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the

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we helped

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IMt time.

First Plls

ro

out

by

SFC John

K

D'Amato

Public Affairs NCOIC

Heilbronn, West Germany- ln accordance with

the Intermediate

Range

Nuclear Forces Treaty

agree~-

to

by the United States and the Soviet Un

ion, n ine erector launchers belonging to

Bravo

Battery 4th Battalion, 9th Field Anillery rolled

out of the

gates

of Camp Redleg, a Pershing mis

sile site op

erated by the 56th Field An.illery Com

mand (Pershing), September 1, at 10 o'clock in the

morning.

Prior to the convoy rollout, the Commander of

the

S6th,

Brig. Ge.a. Roger K. Bean, assembled the

troops and expressed his gratitude "for a job well

done,• while reminding them that they were parti

cipating in a historic occasion. The troops from

the

S6di

Field Artillery Command (Pershing) and

37th Transponation Group, mounted theit ve-

hicles

and

moved

out in two convoys separated by

an

interval of

30

minutes.

German Minister of Defense Rupen

Schol:i

pa.ssed

on his congratulations in a message from

the German capital. He also thanked Pershing sol

diers for their contributions to pace.

West German spokesman Friedhelm Ost

"hailed the

removal

as 'an imponant event in post

war history,'" stated I UPI story. "For the Federal

Republic of Germany

and

all citiuos,

this is

an

imponaot date.•

The nine empty erector launchers, driven by

~t Field Artillery Command soldiers, headed

for elimination at the Equipment Maintenance

Center (EMCH) in H3usen, West Germany.

As they left the site, the world

media was wait

ing for them. Approximately

50

T.V., radio and

print journalists waited outside the

gates

for the

historic shots of the first Pershing missiles to leave

the "Waldheide; as the Germans call Camp Red

Jeg. The last erector launcher in the convoy carried

a sign which proclaimed, "We gave peace a

chance," referring

to

the successful

NATO

Per

shing

II

deployment suau:gy which prompted re

moval of Intermediate Range NuclearWeapons on

both sides.

A second convoy leh at 10

:3

0, and

wu

made up

of 12 trailers carrying 1st and 2nd motor stages,

ndars and guidance and control sections in coo

u.ioers. The missile stages were

take.a to an

other

U.S. military base for air-transpon preparation.

Within a week they were ready for loading and

departeil from Ramstein Air Forc:e bue enroute to

elimination , im in the Unit

d

.

States.

Following baseline inspections of U.S. and

So-

viet missile sites in July and August, the

removal

of nine Pershing II

missiles

represents the next

step in

U.S.

compliance with the 1988 INF treaty.

The remainder of the

U.S.

Army European-based

intermediate range nuclear

missiles

arc scheduled

to

be removed over a

36

month period.

Soldier s sure-pay may be late

FORT BENJAMIN HARR.ISON, Ind. - The

September 1988 end-of-month payday will be

Sat

urday, Oct. 1, not Oct. l, as earlier indicated by

financ:e

officials.

Paychecks and sure-pay payments will be dated

Oct. I, however, the Federal

Reserve System will

use Oct. l

as

the settlement date for sure•pay

de

posiu.

Key officials at several banks and credit unions

located on Anny

inn

allations have been contacted

by

U.S.

Anny Finance and Acounting Center offi

cials regarding the payday. They have indicated

they will credit soldiers =un t s on Oct. I.

Soldiers

should be aware that there is a

chance

cbeir sure-pay accounts will not be credited until

Oct. 3. Thus, before writing checlu or making au

tomatic teller machine withdrawals, soldiers

should

check

with their financial institutions to

verify when their pay will be deposited.

pdate

F

Y I

Check changes

Wh11 can be written or stamped on the reverse

side of customer's checks will be greatly restricted

due to a

new

federal reserve regulation which has

been in effect sin" Sept. I .

Cu11omers should ensure the following infor

mation is included on the front of their checks:

social security number, telephone number, name,

rank,

military

organi:r.atioo,

duty station and/or

borne address. Customer endorsements, when ap

plicable, and the

A AFES

"for deposit" stamp muSt

fit on the back of the checks within one and one

half inches of the top, the remainder of th.e back

is

reserved for bank clearance stamps and automated

machine processing information.

AAFES-Europe will discontinue the use of the

current customer information stamps. All cus

tomer information wilJ now have to be written on

the face of the check in the upper ldt section,

where the preprinted information normally ap

pears.

Store personnel have been trained in the t ran-

sition to the

new

regulation. This will involve not

only cashier cage personnel, but also register ope

rators in branches where check approval is done at

the register.

Eicbanges should

have

signs posted near cashier

cages explaining the new procedures.

Gloves needed

A recent change in German law requires motor

ists

to

keep two pairs of

gloves

with their

ftnt

aid

kits.

The

new law

to0k effect July I, according to

USAREUR Judge Advocate officials, insu:ad of

the previously reported OcL I date.

The requirement for the disposable gloves is de

signed

to

reduce the possibility of exposure to the

AIDS virus when providing emergency care to an

accident victim. Germany bas a strong "Good Sa-

maritan• law, mandating motorists to stop and

render assistan" when a accident occurs.

An

AAFES

spolr.esinan indicated the gloves are

available

for a nominal fee

at AAFES

auto pans

stores.

Home layaways

AAFES-Europe announced the most recmt ad

ditions to its Home Layaway Program as the

FUnb/Erlangen (NUmberg) and Berlin exchanges

joined the ranks of other

exchanges

offering this

service.

The Home Layaway Program allows customers

to purduse an item on the laya

way

plan and take

it home with them. The Home Layaway Program

offers soldiers the chance to obtain and use needed

items from the exchange without waiting to pay it

out of regular layaway.

Other AAFES-Euro~ exchanges participating

in the test program are Vogelweh/Sembach,

Ram-

stein and

all

exchanges in the United Kingdom.

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gt. Sally

Renoux, NCOIC of

the Schwiblsch

Gmiind Finance Office,

which

NtYlces

56th

Comm1nd soldlera, movft Into a new haaty fighting l)O*lton. Recently, HNCl-

quart1111 Company, 7th

Corp

Finance Group,

conducwd an

Army Training and Ev•

tu.uon Program

exerclM. Thi

s was

the unit$

flrat ARTEP

si

nce

It

w NJKtlvated

last yur . Renoux,

an

ex-drill rgeant said she

felt

the tralnlno - grMt

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Gen

. Croablt E. Saint, commander, United

Statu

Army Europe,

latkl

wtth Pfc, Monique

8nlolta

of

Alpha

Battery, 2nd Battallon,

91h Field Artillery

during • recent

tour

of Mut langen ·

Storage

Area.

Gen. Saint vl$1ted the comm1nd

to

dlscuu h

 

c:onc:ept

of "Sergeant'•

Time.

(For related story - page 2.)

Training with

your

unit,

or

training for an event in your off

time; maintainin~

your

equip

ment, or maintammg yourself

through hobbies and self-im

provement courses; and having

fun with

your

friends and fa

mily are all part of the Pershing

way

of

life.

If

you've taken an interesting

black and white

ph

oto of a sol

dier, a family member

or

an

event that illustrates a slice of

t

he

Pershing lifestyle, send it

to

us. Please include the names

of

the persons in the photo and

what they are doing, what the

event is, and where and when

the event happened.

Send your photo either

through Distribution or Mail

to: Headquarters, 56th Field

Artillery Command, PER

SHING CABLE, ATIN: Edi-

tor,

APO

N.Y.

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rig. Gen. Roger K. 8"11, commander, 56th Flakl Artillery Comma

huddles

In • blanket after

doing his

time In the

dunking booth during

German/American

Frlendahlp

Fast.

At the

test,

held

over

the

Labor

- i t •nd

lrlg.

Gen. a.an encouraged feat partlclpanta to take their b

shot 8t

him. Sponsored by

Outdoor Recreation,

money collected

at

booth wlll

find lta

way bllc:11

to

the

so

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by

way

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