European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 fir j the stars and stripes Friday. October 23,1987 new Convoy skirts destroyed Oil Rig aboard the Raleigh up four . Warship guided two a flagged kuwaiti tankers South under the cover or darkness on the first Convoy since the . Navy shelled an iranian Oil platform drawing vows of revenge from the islamic Republic. The 80,000-ton Petroleum product Carrier Ocea City led the line of vessels As they mane Vered a path expected to skirt the levelled Oil platform before head ing into silkworm  the perilous Strait or Hor Muz where Iran is said to have silkworm missiles. By red afternoon inc Convoy was Complete with the Ford a frigate following the smoke belching Ocea City. The Ford was followed by the amphibious assault ship Raleigh inc frigate Howes the 46.000-Lon liquified Petroleum ship Tanker Gas King and the Cruiser William h. A Landley which brought up the rear. Helicopters off the Ford and the Hawes raced along the length of the Convoy on surveillance while Crew men stood at the forecastle of inc warships on mine watch throughout the Day. As night Tell the ships steamed South on Standard wartime Alert with Crews on six hour shifts standing watch on decks lighted Only by stars running Light Sand an occasional Flash of signals Between warships. A Navy official said there were no signs of unusual iranian activity. The Raleigh was making its last voyage in the Gulf after nearly two months  duty in which it twice hosted iranians captured in incidents with . Naval forces. The ship and its 382 Entis cd personnel and 26 officers Are expected to return to Norfolk. Va., by thanksgiving. The 25-year-old vessel also carries four Wiki Don hulled mine sweepers which saw action for the first Lime since the Vietnam War and seven of the nine mines found aboard the iranian mine laying ship Iran Ajr captured sept. 21. The mine sweepers which arc intended for trawling for mines in harbours and shallow Waters arc being replaced with a Fleet of five mine sweepers that Are expected to reach inc Gulf soon a Navy spokesman said. A sixth mine sweeper was damaged Afler it left port and had to return to Pearl Harbor for repairs. A spokesman said it would arrive in the Gulfa week later. Of gents the ship s Captain John d. While said Over Bridge radio. We can wave goodbye to Bahrain. Ii would take an net of god to get us Back  getting Home just before thanksgiving is perfect. That s what everybody has counted on White said later Between bites of a Sandwich on the Bridge of his ship giving quiet orders to the Crew id maintain a steady course 1,000 Yards behind the Ford. However he added we rcati7c that things Aren t Over 1 Ain t Over till it s Over. Once we re outside the Strait of Hormuz and into the goo the Gulf of Oman again then 1 think everybody will ice their hair  the i2lh us Convoy of re flagged kuwaiti tankers got under Way tuesday morning less than 24 hours after the . Attack on the Oil platform. The attack was in retaliation for last Friday s iranian silkworm missle attack on the u.5,-Flaggcd sea Isle City in North pm Kuwait s territorial Waters Iran denied the platform was used As a Forward Mili tary base for attacking Neutral shipping and vowed to deliver a fatal blow to . Forces in the Gulf. The Convoy was expected to pass the levelled Ras Sadat Oil platform in inc Rosinam Oil Field during its journey. Sea stallion helicopters operating off the deck of the amphibious assault snip Guadalcanal were trawling for mines at the Southern end of the Gulf in Advance of the Convoy s passage through the Strait during which the Crew will be on general quarters Alert is in length Anas rth priority Maly weigh up to 70 pounds and Meisst up to in a attics in combined length and Girth. Express mail is the Fajita and most expensive of lion. Express mail is a Douay guarantee to selected zip codes in the  said. The Cost is so juror Shefl Lutzo pounds and si2.85 for  and five nods. Package weighing Morejon five pounds Are Meed according to weight and ruination. He said. Express Naff must meet inc same size retirements As . The fume of mail processed through Post  doubles Over inc Holiday period Ensoff. Ich Apo publishes Holiday guidance and Publi-5es it locally he said. Girl survives plane crash Eugene Ore. A a Small plane crashed wednesday in coastal mountains 1 killing three people but rescuers said a youngster survived. The girl whose age was estimated Al 2 to 3 years old was pulled from the Cessna 180 after searchers found the wreckage about iwo Miles West of the Small Community of Wallop said Jerry Eames of the Oregon aeronautics division. Of general says pfc did his Belof to avoid disaster Indianapolis a named out Jet exploded killing nine people diff avoid the disaster an wednesday. It s tragic. I under stain Gen. Joel t. Hall of Nel base of maj. Bruce l. Tea ejected safely before tues but he did the Best Force policy is to Minimi and As Best we can dec rim Allan Mcartor adminis alien administration Saiq Accident and it happened go ugly tried to bring in a cd weather conditions with Al avoid loss of life and prope Able to do so. The Pilot whose 1 0 inc lobby of a hotel everything he could to in Force general said i the anguish said Brig. 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Position was announced Al tired Cal ceremony wednesday for departing lop enlisted command sgt a. Craft. Efforts from Page 1 ii i Guetler Schlesinger. For three years Roun a in had. Of the women surveyed by Usa eur to idols during their tour but about 75 percent c they did not report it. Thirteen percent said the tempi did report it but that nothing was done about it. Nearly 60 percent of men and women respondents said they had not received training in the prevention sexual harassment commanders have not been sending the message out thai sexual harassment will not be tolerated Muenier Schlesinger said. In August Usa eur commander Gen. Glenn k. Otis issued i concise and sharply worded policy on sexual harassment. Calling it an insidious Mal Ady Otis tossed out the ignorance defense and everybody from top to Bottom you will know constitutes sexual  Motis also directed thai  k n Clear the work place of Bailiff a a enforce training requirements Enro Ura importing of Inci dents and act swiftly ports of sexual  a the army s  sexual harassment has been on the Boom acc 1981. It defines sexual harassment a pm fencing offering to influence or Shreit Eiju be career pay or Job of another person male or female in Exchange for sexual favors or deliberate or repeated offensive comments Ges Tures or physical Contact of a sexual nature in a. Work or duly related environment Gourley believes that Many supervisors consider sexual harassment Only an on the Job problem. Nol so he says. Supervisors who Are trying to run a popularity contest and be one of the Guys after duty hours make very big mistake because t Compromise their role " i once they do they in Ujj Gourley said. A Many Sungi Dibalso con Ras sment simply or manage Mentor Emma mint offence. Idea in a Lillial harassment is a Cri wiil punished is not i desert. Cording to Guetler Schlesinger the understanding that Otis Devi is a crime acts As a great deterrence she said using Ilas an example. That s not the Case with sexual harassment sexual harassment in its various forms violate five Artic Jea of the uniform code of military j ustice and that is where Gourley thinks thai command emphasis comes into play. A a commander you must make the punish ment harsh and make in known he said adding that such actions eventually will build Trust in the effectiveness and sincerity of the Chain of command. That Trust is essential he said if there in going lobe Progress. "1 think the reporting of in has to take an upward trend and that s part of the problem because he Chain of command can t put a Finger on in be cause the reporting is not As High Asj i would de sire Gourley said. _ there is a Fea Jiji it unnecessary fear of he Chain olt  in no Case have we a Over that fear and the inherent passion t whistle blowing is a hurdle that commander must first Clear if there is to be any Progress Gourley said. I Don t think we should be surprised at that he said. Frustrated yes but not surprised Many army officials believe Progress is possible despite the statistics. We re convinced it s a Lack of awareness and a Lack of training Guetler Schlesinger said. It s very hard to change the hearts and minds of people die army has been very successful Al changing i mind. Usa eur equal Opportunity  a new training and War Neu plan that Wiitam Xiuhe expertise of several Agen cies to put the  spotlight and keep in there. 1 we Hope to have it Finall Helgn the Street by Early next year said Gaea ice scat the Central Issue she said is Toffli la an appropriate work environment within the in or As Jackson told seminar members a you treat one person treat everyone else the i you be got 10 walk thai