Show Special Force A Begin Exercises Night parachute operations into the Manti-LaSal Manti National Forest Region on July 16 and 17 marked the beginning of the operational phase of exercise four Special Special Special Orbit Wings 1 I for cial Forces A Detachments of Company B Special Forces Group Airborne First Special Forces Fort Bragg North Caro Caro- lina Some of the Green Beret paratroopers under the command command command com com- mand of Lt Col Lancelot W. W colorful veteran of Kruger a are conducting a three wars unconventional warfare day 40 exercise from a Special Forces operational base located at Holloman Holloman Holloman Hol- Hol loman Air Force Base New Mexico A A forward control base commanded commanded commanded com com- by Major Gideon B. B at Hevenor has been established Camp Williams William s Utah to co control MantiL MantL LaSal LaSal S i the exercise in in the Manti area In addition forward control bases have been established at Fort Huachuca Arizona and at Sunspot New Mexico to control similar operations in those areas A total of nearly 1000 soldiers will be involved in the three state exercises Included in the number are some volunteers from the Ordnance Battalion Battalion Battalion Batta Batta- Utah lion Tooele Army Depot These individuals have willingly given up the comforts of warin warm barracks and hot chow for the rigors of guerrilla training These guerrillas met the Green Berets on the Drop Zone and moved with them into the mountains to receive training in raids and ambushes small arms the conduct of airborne operations operations opera opera- escape and evasion and survival to name a few Each of the operational A detachments is composed of members whose specialties include include in include in- in clude Operations and Intelligence Intelli Intelli- Intelligence gence Weapons Demolitions s Medicine and Communications |