European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday july 29, 1937 the stars and stripes Page 3 Stork s Captain says probes should have checked others by Norman Blackcap military Wriler Washington the Captain of the Stark forced 10 retire at a lower rank because or the attack Hal killed 37 sailors on his ship will in an interview published tuesday thai the investigation did t go High enough.". Cap. Glenn r. Brindl said he is disappointed inthe military for blaming him Wilhour scrutinizing the actions or his superiors. The investigation did t go High enough bul that s All i la say about in Brindl Lold he san Diego Union. The interview was conducted monday when the Navy said Brindl and the Stark s weapons officer la. Basil e. Moncrief will not be court Martiale because the investigation did t go High enough but that s All i la say about capt. Glenn r. Brindel i hey have accepted responsibility for the ship s failure 10 defend in self against an iraqi warplane. It said they agreed to end their naval careers. Adm. Frank b. Kelso the commander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet decided to Issue tellers of reprimand to Brindl and Monerie and forgo courts martial be cause nothing further would be gained through Legal action the Navy said. While confirming a military Board a inquiry had recommended courts martial for the two on charges of dereliction of duty the Navy said Boih men accepted responsibility and both volunteered significant personal sacrifice in acknowledgement of to countability. Adm. Kelso after a review of the investigation Felt that in was unlikely that any new facts would be uncovered in a court martial Brindl the Stark s 43-year-old skipper has submitted a request to re lira the Navy said. By taking that step now Brindel will have to retire with a pension pegged to the rank of commander instead of Captain thus incurring a substantial toss in retired pay the Navy said. Brindel a native of Pittsburgh was promoted to the rank of Captain last january. Under Federal Law How Ever a military officer must serve at least three years in Grade to retire with that rank. Moncrief 32, of Corpus Christi. Texas the Stark s tactical action officer had served Only about eight years in the Navy. As a result he submitted 3 letter of resignation and will be separated by the Navy forfeiting any Opportunity to obtain a pension the service said. Thirty seven sailors died and 21 were injured when the Stark was struck by two exocet missiles from the iraqi plane on the night of May 17 while on routine patrol in the persian Gulf. Iraq called the attack a mistake an explanation the United states accepted. The Pentagon has said the attack occurred without the Stark taking any defensive action in part because the iraqi warplane was presumed nonetheless the ship s failure to Lake Standard defensive precautions became the Central focus of in military inquiry. The letter of reprimand were issued by Kelso Fol lowing an Admiral s Mast on monday during which he reviewed the circumstances of the snack. An Admiral s Mast is a Type of disciplinary proceed ing in which a senior officer reviews evidence of mis conduct or negligence. Such a proceeding is one step Short of a formal court martial and can result in Var ious disciplinary sanctions including a suspension from duty temporary forfeiture of pay a letter of rep Rimand or a letter of admonition. Within the military Legal system a formal letter of reprimand is a harsh Penally said one Navy officer who asked not be named. For an officer it s the same thing a saying your career is through you la never have a shot at while Brindel and Moncriff did not appear in per son before Kelso during the Admiral s Masl As was their right each admitted responsibility in writing the Navy said copt. Brindel and it. Moncriff admitted and accepted accountability for the Lack of readiness and Inadequacy of measures taken to protect Stark on May 17, i9s7, the Batic charge. Was negligence in the performance of official Kelso said he decided to forgo courts martial be cause of various factors including the fact the Iraq attack was unprovoked and indiscriminate and originated from a source considered not Likely to act in a manner hostile to a . Naval Kelso also cited the leadership of the two men in their respective personal efforts in saving Stark and Cit. Glenn r. Brindel preventing further loss of life and a concern that the prolonged nature of courts martial proceedings would cause intensified grief on the pan of the families oath victims of the attack and stress to the Stark Brindl will receive a pension of roughly 124,734 a year As a commander. Had he been allowed 10 serve additional Lime in the rank of Captain he could have retired with a pension of about $31.764 a year. In a related move the Navy said monday the Stark s ii Rand renting officer it. Or nor. Raymond j. A an 35, of Rockville md., has been referred for disciplinary action to the commander naval surface Force Atlantic that Means Kelso determined Gajan was less culpable than the other two officers and thus decided to Delegate review of his Case to a Tower level in i Rechain of command the Navy said wife led to Landing As Pilot husband lies dying Groton Conn. A a woman took a Quick lesson in piloting from an air traffic controller to guide a single engine plane to a bumpy but Safe Landing Asher husband Lay dying in the Pilot s Seal authorities said. Francis Mohr of Baldwin n.y., was pronounced dead on arrival Al an Emer gency medical Center shortly after his wife Elizabeth brought the Piper Chero Kee to i halt monday at Groton new London Airport. The couple deposed Groin for Long Island when about 10 minutes out she called the Tower saying her husband was in distress having a heart attack and she could t land a plane said Walter Knof facility manager for the Federal aviation administration. Controller Jerome Tremblay who is a Pilot instructor got on the radio and instructed the woman 62, How to turn the plane around lined her up with the run Way and guided her to a Landing officials said. The controller managed to give Confidence to the non Active Pilot to find her Way around the cockpit and to the air port said Ted Crosby a Pilot who was at the Airport and heard Tremblay s instructions. Airport manager Richard Petter said winds blew the plane of tic runway Asil landed causing in to i two other parked Ai reran. There was minor damage to the two planes bul she wrecked her own Pealer said. Workers from the Ficq Ponnock Bridge fire department and the Airport s crash fire and Rescue Slation met the plane on the runway officials said. Mrs. Mohr was treated at a Hospital for contusions and was released. An autopsy was conducted to deter mine the cause of Mohr s death Henry said. The results were not to be available until tuesday she said. Pealer said Mohr was 65 and would have celebrated his 66lh birthday on tuesday. Pealer said the Mohrs had flown to Groton from Farmingdale n.y., to have breakfast and were on their return flight when Mohr was stricken. Team w/7/ soon begin taking the measure of is Anniston Ala a the military is about to begin measuring soldiers to ensure balt or filing pants hats gun grips and cockpits at fort Mcclellan 400 to 600 chemical and Mili tary police school students will be measured eventually 8,000 to 10,000 soldiers will be chosen a i ran Dom to participate. Claire c. Gordon of Natick mass., a physical anthropologist far the army research development and engineering Center will have the final say in applying the information gained in the yearlong sur vey. A team from anthropology research projects inc. Of yellow Springs Ohio will arrive at Fon act Lel Ian on aug. 7 to begin measuring and the work is scheduled to be completed by aug. 24. In lakes about two hours to measure one person Gordon said. We Divide tic measuring into seven measuring stations and assign two people to Ruch Gordon estimated 40 to 60 soldiers pm be measured daily and that includes chucking everything from the circumference of the head Cheil and Jim. To height to the floor from Chr seventh cervical Verte Brae to fool Lech Soldier also will be weighed. Among other things the Mdabu Sementi ill be used to design combat clothing pistol grips body Armor respirators cockpit geometries of attack air Craft and work stations for air traffic controllers the army does t do this very Gordon said. The last Survey for men was done in 1966 and in 1977 for women. Previous to Ihal there was one in 1946, after the Clow of world War in about a year the new Jala will be available for use by the army engineers and designers. We be had incredible amounts of problems Ciuc scially with uniforms Slit said. When Jun add up the Money it Lanci for altering if suing Susti is Aren t Eft Kiel. It s
