European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d Twilight zone defendants cleared pages d october named aids prevention month Page 9 n Korea the forgotten War Page 13 auth called  Pulu Carton Foit the , Ajim fld fqkcb1 vol. 46, no. 44 sunday May 31, 1997 d 8693 a 2 soviet defense chiefs fired in Wake of German Pilot s feat Moscow a defense minister Sergei l. So Kalov and the head of soviet air defences were re moved saturday after the politburo lashed the military for letting a foreign plane enter soviet airspace and Fly All the Way to Moscow. The official Tass news Agency said Sokolov 75, had been relieved of his duties in connection with his retirement and replaced by general of he army Dmitri Yazoo. The evening television news program Eremya said the Bead of the air defense forces Alexander Kol Dunrov 63, had been dismissed. The ruling politburo held a special meeting sat urday devoted to the violation of soviet airspace by Small German plane thai landed in Moscow thursday night a Cmya said. The plane s Pilot. Mathias rust 19, of Hamburg was taken into police custody after he buzzed red Square and landed near the Kremlin Wall. A Cmya said that during the politburo meeting it was determined that the plane owned by a Hamburg air club had been located by radio locators of the air Serge i. Sokolov defense on us approaching the Borders of the  soviet fighters twice flew around it but apparently did nothing Eremya said. The  noted thai the commanders of Theair defense forces manifested an impermissible callous Ness and indecisive Ness in stopping its night without using military Means Eremya said in its report on the politburo session. This fad shows serious failures in organization inthe carrying oui of military duty in guarding the air space of the country it said. The politburo also criticized the absence of proper alertness and discipline and major failures in manage ment of troops from the ministry of defense vre Masaid in an apparent reference to Sokolov. Marshal of the soviet Union Sergei Sokolov has been relieved of his duties As  defense minister in connection with his retirement the Agency said. Yazoo 64, a world War ii Veteran previously served As Deputy defense minister for personnel Tass said. Teen us we med to Meef russians paper says Hamburg a the daredevil German teen Ager who piloted a plane from Scandinavia to Moscow s re Square told soviet police he just wanted to make friends with russians a newspaper report said saturday. The Hamburg based mass circulation newspaper Bild said Mathias rust 19, handed out peace leaflets to red Square passers by and signed autographs for two hours late thursday before soviet police hustled him away. The wild and wonderful Story of rust s 420-mile Odyssey from Scandinavia 10 Moscow in a  Cessna 172 aircraft delighted the German Popula Tion and news Media. Most major newspapers featured rust s exploits on Page i. Bild ran a huge photograph of the Cessna plane Landing in red Square noting Only in pasting that it was a photo montage. An opinion Survey by the Wickert Institute asked 2,035 germans of voting age to describe their initial reaction to news of the sensational red Square land ing. Laughing Joy said 79 percent of respondents according to Wickert. In a front Page report Hild quoted soviet reporter Anthony Louis As say ing a soviet policeman used hand signals to guide rust to his Landing next to the Kremlin Wall. Bild said Rusi waved enthusiastically to astounded muscovites As he climbed Down from the Cessna. He signed Auto graphs distributed peace leaflets an Shook hands with Moscow children it said. Soviet authorities did not move in Athirst because they thought rust was part of a film or publicity stunt Bild  two hours passed. Rust finally was arrested the paper reported. In a police interrogation the youth was asked Why he had flown to Moscow Bild said. I just wanted to talk with russians it quoted rust As replying. Bild whose Moscow sources Are considered Good said rust then was asked Why he Tew to the Sovei a spinal secretly and outside internationally approve flight corridors. If i had asked for a regular Flightpath i would t have had enough Gas to reach Moscow Bild quoted rust As say ing. He flew to Moscow from Helsinki Finland. He supposedly was going to Fly from Helsinki to Stockholm Sweden. In Bonn the foreign ministry said saturday that the government was still trying to gel information from soviet officials on rust s Fate a Day and a Hal after he was detained. The Cessna is owned by the hamburger club a private flying club to which rust belongs Helmut Gass vice president of the club said saturday that rust must have flown to Moscow on purpose. The Day before Gass said he thought rust had gotten  if someone who s supposed to be Fly ing from Helsinki to Stockholm wheel around after 20 minutes and Flics so far in the other direction that can hardly Bea mistake Gass said in a Telephone interview. Gass said he was enchanted by rusts bold stroke but that the Young Man would probably lose his flying License. We All like mat Liias rust so much but sport aviation these Days is falling into some disrepute in Germany an what he did could add to the negative Echo Gass said. He said private pilots have repeatedly strayed Inlo East Germany s airspace by mistake in recent years. Bild quoted rust s parents As saying that the Young Man s sole passion was flying. He s such a dear he s never had Girlfriend Bild quoted rust s Mother Monika. Assaying. Flying has been his passion since hews very Young. He d try logo up to the see teen on Page 23 overseas tour extensions of offers new priority plan for assignments by Chuck Vinc Washington Bureau Washington air Force enlisted personnel who Volunteer to extend their overseas Tours particularly at Remote unaccompanied locations can gel higher consideration for their next assignment under a new program. The program is called the enhanced enlisted Over seas returnee match. Personnel who extend at least six months beyond their Normal return Date in a Short tour area and 12 months in a Long tour area Are Given a higher priority for their next consecutive overseas or stateside tour. The longer a pc Ion stays overseas the higher thai priority becomes an air Force personnel official said. As an example he used three members resuming froma Long tour area in March 19bs. The first person served 18 months beyond the Normal return Date. The second emended for 12 months while the third returned As scheduled. Under the new program the member serving 18months beyond the original return Date will receive priority Over he other two for his or her assignment preferences he said. The Type of tour being served is also a Factor. Priority goes to unaccompanied Tours where families Are restricted. Next is unaccompanied Tours of is months or less at locations where an accompanied tour is authorized. Accompanied and unaccompanied hours along tour areas Are then considered say for example thai two people wanted the Sam assignment and both had extended overseas for 12 months but one was on an unaccompanied Short Lour and the other was on an accompanied Long Lour the official said. The first one would have priority for  the program does not guarantee thai service Mem ers will get the assignment of their Choice the official said. The needs of the air Force come first he said. Requirement for that person has to exist at the preferred base. Bui this program does increase their chances of getting the assignment they  service members serving an in place consecutive overseas Lour Don t qualify since they received leave travel entitlements Between ours and Are required to serve the full second tour. Bui those who finish the consecutive overseas tour and then extend on that tour become eligible for the higher priority the official said. Only enlisted personnel with a return Date of octo Ber 1987 or later will be considered for the program the official said