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Forest 11 aFamesPlayers,” both military and civilian, are set to start this weekend on war games to be enacted in the next few weeks in the Allegheny National Forest.The game plan” is for 75 to 80 local National Guard troops to be the native guerrillas.” They will be assisted by 288 Special Forces troops from Ft. Devins, who will act as their advisers and leaders, ana who will themselves conduct operations On the other side are 300 to 400 troops of the 82r»d Airborne Division, who will be conducting an antiguerrilla operation in the area AH activities are planned in remote areas, though some administrative and support personnel will be noticed around town, according to Capt. George Johnson of the Special ForcesBoth sides will recruit” ivilians under strictly-designed rules. One suchcivilian group, the Sheffield guerrillas, has already identified itself as being friendly to the 82nd Airborne troops, and will attempt to assist them against the Special Forces-National Guard combination, according to Lawrence Griffith 1 of Sheffield. ;All participants, both , military and civilian, will carry ^ special player cards.” identifying them as to participation | Capt Johnson noted that per- I sons wishing to involvethemselves in the war games j must carry proper accreditation, which can only be obtained by contacting the 1 Kane or Warren armories, 1Unauthorized involvement or jeven pranks” can be most jserious in consequences, said I('apt, Johnson; even such a 1little stunt as letting air out of a vehicle’s tires is a federal Ioffense, not just a mis- Idemeanor under state law, he Isaid. I
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Warren Times Observer
Warren, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Apr 17, 1975
Page 10
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