European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 stars and stripes Friday february 28, 1986 Greendyke removed from Neucom Post from Page 1 ensure incr Scricc cooperation and planning. Grcen Dyke publicly criticized Mayer s statements last year that Only Small gains had been made to improve medical readiness. The general said because of substantial improvements the services could take care of any casual ties resulting from a conventional War. I Don t understand Why the top Doc in Washington in t pleased Greendyke said in a november interview with the stars and stripes. He should be. I think the medics arc easily up to or ahead of the line operating forces in preparation. I Don t feel behind the Power curve at in response to a question Sims said Green Dyke s de sense of Neucom s medical readiness posture while Mayer was asking Congress for funds to increase readiness was not behind the move to relieve the general. Sims noted Mayer said in a news conference in Stutt Gart wednesday that the military has made substantial improvements in medical readiness for a Short War Sce Nario but there must be More improvements to handle medical needs resulting from a longer conflict. See re hued Story. Page r. A major reason behind Green Dyke s removal from the nucome Post apparently was his criticism of proposals under discussion in Dod that he said would reduce the medical benefits of military families and retirees. Sims said military Medicine is an important Issue to Weinberger. He Weinberger has emphasized there has been no Retreat from the Legal or moral obligation to provide High Quality health care to the whole military family Sims said. These policies have been discussed with All of the services and in All the commands. The real Issue was whether there was a Good under standing on arc Endyke s part about How serious the department is about providing Good health care for All its people and dependents he said. There is a Legal and moral commitment to All those beneficiaries and apparently that in t Clear to Grcen Dyke issued a talking paper last month Crit ical of plans for the future of the military health care system thai he said Mayer and Weinberger outlined to medical officials in september. The paper was titled Kin retired care shifted to Low Green Dyke s paper said Only a few family members would continue to receive care at military facilities and the rest would receive care in the civilian sector. Personal costs would increase and accountability for care would be less it said. In a copyright Story last week. Cox news service reported a Senate armed services committee staffer said Greendyke appeared to be behind a letter writing Campaign to Congress against the proposals. A Neucom spokesman said Grcen Dyke did not con duct or solicit a letter writing Campaign. Kec pit Magazine a private consumer publication distributed free to . Military communities in. Europe made an editing error in an interview with Greendyke earlier this month that made it appear As if he was suggesting that military family members and retirees write their congressional representatives. Mayer just completed a tour of military communities in Europe this week trying to reassure families that their medical benefits would not be reduced by new health care proposals under consideration. Although he did not cite Grcen Dyke by name Mayer rebutted the statements in the general s talking paper. He said no plan has been developed and any new pro Gram would not result in any reduction in benefits. Mayer declined to discuss Greendyke during a news conference wednesday when he was asked if he thought the general was behind the letter writing Campaign. He did say however that the Senate committee had received letters based on erroneous information. Aquino from Page 1 alleviate their among those released thursday was Mila Aquilar Roque who is suspected of being a Leader of the communist party of the Philippines. He said this is the first indication of Aquino s policy of Habib who arrived earlier thursday came to see How he could be of assistance and to express support for the Aquino administration said a . Embassy spokesman. State run television said later that Habib accompanied by . Ambassador Stephen Bosworth told Aquino the filipino people had astonished the world with it said Habib told Aquino the United states has the highest Hopes and the Best wishes for the Success of her Secretary of state George Shutlz also interviewed on television said there is a considerable amount of . Assistance in the pipeline to the Philippines. Shultz also said the communist insurgency is something that has to be dealt with and dealt with but if the rebels come Back in the philippine society and take part in the process i think that s five Days after the Start of a military revolt that forced Marcos to flee the coun try tuesday military authorities began rounding up firearms and detaining loyalist generals who had remained at Marcos Side until the end. The state run philippine news Agency said Brig. Gen. Padrino Munoz a regional commander on the strife torn Island of Mindanao was relieved of his command and confined to quarters at Camp Evange Lista. Authorities also seized 77 High powered firearms and ammunition from the Gover nor s office in the Central province of Leyte the Home of former first lady Imelda mar cos. They said the weapons were among 200 distributed shortly before the feb. 7 elec Tion. Marcos accompanied by his wife armed forces chief Gen. Fabian ver and their fam Ilies arrived in Honolulu without fanfare and were shuttled to a Row of cottages to begin life in exile after two decades of Rule in the Philippines. In Manila news reports said military intelligence officers were holding mayor Rodolfo Farinas of Laoag along with nine aides and bodyguards in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate Aquino and de sense minister Juan Ponce Enrile. Laoag is the capital of Marcos Home province of Locos North a bastion of sup port for the former president. Shuttle budget from Page 1 should be held to strict standards of accountability in spending taxpayers defending his administration against charges of wasteful and sometimes fraudulent defense spending Reagan said defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger should be praised not pilloried for cleaning the skeletons out of the those few who have cheated taxpayers or have swindled our armed forces with faulty equipment Are thieves stealing from the Arsenal of democracy he said prom Ising to prosecute them to the fullest extent of the even one of the president s most Loyal supporters on Capitol Hill remained Skepi Cal that Reagan could achieve the Pentagon budget he is seeking. I m going to do my Best to support the president s request but i recognize full Well he is not going to get everything he is asking for said the House minority Leader Robert Michel Roll. Senior administration officials say privately there has been serious erosion both in Public and congressional support for Reagan s de sense buildup. The president launched the ambitious program in 1981 to build new ships missiles and planes while increasing the Readi Ness of the armed forces. By rebuilding America s defences and working to develop a system to Defenda on i net Tsiu Tir 1o not nit do or message has gotten through. The soviets used to contend that real reductions in nuclear missiles were out of the question. Now they say they accept the if the soviet Union genuinely wants to reduce nuclear forces Reagan said the United states stands ready to do so. Without mentioning the 11.9 percent in crease be has requested in new defense spend ing authority for the fiscal year beginning oct. 1, Reagan said the biggest increases in de sense spending Are behind however he said we still have a Way to the president complained that even after he agreed to a spending freeze last year. Con Gress Cut More than s percent from his budget and some Are now saying that we need to chop another $20 billion 130 billion even $50 billion out of National this is reckless dangerous and wrong he said. It s backsliding of the most irresponsible Reagan said the United states does t have to match the soviet Union tank for tank and Soldier for Soldier. Innovation is our advantage he said. Advances in making air planes and cruise missiles almost invisible to soviet radar could neutralize the vast air defense sys tems upon which the soviets and some of their most dangerous client states in a Brief reference to the ouster of philippine president Ferdinand Marcos and his replacement by Corazon Aquino his first Public statement on the switch Reagan applauded the remarkable restraint shown by both sides to prevent bloodshed during these last tense our hearts and hands Are with presi Dent Aquino and her new government As they set out to meet the challenges ahead he said. Today the filipino people Cele brate the Triumph of democracy and the world celebrates with from Page 1 Booster safety seals would not work prop Erly after a night in sub freezing weather Aldrich on thursday echoed statements by other top National aeronautics and space administration launch officials until the events following 51l the Chal Lenger s flight was not aware of tempera Ture concerns with solid rocket Booster seams or the commission was shown picture thursday made from a camera Angle it had not seen before that showed Black smoke pouring out of the Side of the right Booster near where it was attached to the shuttle s fuel tank. A plume of flame shooting from that apparent rupture later in the 73-second flight is the leading suspect in the explosion. Rockwell s concern was not with the Booster but with ice on the launch pad. 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