European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday August 9. 1086 the stars and St Hopes Page 9 time to hit the books six year old Colette mud Inch and 7 year old Mark Bueschel have their tins Lull Wilh Sam Torteo on the first Day of Kabool in Hen. German parents give the Candy filled com to Chil Dren entering actual far the first time. Pentagon details role of military in War on drugs by Clint Swift Washington Bureau Washington the army Haslet the Border patrol m-14 rifles elec tronic sensors night observation equip ment and tactical vehicles for use along the mexican Border this month. The air Force has Given army troops lift to Bolivia where Blackhawk Heli copter Crews lust month provided Quick insertion of bolivian police and . Drug enforcement Agency members at cocaine production Sites. From october Ihm ugh May the coastguard accepted 91 Otter to deploy on Navy ships to an Effort to Block seaborne drug runners. Thai included operation hat trick to n five month inter Agency anti drug Effort during which coast guard tac 1 ical Law enforcement teams helped seize151,000 pounds of Marijuan a. This week the Pentagon sent an offi cer to Capitol Hilt to describe How the troops have been deployed in the War against drugs. During by 1985, he depart men of defense honoured 8,000 individual Feder Al state and local Law enforcement Agency requests for assistance including the use of facilities explosive ordnance disposal Security assistance technical or training assistance equipment Loam and Mission support said air Force cot. Harvey Pothier. Pothier acting director of the Dod task Force on drug enforcement said airborne surveillance was the largest Typ of support. He said More than 3,000 Sor ties nearly 10,400 night hours were flown. He told a House foreign affairs com Mittee task Force the flights include Navy e-2 aircraft and h-3 and s-3 submarine Hunters in the carib bean along the Mcmican Border the Gulf of Mexico or off California and Florida they often were aided by Marine of 10s.air Force airborne warning and control planes flew More than 1,300 hours of radar missions with customs agents aboard. The air Force also operates two balloon borne radar from Florida thai look Down to spot aircraft trying to Fly below the line of sight of ground based radar. The military has loaned Law enforce ment agencies $111 million in equip ment Poitier said. Army training included rapid log and use of ground radar. Facilities loaned included Rifle and pistol the first half of this year the army logged 344 hours and the air Force 415 hours of flight time in drug interdiction mat trick ii the military helped with the planning developed secure inter Agency radio networks and expanded the agencies intelligence capabilities he Pentagon has proposed lending four Navy e-2s to authorities patrolling the Southern United states. Under the same proposal the air Force would buy five tethered balloon radar systems far use along the and would provide two c-130 Hercules planes with special sensors tothe War against drugs. The planes would be under the control of the Southern come in Panama for use adjacent to drug producing countries in Central and South America. Canadian forces Moke changes Lahr. Germany Canadian forces Europe an Many of its components have new commanders following reassignment which took effect in the past few weeks. Maj. Gen. John l. Sharps became the new cafe commander aug. I beginning his second tour of duty at Canadian forces base Lahr according Locke officials. Sharpe 48, served Ai the senior staff officer for personnel and base administration officer at Lahr from1975101977. Other newly appointed cafe Leaden include Brig. Gen. . Lalonde the 4 Canadian mechanized Bri Gade group commander. Brig. Gen. G. Scott dem anti the 1 Canadian air group commander and cot. J.c.a. Emond commander of cab Lahr. Sharpe s appointment follows his two year tenure As director general of land doctrine and operations Al Canada s National defense Headquarters in Ottawa. Command assignments during his 30-year career in the Canadian forces include the 1st in Princess Pat Ricia s Canadian Light infantry in Calgary Alberta 1973-75, and 1st Canadian brigade group also in Calgary 19s2-s4. He also has served with the forces in Cyprus Ghana and the Canadian Arctic. Sharpe replaces maj. Gen. David Wightman a who has retired and returned to Hii Home in Ottawa after three years As cafe commander Lalonde a Montreal native assumes command of 4 a mag after directing different personnel Careen offices in Ottawa since 1983, he also has held several command posts and served at Lahr in 1971-74, first at 4 a mag Headquarters and then Wilh the i St in. Royal22nd regt. Lalonde replaces Brig. Gen. . Danger let who is now Deputy chief of staff of the Central army group in Heidelberg. Clements bom in Ottawa and raised in Scarbo rough Ontario has commanded cab cold Lake Al Berta Tor the past two years. A Pilot with 3.500 hours of flying experience Clements served Wilh the 439 Tiger so at Lahr briefly in 1969, just after the squad Ron moved there from France Clements succeeds Brig Gen. David mud Deslon. Who has been promoted to major general and appointed associate Deputy minister for policy at National defense Headquarters. Emond a 42-year-old Pilot and Ottawa native served iwo Yean As the Canadian forces attache in Warsaw Poland before attending the National de sense College recently. He replaces col. Remi Saulnier who is now chief of staff for the Canadian Norad Region in North Bay Ontario. Champ postpones chess play London up Champion Gary Kasparov stung by his defeat in the fifth game called a postpone ment of Friday s scheduled sixth match in his world chess championship Battle with analogy Karpov. The decision Means the two soviets will resume their Marathon Battle on monday. Each player is entitled to three postponements Over the 24-eame Span of the 1915,000 Competition. Fri Day s postponement was the first for either player. Kasparov was soundly beaten wednesday when Karpov playing while mounted a Strong Center Board game and Tell the Champion with nowhere to go. When the sixth game resumes Kasparov will play the White pieces the attacking Edge that normally is his Strong Point. Grand masters suggested he had called for the timeout to Lake a deep breath and lore assess what surprises Karpov might yet have in store in defense. It had been thought that Karpov would be the first to Call for a rest after he had lost the fourth game tuesday. Military Roundup army air defense arty plans annual Ball sept. 19 Darmstadt Germany the army air defense arty annual Ball will be sept. 19 at the officers club in Patrick Henry Village Heidel Berg. The cocktail hour is at 6 . And the prime rib dinner begins at 7 ., according to the 32nd army air defense come. Ticket Cost $18 per person. Child care i available. For reservations and information Call Cape Pat Walker at Darmstadt military 2371-4316 of7241 or ets 348-6316 or 7241. Army s dental services chief nominated for promotion Brig. Gen. Bui b. Lefler Deputy commander of the 7th medical come and chief of denial services for the . Army in Europe has been nominated by president Reagan for promotion to major general and chief of the army denial corps. Lefler s nomination goes to the Senate for confirmation. A Rawlins wyo., native Lefler has served previously As Deputy commander and director of dental services for the . Army health serv ices come at fort Sam Houston Texas and imposts Ai Walter Reed army medical Center Washington d.c., and fort Jackson . He received his commission in March 1956 and graduated from the University of Tennessee school of Deli sly
