European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday March 19, 1986 in chemical warfare medical personnel must first protect selves official stresses by Judy Sarasohn medical writer Frankfurt military medical personnel struggling to treat casualties of chemical warfare also must remember to protect themselves or they won t be much help for Long an official of the army s Academy of health sciences said tuesday. We can t throw up our hands and say this is overwhelming to us. We be got to pick up and go or. Robert h. Mosebar told army Hospital staff members. " but if we re going to continue to function effectively we be got to have protected medical  Mosebar a retired army colonel is med ical officer of the Academy s combat developments and health care sciences Directo rate at fort Sam Houston Texas. He has been in Europe for a week talking to 7th medical come personnel about the prob lems of combating chemical casualties and the new drugs and equipment being devel oped to help. I m not sure the chemical awareness of medical personnel is very High Mosebar said in an interview before briefing staffers of the army Hospital in Frankfurt. But he also said i m not throwing stones at them they have a lot of work taking care of patients. It requires of a lot of extra work to prepare  he told the Frankfurt personnel that in the event of chemical warfare they would have to think differently to avoid contamination and putting themselves out of action. In a chemical environment we re going to behave a lot differently As medical personnel Mosebar said. Up to now our philosophy has been if someone has casual ties we go Forward to help them  he said line commanders As much As possible should use their own vehicles to evacuate casualties from a chemically Poi soned area and use their own people to de contaminate injured troops. He noted that not All commanders agree. Unless line commanders follow his advice medical personnel would contaminate medical equipment and themselves thereby reducing medical support for line troops Mosebar said. We should go Forward Only when they can t get out Mosebar told the Hospital staff. He stressed however that if medical personnel find themselves in the midst of a chemical attack or a contaminated area they Are obligated to stay until they have taken care of All of the injured. If possible doctors should remain in a protected area where they can do the most Good Mosebar said. A medic can do As much As a doctor who is wearing Cumber some protective gear he said. During 24 hours of a High intensity conventional War in Europe a brigade of 2,675 troops would suffer 285 casualties he said. If chemical attacks were included the Bri Gade could expect 463 casualties Mosebar said. He said that on april 22,1915, in world War i the germans unleashed 180 tons of chlorine on English and French troops causing 5,000 deaths and 15,000 casualties. The russians who suffered 500,000 chemical casualties during world War i have not forgotten the Power of chemical agents he said. The russians consider them just another weapon Mosebar said. While chemical agents can be highly lethal increased line and medical training to Deal with them can substantially help american troops Mosebar said. The army is developing a program to give special medical training to unit life savers non medical troops who could pro vide immediate care to their comrades Dur ing a chemical attack. He said the military is working to develop a new easier to handle shelter than the Mobile medical facility currently available for chemical warfare. While troops grumble about the Cumber some protective gear they would have to Wear during chemical attacks he said at least you have  at the beginning of world War i Amer ican troops did not have such Protection he said and the trenches were empty for Miles As soldiers ran to the  Dod s need for pilots growing study indicates by Chuck Vinc Washington Bureau Washington the Pentagon will need 4,645 More pilots to meet its requirements in fiscal 1991, with almost two thirds of that total going to the army Accord ing to a defense department study. All services except the Marine corps would see an in crease in pilots primarily for attack aircraft and helicopters the study stated. But the defense department s requirements and con Gressional authorizations Are two different things said a Pentagon official familiar with the study. He said it s up to Congress to decide How Many of those additional slots Are authorized and funded. Another consideration is the services problem in retain ing their pilots. Retention figures particularly for the Navy and air Force have slipped in recent years As com Mercial airlines have sought to hire military pilots. The requirement is a goal the authorization is a limit and the inventory is a fact of life the Pentagon official said. The study projects a 13.6 percent increase in army pilots for fiscal 1991, from 22,072 to 25,069. The bulk of that increase would be for attack helicopters and combat support aircraft. There also would be a slight increase in army transport aircraft pilots while reconnaissance Pilot requirements would drop slightly. The Navy s requirements would increase by 5.8 percent from 15,076 to 15,948. Slight increases Are projected in All aircraft types with the biggest increase in fighter attack maritime patrol anti submarine warfare and combat sup port aircraft. The air Force would need 840 More pilots an increase of 2.7 percent. Bomber and transport aircraft Pilot requirements would increase but requirements for All other aircraft types would drop. The Marine corps is the Only service that would see an Overall decrease in Pilot requirements but that decrease is slight. The corps would lose 64 Pilot slots a drop of 1 percent. The study entitled aviator requirements report for 1985," was ordered last May by the House armed serv ices committee. News update mrs. Reagan plans asian trip Washington a Nancy Reagan will visit Malaysia and Thailand while president Rea Gan travels to Japan for the International economic Summit in May the White House has announced. The first lady will meet with officials involved in drug abuse prevention programs during the May 2 5 visits a White House statement said. In Malaysia she will be the guest of Datin or. Siti Hasma the wife of the prime minister. In thai land the first lady will be the guest of King Shumi Phol and Queen sir kit the statement said. Mrs. Reagan and her husband Are scheduled to visit Indonesia april 29 to May 2, where the presi Dent will meet with president Suharto and hold talks with representatives of the Asean countries. On May 5, mrs. Reagan will Fly to Tokyo and rejoin her husband the statement said. Arsonist agrees to testify Philadelphia a a White Man who admitted helping set fire to a Home that had been occupied by a Black family will testify against his co defendants Federal prosecutors said. Vincent Callahan 20, has pleaded guilty to Vio lating the civil rights of others and to attempted destruction of government property in the dec. 12 fire. Clarence Williams and Marietta Bloxom had bought the Home through the veterans administration shortly before about 400 Whites took to the streets nov. 20 demanding they leave the mostly White Southwest Philadelphia neighbourhood. Assistant . Attorney Jeanne Damirgian said that Callahan and three others ransacked the House and then set it on fire to prevent Williams Bloxom and her 7-year-old daughter from returning., and to dissuade other Blacks from trying to live  officials looking for information in murder of 19-year-old woman Sabine Schoberth Schweinfurt Germany German criminal police and the . Army criminal investigation div Are seeking information in the murder of a 19-year-old Ger Man woman whose nude body was found wrapped in a Green military Type poncho. The body of Sabine Schoberth was found March 9 in a wooded area Between Thielheim and Lipfeld Southwest of Schweinfurt. The woman who was stabbed in the Chest stomach and neck had been dead at least 10 Days. Authorities said the 5-foot-2 Schoberth a resident of Klumbach had spent most of the past few months in the Schweinfurt area often in the company of american sol Diers. Police Are looking for a Black Soldier known As Bobby who knew the woman. The Soldier wears glasses and has a Mustache. The bavarian state criminal office is offering a Reward of 5,000 Marks $2,242 for information aiding in the investigation. People with information Are asked to Call Schweinfurt police at 09721-2020 or Schweinfurt Cid at 09721-8328 or 8327. Woman rescued after 3 Days in hotel debris Singapore up Rescue workers tunnelling through tons of twisted steel and Concrete tuesday res cued a woman buried alive under a collapsed hotel for three Days. As Many As 60 others remained missing. Doctors said the woman was in High spirits and had no serious injuries. The woman identified As Chua Kim Chu 40, had been lying on her left Side with her legs trapped under a table for 83 hours. Tony Burchell a senior subway Engineer said that As workers toiled around her in the darkness the woman asked one of her rescuers Are you Good looking Jamil bin Jan Tan the Tunnel Digger who found the woman said he had been crawling through a Small Tunnel stopping every few Yards to shout hello. Anyone there she said yes i Cut a Small Hole with the water Jet and then told the others where she  Jan Tan said he saw Many bodies under the rubble but he continued looking for survivors despite the fear that he could be trapped by a Cave in. The area around her is very precarious. There were two Small Cave ins there on monday he said. There Are bodies everywhere and the smell has gotten