European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. March 7, 1987 the staffs and stripes Page 9 More jobs sought of Bill would Widen military combat support Pool by Chuck Vinch Washington tartan Washington women would be allowed to serve in more1 military combat support jobs now closed to hem under a Bill introduced in the . William prox Tylre d-wis., and William Cohen a Maine said the legislation is necessary i the services Are to maintain sufficient numbers of personnel As in available Pool of male recruits shrinks through the 1990. Arrhe miliary can Only Benefit by Chewsin front wider Pool of applicant Proxmire mid. This Bill poet not conflict with the combat exclusion Laws audit does not slap on quotas. All it says is that if a woman has what it Lake o handle a particular com Bat support position she should be allowed to the Bill would let women serve to Jota in Alt army direct combat support unit and air Force recon Naissance aircraft and aboard All ships of the Nav combat logistics Force the class of ships that serv ices Battle groups with food fuel ammunition another supplies. Proxmire generally praised the army and air Force for taking positive heps toward opening More jobs to women. Late last year the army opened 10,000 combat support jobs to women after a yearlong review Fiti policy. At the same Tiras the air port opened to women 1,645 positions associated with reconnaissance an electronic warfare systems aboard ec-135 and re 135 aircraft. But pro Miro said the Navy has made concerted efforts to close its doors to women despite in pressing manpower  Proxmire said he was very disturbed when the Navy last november changed the name of its Mobil logistics support Force to combat logistics Force and classified those ships As combatants although he noted the Navy added an additional 1,000 billets for women on ships already open to  Navy renamed the Mobile logistics support Force to Dodge mounting pressure to open these ships to women Proxmire said. The report of the 1979 defense authorization Bill clearly states that he Senate armed services committee expected the Navy to open the Mobile logistics support Force to women. Almost a decade later the Navy has not Only no opened the ships but has tried to pull the Wool Over our eyes by renaming them he  staffer for1 Proxmire said that while the Issue is a delicate one in Congress the senator is hopeful that Many lawmakers win support it because of the Pessi mistic projections for the available Pool of recruit sin the 1990s. Congress in general does t like the idea of mov ing women closer to actual combat she said. But As manpower needs get More pressing and military women continue to push at the boundaries of what they re allowed to do we think people Wilt see in logic in  she said a meeting with Senate armed services committee staffers is scheduled to discuss matter inducing Ine legislation in the fiscal 1988-89 defense authorization Bill. But even if it s not included she said Proxmire would probably introduce it on the floor of the Senate As an amendment to another  Force Navy and army officials said they could t determine the number of combat support Robt the Bill would open to women until Congress issued More specific guidance on what it Means by combat support three percent of air Force Job skills arc closed to women. Air Force policy based on restrictions imposed by Public Law Calls Lor not assigning women to combat aircraft and certain types of reconnaissance aircraft that policy clashes with the proposed Bill since the legislation Calls for opening jobs on All Type of reconnaissance aircraft to women. There Are probably tens of thousands of Billet that could conceivably be called combat support a Navy official said. But where do you draw the Tine our policy is not to assign women to ships that Are Dassi red As having a combatant Mission we asked staffers on Capitol Hill if the jobs we cat combat support Are the same ones thai the think of As combat support and we got quite a few Blank Svarcs an army official said. Until we get More details from Congress we can t say How Many jobs would be opened under this  of 376 army Job skills 55 Are closed to special operations come to Start soon by Chuck Vinc Washington Bureau Washington the Pentagon will activate the special operations come by april 16 at Macdill fab Fin and will abolish the readiness come defense department officials have Tol Congress. A tour Star general yet to be name will Lead the command which will control America s unconventional forces the command will have 230 people As signed to the Headquarters and will remade up of unconventional warfare components of the army Navy and air Force. The Pentagon also has asked Congress to raise the limit of 11 assistant secretaries of defense to accommodate a new position assistant Secretary of defense for special operations and Low intensity conflict. Four High level civilian slots will Blunder that office principal Deputy assistant Secretary the primary staff assistant to the assist ant Secretary. A Deputy assistant Secretary for Spe Cial operations to develop and implement special operations policy. A Deputy assistant Secretary far Low intensity conflict to develop Low intensity conflict policy a Deputy assistant Secretary of de sense for resources to supervise program and budget proposals and oversee acquisition material unique to special operations. Oversight of special operations Andlor intensity conflict will be quite de manding and we Are proceeding very deliberately in reviewing the qualifications of a number of candidates far the new assistant Secretary of defense Posi Tion the report said. The command will include army rangers special forces special operations aviation units and the special warfare Center air Force c-130 com Bat talons Hh-53 pave lows ac-130gunships, special operations school combat control and other related units the naval special warfare Center and psychological operations and civil affair units. Naval special warfare groups a signed to the Atlantic and Pacific com mands will remain under those com mands the report said. The joint chiefs of staff decided i january to abolish the 16-year-old read iness come. The report noted deactivating the command would provide imme Diate facilities for the special operations omd which would avoid a two year delay in providing a Headquarters for the new command. Readiness come missions including wartime mobilization and deployment of personnel worldwide joint training Mili tary support of civil defense efforts and defense of the United states will be transferred to other commands the re port said. Of wants to build unmanned rocket Washington up the air Force wants lode Elop a Large unmanned rocket to Fly As Early As 1991 because the Pentagon might want to Start placing Star wars systems in orbit by then Secretary Edward Aldridge said thursday. He said it. Gen. Jame Abrahamson the director of the strategic defense initiative wants to have the option to begin deployment As Early As 1991994," although president Reagan has not made a decision to move beyond the research stage for a space based mis Sile defense  told a Senate space subcommittee the air Force rather than the civilian space Agency should Bein charge of developing the huge launcher expected to be Able in lift cargo weighing 50 ions or More twice the capacity of the space shuttle. "1 disagree strongly said sen Albert cored Tenn a member of the Senate armed services com Mittee As Well As the space  said the National aeronautics and space administration developed the highly successful family of Saturn rockets As Well As the space shuttle and has the expertise to develop a new lower Cost heavy lift launcher. "1 just think it would be a serious mistake to not have Nasa play the Lead role in this  Aldridge pressed his Point under continued questioning from Gore. Schools update 32 schools to participate in science symposium Munich an estimated 150 students from 32schools will demonstrate projects and research March 12-15 in the i3lh annual Junior science an humanities symposium. Exhibits will be displayed at the european Patent office in Munich and the University of Maryland Campus at Mcgraw Cavern five students will be selected to present their projects May 6-9 at West Point , the army research office headquartered in Raleigh n.c., will contribute $18,000 o help defer the Winner travel costs. More than 30 schools will be represented at the Munich Competition. Department of defense de Pendents High schools from he Atlantic Germany and Mediterranean regions and a Small number of German schools will be represented. Leadership meeting set for High school students Wiesbaden american German French and Canadian High school students will meet Sun Day through Friday in Ober Wesco Germany for the sixth annual International student leadership in  from 25 Dodds three German two French and one Canadian school have been invite to the symposium which will provide classes and discussion  symposium is sponsored by the Germany Region s social studies curriculum department. Delegates from Dodds to attend family symposium Heidelberg representatives from the at lactic Germany and Mediterranean regions will be on hand March 23-26 As pan of the annual usar eur family symposium. A military and family member from each of -40usareur communities will meet Al the Sonner Hof hotel in Hirsch Harg to discuss issues relating  and their families. Schools the decline of the Dohar sponsorship programs youth activities and the commissary and Exchange system will form the Broad Agenda of the meeting. The symposium will be held under the auspices of maj. Gen. Archie Cannon jr., Usa eur Dep Uty Cut eff Matt for  by a Cucalon i intr diva we Scrak f