European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes monday june 29,1987 Keiso to decide Stark officers Fate Washington not the com Mander in chief of the . Navy s at lactic Fleet adm. Frank Kelso will de cide soon whether to court martial three officers who were relieved of duty on the frigate Stark for their performance when the ship was attacked in the persian Gulf in May Navy officials said saturday a naval Board of inquiry has recommended that the ship s Captain and its tactical action officer be court Martiale and that the executive officer be reprimanded. The exc chive officer was less directly responsible for the Slark s failure la defend itself according to one official familiar with the Board s report. The official confirmed an article in the Washington Post that said the Board of inquiry recommended courts martial for Cape. Glenn r. Brindel the ship s com Mander and it. Basil e. Moncrief. Its tactical action officer who ran the ship s weapons control room. Non judicial punishment was recommended for it. Cmdr. Raymond Gajan jr., the Cut Cutie officer although it has been known for weeks that the three officers could face charges the Navy had declined to disclose the Board or inquiry s recommendations both to avoid prejudging the men and to avoid undue pressure on the Admiral who must decide whether charges should be pressed. Earlier in june the three men were relieved of duly by the regional com Mander responsible for the persian Gulf after he read the report by the Board of inquiry. The Board had convened in Bahrain to examine Why the Stark failed to defend itself. The missile attack by an iraqi warplane killed 37 sailors. The Board s report has been forwarded to the joint chiefs of staff in washing Ion which has turned its recommendations Over to the chief of naval operations. Kelso has been old to decide whether to follow the Board s recommendations on disciplining the three men. Civilian authorities will not intervene in his Deci Sion the Admiral has been told. Kelso could Convene any of three types of court martial involving differ ent Legal procedures and different de Grees of potential punishment. The most serious of these a general court mail Ial would be preceded by a hearing analogous to a civilian grand jury proceed ing during which the Case for prose Cul ing the charges would be assessed before a full trial would begin. The naval Board of inquiry which is not a part of the court martial process found that the ship failed to defend itself from attack because of a series of com Mand errors. Congressional investigators who went to Bahrain after the attack reported that the ship s officers did not warn away the approaching aircraft soon enough did not prepare ils defensive systems for action and did not execute other Standard air defense Maneu vers. Those include such actions As turning the ship in order to provide a Clear shot for its guns. Brindel left the Bridge just As the iraqi plane neared and was in his Cabin when the first of two expect missiles struck the Stark. Pope beautifies lithuanian in Vatican ceremonies Vatican City api Pope John Paul ii on sunday beatified a lithuanian Bishop and Lold lithuanian catholics he prays every Day for their Homeland which he says soviet authorities have refused to let him visit. Among the 10,000 faithful for the mass of beatification in is. Peter s Basilica were about 2,500 roman catholics of lithuanian origin who Are in Rome this month for celebrations marking the 600ih anniversary of the arrival of christianity in Lithuania and the beatification of archbishop Jurgis Mazulaitis. Beatification is a formal step toward possible sainthood. No signs of survivors in peruvian air crash Lima Peru a a search helicopter on sat urday spoiled on a rugged Jungle Peak the wreckage of a twin engine peruvian air Force plane that was rezoned missing about i a weeks ago. The aircraft was in pieces and it appeared All 40 passengers mostly civilians and the six Man Crew were killed in the crash said cmdr. Enrique Gonzales the head of the search operation. The ship is completely destroyed he said. There Are no signs of the wreckage of the soviet made Antonov-26 transport All of whose passengers were believed to be peruvian was discovered about 400 Miles North of Lima and 25 Miles Southeast of it Jungle City Ofsa Posoa. It was spotted by a helicopter Pilot who bad been combing the Banks of a River Gonzales said the plane was on a flight from Lima to Sapo Soa and the Northern cities of Trijillo and Iquitos when it was reported missing june 18. Gonzales said the Andes Peak on which the wreckage was spotted rises about 3,500 feet above the Jungle floor. Libya says jamming prompted Jet to approach . Cruiser in med Rome a a . Navy guided missile Cruiser in the Mediterranean was approached by a libyan Jet fighter earlier this month because the ship was jamming the aircraft s radio communications in a provocative act Libya s official news Agency said. The saturday dispatch said libyan jets will be forced to fight if . Vessel repeal the action. It was the first official libyan comment on Penta gon reports that two libyan Mios approached the nuclear powered South Carolina twice on june 17, prompting the Crew to Man Battle stations. Jana in what it described As a response from its military editor said the libyan aircraft were on Rou Tine reconnaissance an american ship was jamming one of the libyan reconnaissance jets which led the said Al to go nearer to the jamming sources so Aslo know its identity and to warn against the consequences of such acts said the Jana dispatch. The jamming against the libyan reconnaissance aircraft is an aggressive and provocative american and which we will not accept. The libyan air Force will be forced to fight Ameri can naval vessels in the Mediterranean if libyan air Craft Are subjected to jamming or interception during their routine and legitimate missions in accordance with International Law Jana said. The dispatch received in Rome in English and French called for the evacuation of foreign fleets from he Mediterranean that represent a source of aggression o the Peoples of the Region and a continuous threat to their Pentagon sources in Washington said the South car Olina was sailing with two other smaller Navy ships in the Mediterranean about 100 Miles off Libya when the libyan jets approached. The Pentagon said the libyan aircraft did not demonstrate hostile Korea from Page 1 leased Kim Dae Jung from House arrest. A major demand of the Lens of thousands of protesters who have waged Street Battles with police almost daily since june 10 is revision of he Constitution Lovallo forthe direct election of Chun s successor later this year. The two kims said the government must agree to the direct election of Chun s successor or open the question to a National referendum if the protests Are to end. But the government said sunday that details of the Reform package should be worked out Between Kim Young Sam president of the main opposition reunification democratic party and Ron Tae woo chairman of . Kim Young Sam Hai repeatedly refused to meet with Roh saying that the president is the Only government official with the Power to order reforms. Kim has not said whether he would meet with Roh this time. No major protests have been reported across South Korea since Friday when a peace March turned violent in Seoul and 32 other cities As 60,000 people filled the St need calling for political reforms and Chun s overthrow. Police reported sunday Hal 3,467 people were detained during Friday s protests which turned the capital and other major cities into rubble scarred battlegrounds. On sunday the Only major protest was reported in up Sill where 5,000 people gathered peacefully. Sunday editions of most major korean newspapers said the ruling party would announce sweeping political re forms this week to fulfil the widespread desire Hal democratic development should be attained Wilhour news reports said thai if negotiations failed the ruling party is considering a National referendum on what form the next government would Lake. Opposition Leaden insist the next Leader be chosen through direct elections. The ruling Camp is prepared to directly ask die people for their decision on the form of the next government in the ruling and opposition parties fail to reach an Accord on conditional reforms the English language Korea Herald reported sunday. Gis from Page 1 soldiers extend Carroll said. They Don t get thai kind of training constantly in the Stales like they do Easlon agreed about the importance of Good leadership and said it s one of the reasons he s extending again. In my pm aloof our people take care of each other the infantry Soldier said. Our platoon is Tiht so things run smooth. I be seen soldiers in my unit who had personal problems and i be seen the Chain of command help them out. But i be seen where Hal does t happen in other units. I know it happens Here so Why take a Chance of leaving it when cos stay longer the troops can Only Benefit Kreidler said. Cos who have been in a unit a while get to know he ropes. That gives them an advantage Over a new no who has to come in and learn about the kit idler said the army s decision to liberalize the tour Extension requirements earlier this year was Long overdue and now soldiers Aie putting it to Good use. When you can keep a Good Soldier who you Nave trained for 24 to 36 Tonuu you gel stability within that unit and morale builds up. Besides now we re not forcing people Back and Forth Between assignments. If they want to stay they should be allowed to if they meet the the 54u leads the division s 22 battalions in approved extensions. Between november 1986 and april 1987 the battalion extended 6s of its 817 soldiers which is extremely Good for a battalion that size and considering that no All soldiers arc eligible to extend at the same time a division spokeswoman said. The 1st army div also leads All units in Usa eur with 1,200 approved for eign service tour extensions during the same period. Usa eur is showing a substantial increase in tour extensions a 1st person Nel come spokesman said. Statistics show that inc extensions have More than doubled Between october 1986 when there were 887 and april 1987 when 1,996 extensions were approved. The largest increase in Usa eur came Between january and april of this year the spokesman said when the push was on to encourage Good soldiers to extend in Europe. Soldiers slay win us particularly the first termer because they get a Good sense of belonging when they arrive and when they get a Good thing they Don t want to leave it said command sol maj. Larry Melton the battalion s top no. We care about our soldiers we have something la offer them in terms of motivating them and Hal comes through feeling Tike they be contributed to the unit to the Carroll said one of inc most important things a commander can do is to Tel sol Diers know they Are doing a Good Job and thai they Are important to the unit. Leadership has a lot to do with Why soldiers stay Kreidler said but so do the Bamburg people. They treat us right. We have a great relationship with the German Community and that also makes it Tough to
