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191

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.

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bleck

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be UMd

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