European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday november 24, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 9 submariners surface As Navy leaders by Richard Halloran Washington not quietly the Way they drive their ships under the seven seas the Navy s submariners have broken the hold of naval aviators on the top rungs of their service. Not Many years ago when aviator ruled the Navy few top admirals were submariners. But of 10 four Star Admi rals today four Are submariners including William j. Crowe jr., the new chair Man of the joint chiefs of staff and adm. James d. Watkins the chief of naval operations. At the three Star level the submariners include vice adm. Frank b. Kelso. Now commander of the 6th Fleet one of the Navy s four main fleets vice adm. Albert j. Baciocco jr., director of re search and development and vice adm. Powell f. Carter jr., director of the staff for the joint chiefs of staff. Among the rear admirals Charles  is superintendent of the naval Academy in nearby Annapolis  l. Cooper is director of budget and reports and Willian d. Smith i director of fiscal management submariners  recently those and other critical jobs in the Navy department in Washington and with the fleets at sea were held by aviators or officers whose career Shad been with surface ships. Senior sub mariners dealt Only with submarines an not with other sections of the Navy. But. As some of the Navy s brightest and Best trained officers made their careers in submarines the situation began to  Rule of the aviators was a vestige of world War ii when the admirals whole fast attack carriers in strikes across a Phol adm. William j. Crowejr. Heads joint chiefs of staff the Pacific returned after the War Tschampion the cause of naval aviation. Naval aviators also fought in the korean and Vietnam wars where submarines had Little role the services tend to pro Mote officers with combat experience. For Many years moreover there Wasa shortage of nuclear trained submarine officers. Those officers available were forced to spend much of their career at sea out of the running for prestigious staff jobs and major commands ashore. Naval officers give three specific reasons for the steady Rise of the sub up Polo nary Secretary John f. Lehman or. Unified the three factions mariners the legacy of adm. Hyman g. Rickover. The unorthodox officer who forced a reluctant Navy to turn to nuclear Power then handpicked 25 year Sago the officers who Are attaining top rank Loday. The politicking of the aggressive Navy Secretary John f. Lehman jr.,who has unified the three factions of the Navy air surface submarine by persuading them to set aside some of their rivalry and by assuaging their concerns with Large sums of Money for adm. Hymin g. Rickover ret. Handpicked the officers each from Congress. The a Cal hand of Walkins. The first chief of naval operations to Wear dolphins the badge of the submariner since Leet adm. Chester w. Nimitz right after world War ii. Watkins has Strong hand in slating or picking assignments for senior officers. Beginning in the 1950s, Rickover drove the Navy against the will of the ruling admirals of that Day. Into nuclear Power first with the submarine Nautilus and later with nuclear powered aircraft carriers and surface ships. Europe military building projects detailed Washington is Here awesome of the major military construction and family housing project in Europe that the Houk and Senate Nave agreed to fund Dur ing fiscal 1986.belgium $37.8 million Flora ones is 0.3 million including Chapel Center and elementary and High schools. Also $27.5 million for family hous in8diego Garcia $47.9 minion projects include a maintenance hangar weapons Complex and Bachelor officer Germany $56i.s minion Ansbach j25.6 million including dining facilities modernization dispensary and dental clinic tactical site facilities and unaccompanied enlisted housing. Bad or Cugnach $1.1 million for a child care Center. Bad Stoelz $1.8 million for a dispensary and dental clinic. Bamberg $13.5 million for family housing and additions to the elementary Middle and High schools. Baum older $900,000 for a child Bebur g a $6.8 million for unaccompanied housing. Jvon Sulzbach $3 million for an addition to the elementary school. Darmstadt $29.2 million including a battalion Headquarters dining facility tactical equipment shops and Una Compa. $18.7 million including two battalion Headquarters a physical fit Ness training Center and  equip Zilberg $9.1 million for a Battal Ion Headquarters and unaccompanied h0�sfuida, $4.9 million for Una Compa Giessen $11.5 million for a Battalio Headquarters a physical fitness training Center and tactical equipment shop. Goeppinger $10 million for a child care Center tactical equipment shop and unaccompanied housing. Grafen Wocher $2.4 million for an automated firing Range. Also $6.1 million for family housing. Hahn a $8.1 million for unaccompanied housing a control Tower and a , $31 million for family housing. Hanau $49.5 million including Achild care Center dispensary and dental clinic tactical equipment shops unaccompanied housing and a Middle school. Heidelberg $8.7 million for a child care Center tactical equipment shop and addition to an elementary school. Heilbronn $4.5 million for handstand and additions to the elementary and Junior High schools. Hohenfels $3 million including an automated firing Range. Kaiserslautern $3.4 million for a tac tical equipment shop. Neu Uhn $1 million for a child care Center. Nuernberg $8.5 million including a battalion Headquarters child care cent Erand modified firing Range. Pir Masens $15.5 million for an electronics maintenance facility and additions to the elementary and Junior High schools. Ramstein a $11.5 million including unaccompanied housing an Alert facility and a dining Hall. Also $27 million for family housing. Rhc Inberg is 1.6 million for the Pur Chase of a support facility. Schweinfurt $21.8 million including a battalion Headquarters unaccompanied housing a dining facility and a Junior High school. Sembach a $8.5 million for alterations to the control Tower unaccompanied housing and an addition to the elementary school. Span Dahlem a $12.7 million including unaccompanied housing and base roads. Stuttgart $4.5 million for a communications facility and unaccompanied housing. Vilseck $13.8 million for a child care Center a tactical equipment shop and a elementary school. Also. $24.4 million for family housing. Vog Cloch. $1.2 million for a child care Center. Wiesbaden $2.9 million for a flight simulator building.  $20 million for Multi purpose training ranges. Wurzburg $48 million including a Hospital upgrade and addition child care enter consolidated heating plants dining facility and sewer system upgrade. We Bruecken a. $3.8 million for unaccompanied housing and alterations Loa fire station. Iceland $21.8 million mainly for improve cols to Kef Lavik  $21.3 million Camp Darby $1.3 million for a child care Center. Decimo Mannu a $1.9 million for visiting airmen s quarters. Naples $7 million for Supply facile ties. San Vito As $1.1 million for additions and alterations to the water treat ment system. Is Gonella naval As $9.1 million for operations and Security facilities an operations vehicle garage and additions to the elementary and High schools. Netherlands $25 million Camp new Amsterdam $4.1 million including additions and alterations to a Gen eral purpose maintenance Complex and a chemical warfare Protection and avionics shop. Also $10 million for family housing. Woen Sprecht a $16 million including a command control and safety facility site activation support facilities and base  $19.6 million Lajes Field $5 million including additions and alterations to a Chapel and cold storage facility a child care Center and Are fueling vehicle maintenance shop. Spain $6.7 million pier Extension at Rota naval As. Turkey $25.1 million in Ciurlik a $11.8 million including alterations to unaccompanied housing consolidated support Center and a satellite communications ground terminal. Karatas. $2.3 million for unaccompanied housing. Princlik $2.6 million for a satellite communications ground  kingdom $85.9 million Molesworth $20.3 million including dining Hall Security police facility Small arms training Complex paving and a a chicle maintenance shop. Raf Alc Anbu a. $18.7 million including alterations to a fire station in org improvements chemical warfare an avionics maintenance facility and Unac Companick housing. Bice Star. $4.6 million for an Csc Man tary school. Raf bin Walers. $12 million including an aircraft maintenance facility a vehicle maintenance Complex and unaccompanied housing. Raf Chick Sands. $1.6 million for a child care Center and alterations to the clinic. Raf Grenham common. $1.4 million for a High frequency communications facility Raf Lakin Halh. $7.8 million including alterations to a vehicle maintenance shop. Raf Mildenhall. $4 million including unaccompanied housing. Raf upper Scyford $3.4 million including Energy improvements and a Tele communications facility. Upwood $3.2 million for an addition to the elementary school. Raf Woodbridge. $1 million for an addition to the elementary school