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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, November 16, 1985

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday november 16, 1985o Strong gains made in medical readiness continued discussion to Date few Del 1 do not consider this rate 4 admit that 1 have not been earlier this year Mayer Al service members would Receil i Don t understand Why pleased. He should be. 1 11 or ahead of the line opel Don t feel behind the Power he said he does not critical. He s got his Rea judge. He s in a bigger Are a spokesman said May conference and declined statements without having a major improvement ing of agreements with a bar of Hospital Beds from 1 bombing to 65,000 now. I although the agree meal said officials believe they i was reached in August m thousands of Beds. 1 it s the added Capa Biliie allow the military to Cal during at least the first 301 we think that Over is that s Progress. 1 would t Dyke who is also command in Europe. Neucom also is world come to dedicate the i r from Page 1 Tine actions have been taken. Progress acceptable but must iry successful in altering  id Only three out of 1 0 wounded i prompt. Adequate care. Be lop Doc in Washington in t in the medics Are easily up to Ling forces in preparation. 1 curve at All Greendyke said. By Why Mayer has been so ins and it s not up to me to than 1." i was out of Washington for a to respond to Greendyke s ten them. Rec Dyke said was the secur to allies to increase the num  at the time of the Beirut i Are not binding Greendyke t solid. He said one agreement j a major nato ally for since 1983. He said that would for 10 out of 10 casualties says. Months that s Progress. 1 know Call that stalled said Green surgeon of the . Air forces in with the military Airlift based c-9 Fleet to medical evacuation in Europe Duparc specially equipped t the Competition for theand Materiel. The additional c-9s military to care for 10 of a War Greendyke  said other plans readiness include an agreement the balance buses that could an agreement with Lance trains. Discussions with t use of ships for intr Athea development by the special medical teams Cother emergencies. The t bombing of Bobby s bar bombing of a Spanish re the hijacking of a to Achille Lauro cruise Shir. Work to develop Greendyke said there so to be operated by the a Greendyke said thei working together Survey rating medical care. Greendyke who prov september testimony sail efforts to improve Locati wartime Host nation med military Airlift come to i g a War the extra c-9s, which handle patients would reduce aircraft needed to carry troops the extra Beds would allow Theof 10 casualties up to Day so of Neucom to improve medically Germany would provide am Rry up to 6,000 litter patients. Ermany to provide four Amu military sea lift come on the medical evacuation. Army air Force and Navy of Espond to terrorist attacks and is were used this year after the a hell Nikon a Greece the ural near Torrejon a spin Ilane and the hijacking of the Point medical logistics system will be a test of a joint system arc joint service committees Sites for hospitals and Coordie 1 a written analysis of Mayer Slayer did not credit Neucom for of wartime hospitals for gains incl support and for work with the Irac medical evacuation. The analysis also took ism with Mayer s statements on communication difficulties twins service lines and on Logis tics. Mayer said "1 do not Yul know the full extent of this communications problem but i plan to examine it an explore the feasibility of a it dictated medical communications capability. The Eurof Tan command working Withy staff is examining to feasibility of establishing single integrated medical Kutics system in  Neucom analysis Sld both the communications and logistics issues we publicized at the Springe com planning sym drum As objectives to be pursued by use com during the remainder of this year. The were not health affairs initiatives and health affairs staff hive not been involve in the  in a testimony Mayerle pealed his and defense Secre tary Caspar Weinberger support for a full time Neucom surgeon with Clear aut Holty to review and oversee join medical planning for All wee services. The joint chiefs of St flare reviewing the Issue and legis lation requiring the position has been introduced in Congress. Greendyke said he supports appointment of a full Milf command surgeon. He said he spends about 60 percent o9 this time on Neucom matters. The written analysis said the current command sur Geon although officially assigned As an additional duty j devotes considerable time to use com medical Readi 1ness issues making them his lop priority. Working closely T with his colleagues at us a r eur and us aver he has exercised joint command and control Over medical planning and resources. There is no doubt about Chi Tian. Ing his staff " 1 lain. Swill of or Wash Noton Bureau contrib Ltd to the Reo Orl. Of a Colombia from Page 1 Gonzalez said. The bodies were torn apart covered with mud and some of the hands looked As if they had been Frozen in a claw like Fash Ion he said. Caracol radio said the Ash fall was so heavy at 1 . Thursday that it looked like  the three other towns arc Santuario carmelo and Pind Alito. Which have a population of about 20,000. They Are on the River Between the Volcano and Armero the defense ministry said the military had installed temporary hospitals in the Vil Lages of Elerida and Mariquita near a Micro where there were thousands of people with injuries. Ambulances and Rescue workers had trouble reaching the town because the Avalanche destroyed the Highway and five Bridges leading to it. Rescue workers Are talking about20,000 dead red Cross director Artemo Franco said on Caracol radio. It is an immense  physical men. Yet of standards for women were significantly Lesh Mulhal of the  Tetu said Many Tsofei shave been pass ing the test without Havir a regular exer Cise program. He said it  soldiers to stress themselves fitness test without  said the standards for soldiers and older have also been in need of adjust ment for some time. Several years ago we initiated a Muli Cal screening program for the 40-and population and required them totes he said. But All we did was mum standards that were  for that age group with the Juknat Down the Road we d find out Ifju Crenning program was  of he said the lining is essentially a physical Eiam by including blood tests and a Bire to determine a Soldier s medical Hisky. The initial screening Telb whether a Soldier can enter a physical program safely or Penn state heart if further screening is necessary. About four out of 10 soldiers go on for additional screening Tetu said. That group goes on a Treadmill. We Hook them up wit sophisticated equipment and actually watch the heart under exercise and if soldiers Clear that they re cleared for exercise. If there Are abnormalities in that they go on for More comp rated or Cal intervention which could  the screening  effective Tetu Sai Ovja pass that Cercen i can Tad find stress yourself just and older will now be re tto Tobi Mac same 300-Point scale rail other Toldie Nedwill have to score minimum of 60  to pass Tetu said. The army is setting standards for All its soldiers right up Tage of 60. Even a general who is 60ears old will be expected to run two Miles in no More than 20 minutes compared with the current minimum of 22 minutes. And for the first time for those Over 40, the army will establish standards to achieve a perfect score. That 60-year-old general for instance can score 100 by running the two Miles in 16 minutes. Tetu said the  a test of the screening he Irginia National guard unit a eventually All guard reservists will be required to flew fitness test. P. There Are a lot of complications wit that Tetu said. We re talking about a population. We have Reserve units that Don t have Active duty medical facility sup port and there Are legislation problems interns of their medical coverage. Tetu said the new Standard reflect the scores of the 3,000 Soldier in the fort har Rison study. They were selected randomly so the should represent the army As a whole he said of the fort Harrison soldiers. And we expect to see the army As a whole perform up to these standards me said any Soldier who works out three Wir limes a week for 30 minutes and brents that with push  and sit  As cml for in army regulations will be Able to Palma View test. A new mamk1421-20,"physical fit Ness  win i be published and distributed to the Fiel Ditcu said. The Man Ual will include All the changes in the physical training doctrine. Reagan from Page 1 subject to verification a sticking Point i decades of arms talks and full compliance he seemed intent on creating an Atmo sphere in his talks with Gorbachev that would nurture the .-soviet arms negotiations that Are to resume in Geneva in january. A sign of that desire is a White House decision to hold Back for now the details of a Pentagon report on soviet violations of existing arms treaties. Reagan Laid heavy emphasis on the per Sonal concerns of soviet and american Citi Zens that Are bound up in the Summit say ing he knows How deep the Hope of peace i Lis in his wife Nancy s heart As it is in toe a heart of every american and every russian j  recipient Dies Sharon s apology eases israeli crisis Hershey a. A Anthony Man Dia the first recipient of the Penn state temporary artificial heart died thursday after 18 Days of life with a human donor heart. Mandia 44, died from Organ system failure secondary to overwhelming infection did Milton s. Hershey medical Cen Ter spokesman Carl Andrews. Mandia a Philadelphia Bachelor had suffered from intermittent fevers an in flamed pancreas and diminished kidney function. He had survived 11 Days on the pen state heart. Tel Aviv i Al a Ariel Sharon gave prime minister Shimon Peres an apology late thursday ending a crisis that nearly brought Down the coalition govern ment Cabinet ministers reported. Pern said wednesday that he would fire Sharon who is Israel s Trade and Industry minister because of Sharon s bitter criticism of Peres and his policies. The affair is Over since Sharon addressed All the Points raised by the prime minister education minister Yitzhak Navon of Peres labor party said. As far As we re concerned there is regret or a admission that he either had not meant it or retracted the position he  in a Compromise reached after an angry speech by Pere earlier thursday night Sharon sent Peres a Brief letter. Sharon described the letter As a list of clarifications of six remarks with which Peres took Issue. Sharon denied making on of them said he already had apologized for two on wednesday and claimed that fourth was misunderstood. On the other two Points Sharon said he accepted Peres explanations and the Deci Sion of the majority of ministers. Sharon issued a statement saying Hope the affair is Over " doll Bun burling  Chicago  m. Mil in Portland Ort. 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