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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, July 22, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. July 22, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 military Roundup ing Tistadt cafes station drops Normal leaded fuel Munich is the cafes autobahn Gas station Al ingols Ladt Germany has dropped Normal leaded fuel joining 17 other stations Lylial have added unleaded super an cafes Europe spokesman said. All cafes Eurt pc Gas stations will carry unleaded super by january. Capi. Mark fiend Sill to. 1 he Ingo Haidl station which is Loci Lud about to Miles Nolb of Munich on inc a1 autobahn and cider stations will Ujiki Truje to offer super leaded Solini and Ilii Sel fuel. Husk h Saul t.hi1 conversion is the result it .1 decision by the German government to Phine Mil Normal leaded Tiel this year for environmental reasons he said. Other millions in military communities thai already offer unleaded super incl Ilc la Opheim station on the As autobahn Between Augsburg and Stuttgart. Augsburg Bamberg. Bilbury. Brem Crha Ven. Darm Alaji i  no i. Fut run a Icson Hahn Hanau ram Sicin. Run in main sch Winfun  Parma Sci. Ami . 4 army colonels in Europe up for promotions Heidelberg the names of four army officers in Europe Are among 56 that president Reagan will Forward to the Senate far Confirma Tion for promotion to brigadier general. The promotable colonels arc William m. Boice chief of staff 3rd Artand div Thomas c. Jones Deputy Provost Mashal office of the pro Vost marshal Usa eur Frederick e. Vote Ralh Deputy commander 1st personnel come Julius f. Johnson commander 3rd brigade 3rd in div. Leffler to take command of 5th signal come Heidelberg Brig. Gen. Samuel a a Cutler will become commanding general of the 5th signal come and Deputy Usa eur chief of stall for information management usar eur officials said tuesday. He currently is director of architecture and design. Office of the assistant chief of staff for information management department of the army. Leller succeeds Brig. Gen. Joseph d. Schott who has been assigned As the program executive officer. Command and control systems fort Monmouth . Schott who will receive his second Star has served As 5th signal come com Mander since june 1986. 3 airmen in Europe get Talent contest honors Colorado Springs Colo three air men stationed in Europe received honors during the 34th annual air Force Talent contest. The 10 Day event attracted 250 air Force performers. Senior airman Hawathia Jones of Hahn a Germany was tops in the master of ceremonies category. Sgt. Alyson Giese of Ramstein a Germany and . Joseph b. Schihl of Raf upper hey Ford. England were selected to be tops in Blue trousers and will participate in a show planned for 150 stateside locations. The troupe will re Hearse at Lackland fab Texas. Another tops in Blue group will premiere in Europe and tour the Pacific Alaska Greenland Iceland and Panama through mid january. Ramstein a officer wins social action award Washington a major assigned to Ramstein a Germany is one of seven individual winners of the air Force outstanding social actions awards for 1986. Maj. Richard w. Brandt u chief of social actions Al the base level. The military Airlift come won the col. U Joseph Brown award in the major command category. This i and a Jpn turf and Tram a i Zimm. Army criticized by Gao for transport uncertainty by Chuck Vinci Washington Bureau Washington the army would have a Loup a time moving equipment to ports for overseas do play men during a Moshih at inn because it in t sure what commercial transportation is needed for the Job. The guv Nunen Vii Timp Ollice says Manj army Unis depend Puri Iii Iuliu u Lii  pure icon to move nil  their troops supplies and equipment to and from their a  Ifil Iii Ichih Ilion so inns in to to Nely manner a Kceal Cial report Sij. Inc Ciao Trigili cd the army for not  inc Type Zirul amount of equipment to be Mival Cummer scially. Particularly by rail and added that the service has t determined whether Sulci transportation is available. Such planning would he especially important i equipping the army reserves who would be sent Over seas Ilo Isilie Active thiels in the Early Days of a  Mir. The report said. 1 he Gay s two year review is the result of congressional concerns about whether the army is capable of carrying out the total Force policy put into elect by the defense department in 1973. Under that policy Many army Reserve units will deploy with Active components instead of being considered As follow on replacements to deployed Active components the re port said. To Cany out the plan the army forces come designated 51 stateside posts most of them Home bases for Active units As mobilization stations the initial gather ing Sites for troops and equipment before moving to ports for deployment. The Success of the policy depends on the ability of the Reserve units to get their gear and troops to the mobilization stations quickly often using commercial transportation. Using a major european conflict with soviet forces and their allies As a scenario the Gao visited 20 mobilisation stations and 19 units in the United slates. Of the 20 stations four planned to reach port using military transportation while 16 planned to use vary ing degrees of commercial transportation the report said. Hut Only two of those id had determined and documented when in tit Fri Anil what Type of Corn Neraal  in old be needed. Itiim1  officials tiled several reasons for tlu1 hive of information some it re Sivc units  Mil a a Pended in requests for the Ami tint and Type l la i Sipinen they planned to Send to the Mobili Alion s Iii ". R hits Umi the data Seil for transportation planning  i Naturale and still others said they weren t even sure which port of embarkation o plan for. Deteriorating rail conditions compound inc prob Lem. The Tiao said. Commercial railroads have abandoned Many feeder lines that serve military bases and at Lens five of inc if mobilization stations that plan to use commercial rail transportation May not be Able to do so because of faulty tracks tic report said. At Camp Blanding. Fla., and fort , a. Brush undergrowth and tech made sections of track that feed those bases impassable the Gao said. The defense department generally agreed with All aspects of the report including a recommendation to ensure Lii accuracy of the data in the computerized movement planning and status system. The system is used by Reserve units to identify the equipment hey would move to mobilization stations. A redesign of the system is scheduled to be completed in 1990, army officials said. The army also is working on contingency standing route orders for All Reserve units that would clearly indicate the routes each unit would Uke from Home base to mobilization station to port of embarkation. Additionally about s100 million has been budgeted through 1992 for track maintenance and rebuilding although the army admits that is Only half the identified maintenance requirements. 2 medical aides at scene in time to save life of clinically dead Man by Mark Walsh Billburg Bureau b1tburo a Germany being at the right place at the right time May bring people Luck new opportunities or some other Good Fortune. But for two medical technicians it meant saving the life of a Man who later was told he had been clinically dead. During physical training about 7 . On july 7. . Timothy Hyser 2 1, of the 36th component repair so collapsed Midway through a mile and a half run. A minute later master sgt. Stephan Nickerson the no in charge of the Dilberg base Hospital s emergency room was driving to an no of the quark or Board when he saw the com motion on the Side of the Road. When he got out to investigate he saw Hyser on the ground and he immediately began administering car Dio Pullom y resuscitation. Nickerson found Hyser had no heartbeat and was not breathing. He thought Kysur was dead i went Down gave him four Quick breaths came up to see if he was going to respond. He did to Nicker son said monday. Minutes away when the incident occurred dental technician . Anthony George was on his Way to work. Coming upon the scene about three minutes after Nickerson Tiegan his efforts to revive Hyser George who is also car certified pitched in and the two began administering two Man car. The procedure was not easy for George and Nicker Ion who continuously had to Clear phlegm from the airman s Airway. Two or three times during the approximately 15 minutes before the ambulance arrived they thought they had Hyser revived but again his pulse and breathing would Stop. I though 1 Felt the pulse once but i was t sure because a Tol of limes when you re pumping the pulse is residual from your pumping Nickerson said. Some bystanders began coaching Hyser telling him to breathe. During the tense minute that transpired George repeatedly yelled at Hyser that he had 10 help. And that s when he would try to breathe and then he would just Slop George said. With the emergency team from the Hospital on the scene George gave Hyser one last breath before the medics used a suction machine to Clear Hyser s Airway. Nickerson then cleaned off his uniform As Best he could and left for the Board he was assigned to that Day. Once he was on the ambulance i knew he was in Good care Nickerson said. But George threw his car keys to someone and said take my Carlo the  he then got in the ambulance and continued to help administer Carlo the unstable Hyser. When they got him Here. They had to use the pads on him twice George said of the High voltage paddles that Send an electric stimulus Shock into the heart to cause it to beat. After Hyser s condition was stabilized George said he briefed the emergency room team on what be and Nickerson had done. He went Home to change into another uniform but he fell asleep for about 3d min utes. "1 was so drained he said. He then pulled himself together and went to work. Hyser is being treated at Waller Reed army medical Center in Washington. D.c., where medical officials Are trying to determine Why he collapsed. Mississippi firefighter charged with arson Gulfport. Miss. A the Only paid employee of the North Gulfport Volunteer fire department has been charged with arson for allegedly having Mem Bers of the department s Junior firefighters Organiza Tion Torch vacant buildings for practice. Gerrell Joseph Elzy has been charged with arson for allegedly burning Down the clock restaurant in May police  said they also Are investigating whether the 31-year-old Elzy and the Junior firefighters set fire to other vacant buildings in May and june. If convicted Elzy could face up to 10 Yean in prison and a j 10,000 Fine. He was released monday from the Harrison county jail on 12,500 bail. He was a Good Guy who was really interested in his  North Gulfport fire chief John Knon said of Eliy  
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