European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stalls and stripes monday March 23.1987 o air base defences criticized Orch Wahli Washin Europe Acri Tii Lime strategy Alliance s air t nato has providing for ii its air bases Rombal aircraft Are expected 10 be Capa of carrying up to roughly twice their revious payload 10travel Over three tiles their previous Range Al higher spew and to conduct operations at lower alludes Ray said. But soviet air Dow is Only one aspect of the threat to Allied lir bases he said we can assume the  the attack o nato air bases win probably be titled by soviets Petenza special open ions forces trained in sabotage and uncork a tonal  is. Intelligence there Are up to 1 k forces operatives in \ Stem Europe. They would inf Ilage and create group eruption Ray said. Sources estimated soviet special Ite to inflict dam a fusion and Dis the next step my missile attacks dig aircraft by creating ways and damaging that will  series of Ait Saulls and Convent in Butts intent upon air bases he said. Until now our Lionly requirement has i by on our fighter Ai without appropriate have enough tone tothe air to Deal with fighters and attack come alter the so tactical missiles Fri the pentagon1air base defense 1. More aircraft for it Ensine counter air Pha sizing passive it be soviet tactical to ground Allied cratering run Struc tort he Ibe followed by Vanikes airborne As ground Force damaging the   a he raid Fiul we wont i our air ran into wave of soviet which will attacks and the approach to been to request Tensive Ana de while also pm camouflage needed to resolve . Bases in Europe severe . And Allied air f would serve As wart for . Forces Ray such a program Phasis on the propel combat the varied i bases he said. This must inc systems to Deal with warning radars co systems counter air Falo air missiles ii role passive base _ defense Ray said of these areas Resul which makes any concealment and a repair and recovery plans Ray said. A definitive Tim abased program is tap in defense at and the even more1 at bases where Tes arc  Al Host nation Ilian airports that deployment Sites uld put More pm Nix of elements to ats Lonato air around  threat and and control her planes Tat i area air defense and Point air eating any Onei an Achilles Heel j  to activate ire service fran sport co Fiand ill1amj.bahtmanvuhfagton Bureau the Pentagon seeking to get Asport oltion resources in the event g to establish a transportation Corne duties now handled separately by  by the joint chiefs of staff Grovel of defense Secretary Casparis can Start. Placing and incorporating the military so would take control of he army s in gement come and the Navy s Seal ill com. Officials have set april 15 As the Start up but sail in will be about a year before the system n i Operand. The new . Trans come would be Fernand by air Force Gen. Duan Cassidy. Terreni Heads of those commands would Uty commanders of the new organization. Ire ready for activation april 15 with a not a full command said Robert Moore i Force s military Airlift come. The whij1 Congress will still have to review this wifi de command enables us to be ready  said. To would be belter prepared i use our transport resources  in addition to handling  interdependent transport tool Over commercial services pc such As the scheduled airlines Tel satos which Are jointly Jmajor airlines. The satos also i commercial aircraft into Miliran emergency. During peacetime. Moor command will for lie most Ning. Navy Varns of crisis in Antisubmarine tactics Washington has sounded an priority in anti abilities against Fleet and says in has plans to Deal with the " in response to Sov isaid this past week it h Ter plan for anti us brass that will be or month to the Pentagon new jail Ali ves lha new class of nuclear Marine called the funded to the Best of o the expense of other a report by Melvyn Pai Navy Secretary for Neering. We have recon Navy to state ask Asly for he last two Bour funding profiles \ significantly increased his 43-Page report. " change senior civilian and officials from Secretary Down have warned incr past several Yean that Lect and Hunt soviet the Navy slipping 3u Ine warfare Ca Tviet undersea ised  tins the Nav prepared a Mas Ine warfare Ori Nied later ibis  building a a attack sub of must be ability even at re areas said i the assistant and Engi eed in Thelea ing Priori a vomits yet failed to be whole anime for a slipped dangerously lion soviet advances in czech Premier named Prague Czechoslovakia a la Dislav Adamic was appointed czech pre Mier Friday replacing Josef Korea who resigned formed Navy Lehman on Over Heity to de i Manne has because _. Quieter running boat. Navy officials have improvements to .the John Walker Figuni Turing whose members evicted of espionage along prison terms. The the soviet never have but were said to have i  Are faced with a crisis in our anti submarine warfare capability which in i the soviet leaked by a Friend spy been con 1 sentenced Lod sures to i made public1 serious de mines our ability to time strategy Paisley Sai to Congress.. Maritime strategy i War. As expressed by leh heavy Reliance on using i Battle groups to bottle up in their Home ports. Moreover the More liable to enhance the silence site carrying submarine cult in will be for is. Fore. With attack subs and  ships and patrol Ali the soviets with in sub Fleet Are building a i of missile boats the Delia 4 \ our capabilities threat Are adequate however the  in some of their be submarines will pose a our current Aswad Vaj. Without significant attention to research and Dei the ask Arena we will with a severe deficiency in i to counter soviet Sumari Congress authorized at million for Navy ask Novelo Pumeni program last has asked for $166.3 r$173 million for fiscal million for fiscal 1989.in addition to those or Navy requested $46.3 Mif Lilford research Anlo a sub Marii Tern up from $40.6 million i Ite the Mari his report event of place a Carriere Fleet soviets Aref their i find the dipped sur missile generation today wrote. A by thet classes of Ith Eatlo increase Nentin a ponied Cap Alliry. $209.4andde i the Nav this year. Thethis year sonar sys year. Anti aids Campos in Bonn