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SANTA VISITS EARLY - Due

to hie

hectic schedule and limited Spece A evallllble In Frankfurt, Santa Cl1ua

made

an

ea

rly

vi

  t

to

he 90ld i

ll Sof

the

56th Field Artillery Brigade at Bleman:k Kaaeme. Soldiers gathef

round to

- whet i1 in Sant1'1

bag for

hem. At right, the Brigade

Chrl1tmn

Traa llghta up Iha kHerne at night during

he

holiday

aeHon. (Photo, by

Todd Amar)

l ershina

56th Field Artillery Brigade

able

ecember 982

Vol. 19, No. 12

Promotions

and

eenlistments

see Page

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CSG assumes guard posts

TAKING

AIM-

Members of the 4056th Civilian Support

Gr

oup

(Guards) practices

with

the M-16

ri f

le as they

familiarize themselves with American

weapon,.

The

guards wll

be taking

over the

gate and

roving

guard

on

Bismarck

and Hardt Kaserne. (Photo by Jim Fr

ey)

by Jim Frey

Soldiers in Schwaebisch Gmucnd

are

looking forward to a

day in late December, but it's not Christmas.

h's

the day

that a

new

security force

wi ll assume

the responsibilitiy

of

gua.rding Bismarck and Hardt Kasernes, relieving the sol

diers of HHB, 56th FA Bde., of approximately 2,880 com·

bined hours of guard duty per month.

Guard duty will also be reduced for soldiers of the Ist

Bn., 41St

FA,

who are

tasked

with nightly motor park and

housing guard.

The 47 member< of the 4056th Civilian Suppon Group

(Guard)

arc

tentatively

sc

heduled to

assume

the responsibili

ties of

gm

guard and walking patrols on Dec.

20,

according

to

Lt. Rudolf L. Galewskv . the unit's commander.

Training for the task or'securing the k>«rncs consintd of

two pans. The first phase included an orientation on the

Army, as

well

as instruction on stcurity, Army ranks and

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Pershing

otebook

Improper OU wear

Acco

rding to Arm)' officials, many soldiers are

impropry license

and

is

dcsigne-d 10 qualify

an

individual to operate a specific

vehicle.

Through extended training, and ind ividu,J m y be

qualified on other vehicles . Even for somtone who drives a

priva,cly owned vehicle, one muSI still complete drivers

,raining.·

The

class,

which

consiSt of

wrincn and hands

-o

n

tr

aining,

are strictly for military

vehicles.

If you pass the fin.al test,

you will be licensed 10 drivt your designated vehicle.

In order to nfcly drive in Europt, nch soldier mun know

the imponant differences

berwcen

driving here and

in

the

United Stam.

The class aims

10

teach students about the driving condi·

1ions and l

aw

s peculiar to Europe and suggest ccnain traffic

safety measures. Emphasizing in1em11ional road signs and

Gennan traffic

law,

,II

soldiers are taught how to drive

defensively in Europe and apply all

ufny

meuurcs in order

10

avoid

acc

.idents.

Along with orienting soldiers 10 German traffic law, the

class covers other necossary skills needed for opeming •

vohiclo

. One week offers classroom instruction ~nd the

second wcek is set aside for handJ-on training.

Using

vehicles

common in the batulion, soldien

learn

praeticlc exercises which include vehicle orientation, driving

and operation, main1onancc, general safety, convoy proct

dum, ground ,uiding and vehicle servicing. Driving exerci

ses

include

traoning geare-d 10

each individual's e,pcrience

level with the desired goal of qualifying each to drive •

designated vehicle.

"Btt2ust of the special equipment ,nd vehicles

use-d

in

Perehlng

C.ble

Pershing. additional 1r,on1ng

is

needed," Gonules

"Besides being extremely long, the Electrn Launcher (

to corry the missile) requires extra care due to its l