European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Illegal soles tougher now in Japan Tokyo a parliament on Fri Day passed a Law imposing suffer penal tics for exporting strategic technology after a . Outcry Over a japanese com Pany s illegal sales of sensitive technology to the soviet Union. Japan s Trade minister Hajic Tamu. A called the measure an important mechanism for preventing future Viola Lions or japanese Law. Apparently playing Down pressure by the United states for tougher controls to. Mura stressed that Japan acted on its own initiative to strengthen the Export control system for strategic the revised Law extends the maximum prison term Tor Export violations from the current three years to five years. It also increases the period for which the govern ment could ban violators from Selling their products to communist nations front the present one year to three years. Our nation which possesses a High level of technology and is a key member of the Western democracies must renew its awareness of its International responsibilities and Matte its utmost efforts to prevent the recurrence of similar incidents Tamu Masaid. Japan came under Strong pressure to tighten Export controls after n was Dis closed that a subsidiary of Toshiba corp. Had sold sophisticated milling machines to the soviet onion.1 . Officials have said the equipment enabled the soviet Union to make its sub marines quieter and harder to select. The Export of the equipment by tic to subsidiary violated rules set by the coordinating committee for Export control a voluntary pact that regulates sales of Western technology and strategic materials to the communist Lilac. The revised Law which passed parliament s lower House on aug. 21, also gives the foreign ministry a role in Check ing for violations of Cocom rules. Previously the Trade ministry had sole control Over regulating sales. Two employees of Toshiba machine have been arrested for their role in Selling the milling machines to the soviet Union Between 1982 and 1934, and the company has been forbidden to engage in Trade with communist countries for one year. Sunday september 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 3 reformer s a family affair again for 2 guardsmen from Virginia by Mark Walsh ? ii Wai is i staff writer Dordrecht Netherlands after along Day of documenting the business of reformer 87, sgt. Lewis Estes. A broadcast journalist with the Virginia army nation Al guard lakes off his helmet and talks with his father about some of the Day s tighter moments. The 24-year-old is not spending a Fortune by calling dad Back in Virginia. Rather he and staff sgt. Willis Estes talk face to face. This year s exercise Marks the third Lime that he father and son who Are Bolh assigned to the 2120th Public affairs Dir in Richmond va., have taken part in re forger return of forces to Germany sometimes people come Over hero and they Don t know anybody Lewis said. When i m Here or wherever with my dad 1 have somebody i can go Back to the tent with and talk to somebody to Trust the younger Estes admits his father had quite a bit of influence on his Deci Sion to join the guard i wanted to join some Branch of the military but did t know which one Lewis said. He said this was a Good unil and Asil turns out in the two Are assigned to the 300th area support group the army re serve component that is responsible for receiving refer Ger equipment and soldiers into the Netherlands and Man aging the flow of vehicles and troops to exercise areas in Germany. Both father and son consider their experiences in the guard rewarding. I find it enjoyable to travel said Willis a licensed real estate broker who lives in Charlot Lesville. In the guard he s the editor of his unit s newspaper the Virginia guardian. "1 enjoy travelling and the fact that we can travel together is an added plus lie said. Lewis who lives in. Chesapeake and is a cameraman for a local video production company said their overseas experience makes them appreciate the United Stales More. A Tylli army Niponh quart pts he staff sgt. Willis est left and his son sgt. Lewis Estes during Kef Orger i feel everybody should be in some son of the military service because that Way when you go Back to the states it makes you appreciate those privileges you have the privileges that people have fought and did for he said. Mis father who served in the infantry in Vietnam and has a Strong interest in world affairs holds the same feelings about being overseas on these deployments. The More places you visit and the More opportunities you have to meet peo ple you gel a better understanding of world situations and Why people arc Dif Ferent in their thoughts and lives he said. I feel we All owe Back to our coun try something for the privileges of free Dom and Security thai we have mainly the Freedom we have of what we want to do and do it when we want exercise tests soldiering skills of retirees former gis rejoin army family for first time by Daryl e. Green Bureau Kaiserslautern one of the last things a Soldier expects after retiring is an invitation to rejoin the family for a few Days. We wrote letters to so retirees asking them if they would be interested in volunteering to be recalled said Theodore c. Spellacy retirement services officer for 21 is support come. The retirees were recalled to support a joint chiefs of stae exercise called certain Sage which began aug. 24 and ended Friday. The purpose of the exercise was to determine How Well retirees being recalled in Usah eur have retained their soldiering skills. The exercise called for id retirees each to be recalled by the 21st support come and v corps. The commands each got 10 Volunteer. The exercise validates the theory that you can bring retirees Back on under emergency conditions and they can do the Job said it. Col. Robert a. Wignall chief of operations. Security plans and operations div 21st support come and a recipient of a recalled Retiree. The person we received meets army standards in appearance and conditioning. Also he meets the Stan Dards As far As knowledge of procedures. His experience is suffice no that All we had o do was give him a let Len went to retirees in Europe with no physical Dis Abili pcs and who had been retired less than 10 years. Retirees coming Back 10 work for the 21st were placed in positions such As maintenance logistics food serv ice and administration. Their ranks ranged from ser Geant finl class to lieutenant colonel. They worked in their mos military occupational specially or skill Spellacy said. They Felt that there had t been Loo much of a change since they got out. How much time do they need to get Back up to Speed in their ski after recall three Days 10 a though similar exercises have been conducted in the past this was the first time in Europe that the retirees were taken past the Point of gelling physicals and were put put id work Spellacy said. There s a recall every year. There s another one going 10 be in november this year that s certain Sage 88. But that s going 10 involve Usa eur Headquarters and Vii corps this time. I think they re Only recalling Ihm for three Days. I like the 12-Jay recall because in gives us More time to look at them and let them actually sit Down in those offices and see what s happening now he said. The three Day is just kind Ofa wham Bam participants in the exercise saw other advantages during their Brief re enlistment. There s Loo much Gap Between the Reserve or National guard units and the regular army said retired master sol. Leon e. Fauiki who was recalled to work in wig naps division. This Way feel thai he people who have been exposed 10 the types of jobs they re putting them Back into saves a lot of the training coming Back onto Active duly did not present much Ofa culture Shock to the former soldiers. Most people that put that much time in they have to have been dedicated to what they be been doing and most of us Don t get that far away from the Mill tary once we get out said fault who retired As a first sergeant sell 1,1984, and now lives in Frankfurt. Many of the recalled retirees in Europe work for the . Military said fault who works for medical sup ply Al the Frankfurt army regional medical Center. Wignall warned that the real thing May not go As Well As the exercise because the exercise dealt with volunteers who May have been More inclined to con form and contribute than others. We need to be cautious about generalizing about All retirees he said. But Spellacy disagreed. We re going to get the same ones who were Loyal honest and dedicated for 25, 30 years and you Don t change that said the Veteran of 35 Yean in the army. You re not looking at 17-year-old retirees. You re looking at mature seasoned experienced soldiers who still look at the army As their
