European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday january 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 Lor 5s.s by Cape. . Slip Lenlon the Beach 18 Miles from he communication Sile sit the Purifi on Majorca is crowded in the summer at fight . James birr two performs a multiplex Lynel test. Airmen work Long hours in a Paradise by Diana Valdez staff writer Puig major Majorca i might sound like a dream to be stationed on an Island Paradise. More than 4.5 million people spend millions of Dol Lars each year 1u visit Majorca. The Island s a hot spat during the summer. Thousands of people crowd the beaches restaurants and streets. Every Day new in tanned bodies Trade places with the Golden browned Money lows easily in shops. And the nights last into the mornings. We have discos out lie Karoo says . James Barber. But while there s revelry in the streets. Barber sits More than 4,500 feet up on a Mountain to keep vital air Force communications i inks open Barber a wide bund technician is one of 27 airmen who repair and oversee a communications Sile situated in one or the most Beautiful areas of the Balearic Island. However working 12-hour shifts four Days on twp off does t leave u lot of time to sunbathe. And sometimes since most of the airmen Don t own cars it s easier just to slay close Seq Home. Home is about 2,000 feet Down from where they work. The airmen affectionately Call it the  the americans share the compound with the Spanish Mili tary but each has its own area. Here the airmen sleep eat and play it s office spec As Well Cap. Robert Vaughn site commander and his administration folks Are on the Puig. There s just about anything anybody would want on the Puig the Puig has a Small medical clinic staffed by a medic. Emergency ii a go to Torr Joa a Spain. There s a Small class i and base Exchange. Both Are cleaned stocked and operated by airmen As extra duties. The hours reflect that. The Exchange is open from 3 30 to 9 . And noon to i p.m., if the airman who runs it is not Busy with something else. The liquor store has no specific hours. Again in s hit and Mist if you can find the person in charge. There soon will be a game room exercise room and bar. Since the beginning of this year the Puig has been going through a major Facelift. And besides newly renovated Barracks everything else is getting a new look. Contr actors arc doing this work. If icy get bored on i he Puig in Miles away lies puerto a Hollcr a touristy looking town and Beach area. Most of the married airmen live Here and there arc bars and some discos. The night life was t Loo bad this  said Barber. However in the Winter Only u few bars and discos Are open. We Don l have any problems with Bur owners. They love us. In the Winter we Are their Busi Ness if the Crew gels lircu1 of bouncing Back and Forth from the Puig and puerto de Sailer there s p Ilma. Palma does t really come alive until the summer when discos and beaches Are crammed with sweaty bodies. Until recently the airmen did t travel to Palma often. It lies about 20 mile Fruto Hollcr of which eight Miles Are through the dangerous switchbacks which arc about 55, Iso degree curves winding Upland Down n Mountain. But the addition of a Mcdonald s in Palma Nova has changed that. In s like a touch of  said Barber. The besi hamburger on the  everyone creates his own Paradise life on Majorca enjoyable for air Force families by Diana Valdez staff writer puerto de Soller Majorca Chicken is probably Krysti Currie s biggest worry. She loves Chicken. So Dura her Hus band sol. Jonathan Currie. But neither can bring themselves to buy it. The chickens have Heads and stuff still on them said Jonathan his face contorting into a Grimace. I Don l think i want her to bring one of those Home. But once in a while they gel their Chic Ken fix when Krysti finds already Cut up Chicken in downtown meat  even that they Cut up kind of funny. I barely recognize the pieces she said chuckling. Besides that however life on Majorca for the Cupric family which includes o 6 month old daughter Brittany is enjoyable. We arc very Happy  Jonathan said. The curries live in a is 80-a-Momh apart ment that overlooks the puerto de Hollcr Hay and gives them a View of the Puig of Well. The Puig where Jonathan works As a clerk is 2 700 feel up a Mountain. Most of the 27 airmen who repair and oversee an air Force communications site thais another 2,000 feet up the Mountain live. The curries came to Majorca about five months ago and Krysti was quickly be friended by Cathy Vaughn who is married to Capi. Robert Vaughn site commander. She taught me Comose Dice which Means How do you say so i could Point to food and stuff and learn the word for it Krysti Currie said. I like the foods Here but i m afraid to a the dishes i m afraid of Messing them up she said. I do a lot of grocery shopping on the Puig to get familiar foods and things like paper items junk foods and  Vaughn said foods or ii Eins not carried Ai the base Exchange on the Puig can be or dered fro Torrejon a Spain. So if we want something special for a recipe we can just order it she said. Wilh no phone or to the spouses find other things to keep them Busy. "1 can live without a to Cathy Vaughn said. Wrote to friends to Tell them what it is like Mil to have a to or phone. I think we Are going to leave with a better idea of the  she explained that it forces the families to get out and explore the Island and meet the people. I be found that it s easy to make friends if you have a baby. The people Here love babies. They will stand and talk about babies for a Long  the Vaughns have a 9-Monlh-old son. Tyler. If i go downtown without Tyler every body wants in know w Here he is she said. Both women feel Good about the assign ment and have made Many Spanish friends. The people Here arc super. They wants a photo by Diana old Cathy Vaughn left holds her 9-Monlh-ow son Tyler Nhill she Chad with Krosli Currie in Majorca. Currie is with her 6-Monlh-old daughter Brittany. 10 learn our language. They Bend Over backward to help Cathy Vaughn said. Krysti Cupric agreed and said she was afraid Al first to speak Spanish because she did t Witt to get in wrong. But the residents encouraged her to try. During the holidays he spouses gel together and hip make things homier on the i lug. We like to give the Guys a family Atmo sphere. We attempt on holidays to add a feminine touch Cathy Vaughn said