European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 12, 1986 the stars and stripes exercise planned to test readiness in Deserf location Washington a roughly 35,000 , servicemen will participate in a major enc Ciu nest month designed 1o lest Luicir ability to operate in a desert environment the Pentagon said tuesday. The exercise staged every two years and code named Gallant Eagle will begin july 25 unit extend through aug. 3, the Pentagon said. The exercise is sponsored by the . Central come Otic of six so called unified commands. The Central come is responsible for military readiness in a Broad area that extend from Kenya in Eastern Africa northward to Egypt and then eastward through the arabian Peninsula and Pakistan on the asian continent. The Pentagon said Gallant Eagle 86 with be con ducted at 10 military installations in California and Utah with most of the ground operations taking place at the National training Center at fart Irwin Calif., and the Marine corps air ground combat Center at then Lynne Palms Calif. Elements of each of the tour armed services will participate along with units from the reserves and National guard the Pentagon added and air sup port for the exercise will be staged from several airfields spread throughout the southwestern United  the purpose of Gallant Eagle 86 is to provide a simulated combat environment for training planning and execution of joint military operations in order to Era Luale the Central come Headquarters and portions of its Multi service forces in tactical operations in a desert environment the Pentagon said. Timai pages Book implicates Mac Man in dooming of Wii refugees London not a new Book published Here says that Harold Macmillan. Who later became prime minister of it Linin doomed thousands of russians and yugoslavs by handing them Over to communist forces at the end of world War ii. The a i Legal inns have been denied by a member of the Macmillan family. In the Book the minister and the massacre Nikolai Tolstoy a descendant of the Tolstoy family that includes the classic russian novelist Leo Tolstoy asserts that Macmillan now the Earl of Slock Ion and �2 years old flan Ltd a policy of higher level american and British authorities Hal forbade the handing Over of refugees by Force or without proper screening proce dures. The nub of to slay s thesis is that Macmillan acted deliberately enlisting the support of the British 5lh corps commander Mai. Gen. Charles Sci Getty. To meet communist demands fur the people in question. Tolstoy writes that these people were handed Over against their will and without the required screening. In particular the volume says Hal 3,000 cossacks who under repatriation agreements concluded with the soviet Union were Noi legally considered soviet nationals were delivered to communist forces and that Many were then executed or vanished. Tolstoy s Book addresses the problem of 70,000 peo ple he says were delivered into communist hands in May 1945 after they had surrendered to British forces at the austrian Border. Tolstoy in i Macmillan gave these people to the soviet and yugoslav authorities in Defiance of what Tolstoy describes As Allied policies. Among them. Tolstoy says were 30,000 serbs slovenes and croats opposed to marshal Tito s victorious yugoslav communists As Well As 40,000 cossacks. Most of whom Encell for the 11,000 women and children among them had served with the German army. Tolstoy ascribes he initiative for the handover to Macmillan alone. He writes that he could not find a motivation for the action. A do nine of the allegations came in a statement is sued by Viscount Macmillan chairman of  publishing and a member of the Macmillan family. He said the Book published april 28 by Century Hutchidson ltd., contained fundamental and misleading errors he edited a 40-Page document about the repatriation Issue written by a historian or. Robert Knight of the school of slavonic studies of the London school of economics. The Viscount said Knight s study cited 36 major instances of misleading or wrong items in Tolstoy s analysis. The blame if any rests firmly on the shoulders of the signatories of the Yalta agreement the Viscount said. According to an August 1945 Allied memorandum about policies on repatriation of soviet citizens any compulsion required to move soviet citizen who do not wish to be repatriated is a necessary fulfilment of a National pledged  despite the Overall policy Many people were Able to avoid being Scal Back to the soviet Union. The revival of the subject has brought confiding reactions from Book reviewers in Britain and some Calls for an investigation. 2 missing 1 rescued in crash of Navy copter Mayport Fla. M registration form must be returned to the clerk not later than 30 Days before the elec party affiliation must be provide Del ing the primary election ballot. Vol Plust Send a second Post card application amt to receive a ballot for the nov. 4 general in. Service members  can obtain information on Neva Peting procedures by re quoting a Issei Jujj Rcw a34"""1" 9ulf for unit voting Ismie officer. Information u also available . Embassy or consulate. Law May con acl lie Federal Ance Prog am director. Room ib7,,  20301. Or Call Aulova " or commercial 201 695-0663. Monday about 10 Miles Southeast of Jack Sonville. A Rescue boat from the guided missile frigate Underwood picked up one nun but could t find the others said Navy spokes Man N.C. Young. Their names were not released pending notification of relatives. The rescued crewman was taken to the he was listed in satisfactory condition said Young. The names of the three crewmen based at the naval air station in up Luteal River md., were not immediately released. The helicopter was stationed aboard the Underwood. Authorities do not know Why the Helicon r crashed Young said. Weather conditions at the time were Ideal. Officials refused to say monday what equipment and weapons were aboard the helicopter. Trie last crash of an Atlantic. Fled sea Hawk was in february 198s, end the four crewmen aboard were unharmed Young said. That crash was blamed on mechanical problems. Annual Airlift Competition Friendship training inning by Chuck Vinch Washington Beau Pope fab . Officials of Volant Rodeo the annual International military Airlift to about camaraderie cooperation and describe the contest of Che participants add one More can Vithal lilt i of the Maine Airlift group at Yokota Ine under the 374th tac a the Philippines Laid winning sgt. Nance  a Japan Airlift Wing for we the Poir to in bound meet new people t winning a awl pfc our  truest important thing is Toff iinds said it. To Dicker Lange of the German learn. To tepid to learn Orn Ching about the Way of life of other  other military services. Bui everyone is Here to  when the considerable dust of Pope fab settled in i45lh Tae Airlift group from Charlotte. N.c., became the first air National guard unit to walk away with lop honors in the eight year history of the Competition. The 149th, representing the 136th tac Airlift Wing out of Hensley Reid in Dallas beat 43 other . And Allied learns. The air Force military Airlift come which sponsors the event Bills Volant Rodeo As a real world exercise Hal develops aircrews professional ability to put Hie right Load in the right place at the right  the event showcases Airlift operations and provides an Opportunity for the Best tactical air lifters in the world to demonstrate capabilities improve procedures compare Ranee standardization for worldwide deploy to inf units also Field teams to competitively Lesi related skills of combat controllers Security policy Feighl line personnel and maintenance team members. The Only overseas based is. Team 10 place in any category was the 435th tac Airlift Wing from Rhein Moin a Germany which look second in the Security police com petition. Portugal took second place Overall and fared the Best of the foreign teams which included Australia Brazil Canada. Italy inc United kingdom and Germany. The italians Are the Only foreign team to Ever win the Competition performing the feat twice in 1982 and 1984. Other winners Best c-141 aircrew 43slh military Airlift Wing Mcguire fab . Best c-1 30 aircrew Portugal. Best c-141 maintenance Crew 31 5lh military Airlift Wing air Force Reserve Charleston Abs a. Best c-130 maintenance Crew tic 94th tac Airlift air Force Reserve Dobbins fab on., and the c Airlift Wing air National guar Charlotte Ning on and off Load 62nd Mili tary Airlift  fab. Wash. C-130 in Ginny no on and off Load Australia. Aerial delivery Lull a Airlift Wing air Force Reserve Westover fab f Short held Landing portus Best Overall Security police  tac Airlift Wing Little Rock fab Ark. Combat control team Competition 1 it pm operations Wing Hurlburt Field Fla