e. Why are we there in farms and hills and forests the first place? that inspired tales of silver We are there skates and spinning wheels, to discourage wars. of wolves and witches, We are there to gingerbread houses and respond quickly pumpkin carriages, princes to flare-ups between and paupers and flaxen nations. We are there so haired beauties. everyone can see us And we're there.And know we're there, above all, serious about honoring to help protect the our NATO commitment, people. Mothers, defending our in-fathers, children and terests, as well as grandparents. Shep the interests of herds, bandsmen and our friends. businessmen alike. We are there to help If you ever preserve the cultures and ~~~~ get to Berlin, you'll ways of life that give each know why we're European country its own ..............._ _ there. The Wall, unique personality. Would the police dogs, the tanglesHolland still be of rusty barbed wire, the Holland without guards bristling with wooden shoes guns. They're a day-toand windmills? day reminder that some Would Germany still be people in this Germany without beer and world are not oompah bands? content to let We are there to help others live the protect the churches and way they would towns and castles.The like. Who's there from here? "Hey, don't I know you from somewhere?" That's a phrase you can hear every day. With over 300,000 Americans in Europe, you're bound to bump into someone you know or someone who reminds you of a guy you went to school with. You won't find a bunch of handpicked la-dee-das from the society page. We guarantee you don't have to know a congressman, have a master's degree in bio-chemistry, or a daddy with a bunch of strings to pull at the Pentagon to get to Europe. All it takes is an appetite for hard work and adventure (not to mention good food), and the ability to say "Hey, I'd like to go to Europe~' Where are they, and what are they doing there? Most of our men and women are stationed in more than 300 cities and towns scattered all over West Germany.Then there are a few others, specialists mainly, stationed in Greece, Turkey, Belgium, Italy, The Netherlands, and Great Britain. What are they doing there? Everything the US Army does wherever it is. Starting with the daily dozen and going from there to combat training, maintenance, transportation, medical work, communications, clerical work, supply, food service, whatever.There are many specialties, but you'll find most of our people out in the field doing what they're ~~~~~~~;~~~~~~~~paid to do. Mavin' out. Diggin' in. When today's infantry in Europe moves out, there's no slogging Indian file along muddy roads for days on end. We move out to our practice ranges in jeeps and trucks. We move out on tactical training maneuvers by air in our platoon-size Chinook choppers. And by land in our versatile armored personnel carriers. Mobile strongboxes that zip along at 40 mph, with mounted .50 calibre machine guns and armor plate for protection. RANGE 9 When we dig in, we're not a lot of wet-behind-the-ears country boys hunkered down behind rifles in foxholes. Today's infantry in Europe takes a smarter, bettertrained, more professional soldier than ever before. The sophistication of his equipment demands it. Anti-tank weapons, grenade launchers, mines, mortars. We've even got a missile that sets up in 30 seconds, is guided by wires, and can follow a target around a corner. We don't JUSt put you behind a gun and throw you to the wolves. We have instructors to make you expert, if you ever have to be Plotting fire direction data in the back of an armored personnel carrier for a squad of mortarmen. Today's infantryman has air support to think about, too. The Cobras with their 40mm cannons, 2.75 inch rockets, 762 miniguns, are available on voice command from the troops in the field. Call them in, and in minutes you hear their thuckathuckathucka,a whistle and a roar, and they're gone before you even know they were there. Humping joes. That's artillery for loading the projectiles fired from our 155mm howitzers and 8-inch self-propelled guns. (You'd swear they were tanks.) Artillery, where they love the crack and ring of the tube and the smell of burnt powder in the air. Where they'd rather be out practicing live fire in the snow at Grafenwohr (Graf is close enough) than waiting around the barracks for a nice day. Whether you're talking field artillery or air defense artillery, it's a real team effort with real esprit de corps. Each team in the battery has to work as one, with forward observation the eyes, fire direction control the brains, and the rockets and guns the guts. Whether you're a gunner, a surveyor, a meteorological man, or an assembly specialist, you learn that others depend on you to do your job right. Each team will be damned if they'lllet the rest of the battery down. And then there are top NCOs, like the Chief of Smoke, who provide their own brands of incentive. Professionals teaching you how to be one. This 8-inch gun crew is firing over a hill at a target they can't see on one of the artillery ranges at Grafenwohr. Hawk ground-to-air defensive missiles at Hanau, Germany Arming an Honest John ground-to-ground rocket near Frankfurt (Left) This microwave relay unit, with its super-high-frequency tropospheric scanner, helps guide the Army's long-range Pershing missiles. Hitting the dusty trail. Our M60 monsters with their l 05mm snouts are things of beauty only to the guys who ride them, fire them, clean them and care for them. Who else would call them Cracklin' Rose, Chiquita, Choking Red and other terms of endearment? In Armor, everything is on a different scale. The tools are oversize. If you hit something with a hammer, Pushing and pulling and patching up. , Today's Army doesn't move on front-line troops alone. We need supply and maintenance men to keep pushing . from behind. With tanks and tracks that roll, choppers and missiles that fly, communications and electronic equipment that works. With ammo and food and clothing for the troops. With diesel and MOGAS and JP-4 for the trucks, jeeps and planes. Today's Army in Europe needs men who like to work with their hands. Men who can appreciate a sweet sounding chopper engine, or a generator that roars to life on the first pull. Men who can handle a mobile workshop loaded with the latest and finest power tools. We need communications experts who can keep front-line troops in constant contact with rear echelon strategists. Men to work the switchboards in mobile "patch vans;' and the teletypewriters in cryptographic "rat rigs;' sending and receiving coded messages and making sure they get through undetected. We need cooks to dish it out, and clerks to type it up. We need MPs to handle physical security at our posts. To guard visiting VIPs. To reconnoiter and set up traffic control points for troops in the field. Sharp-looking men who are proud of their work, and proud of themselves. A Signal Corpsman can convert 24 simultaneous phone calls to radio signals and broadcast right from this van. This radar operator can put anything from a trainer to a 747 right in the middle of a runway in any kind of weather. Wrapping up the day. There's an intensity in the Army in Europe. You can see it in the faces. A greater concentration on work, without the distractions of life back home. There's a camaraderie. A closeness that comes from sharing new experiences with new friends in a country far different from your own. There's an excitement, an anticipation, at the beginning of each new day that lasts until that day's final briefing comes to a close. And you begin to feel the lead in your arms and back and feet. And your mind unwinds into thoughts of soft things and warmth and something to fill the emptiness in your gut. And you begin to feel good about yourself. And what do they do You might have heard after that? that the U.S. dollar buys Don't get the idea less in Europe than it used that your free time in to. True enough, but the Europe is all strolling Army is making up for it through Paris with a ~ with more and better ongorgeous French girl st recreational facilities. on your arm, or spending your weekends frolicking on the Riviera. Those are maybe only once a year occas1ons. Most of our men and women in Europe find plenty to do in the towns where they're stationed. There are movies, and discotheques, beer halls and boatrides down scenic rivers. There are famous castles and cathedrals to see, and thousands of super restaurants. There are skydiving clubs, motorcycle clubs, and model airplane clubs to join. And on the weekends, you can round up With more and better Army-sponsored bus trips. With free language instruction you can take in the evenings. With PX pricesiiiiiiill that are hard to beat anywhere. Then there are the two famous rest and recreation areas in the Austrian Alps, Garmisch and Berchtesgaden, where all the prices are Armysubsidized. Where you can learn to ski, learn golf or tennis, or sailing, or just plain relax in the clean, crisp mountain air and sunshine. When you add in all the freebies, the $363 a month (before deduc the guys and go to a great-tions) you'll make by the looking place you saw in time you're in Europe a travel folder. is nothing to sneez~ at. Is Europe really anything to write home about? It is if you feel like sharing a great experience with someone who isn't there to get it firsthand. Sure, some of the things you'll do in Europe are things you can do in the States, but many aren't. You'll have a chance to visit places and see things you may otherwise only read about in history books. You'll have a chance to see how other people in the world live. Learn their languages firsthand. Share experiences with some of them. You may even learn to like some of their customs better than ours. You may also like the type of Army we've got in Europe. It's a little more real. Being a few miles away from the Czechoslovakian border, instead of stashed comfortably somewhere in mid-America, keeps you on your toes. When you come right down to it, being in the Army in Europe is what you make of it. It's a matter of making up your mind you're going to get everything you can out of the opportunity. Should you enlist for Europe? Think about it. Talk it over with your local Army Representative. You could be a better person for it, and we a better Army. Note lnforma!Jon m th1s pubhca!Jon 1s subJect to c ha nge See your Army Representative for the la test m lormauon RPI-280, DECEMBER 1974 i:r U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFF ICE : 1974 0 -552-925 SUNY/ BUFFALO UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES l lllllllllllll llllllllllll llllllllllll ll lllllllllllll lllllll/1 3 9072 02204650 6 •