 Man the defender on guard near the iron curtain here to stand as a forceful symbol of Western determination Forceful because usura the United States Army in Europe backs him up with the devastating might of its combat arms the show of strength Which was so dramatically unfolded in part one of the usura story But the support of a sentinel is evident in a variety of other ways Special forces vigorously trained to operate in a variety of unconventional ways Air defense weapons constantly searching the sky The welcome back up of Allied power from such brave men as the Bursallieri combat troops of Italy and Logistical support scientifically processing tons of supplies this in part two of the usura story me presents the big picture An official report Produced for the armed forces and the American the stature of an army is increased by the example of its leaders and men by its professionalism in Bavaria Germany men of the tenth special forces hone a precise cutting edge to their combat skills and survival techniques American fighting men have traditionally matched courage with Ingenuity to win what seemed unwinnable battles with implements as stark as bare hands and the weapons of a primitive people In every climate over every type of terrain special forces soldiers pit their endurance and skill against the hazards of special warfare It is in the training that skills and endurance are tested to meet the demands that any mission would require But of infiltration known to man is part of the special forces training Practiced and refined until performed with near perfection Once in simulated enemy territory the men learn how to rendezvous with friendly guerrilla forces lesson number one Speak their language The operational element of special forces is a 12-man detachment and in itself practically the nerve center of an army With a spectrum of skills ranging from training and controlling friendly guerrilla forces to demolitions Communications languages and medicine they know their basic weapons inside out and are trained to use a variety of foreign arms The rifles pistols machine guns and other weapons most likely to be seized or used by guerrilla forces The alliance between guerrilla troops and special forces soldiers grows in a climate of learning learning to recognize Operate and maintain the basic implements of war learning to use whatever resources are at hand Improvising taking materials such as fertilizer to produce the explosives that tomorrow will destroy a key enemy bridge a rail line a road Learning to use all types of equipment which can then be given to guerrilla teams for use in disseminating information For this is also a contest for the minds of men who are directly involved in a clash of ideologies Another backup for usura's border sentinel loudspeaker and leaflet companies Psychological warfare experts who like the special forces are concerned with the minds of men in the hands of a Cy war specialist loudspeakers and microphones become virtual launching pads for one of the most effective missiles in use today words words and images man's artistic weapon in the delicate war of ideas and political structures a Cy war leaflet dropped by aircraft or artillery can make a silent but powerful invasion of the enemy camp Signal Corps specialists to are on hand extending the ground combat soldiers ability to communicate under any condition Engineer mapping teams ready to keep our fast-moving soldier Graphically informed of his day-to-day whereabouts on a changing battlefield Weather platoons with their scientific techniques of collecting Meteorological data for use in training or in combat Medical units with their ability to function amid the pressures of battle Mobile ordinance units quickly replacing entire components thus enabling man and equipment to continue the mission Usura's engineers spanning in minutes what once would have been Impassable terrain keeping the might and the men of an army pressing forward The air defense artillery Complementing the air power of other services and allies with the compact and lethal Hawk a low-altitude missile rugged Extremely mobile altitude Nike Hercule's crew and weapon responsive to simulated attack Who's operating these weapons maintain top proficiency by actual firing on ranges in the United States? The missiles are not to be fired in Europe except in response to an actual enemy attack Always a possibility the crews undergo alerts every day of the year at any hour day or night Each man performing his mission calmly, but swiftly When missile control specialists prepare for simulated firings every move of hand every glance at equipment is the result of in-depth training These men know their jobs They must if the advancing complexity of our modern weapons systems The leader is one of our most effective instruments of strength the non-commissioned officer the man with the stripes In Munich, Germany Usura operates a complete school for the man with the stripes the 7th Army's Non-commissioned officer Academy where leadership training is a dedicated way of life Instruction here bespeaks the caliber of usura's intensive training throughout Europe schooling that grooms each man according to his maximum abilities For any mission ask of him with a training a very good comparisons if we can use Why not I've been using this training aid this word training aid quite a bit now in your own words What is your definition of the word training aid? This is correct to number 74 to assist the instructor. Okay, good. What is your definition of a trainer specialist? Sergeant Connors 281 anything to help the instructor. Oh, I know that we know what a training aid is We ought to find out exactly one of the different types of training. Let's take a look at these trainings The NCO Academy takes the leader out of the classroom and plants him firmly into the mock reality of combat a wrong order a Command executed too late can in actual combat be the difference between life and death The man with the stripes knows this and trains according Rest assured these soldiers with disciplined performance of mission have well earned the title leaders of men in war and in peace West Berlin a city besieged encircled by potential aggressor forces a Sentinel is on duty here too a mainstay of the usura team defending the American sector of this divided city Ironically the Soviet war memorial stands in West Berlin It's on a guard the only Russian troops this side of the iron curtain From the point of vantage of a West Berlin pull its eye This is the wall a barbed wire and concrete exclamation point Reminding us of just how precious freedom really is and why it must be defended West Berliners know what it means to have their city split in two to be literally walled off from places where they perhaps played as children They know too what it means to have to look over a communist wall into East Berlin in order to see a friend or loved one Yet there is a tone of optimism in West Berlin you enlarge measure to the determined to stand of the soldiers defending this city the British the Americans and the French The free world's team in this city maintains a status of complete readiness West Berliners respond to that readiness How do you do? We are a German family living in the American sector of West Berlin This is our house here, and we are sitting in our backyard enjoying the nice summer weather. I Mrs. Jochim This is my husband This is a beanie my 10-year-old daughter, and this is Martin. He's six years old Mrs. Jochim, how do you feel about the wall that has been built by the communists? Well to tell you the truth at first I was a little bit disturbed like many other Berliners where I'm sure and As a mother of two children I was worried too because everything looked so like so much like war But now that the Americans here in West Berlin reinforce their troops and and were deployed along the border I feel very much at ease In West Germany as in West Berlin Eucera is not alone Sintag the central army group of NATO is made up of French West German and American elements working and training together The French give us a sampling of the training that goes on within the central army group command and Far the north in Germany the West German Bundeswehr shows us the readiness of North egg the northern army group commanded by British general Sir James troops of West Germany Canada Belgium Britain and the Netherlands fuse together into a mighty element of the Western Alliance and To the far south in Italy where we witness a continued strengthening of the alliance Eucera teams joined forces with the Italians affording their mixed units an opportunity to learn new approaches to tactical situations Our soldier in Italy is part of CTAF the southern European task force whose mission It is to have ready the ground delivered atomic support for defense of northern Italy The corporal guided missile ready to deliver its warhead long range with pinpoint accuracy Against any would be invader The honest John rocket is here too a short-range ground defense weapon operated by Italian troops who've been well trained by American crews But the power and the strength of our forces in Europe is meaningful only when matched with a spirit of Allied trust and cooperation Italian troops such as these Alpini soldiers bear witness to America's cooperative spirit in the pursuit of Allied unity Alpini troops frequently team up with Eucera men for combat training Exercises the Alpini are among the world's finest mountain fighters each a native of the mountain regions each a man's man Here soldiers of Eucera's engineer battalions work closely with the Alpini on a demolition training assignment Here's what a small sample of the Alpine soldiers Prepared Another of Italy's host of colorful troops the Berserlieri or sharpshooter's a brave group of men that any man would welcome beside him in battle Found in a spree a sense of purpose the famous Italian Carabinieri their dress uniforms reflecting a century and a half old tradition of fighting prowess Even in such formidable company as this Eucera's young soldier in a dress uniform of a different cut But enrapt with a comparable tradition maintains his proud stance of defense At a school high in the Alps Eucera ski troops have the unique opportunity to train under the guidance of the very best Italian experts It looks like fun and it is but serious business because a fall a miscue in battle could be fatal Naples Italy the Chenza Pisa names and places out of a colorful tour guidebook But they also signify the strategic military sites the logistical and missile commands of Eucera's Italian defense net Perhaps one of the most scenic locales of all is Verona And it is here that we find the headquarters for the southern European task force the focal point of our army in southern Europe Now let's listen to what this young Italian woman thinks about the American soldier in Italy Oh, yes, I speak English. Oh, you speak it quite well I represent the big picture United States Army television program for American audiences We'd like to ask you a few questions about American forces stationed in Italy. Do you mind? Oh, not at all at first tell us your name and something about yourself. Well, my name is Mirella Villani I am married and live here in Verona. Senor Villani, what do you think about the American forces stationed here in Italy? Most Italians think it is a necessity to have them here in Italy as part of the NATO organization for defense and We realize that we are so close to the communist countries that we do hope that the NATO strength will prevent any aggression from the communists What do the Italians in general think of the American sort? Well, you see a large majority of Italians have relatives in the States and the large percentage of American people have relatives here in Italy and therefore we feel such a close report between Italy and America that We prefer American people to other peoples in the world. That's very kind. What do you personally think of the American soldier? Oh, I like them very much I had the opportunity to visit their homes since my neighbors are all American families And I'm having a wonderful time and seeing all the different customs and the way of living Well, thank you very much senor Villani for your answers. They're both interesting and informative From Italy to France to calm Z communication zone Europe for the little-known story of a phenomenal support operation Logistics the massive challenge of supplying the combat soldier with his clothing his fuel his weapons and ammunition From calm Z in France Supplies move in a steady progression to our bases in West Germany Millions of tons of every imaginable commodity transported by a variety of means Packed in the States never unloaded till they reach their final military destination With that ingenuity so long an American tradition the army developed a system of quick disconnect techniques That speedily unhitches the tractor from the trailer Then a smooth and quick exchange of one tractor for another one tired the other The trailer becomes a veritable pony express on wheels with minimum delay en route. They go night and day Com Z supply network is kept operating smoothly by the modern miracle of electronics Automatic data computers with their micromania to arise Be puzzling decks of equipment Constantly sifting out the thousands of orders from the field getting the supplies shipped without delay An army that moves is an army with trucks and tanks and armored personnel carriers with complete families of vehicles and aircraft Every one of them with a healthy appetite for fuel So from the coast of France to the depots of West Germany the pipelines and supply trucks of calm Z Answer the need carrying the product to the consumer fuel of all kinds jet fuel Aviation gas diesel oil gasoline fuel the largest item of supply in the entire com Z system Simultaneously other commodities are transported by water to their military destinations the big items the guns and vehicles and aircraft of an army the Hardware and supplies that keep our usura soldier at a constant peak of readiness wherever he may be This is the way to back up a border sentinel with everything you've got and now From usura headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany the man who knows as much about usura as a man can know The commander-in-chief of the United States Army in Europe general Bruce C. Clark We do want you to think for a moment that we are preoccupied with only guns and tanks and equipment of war on the contrary Usura fosters a large highly successful educational program through accredited schools and Religion too was a vital part of our lives We like to feel we are religious army Usura has constructed 253 chapels throughout Europe for its troops Protestant Catholic and Jewish services are conducted regularly as well as Sunday school classes and group meetings We have given you a very brief sketch of usura's mission its proficiency and its strength When NATO was first organized there were many who believed it could never be made to work Helping make NATO work has been a challenge well met by the United States Army in Europe The strongest ground force in NATO In the strange half war we are in You have well met the challenge to our freedom Our way of life and the strength you have given usura