European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday August 1,1987 the stars and stripes page9 8 Nutto nations to hold exercise in Denmark Belgium about 7,000 Iraq maps Tram eight no countries will participate in a Field exercise Denmark from aug. 28 sept. 25, nato Sam thursday. / garlic noting in Accord express Grill be Bel Gium a Utada West Germany uly Luxem Bourg. Brain the United Stales Anu Denmark. In the eve Rise both land and components the Al cd Mobile Force vim demonstrate their Abil two quickly deploy Laduct deterrent and combat operations and work with danish forces. Bright Octar Maneu vers sch edited in Egypt Cairo get up egyptian and . Milieu forces �11 Condo Fra six Kay joint exer Cise in August Turing Marine Landing Egypt s Medile Nhean Cost and bombing runs in its Western Desell col. Nagi Eit am said the Maneu vers named Bright starw7aad no relation to the situation in the Seraaj Gulf. Where . Naval forces arc escorting ranged kuwaiti tankers. He said the extra pcs. Beginning aug. Is would be the Sanfil scale As Bright Star 85,which included Sorn noon . Soldiers and a similar number Blyn Ian forces. The spokes Man Taid . Forum would include an aircraft Carrier and a a Beall warning planes. He Laid the u.3bnilibry was participating in the exercises at twin Vivaion the government Egypt and a Cpd Hepfl at the conclusion the maneuvers., the Manev will in aude mock land Battles in Egypt s Wes a de Serend then move North to the Medit Vanlean coct where the unite states will stale a Marine Landing West Alex Andria the inf iceman sail the sex Cruse will Climic aug. 20 with bombing run by egyptian my . Warplanes at the Cairo Vest military air fold about 40 Miles Cairo. A dish general to head Banc area Stulpe Belgium it. Gen. Pm Thorsen the Loyal danish air Force will come com manner the Allied forces Baltie approaches sati Day a shape spokesman said thursday. Raen 62, succeeds it. Gen. Reffi Ndersen who is retiring. Cop Dirom we Rakun norwegians expelling soviet envoy 3 others Oslo Norway a a soviet Diplomat and three members the soviet Trade Mission in Oslo Are undesirables and Are being expelled from nor Way foreign minister Thorvald Stoltenberg said thursday. Stoltenberg told a press conference the four had been declared Persona non grata the grounds Industrial and technological espionage. The soviet ambassador was informed about the expulsions july 15, and the soviet Union responded july 27 by telling the norwegian embassy Secretary who was Home vacation not to return to Moscow. Stoltenberg named the Diplomat As Valentin v. Korpusov a second Secretary. Yesterday i summoned the soviet ambassador and protested against the unjustified decision to expel a norwegian Diplomat and declare a former norwegian Secretary Persona non grata in the soviet Union slow Tenberg said. There was no immediate information the specific accusations against the four russians but Stoltenberg said at least one them had been involved in illegal operations for As Long As three years. A second norwegian official a translator who formerly worked in the embassy in Moscow also was told he would not be Welcome Back the foreign minister said. Stoltenberg identified the three Trade delegates As Valery i. Reshetnikov Alexandr i. Sergienko and Vladimir m. Vetrov. New Dod rules will ease problems local purchases by j. Bartman a Surington Bureau Washington Jutca Dachs and countless expletives deleted May be vanishing soon under new department defense Rem lations that make local Pur chasing procedures a Lotf Csir. The new rules now taking effect basically eliminate the need to Purchase through the bureaucratic general services a ministration. They also give service members More Loi tude in making Job re lated purchases. \ the latter change which inc mses the so called local Purchase authority from $25 to to May not sound like much but we buy an number things a Day that Cost less than said Geral Kauvar the Dod s logistics the change can save a lot timed aggravating paper work he said. A for example suppose you work in motor Pool and you need to buy a tire a starter. \w1, you can now do it because it is under $100." % the Overall purchasing picture no Long having to go through Gas s limited Stock Supples will mean a greater Choice materials and produs plus panel told a May be no Mah by Malcolm w. Browne Washington not with representatives t american and european missile manufacturers watch ing uneasily from the sidelines experts at a pack congressional hearing asserted wednesday that can infantry missiles might be virtually useless i the latest generation soviet tanks. But and try spokesman said that the seriousness the had been exaggerated. The meeting was convened by reps. Cha e. Ben Nett d-fla., and Tom Ridge r-pa., co to airman the informal 140-member congressional military re form caucus. M participating civilian and military experts were asked to address the question Dave Stop soviet Lank armies in Light recent efforts that soviet tanks in Central Europe now can reactive Armor that explodes when hit by a Missic thereby deflecting the destructive Force the misses own explosion. Maj. Gen. Wilson Shoffner wrongly defended cur rent army infantry weapons. Lot Only Are they effective he said but North Atlantic treaty organization infantrymen in Europe Cou Jalso count the support aircraft and artillery capable so disrupting soviet Supply lines and that a Warsaw pact armoured thrust would Soufl run out steam. Shoffner said How cd that an american version the new explosive armr was being installed m-60 tanks stationed in Korea. Nato officials have not disclosed whether that plan to install the new Armor tanks in Europe the army Alsor expects to begin shipping an improved version m its Best anti tank missile the Tow 2a, to ameriam forces in Europe this fall Shofler said. Experts relieve the Tow 2a will be More effective than Erting missiles against reactive Armor. Whether american infantry could defeat soviet tank he replied yes. But you May not like the Cost Onisk a Dummy the Tow 2a, made by Hughes aircraft elimination the need to run re motive Lime con suming bids f going through Gas will beco Jpe optional in Mili tary procurements. Dod Hopes gain three benefits from the new policy saving Mefy. Improving Quality materials and speeding up no chases. This will allow people ebb choose from More sources and gel maybe Jar Quality Price delivery Date Kauvar said f Dod logistics officials a they have no Overall Cost saving projections Etti Ned but added using this system. We be had we procurements where we be saved 50 to 70 Days Purchase orders. The new pro Granni being phased in slowly. But Kauvar expects it fax fully operal Mal within a new rules As old contracts requiring use the Msj system expire. The new syst said Kauvar says we Trust the guv in charge Umwake a Good purchasing decision. All purchases a still have to be backed up with paperwork demo rating the specific reasons the items were bought g the can has provided supplies for government july 1949. Infantry missiles for soviet tanks o., and other advanced antitank missiles were Lay in the hearing room. One missile the powerful tean Milan 2, made by a consortium French Vest German companies was set up a Balcony Fate Ray bum House office building and several concessional representatives tried aiming it at the Wasington Monument effectiveness All Western anti tank missiles was end into question by Pierre m. Spray a leading civilian signer air Force and anti tank weapons. Our angry anti tank missiles simply do not work he id. Since 1942 until very recently the army Hiram by has consistently refused to conduct firing tests a Flint real tanks. The weapons we do have at present arc slow and so vulnerable to enemy fires to be useless our main infantry anti tank missile the dragon can be aimed and it s a hopeless e. Michael Lymph a retired brigadier general who fought in Korea it Vietnam and whose anti tank platoon was the Las fight a major armoured Battle in world War ii agr cd that american infantrymen would face desperate Olds in fighting soviet tanks. We re no closer to solution to the anti Lank prob Lem than we were 45 wars ago be said. A major mistake he contended res been a tendency to rely too much technology and rot enough tactics and strategy. Without a Deluke strategy and with the anti tank weapons now at Mir disposal we would be compelled very Early in any Wro Pean Battle with soviet tanks to Start using unconditional weapons including nuclear \ Phillip a. Karber a Consulta National Security issues to the departments Ste and defense acknowledged that the new Towilla missile May be More effective than earlier versions the missile. The Tow 2a is armed with a tandem charge the first pan which is meant to set off explosive tank Armor be fore the main charge explodes. The new Tow 2a May be 60 70 percent effective Karber said. But Tow 2as Are not yet in the hands our troops and meanwhile the russians Are not standing still. Hen Navy helicopter crashes Ojai Calif. Purr a Cli Copler crashed in the mountains the los Padr Evv Borst Dur ing a training Mission killing All aboard. Navy officials said. Two Crew members aboard the us in Clico died immediately after the aircraft rugged Remote terrain shortly before and two others died while Beig pmed to a Hospital it. Cmdr. Don Lewis the names were not immediately re leased. Thenh Wonhe crash was under investigation vis said there was no indication prior to the mis Hap that the twin engine helicopter was in trouble Dur ing the Mission Over the los padres National Forest the Crew was based at the assigned to ". Science foundation research teams at uth pole from october to March each year left to and two enlisted men was Mission at the time the the Crew a 90-minute Routi crash Lewis said. A Small Brush fire was Quick he based after being ignited by the crash in the mount Amshy Cisar Canyon about five Miles North county . Forest service spokeswoman Mockenhaupt said
