CG receives 2nd star

SCHWABISCH GMOND, Wtst Germany Un.i u of the 56th Field Artillery Command (Pershing), hosted a special promotion ceremony Aug. 24 as
Brig. Gen. Roger K. Bean became Maj. Gen. Bean in
a ceremony at Hardt Kaseme.
Lt. Gen. John M. 0. Shalikashvili, the new deputy
commander-in-chief of United Sum Army Europe,
promoted General Bean during a retreat ceremony
attended by S6th Field Artillery Command fim
sergeants and commanders. Lt. Gen. Shalikashvili,
who recently returned to Germany on Aug. 23 after
commanding the 9th Infantry Division in Fort Lewis,
Wa.sh., has been a long-time friend of Maj. Gen.
Bean.
During the past two years of his command, Maj.
Gen. B~an has maintained the Command's readiness
as the North Atlantic Treaty Organiiaiion's nuclear
deterrent, while complying with provisions of the In
termediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF} Treaty which
rook effect June I , 1988.
As part of the INF Treaty, Maj. Gen. Bean hosted
the first Soviet on-site verification team on July S,
1988 at the Mutlangcn Missile Storage Area. He also
ovcrsav..r the removal of the first nine missiles from
each of the Pershing communities and witnessed the
inactiva rion of three Pershing baneries.
Maj. Gen. Bean's two years in the Command have
been filled with numerous field training exercises, beginning with the largest 56th maneuver ever, Carbon
Blazer 87, which covered five German states, through
the most recent preliminary tactical evaluation i.n
volving 1st Battalion, 9th Field Anillcry.
As P~rshing goes away over the next two years,
Maj. Gen. Bean's demonstrated leadership will continue to guide the command.

Update FYI

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Almy Europe end 7th Almy, Lt. Gen. John M. D. Shellkuhvlll end Mr. Bun.

Trains support troops

by Bob Rubinosky
1st Bn., 9th FA Correspondent

Supc:r plus Coupons

Coupons arc now available for super plus un
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Super Flus unleaded fuel wa.s introduced by ESSO
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U.S. octane rating of 93.
(AAFES Update)

Fuc:I coupon expiration

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(AAFES Update)

New promotion requirements

Effective Oct. l, the primary leadership dcvcl
opment course (PLDC) will be mandatory for
corporals and specialists prior to promotion to
sergeant. Sergeants who missed PLDC must meet
the PLDC requirement before mending a basic
noncommissioned officer (NCO) course.
Graduates of a resident primary NCO course,
primary leadership course or an NCO academy
before Oct. 1. 1976 are considered to have met the
PLDC r~uir<111ont.
(ARNEWS)

Tucked away in the Bavarian countryside, a very

exclusive city is erected within hours. It's hard to
find, and when you're there, its hard to sec.
But that's the idea as members of Task Force 1-9
occupy their camouflaged trains field position and
begin a series of exercises leading up to the annual
tactical ~aluation (TACEVAL).
Fim Lt. Donald MorTis, the executive officer for
Headquarters and Headquarters Service Battery, 1st
Battalion, 9th Field Artillery said, "I liken trains to a
small city. Wc have 10 worry about internal comniu
nications, sanimion, food, water, housing, lights, and
the power company in tht' form of 30 kilowatt gencn.tors.

Along with Headquarters 1-9, clcmenu of Bravo

Company, 38th Signal and Bravo Company, 2-4 Jn.
fantry inhabit trains which provide adminiStrative
and logistical support to Task Force 1-9.
Everything from maintenance, vehicle recovery,
medical anention, communications. fuel, food, and
ammunition is provided to the task force.
"For TACEVAL," Morris said, "we're inspected
not only on how we do our jobs in each of our functional areas of support, but also how we soldier in
the field. How we survive in order to carry out that
mission."
Once in the field, all skills arc utilized in a realistic
manner as generated scenarios intermingle with 'real
world' tasks.

In a typical afternoon in the field, Morris said that

trains were reordering all of its rcntage and nets prior
to an NBC anack, when they received a mission for
two ha.sty decons for the decontamination team.
"We have a very large position, up to 80 vehicles
and 200 soldiers, and we try to have four or five en
try/exit routes that cause security problems in guarding all of those avenues of approach."
During ground attacks, qu,ck reaction rime is criti
cal as everyone available scrambles 10 supplemental
guard positions to secure the large area bcrween ~rmancnt positions.
It's all new for some administrative MOS soldiers
like Spec. Yvette M. Glenn of 19 Battalion's S 1 section.
Glenn is new to Pershing and admits thu she was
intimidated by having to go to the field.
"At my last unit, the only TA-50 (field equipment)
we had wa.s a kcvlar helmet and the la.st time I
practiced any basic soldiering skills wa.s Last year's
CIT (Common Tasks Testing)."
"But I went and I learned a lot. I didn't cvert know
what a deuce and a half wa.s when they told me 10
help camouflage it."
"You're around your co-workers, all dirty, and it
doesn't matter. We're out there to accomplish the
mission and get it over with."
"They really took care of us. On guard, they
would come around 10 make sure that we hod all of
our equipment and 10 just see how we were doing.
By the time TACEVAL rolls around, Glenn and
the rest of trains will be part of a very smooth run
ning city.

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The rock end roll MnMtlon, uiw of Flw, recently gave booming performance at
the Rodman TI1eater In Schwiblach Gmiincl.

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Out on patrol during e 1'9C81'1t tralnlng exerclM, 2nd a.ttltlon, 4th lnfllntry Regiment
toldltra conceel thefflNIYH II the edge of e trw line whlle welting for the com-

mend to mow out.

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"Kick the bell H fllr H you can, 11 the goel of thl1 children, event during 38th Slgnal Bettallon'a Organization Day. A large range of actlvltlea w - held for 38th IOldlera a nd flmlly membenl of all ages.

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Strutting hi ,tuft with polM, Thoreeu Roblneon, 9, models the ..

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Youth Sentlc:es' Fashion Sh- held II the Herdt Houalng Are In Schwiiblech
Grnund.