European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday september 24, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 a. . Troops pour out of a i Liri split to Weim 1 heir positions during an Early Innon Inifi certain strike exercise near rile. German. Choppers a off yanks germans to the Battlefield Celle Germany getting to the Battle in t something that can ill ways be done in foot. That s when he helicopter comes in Handy. In a certain strike airmobile exercise tuesday is ch-47 Chinook and uh-60 Black Hawk helicopters airlifted More than 200 american and German soldiers to the Battlefield near Weinhausen five Miles Southeast of Celle. The . Soldiers were from the 4th in 3rd brigade 2nd army div fwd Karlstedt Germany. The German soldiers were front the 2nd co 321st in in Schwann wide. Engineers from cod 54th engr in in wild licked provided cover fire on a temporary ribbon Bridge Laid near Celle to protect soldiers and their equipment As they crossed. Is photos by Ken George i pc. Dan Doyen Rifi lit und i pc humid vied both occur l54th Knur in set up it machine gun. Soviets take . Team on War game inspection Washington api a four Man . Army team transported by soviet helicopters conducted the first on de Mand inspection of a soviet War game with the cooperation of soldiers taking pan in the exercise the stale in part men said. The depart Muril. Thank in Chr Sovic Union for tial a termed a positive said the . Army observers were in tin min i. Iklo Russia. To fun aug. 28-30 to photograph u mock tank Bailie and Inie Niew participants. We in Zsidi to the successful co Tiu Sion or this id Perthun a step in he pro Tess of improving openness and enhancing Confidence and we unit building in Europe i Hollis Oakley the depart Nitt s Al put spokesman said tuesday. The soviet Union and its Warsaw pact allies have Birn observing Natu i certain strike Man Euver in Northern fur he past two weeks last year in a invt to Calm jittery europeans fears a Otil the mass my Vav Meni if mops during Large scale car pics it was agreed at the Stockholm t of Urence on disarmament in Europe o announce the Date or big Maneu vers und to fulfil requests for a limited num Ber of on sue inspections. The inspection arc designed to help nations assure themselves that training Percise Are Noi preludes to attack. In this Case the United states on aug. 26 invoked the Stockholm document and Aslett to instr i that the soviets had announced to be a i exercise involving 425 tanks. Under the agreement the soviets had within 36 hours to respond and they Beal the deadline by 15 hours according to a Rte Cuil released by the department. Originally the . Team sought to Al from Stuttgart West Germany to a Mili tary Airfield South Ait of Minsk but the americans did not object uhen the to Ign was tent to the Minsk civilian Airfield. Two Smiel helicopters with Crews and two ground vehicles were placed at their disposal and inc americans Speitel Lite two Das Kat Chin the Man Euver a awk attack and forced River crossing by a tank division against a motor cd Rifle division. The soviets exercised their right to keep the americans out of installations Surrisi Undt by fences or Walls and the inspectors were confined for safety Rea sons to permanent observation posts during particularly Active parts of the mock Battle the report said. But " he inspection team experienced no interference Wilh the full me of the equip mini they were per milled under the terms of the document. Nips Cam eras binoculars dictaphones and Aero nautical the report said. Inspectors observed prepared de Censne posit ins and Spuke to unit com Manders us out the Sive of their forces the report said the inspection team was not part k need from idea Keg directly with the troops participating in the exer the team satisfied itself that the a never As. In fact in exercise because Moil units Here under strength. Indeed the observers estimated that the number of troops participating was less than the 16.quo announced b the Suvi cts. The United Stales is satisfied Riih the soviet Union s positive approach to this. On site inspection under con Ference on disarmament in Europe auspices
