European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. August 4, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 Gallant Eagle s Media test successful the following report was compiled by wire service members of the Pentagon Media Pool Nell Roland of United press International Tim ahem of the associated press and Christopher Hanson of Reuters. March fab Calif. The military successfully carried out another secret test saturday of its Media Pool which observed War exercises involving 35,000troops in the Southern California desert thirteen broadcast and print journalists were spirited out of Washington Friday afternoon to cover the Gallant Eagle 86 exercise intended to simulate com Bat by combined . Forces in the Middle East. It was successful because secrecy was maintained and we brought the press in without hampering the military operation said Navy cant. Steven Taylor who organized inc press exercise for the Pentagon s office of Public affairs. The Pool operation under which participants share their notes and film with All news Organ Iza Lions originated after the october 1983 invasion . Troops of Grenada. Reporters were Kepi off the Caribbean Island for the first 48 hours. A Pentagon appointed commission recommended the creation of the Pool to cover the Early hours of any future . Military action. The latest test was the fourth in a series thai began in March 1985. Word that the first Pool had been activated leaked out but secrecy has been maintained in the last three. Gallant Eagle 86 is a 10-Day exercise that ended sunday the exercise Cost j22.8 million and involved units of the army Marine corps air Force and Navy under the . Central come. That com Mand was created in 1983 10 succeed the rapid deployment Force which the Pentagon organized