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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
4-5
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
ptr
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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