European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday april 8,1986 air Force Roundup Span Dahlem Wing to replace phantoms with f-16s in 87 Span Dahlem a Germany the 52nd tac fighter Wing will begin to replace its f-4e phantoms with f-16 fighting Falcon aircraft next year. The first c and d models of the f-16, with improved electronic guidance and weapons delivery systems Are scheduled to arrive Early in 1987, Wing officials said. More than $10 million has been requested for renovations and new construction in the maintenance areas at Span Dahlem to handle the new planes. Ramstein a and Hahn a in Germany and Torrejon a Spain Are replacing a and b models of the f-16 with the newer c and d models. 85 award for maintenance goes to Security unit at Hahn Hahn a Germany the 6911th electronic Secu Rity so won the air Force maintenance effectiveness award for Large communications electronics maintenance activities for 1985. The 6911th provides rapid radio relay secure communication and command control and communications countermeasure support to . And Allied forces. Snow removal team at Pitburg wins 85 Bernt Balchen award Pitburg a Germany the Pitburg a Snow and ice removal team has won the 1985 Bernt Balchen award for . Air forces in Europe. The award recognizes the Snow and ice removal team which Best supports its Wing during Winter weather. This is the third consecutive year the 36th civil Engi Neering so team has won the award. Chief master sgt. Russell Etchberger superintendent of Snow control said runway repair tractors were modified last year so that they could Clear Snow More easily. New 50 and 100-cubic meter chemical storage silos also saved time and space. The time for loading chemicals into trucks was reduced from two hours to three minutes he said. Eagle scouts Mannheim Germany four boy scouts in Europe including two Brothers have earned the rank of Eagle scouts said transatlantic Council boy scouts of America officials. Charles Murphy 16, and Jay Murphy 14, became Eagle scouts March 8. Both Are members of troop 164 at Sembach a Germany. Their parents Are Charles and Linda Murphy. Charles a student at Kaiserslautern High school re paired the damaged Wood bleachers of Sembach s Tiger stadium to earn the award. Jay a ninth grader at Sembach Junior High school organized and held a bicycle safety Rodeo. Robert Richard 17, of troop 245, Raf Alconbury England achieved the rank of Eagle scout by constructing and erecting an american style goal Post on his High school s football Field. The Alconbury High school student is the son of senior master sgt. James Richardson and Debbie Richardson. John Santiago 18, of troop 62, upgraded and repaired a Barbecue pit at Marne Park in Wuerzburg Germany. The senior at Nuernberg High school is the son of Fred and Karen Santiago. Unclaimed bagging Offenbach Germany warehouse personnel Are trying to locate service members and civilians in Europe who have not claimed their unaccompanied baggage a v corps spokesman said. Baggage left unclaimed after 300 Days is subject to disposal he said. The following individuals should Contact the Offenbach warehouse Ito Box 444, Frankfurt military Community Apo 09170, or Call Frankfurt military 2311-5008 or 7309. Baggage unclaimed after 60 Days Cardinal Gary m. Cole John Corley . Smith . Worthy . Baggage unclaimed after 120 Days Boardman Timothy p. Bonner Richard Carter Reginald grooms . Johnson John Johnson Roger Lorav Gavin Lisa Parker Curtis a. Woods Hilton o. Air National guard assumes � Alert duties in Central Europe by Paul Cozby Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a Germany air National guard pilots and Crews from 16 units in 11 states have taken Over Central european air defense Alert duties from the 526th tac fighter so. For at least the next year if radar shows an unidentified Blip in Southern Germany f-4d phantoms with Ang Crews will scramble to intercept and identify the unknown aircraft. A ceremony monday made official the Transfer of air Alert or Zulu responsibilities to Ang det 11. It Marks the first time that the so called tip of the sword will come from a detachment completely formed from the air National guard. The guard is assuming the duties to ease the transition of the 526th tac fighter so from f-4es to the f 16c. During the year budgeted for that change the Ang units will handle the Zulu chores that formerly fell to the 526th. Flying Alert in Europe will be the same Job in a different location for Many of the guard pilots. We be been handling Alert in Iceland and Many guardsmen have been rotating through Europe for general purpose assignments explained maj. Gen. Darrol g. Schroeder Ang assistant to Safe s commander. This is just the first time we be had a guard detachment flying Alert Here. Ramstein s Zulu Crews average 12 to 15 launches per month but that Job should be a familiar one to the guard Crews said it. Col. Dave Cobb det 11 commander. They re in the air defense business he said. The guard supplies two thirds of the air defense of the United  guard Crews currently form permanent parts of North american air defense. Come strategic air come and air defense in Panama Schroeder said. This is the total Force in action he said. An eight member staff headed by Cobb will be permanently deployed at Ramstein from Andrews fab my. The 16 air Crew members and 72 support people will come from 16 Ang units in the United states. Temporary duty will last about 90 Days for the air Crews and 30 to 139 Days for support personnel. Ang personnel have been in Europe about a month but the air Force began a search for the detachment commander More than a year ago. "1 decided to toss my hat in the ring. I found out that i got it on my birthday said Cobb a Farmer and Commer Cial Pilot who is returning to uniform full time 18 years after leaving the air Force. The detachment will be staffed from three Core Ang units in North Dakota Minnesota and California and five primary units from new York Hawaii Michigan Texas and Oregon. If additional personnel Are needed they will be gathered from eight additional units. Some of the Ang personnel rotating through Europe Are career members of that service. But most will be Tak ing leaves from civilian jobs. Although some of the smaller units feeding people to det 11 have had trouble finding volunteers the larger units have people waiting in line for the temporary duty in Germany Schroeder said. Capt. Warren Eastman came from the a Lith fighter Ramstein s Zulu Crews average 12 to 15 launches per month but that Job should be a familiar one to the guard it. Col. Dave Cobb interceptor so of the 147th fighter interceptor group at Ellington air National guard base near Houston. He interrupted his aerospace career for the Chance to rep resent what he Calls the National air Force of Texas in Europe. It s an Opportunity to do a different kind of flying with a real world threat he said of his decision to Volunteer. For capt. Gunther Neumann the assignment in Europe is a Homecoming. He was born in England and has rela Tives living in Bavaria. Neumann an 11-year Veteran of the air National guard is a weapons system operator with the Happy hooligans of the 178th fighter interceptor so of the 119th fighter interceptor group from Fargo . The flying has been exciting he said. It really keeps you on your  the assignment for the Ang lasts Only As Long As it takes the 526th to convert to the f-16c. But the air National guard would not mind making it a More Perma nent arrangement. This operation is for the f-16 conversion sch Roeder said. Down the Road we d like to have a continued presence. But Well take that one step at a  extensions available to taxpayers abroad but interest can be charged by Bob Hove staff writer that figure peering Over your shoulder could be the tax collector. Federal income taxes Are  tuesday april 15 just a week from today. Even though citizens abroad including . Military members and civilians in Europe Are Given an automatic Extension to june 15, internal Revenue service officials say it s a Good idea to file by april 15 if taxes Are owed. The government on april 16 will begin charging 10 percent annual interest on taxes . Stan Newman irs service representative in Bonn says taxpayers filing after april 15 from overseas should note at the top of their returns that they Are filing from abroad. The june 15 deadline for overseas filing May be extended until aug. 15 by filing form 4868, but individuals using this form must estimate and pay any taxes . Taxpayers who fail to apply for the aug. 15 Extension Are subject to penalties. For returns that Are More than 60 Days late the Law provides for a penalty of $100, or 100 percent of the tax  whichever is less. In addition to the 10 percent annual interest charged on taxes  after april 15, a 5 percent monthly penalty May be assessed for up to five months on taxes  after june 15. This penalty could add up to 25 percent of the tax Bill. Newman said the Bonn office continues to get queries from non appropriated fund employees who believe they Are exempt from taxes under the $80,000 foreign earned income exclusion. There Are Naf people who believe they Are entitled to exclusions but they Are not Newman said. Getting these refunds could prove costly. If returns Are audited the individuals involved will have to refund Money plus interest 19 the government. And negligence penalties could be  army identifies 2 gis killed in crash Pitburg a Germany two american soldiers killed in a four vehicle Accident were identified monday by army officials. Spec. 4 Dale g. Hunt of Oakland calif., and spec. 4 Colin m. Andrew of Cleveland Heights Ohio were killed in the crash last wednesday. Both were assigned to Btry a 2nd in 62nd air defense arty in Lutzweiler Ger Many said sgt. Maj. Melvin Sherman of the Public affairs office 32nd air defense come. The soldiers were killed when they attempted to pass several vehicles in a fog. Their vehicle collided head on with a Van and was struck by two other cars. Hunt is survived by his wife Deatrice and his Mother Lillie m. Fields of Houston. Deatrice Hunt was injured in the Accident but was treated and released from the bit Burg a Hospital. Andrew is survived by his wife Rhonda of Pitburg a his daughter Shannon 5, and his son Colin m. Andrew ii 3