European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday August 1, 19b7 the stars and stripes Paga 3 Navy unveils wave of future minesweeper Sturgeon Bay wi5, a the Navy thurs Day proudly displayed the ship n is pinning us mine sweeping future on Hui refused to say How the new vessel might Fil Inlo us strategy for he persian till. This ship is designed to Lead ships in any area of the world said cmdr. Robert Rawls of hit Avenger. The wooden hulled Avenger the first ship in a new class of . Ocean going minesweepers can hum and destroy mines belter faster and safer than current ships Rawls said Al a news conference aboard the ship. The 224-fool-Long ship undergoing sea trials at Peterson builders inc. A shipbuilding company on Lake Michigan is scheduled to be commissioned Cpl. U. The ship has new sonar and navigation systems and a new mine neutralization system that enables it to destroy mines that May be planted in Waters too deep for human divers Rawls and other Navy officials declined to say How deep or How far the system would work but said n had a greater Range than the Mso class of minesweepers. The Issue has gained attention since the United slates began Convoy operations in the persian Gull. One of two kuwaiti Oil tankers now operating under s. Rags was Slick by a mine near the iranian con trolled Farsi Island and suffered damage to its Hull. The Avenger class is designed to replace ships that Date to the 1950s and Early 1960s. A total of 14 Avenger class ships Are planned. Eight contracts have been awarded to iwo Wisconsin shipbuilders Peterson and Marin Etc Marine contracts for the six remaining ships have not been  Navy estimates the 14 mine  ships will Cost about $1.6 billion. $200 million above the original estimates. Blaze ravages California town Woodfords Calif. A authorities Friday patrolled against looters As hundreds of firefighters partially contained a Brush and Timber Blaze that destroyed 24 Homes and blackened 6,550 acres m this Sierra Nevada  Blaze was 40 percent contained Early Friday morning and an estimated 1,300 firefighters from throughout the West were on the line said Carlo no Willis a . Forest service spokeswoman. Full containment was not expected before sunday said fire Boss John  fire fanned through Woodfords and two subdivisions just West of the Nevada Border by vicious 40 rope winds on the first Day wednesday scorched only550 acres thursday As the wind died Down. The Blaze has left nearly one fourth of the 100 families Here homeless damaged another 50 Homes six of them seriously and destroyed outbuildings and vehicles of vials said. Three firefighters suffered minor in urics. Although some of the 350 people ordered to leave their Homes wednesday were being allowed to return the area was being patrolled against looters. All High ways through the area remained closed. County supervisor John Bennett resumed thursday to his levelled Home where the heal remained so intense thai bullets buried in the rubble occasionally exploded. We got of with Aboul what i got on and my Wile Sora an and we got some photo albums and a Wile gun collection " bin Neil said adding Hai a sleeping bag he threw Over the Organ to protect in ignited in the intense the fire had moved upward Inlo Lall Pine Trees by thursday leaving behind untouched or slightly dam aged Homes amid the rubble of destroyed houses. Among those who lost their Homes were Jim and you cart replace the House la s the personal things like my wife s China Shin said through tears As he and his wife Sal on a log Bench in front of the iwo Bare chimneys thai stood where their House was. An american hag fun from a i a fool staff in from " the fire which broke out shortly before midday wednesday across a Road and a sin am from a Camp ground was caused by Man. Hut there was no Indica lion whether the fire was accidental or me Nional did Jerry Snow a Foresi Simce spokesman Jan pcs were being questioned he said. Snow estimated the Psi of  the Fin in the first 2a hours Al s5ao.w. Sas photo try bus Fla he Start sgt. Brian Yulch watches Carnot Brathuhn Lake his dog Tarzan the win the obstacle course. Of using Europe As classroom from Page 1 air Force. Instructors in various Fields normally teach classes at fixed locations in the United Stales. The students go on temporary duty to places such As the tech schools at Lackland fab Texas. But budget constraints arc changing teaching meth ods. This year Iso cams of teachers will travel to Europe to conduct on Silc T classes ranging from computers to firefighting. We used Lorcius several thousand people to the slates or to them in route to a new assignment said it. Col. Bill Dillon air training come adviser to Safe. But those funds Are dry ing  in 1985, the command sent 3,105 people from Europe to schools in the ,._united states. Through Mullish 1988, thai number win have dropped 65 percent to the practical Side of inc change is thai Yeich and his partner. Staff sol. John English will spend three months in Idar of Borslein training German civilians in inc intricacies handling guard dogs. The facilities in Germany cannot Mizich those Al Lackland Afu. Where inc depart tical of defense has a school fur training dug handlers fwd by All services. Hut a Cion and English face the same requirements As icy would  eight members of Llu in class meet the dogs on the third Day of class and live weeks Lair thu Musl he qualified to guard the pc Rincler of a ground launched cruise missile  h4iu to compensate Anil us ii and mate 0.0 Lmh whal Sou Ruc i Inglish  in be is real  teachers work Iofi Hugh a in is Flor in class and in the Field the handlers spend the fits  learning principle of  find pc Una jail jinxed Willi their dogs during the Winnd week Liev learn in con i inc animal in has Obj jul Sci in lie Liillie Sumii eels Virk in various in Siulc  ii is Ihen that they Pra Clicc letting the dog attack a live Decoy. They learn to scout for a hidden enemy in Var ious environments and to search a building. The handlers mull reach a Standard level of Proli Cincy despite inc language Barrier and inc facilities. If we Don t feel they re ready they Don l go out English said,.the air training come has 200 people in Europe full Lime Vilh seven Mobile leaching learns stationed Here permanently three More teams Are now in the organi a Tion process. The command last week opened a new sup old operations location in Ein sick roof near Kaiser slain to can to offer classes in warehouse and Supply  bolstering the permanent sniff arc those Iso teams coming to Kurppe temporarily to Leach in almost every Field. The reasons for training in Europe Are simple Union said. It is cheaper to Send a couple of teachers Here than to Send an entire class to the United states. It is belter not 10 Lake three months out of Scovic members european Tours by sending them stateside. And me equipment on which to train for Many european assignments is available duly Here. Still the changes made to compensate for tighter funds do Noi represent a fundamental Shilt in the air Force s philosophy of formal training conducted in Lech schools Dillon . There is still a need for Siai Eside train ins for instance even Wilh the Mobile teams Only 20percent of the training demands for computer users in Europe can be Mel on sue. Another argument in favor of in aiming in inc Umed Stales is the troop Siren la ceiling air Force leaders Musi carefully consider in Selling one of the limited military slots available in a full time i raising position. Dillon  possible outcome of that dilemma is More Cuilian framers but no move has been nude in thai Dinv imn. Inc Hollom line is Hal whether in the slates or i u rope. The training has to gel done Dillon said. And .1 ii thl budgets begin to Hurt the command s cont Liu lion to air i Liae combat capability other solutions still have to be  inc time to ing. 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