American Education Week - SEE PAGES 4 AND 5 ALS mmM mm* • I I ••• • * I III* •humRRO Vol. XXI _ FORTORD,CflLIFORnifl,FRIDflY, nOVemBGRS, 1961 Ro. 4 New Language Courses Mark ALS Anniversary tW ^f 1 Speeial Troops ' > I^^IF ^^^^B^H* ^ mm Col— - Shieldsci,;,.ij c WarrenWit-ran Jr.,T- highly The US Army Language S chool celebrated the 20th anni- BflF JJ^^^B^JBI^, ^jji^'iW^t - decorated former commander of Fort versary of its founding, Wednes day, Nov. 1, with the announce- W M^mB^'- /IpS* .lif Ord's 3d Bde, recently left the train- ment that the Department of th* : Army has ordered preparation r JJ^fff : •'"•'''" ing outfit to assume command of the JmmmW USATC's Special Troops. of two new courses — Swahili arid Toishan. Jmmm^F mmmlif'' ~::""s" ": - He was succeeded as brigade com- Plans to develop a course in Swahilli — an -African language ^ Jm^m^f JH&E, Id mander by Col John C. Barney. spoken in the sub-Sahara re-< jj^^H^ : m^mBK^-^m^mt ' J*%»»^. Assigned to Special Troops are gion of that continent — were a half of this has made ALS the ^mm mUBEmmmtm^l; . _,« JlPfcfcfrifc, Headquarters Company, USATC, made in view of the strong pro­ largest institution of its kind in the •F ; .. m^Mmm^mtm&,^i*^'' Jjjjjijf^Sil^... Service Company, USATC, WAC bability that African linguists free world. ' Jmmm^m^m^m^m^m^ ^j^ mmmSm^m^m^mmm^^k Company and Detachment A. For the statistically minded the re­ mUlm^m^m^mtmm mm^m^m^mimtmt^t,i Attached units are the 2d Trans- may be necessary to the Army sult of its expansion is impressive. '•'•"• A^mfm^m^m^m^miBkmu* KmS^^m^m^t^m^mmm!^ \ M' portation Company and 14th mission in the near future, Col In addition to English, the 28 lan­ m^m^^mfmfm^m^m^fmmml^i^mUmiiMy Transportation Platoon, 6th US James L. Collins Jr., ALS Com­ guages currently offered at the Army Marksmanship Jjetacnment, mandant, has explained. school extend the Army's capability 19th Ordnance Company, 50th Chemical Platoon, 56th Signal "The ever growing list of new for communication to nearly sev­ Company, 62d Military Police De­ African states appearing on the enty-five per cent of the world's peo­ tachment (CI), 293d and 298th world's roster of nations underlines ple. Military Police companies and the growing importance of that area 544th Engineer Detachment. of the world," he said. Newly activated reserve units in­ Because the Army Language ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE cluding the 222d Trans. Com­ School has no competence in Afri­ pany, 431st Ordnance Field Supply can languages, but yet might on a On behalf of all members of Company and 663d Engineer Com­ crash basis be called on to offer in­ this command I extend my COL SHIELDS M. WARREN JR., has assumed command of Special Troops pany are also under Special Troops struction in them, plans have been heartfelt congratulations to the replacing Col Richard R. Middlebrooks. Prior to his assignment as Special adminstrative control. set in motion to prepare course ma­ Commandant, staff and students Troops commander, Col Warren commanded Fort Ord's 3d Bde. A 1 939 graduate of the US Military Academy, the colonel was assigned with the A 1939 US Military Academy terials in Swahili. of the Army Language School US Military Assistant Advisory Group (MAAG) on Formosa, prior to his graduate, Col Warren ledi an air­ Although there are 800 sub-Sa- on the occasion of its 20th anni­ arrival at Fort Ord. borne battalion through action in haran languages, Swahili was se­ versary. the Normandy, Rhineland, Adern- lected as the first language course Founded shortly before Pearl nes and Central Germany cam­ for development because it is spo­ Harbor, the Army Language paigns in World War II. ken by more people than any other School has steadily progressed Five Years o F Success He came to Fort Ord in 1960 from African language, and because it is to become a leader in language assignment with the US Military As­ felt that Swahili will be spoken by training. It is recognized by sistance Advisory Group (MAAG) more and more Africans as they both military and civilians as In Combat Eicperiments on Formosa. Other tours of duty strive to communicate in a com- one of the finest educational in­ On Nov. 1, 1961, CDEC cornpleted five years of continuous took him to Europe, Fort Bragg, -mon language other than a Euro­ stitutions in the world. N.C. and the Command and General pean tongue," Col Collins said. Credit for its phenomenal growth and successful operatic a at Fort Ord and the Hunter Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, With the establishment of plans to growth and significant academic Liggett Military Reservation-C]amp Roberts Complex. Com- Kans. develop courses in Swahili and Toi- achievement belongs to all mem­ manded by Brig Gen Charles S. D'Orsa, CDEC was established Col Warren holds the Dutch shan — which is a dialect spoken in bers of the school, past as wett~ in 1956 as part of the Army Combat Development System. Orange Lanyard, Netherlands Or­ Southern China— the Army Langu­ as present. You are to be com­ The Combat Development System* der of the Bronze Lion, French age School is marking its 20th year mended for your accomplish­ envisions a program of broad re­ tifically designed, conducted and and Belgian Fourragere, Distin­ of operation on a note of continuing ments. sponsibilities and wide freedom of O. C. TROXEL JR. analyzed. This, in fact, constitutes guished Unit Badge, Silver Star, to serve the existing and future lin­ action for the development and Maj Gen, USA the major difference from the nor­ Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Clus­ guistic needs of the Defense estab­ evaluation of new concepts of or­ lishment. Commanding mal field exercises, troop tests or ter, Bronze Star Medal (Valor) ganizations, weapons, tactics and with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Founded as an eleventh-hour mea­ other means traditionally used by the techniques and their synthesis into Bronze Star Medal (Meritorious), sure, practically as the Japanese Army in the solution of its problems. an effective fighting force. Combat Infantry Badge, French Fleet set sail for Pearl Harbor, the At CDEC, it is fully recognized CDEC was given the unique mis­ Croix de Guerre with Palm -Star ALS has grown as international County Residents that only by the attainment of the sion of serving as a field laboratory and Croix de Guerre with Silver need has inspired the addition of new highest state of proficiency in tac­ Asked Not to for the evaluation, by objective ex­ tics and techniques by all participat­ Star. language courses to meet global perimentation, of concepts of or­ needs. ing troops, can a valid evaluation of Abandon Pets ganization and operations, both tac­ concepts be obtained. Greater im­ ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE The School was moved to the tical and administrative, developed Presidio from Fort Snelling, Min-^ - The^RToirreTey-eounty Health -De­ provement is also sought to reduce It is a pleasure to send greet­ by the several agencies of the Com­ partment has issued a plea to the the need for weapon and equipment ings and congratulations to the nesota, in 1946. Since that time, bat Development System as directed residents of Monterey County not to simulation. As prototypes of weap­ members of the US Army Com­ prolonged international tension has by Headquarters, US Continental abandon their animals in the rural ons or equipment contemplated for bat Development Experimenta­ drawn language after language Army Command. and suburban areas. (Continued on page 2) tion Center on this its fifth an­ into the curriculum. A decade and During the five years since its in­ niversary. More than 3000 cats and dogs are ception as a small organization de­ being abandoned in Monterey signed to conduct tactical field ex­ Each of you is answering the November 1961 Issue County each year, according to sta­ Automobile Owners call to build an Army that is perimentation, CDEC has undergone Army Information Digest Cautioned Against ready for instant action. tistics from the County Health De­ more than its normal share of grow­ partment. Through your efforts you are as­ With the eyes of the world focused ing pains and changes. The most Unlocked Vehicles sisting in developing and imple­ on both the Far East and Berlin, the These abandoned animals are important reorganization took place Fort Ord's Military Police are par­ menting new concepts, new or­ November issue of the Army Infor­ highly susceptible to rabies and are in July 1960, making CDEC a Class ticipating in an all out effort to cur­ ganizations, and new planning to mation Digest centers attention on a public health hazard. I activity of CON ARC, with troop tail the numerous outbreaks of lar­ meet the special needs of the these high spots of military interest. A pick-up service is provided by elements essential for experimental ceny involving unlocked automobiles. present, as well as the antici­ Vice President Lyndon B. John­ the Monterey County Health De­ operations assigned directly to An individual who leaves clothes pated requirements of th& future. son has contributed an article, "The partment to help avoid the gross mis­ CONARC and in turn to the Com­ or other valuables in his car without Members of this command Challenge to the United States in treatment of these small animals. manding General, CDEC. This di­ bothering to lock the vehicle is share fully your pride in your Southeast Asia," which gives a back­ Pets impounded have a much better rect assignment of experimentation merely inviting theft.