European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes thursday december 17,1987page 28 a persian Gulf forces May be consolidated by Norman Tvr lit Washington the pc lagon after Puperi Nickling Wilh two different command systems for its forces in inc Culf. Has decided 10 try a third with the goal of streamlining the military bureaucracy in the legion. Officials who requested anonymity said the new Chain of command by slim will be put in place in february and will result in a single Admiral Laking responsibility for Navy ships deployed in the persian Gulf As Well As the nearby Northern arabian sea currently two admirals serve in the Region one in direct command of Navy ships operating inside the persian Gulf who reports to another Admiral based in the arabian sea. No is Liht to Lavy identifies Pilot Kilie us n training Fly get Washl Norton Sas flip Navy tighter Pilot who died mini Glinning Mission in inc Mediterranean Semi Drnas been identified by Navy officials. An air and scan tech ill. Joseph m. Mulla by. 26, a Nav Csc rec Pil Wrom Uniontown Ohio was Cauff off dec. 9, on us said mullanjrf/a-18 Horn i fight crashed to Miles Sam West of the Spanish i flu of Ibiza a routine training flight Fri Lluc air Craft Farrier Coral sea. He was based ill Ceil Fiffy Nas Fiji a Navy spokesman in ital talks on . Presence in Spain Are postpone Spain a Spain and cd Stalcu Pavc postponed inc of .-Spanm talks to reduce the Anul can Mali Lary pics inv in Spain until Tjw Nuary a spokesman inv Lac . Embassy Gfa tuesday. The spoke Somji said the Lamar originally set for dec. Id-19 in Adrid wed postponed at the request of inc spa so Force ministry. The talks that Biagan jul july 1986 currently Are stalled Over Lac wish demand that the United states with drank . F-16 fighter air Craft stationed at to gab just East of Madrid. Spain has May Elaind its demand since the Salaj flee talks comply with the terms of a Hwan 1986 government referendum in which a full Jority of spaniard a approved re Taining made ship in the North Tia tic treaty orgasm icon. Conditions set in the map Rondum seen of Victory for socialist Prima minister involved Spain s the . Military presence inv pain ing the country free of nuclear Capo and main in Spain s armed forces outfit to Gracd nato command Structure. Israeli jews celebrate Benning of Hanuka cart Jerusalem up israeli rated thin of hanukkah in country s Chiw Abbi lighting in Jpn Candle of the eight Day rival of Marks the triumphant Revo of the Mir Biccs Over the greeks 2,000 year to kick off inc in tit jews lighted eight branched menorahs dined on sugar coated Jelly do Jinn called soul Naniot and potato Pancake Calleo Devivo " a old mn8 hanukkah song children it far excused fro school during the Holiday played with Spinni Jops called Dreidel in yiddish. Thoj Fidel is labelled with a four la War acro nym a a great Miracle happened Miracle occurred after inc liberation of taif jewish Homeland from the greeks about 160 . The according to 1he sources. Rear adm. Anthony a. Less the commander of the Navy s Carrier group i Insan Diego calif., has been tapped to become the new on scene commander in the Region. He will report to the . Central come in Tampa. Fla. As do the two admirals now in the Region the less an aviator and Vietnam Veter an who has commanded an aircraft Carrier assumed his current Post in August after serving As a Deputy to the joint chiefs of staff fort to years. Less will travel to the Middle East in Laic january to relieve rear adm Dennis m. Brooks now the lop officer in the area As the commander of the joint task Force Middle Easi. A Short Lime later he will relieve rear adm. Harold j. Bernsen who oversees Day to Day operations inside inc persian Gulf As the com Mander of the Middle East Force. Less will be based on the la Salic the flagship of Floc persian Gulf Force. He will consolidate the staffs of Bernsen and Brooks on that ship the sources added. They stressed that inc change in the command Struc Ture will not affect either the Mission or the size of the . Military Force. Since july under orders from presi Dent Reagan inc Navy has been protecting kuwaiti tank ers. Kuwait requested the Protection Alicr is Ankun became a special target of iranian forces. Kuwait is a Strong ally of Iraq in inc 7-year-old Iran Iraq War. The Navy has 17 warships and mine sweepers inside the persian Gulf plus another 12 ships just outside that waterway in the Gulf of Oman and Northern Ara Bian sea. Among inc 12 ships outside the Gulf arc tie aircraft Carrier Midway and the battleship Iowa. The sources insisted the upcoming changes do not n fical in any Way on Brooks and Belsen and mercy rep resent a logical consolidation of inc command Stair. On puts top priority utter conventional by writ Frankfurt the chief Foll Lafof he army said tuesday that improving should be a top priority in Light of the treaty signed last week Between the superpower i think anything we can do to reduce the Arnout nuclear weapons is a step in the Rich direction i think it is a sound treaty and a verifiable treaty Gen. Care. Vuono said. An Accord calling for elimination of in Range nuclear forces in Europe was signed it 8 by president Reagan and soviet Leader my Fol Gorba Chev. Vuono ending a three Day swin rough Europe said there is nothing new in the ced for Strong conventional forces and said Thervil nothing to the minor of a division being pulled oof Tot Europe. The Cornerstone is Strong conventional forces in Europe there is no plan to withdraw any division of our rope he said. This is the Fis Isil to Europe for Vuono As chief of staff of the Jermy since assuming that position six months a Yugo tall cd for a nato Alliance Wilh the highest standardization in interoperability we can achieve. In our do cry Fri our training and in our Vuono said he optimistic hat soldiers will Sec at least a two Nar Franl pay raise in the coming year. No plans Nowart for involuntarily extending soldiers in i been done the past two years he said. Arms of Quality of life Vuono said such things As Lyional child care centers specifically Are very High the list of improvements because those arc the 1 of programs that i believe give the greatest payoff pm Dicks and families i there will be a slowdown of promotions Inich said there Are no plans for any pro motion Frech he army. He said Addil a officer cuts for the army Wilt be fought because it Nhoy belief thai we have the office corps we need to Meorl Teriba Vuono also said Ihal Cita though the army will be losing Many of its combat Mem unto retirement in the next 10 Yean it should nol nun i believe that we be got the Mitiu Kroup of leaders that we be had since i be been in the Al on his trip Vuono visited the Trout at Gra few fir Hotinen fils Baum older and fran Quirt and cements of both corps. Question areas open to the stars and stripes interview were limited by Vuono s staff. Hart from Page 1 Andrea was finishing up Al the University of Den ver where she is a senior and would join them later. Lee Hart said on inc streets of Concord and at a Stop later at a shopping mall most of those who Shook Hart s hand or simply watched him go by expressed some Surprise thai he was Back in inc race but generally praised the move As courageous. In his speech. Hart said we arc log Lucr on this decision because we love this country and because we arc not he said he would Campaign in As Many slates As he could win a spat on the ballot but As a late entrant he also pledged this will not be like any Campaign you have Ever seen because i am going direct Fly to the he Laid Pui a Campaign platform much the same As that used in his earlier Effort stressing new ideas including education reducing the threat of nuclear War and an internationalist foreign policy. Han then entered the Capitol going to the Secretary of state s office where he filled out a form declaring himself a candidate and paid a fee of $1,000. The deadline for filing is Friday Hart did nol answer any questions Al his speech and turned aside most of those posed later including ques Lions about his relationship to Donna Rice the Miami Model Hal led to his earlier withdrawal. Fultz from Page t Nal forces and chemical of Short Range Battlefield weapons United reported. Shultz said nato meetings last june month already had outlined the Alliance s course faction. He said he Allie acc will firs look to ils Cove. Nal capability although he said Are ongoing and no particular Plantf Yraac have been made in connection will the continuing Effort has its relationship to the Iluf guru of the countries involved to spend the resumes they should on defense including the unit a Tats he said. Shufu met tuesday with Kohl. Foreign minister Hans Dietrich gun Schrand defense minister Man find who ice nato s Secretary Noraj elect to discuss Steps Alliance countries will take in Light of the also visited former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt who was. In Power when nato decided to deploy medium Range missiles to counter similar Sovi Al weapons targeted at the West,1979 that nato to seek negotiations jul a vices. " in Schuliz and genschcrcalled1 reduction in the superpowers strategic the associated press reported. A Sia teme mid by inc ministry said Schuliz and Genscher sirs scam Yemc Rusl of both sides for a 50 percent reduction Ott a Segic potential of both 1genschcr and Shultz agric Juga. Should be followed by Oiher disarmament promo Macau also called for speedy Easl Wilt the soviet bloc s superiority in conventional Fon on a worldwide ban on chemical weapon ill iia Iceni said
