European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday november 27. 19e5 the stars and stripes page3 half the Battle is knowing enemy s weapons by Charlie Bowden Munich Bureau ,  today s threat training programs will play a Cri Pittil Milf in num a v Battle ground say army threat training official sin. _ knowing your own weapons and capabilities is Only half of the Battle knowing your enemy s weapons is the other half said la. Col James Probsdorfer. Director of operations and Security for the 7th army training come. With that in mind the command s threat training officials called in Usa eur intelligence officers and representatives from other army commands for the first threat training conference. The idea was to Exchange ideas on  in Europe determine what was needed fax Tuiuri train ing and develop a plan for Iha miming Probsdorfer said. A standardization is pm Kolner goal he said. Each unit conducts its own framing programs although the 7th army training come is responsible for the Overall training program f a the army in Europe. Because of this some unit commanders and training officials might not be aware of what s available that could be used in heir training programs. That s another goal of the conference said Fred o Neill chief of the command s intelligence and Secu Rity division. The command can provide copies of it  posters has some 30 Brickin pared Matt wife us go for Field through its oppo the platoon. Which a a bpm Bjeld last year includes four Rul off Quill tanks Anda Taub it of other adj two vehicles and weapons. Altol if fiend is mostly obsolete they still provide a More realistic visual Aid when training gunners in identify ing Friend or foe in the Field o Neill said. You go from the classic slide classroom Mode where you see a picture to actually seeing something in the Field and Sec it move and be impressed with its Speed Probsdorfer said. That is reinforced with slides posters and films to keep the information in threat training up to Date with the latest advances in equipment and tactics o Neill said. Soldiers on a limited basis also can fire Small arms from Warsaw pact nations. O Neill said Usa eur has about 500 weapons of varying types and the 7th army training come can provide ammunition for live firing Pra Eraa cd " Hj-Grrrffir--111 r a feel for the potential of a possible adversary s weapon Probsdorfer said. The need for threat training has increased during the past few years As Russia and the Warsaw pact nations have fielded new equipment. O Neill said. With the profusion of equipment now it s not As f to recognize a Friend or foe or to know where to ill it o Neill said. With that mod need for threat train ing. One example of the be programs is the soviets increased us to meet that the command has begun an a threat training program Over the past year. We re trying to keep Pace with the capability on the other Side and to target training programs so Tomt we can make our soldiers More aware of that Probsdorfer said. Air traffic con fro ters in Greece Scarf hunger strike Athens. Greece a Greece s air traffic control lers started a hunger strike monday in an attempt to retain fringe benefits and better working conditions from the ruling socialist government. The effects of the strike were not immediately noted and at the Athens Airport officials said there were no unusual delays in plane departures or arrivals due to the air controllers action. The air traffic controllers who were mobilized six months ago after a series of walkouts at the Start of Greece s tourist season said they would also attempt not to sleep and would remain at the Airport after completing their six hour work shifts. George Katsimalis president of the executive Board of the air traffic controllers association of Greece said the government has refused to negotiate their demands and that s Why we chose this method of  the country s 400 operational air traffic controllers seek an increase in their allowance for special skills retire ment after 20 years instead of 35 years and More pay for overtime and holidays. The Union members have charged the government with attempting to abolish additional pay granted for working under unhealthy conditions due to the pollution at airports in Greece. Union members distributed leaflets to Passen Gers at the Athens Airport accusing the government of deceiving us ignoring our chronic and fund mental prob lems and now cutting off our already Low salaries the average salary of air traffic controllers is about s530 a month. A Fiolo three in traffic controllers Sil at heir posts in the Athens control Tower shortly after beginning a hunger strike. Faa device warns pilots of potential midair crashes Washington up the Federal aviation administration has developed an airborne computer system that warns pilots of possible crashes with other aircraft and gives directions on How to avoid them. Faa officials said the traffic Alert and collision avoidance system would make the skies safer when installed by Commer Cial carriers on their jetliners in the coming years. The government docs not plan to order the airlines to make the installation but it expects major carriers to do it on their own. Early next year Piedmont airlines will Fly the first aircraft in commercial service to be equipped with the collision avoidance sys the system is estimated to Cost Between s50.000 and s70.000 for each aircraft considered a Small investment in helping protect multimillion Dollar air planes. The airlines and the government have invested heavily to perfect the device which uses time not distance As it measures the threat of collision Between two aircraft. A cockpit computer tracks All transponder equipped planes that Are nearby and projects the time that e cd will take to collide with the aircraft in commercial aircraft and most other planes arc equipped with transponders devices that receive signals and Send Back responses on crucial information regarding air plane rations just 40 seconds before a threat of a mid air crash the collision avoidance system gives out a loud beep in the cockpit and advises the Pilot with a synthetic voice to either climb or descend to avoid an Acci Dent. The warning is repeated a few seconds later and the beep stays on unless the Pilot executes the change in Altitude. The Faa demonstrated the system last week to a Small group of reporters aboard a plane whose Pilot carefully executed several planned near collisions. Every time another aircraft came close the collision avoidance system alerted the Pilot. Joe fee acting manager for the project at the Federal Agency said the device especially useful in Remote desert areas would complement the existing air traffic control system. It worked perfectly fee said of the demonstration. The test showed the sys tem is ready to go on aircraft. It is probably the Best tested system the Faa has Ever  debris fell near Thatcher defense ministry reveals London a a Timber Frame fell from a Low flying Royal air Force plane and i 2 Royal Navy ship from which prime minister Margaret Thatcher was watching Parachute a Nevers in september the ministry of defense said monday. There was no damage to the ship no injury to anyone and mrs. Thatcher was in no danger at any time said a ministry of defense spokesman who by custom was not named. The defense ministry disclosed de tails of the incident after the tabloid daily mail claimed in a front Page Story that Thatcher had an amazing escape and was showered by debris from the Frame. The spokesman said this has been blown up out of All proportion. It is not True that the prime minister was showered by debris a spokesman for Thatcher added the prime minister was a considerable distance from the Point where the debris fell. She was in no sense injured because she was so far  the incident took place while Thatcher was standing on the deck of the 16,000-ton Navy auxiliary vessel fort Austin off the Portland naval base in Dorset on England s Southern coast. She was watching an assault team drop by Royal Marine commandos. Maj. Sandy Lade of the Royal marines commando base at Pool said the marines parachuted without incident from the rear of a Hercules transport plane. Then their 20-foot fibreglass inflatable boat which sits in a wooden Frame so it can be pushed out was shoved out to Parachute Down. The inflatable boat landed perfectly in the water. But Lade said the 6-Fopt wooden Frame which detaches from it hit the fort Austin amidships. Most of it bounced into the sea but a few bits of Timber apparently went in the general direction of the prime min ister he said. Lade estimated Thatcher was about 100 feet from the Impact