was held
recently at the North Ave.
mounted review field.
The training is designed to
prove to the audience through
actual participation that they
cannot stop a vehicle in as short
a distance as they think they
can.
Ouestionaires indicating
speeds of 20-40 miles per hour
on
14-ton
1%-ton and 5-ton
military vehicles and on
privately-owned vehicles were
distributed among the members
of Co. A.
The men were asked to mark
a distance in feet they thought
they could stop the vehicles at
-"icus speeds. After the name
and distances were chalked on
a blackboard the njen drove
the vehicles.
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A detonator apparatus was
placed on the bumper of each
vehicle. At a pre-determined
time an assistant instructor
riding with each driver fired
the detonator to mark a spot
at which a simulated danger
was seen.
The driver applied the brakes
as soon as possible with the
application detonating the ap
paratus for a second time. The
distance between the two spots
demonstrated the distance the
vehicle traveled during the
reaction time. The distance
between the first spot and the
actual stopping place of the
distance needed to halt.
In almost all cases the men
had penciled in shorter stopping
Special Services
Schedules Many
Varied Activities
By Sp4 SHERRY ARMSTRONG
Information Specialist
Post Special Services plans a
variety of entertainment pro
grams during the remainder of
March.
A St Patrick's Day Dance will
be held at Fiddlers Green
Service Club Sunday from 1-4:30
p.m. Hostesses from the Dallas
Ft. Worth and Waco USO's will
be present.
Also on Sunday the Melody
Maids are scheduled to give
a or an re
The teen-age singing group from
Beaumont Tex. will attend a
coffee call at the Academic
Drive Service Club. At 1 p.m
they will perform for patients
at Darnall Army Hospital and
then return to the Academic
Drive Service Club for a second
show.
At 3:30 p.m. they will sing
at the Sabre Service Club.
Before returning to Beaumont
they will sing at the Veterans
Hospital in Temple.
Other Special Services ac
tivities planned include:
A tour of Waco by chartered
bus will depart from the Sabre
Service Club at noon Sunday.
A "Hometown USA" contest
now being sponsored by the
Sabre Service Club.
Various clubs are now looking
for interested members at the
service clubs here. These in
clude the Coin Club Chess Club
and Drama Club.
Telepone directories from
most states are available at the
service clubs and at the Service
Club Director's office.
Telephone 685-2713 for additional
information.
gives every member of the crew
realistic training."
The process begins with the
necessary data being computed
by the fire direction center
(FDC). This data including
deflection and elevation is then
passed on to the crew manning
the gun. Necessary adjustments
are made on the sights and
the tube and the firing orders
are given.
The small round is then drop
ped into the tube of the weapon.
When it reaches the trigger
at the base of the tube a shot
of compressed air is released
and the round is sent on its
way.
The necessary adjustments
can be made on each round
by the FO and his corrections
called back to the FDC. The
process is repeated in the same
realistic way.
After all the rounds are ex
pended it is a simple matter
to walk a short way pick up
the rounds and start all over
again.
distances than those actually
needed showing that they did
not know their own reflexes or
the capabilities of their vehicles
as well as they should.
Just before the close of the
program Capt. David M.
Tisdale Co. ommander
presented safety awards to the
outstanding members of the
company.
SSgt. Jay W. Hager received
an award as the best privately
owned vehicle driver of foe
quarter. Hager's car was on
display at the mounted review
field showing the many safety
features that helped him win
the award.
He exemplifies what a safe
driver is" Capt. Tisdale said.
"He has enough equipment in
his car to take care of any
emergency."
Hager's vehicle carries tools
capable of fixing any normal
repair needs seat belts that he
requires all passengers to wear
emergencies.
The Can You Stop On A Dime
demonstration was created by
Co. About it may be expanded
to help men in other units at
Ft. Hood get a better idea of
their and their vehicles' limita
tions.
This tremendous beauty is equipped with
radio heater white sidewall tires floor
shift and many other luxury features
which are standard on the 1968 Chev
rolet!.
G-4 Section
Keeps Busy
A large scale Command Post
Exercise (CPX) such as Caballo
Blanco II recently carried out
by units of Ft. Hood provided
vital experience in field work
for the support as well as the
maneuver sections of the partic
ipants.
No section is more active in
such a maneuver than the G-4
(logistics) whether the pro
blems are simulted on paper
or are actually carried out.
Old Ironsides' G-4 section
based in a van with Division
Main quarterbacked logistics
operations for all field elements
of the 1st Armored Division and
coordinated the needs of the
division with Division Support
Command (DISCOM) and with
HI Corps Support Command
(COSCOM).
Normal operation of field
logistics for Old Ironsides is
primarily a matter of keeping
in to it a
subordinate units and acting as
a liaison agency between the
subordinate units and the units
that actually supply vitally
needed materials.
This is done by telephone
radio and visits by G-4 person
nel to the various brigades and
battalions.
Supporting the division
maneuver scheme with am
munition and fuel is G-4's
primary field mission followed
closely in importance by the
necessity of a smooth flow of
rations.
Spare parts and other essen
tials for carrying out modern
combat plans are supplied by
the support units as a result
of reports of losses and needs
made to G-4 by the front line
elements.
While a geat deal of
paperwork must normally ac
company all transactions made
through G-4 it all goes out the
window in the event of an
emergency.
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by his monthly base pay ($328.50) and the total'
by his VRB multiplier (4). Then this total
$7884 was added to six months of his base pay
($1971) for the final total of $9855.
Because of over eight years of inactive service
in the National Guard Grimes had over 10 years
of service for pay purposes when he reenlisted
after only two years and four months of active
duty. The 10 years of service for pay purposes
boosted his monthly pay to a level not reached by
most men during their initial enlistment.
His VRB multiplier of four is the highest given
by the Army and reflects the critical nature of
his job at a radio-teletype operator. The training
for such an operator requires six months of school
ing.
Grimes 26 is a native of Mechanicsburg Ohio
who served in Vietnam with the 196th Light Inf.
Bde. He wil be accompanied to Germany by his
wife Joyce and two children.
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Constant Vigilance
Sp5 John Nakis of the 1st Armd. Div.'s 501st S&T
Bn. checks out his 5-ton truck before leaving the
battalion motor pool on a day long assignment. The
drivers must be alert to a multitude of possible de
fects in their complicated rigs. (U.S. Army Photo by
Sp4 Philip Scholl)
King Of The Road
Drives Five Tons
Before the driver of a five-ton
truck tractor and trailer begins
double -clutching his way
through 10 forward speeds and
moving a potential cargo of 50
troops or 25000 pounds he goes
through a check list almost as
long as his 40-foot rig.
Within the 1st Armd. Div.'s
501st S&T Bn. there are ap
proximately 28 drivers who
or ha us iv a
a in an he
wheeling their heavy vehicles
through Ft. Hood.
After checking the oil water
and batteries drivers like Sp5
John Nakis begin a general in
spection of several hundred feet
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After starting the multi-fuel
engine the driver examines the
brakes and lights then he is
ready to pick up his dispatch
and begin his daily assignment.
The assigned trip for the day
may be a rations run on Ft.
Hood involving 20 miles of con
tinuous stop-and-go driving or
it may be an off-post dispatch
to Austin or San Antonio.
Regardless of the length of
the run the driver must con
stantly refer to a host of
gauges: temperature fuel oil
a re re a to
tachometer and others.
The trucker's job demands
alertness conditioned reflexes
a trained ear and an inclination
for the safety and courtesy stan
dards followed by professional
truck drivers.
Table Leaf and
4 Chairs
Sergeant Runs
For His Health
Special to THE SENTINEL
A 50-year-old soldier who
says he "feels like 25" stays
in shape by running an average
of 250 miles a month.
He is SSgt. Rudy Rocha of
Qui Nhon Spt. Cmd's 593d GS
Gp. He has been running since
1962 when varicose veins and
an enlarged heart caused him
to turn to exercise to improve
his health.
In Vietnam he has made a
habit of running with children
he N on a a
orphanages.
"The children love to run
especially in relays" he said.
Sergeant Rocha challenges all
soldiers to run 200 miles a
month.
"Then there will be no
sickness" he maintained. "I
feel like I have a million dollars
worth of health."
On his last hike he covered
50 miles in just under 13 hours.
PASSING AIDED
WASHINGTON The Bureau
of Public Roads has ordered
"passing aid system" from
an electronics company for a
third of a million dollars. The
system for use on winding or
rolling two-lane highways will
include a digital computer
sensors for detecting vehicles
the distances between them
velocities and direction and
displays for giving passing in
structions to drivers.
the
of wiring air hoses and
appropriate connections.
In addition to the spare tires
18 tires on the ground must
be checked for air pressure
defects and general wear.
The largest shark the 45-foot
whale shark is formidable-look
ing but harmless.
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(Continued from Page 1)
G. Stilwell 1st Armd. Div. com
mander Brig. Gen. Allan G.
Pixon 1st Armd. Div. assistant
division commander for
an an
Ralph" Foster asli an
division commander for support
Noted civilian dignitaries from
the Ft. Hood area will include
Roy J. Smith civilian aide to
the Secretary of the Army from
the Fourth Army area and
Frank W. Mayborn editor and
publisher of the Temple Daily
Telegram.
Gen. Woodward arrived to
begin his second tour with the
division in September 1966 as
ADC for support elements. He
had previously been assigned to
the office of the joint chiefs
of staff in Washington as chief
of the Strategic Plans Division.
In July of 1967 the general
became Hell On Wheels' ADC
for maneuver elements.
The native of Suffolk Va
had spent two previous years
with the Iron Deuce when he
commanded the 42nd Armd. Inf.
Bn. from May 1951 until March
1953. He spent most of this
period with the division in
Germany.
Gen. Woodward 50 was com
is on in 1 9 4 0 a
graluation from the U.S.
Military Academy at West
Point.
After attending the Cavalry
School at Ft. Riley Kan. and
the Command and General Staff
College he became commander
of the Spl. Trps. of the 94th
Inf. Div. serving in this capaci
ty throughout four European
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Bachelor of Science degree from
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He is presently the president
of the board of governors of
the Ft. Hood Rod and Gun Club
and holds the club's honorary
Number One Game Warden's
Badge.
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making pick-ups of excess trash
refuse and items too large for
regular trash pick-up on Ft.
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Leaves grass shrub and tree
trimmings and flower cuttings
should be either tied in bundles
weighing not more than 60
pounds or placed in sacks or
cardboard cartons and placed
by the trash pickup point for
collection. Rocks and dirt should
not be included in the refuse
containers.
re
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calling the Sanitation Division
at 685-6018.
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than the 276 million pounds at
the start of 1967.
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