European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday february 24. 198b the stars and stripes Page 9 Darms Adf preparing of we come 165th military intelligence is slut Erik a 1uhms1 \1 i. West Germany the Darmstadt i immunity will gain about my soldiers and an undetermined Kumhi r of family members this fait when the Hsih military intelligence in mou1 from Vuu Shirden. The Ushii will bring us Long Range sur a Willaner cum pan. Co k. Slit inf with n in the move the mini1 will begin in november and should he completed by december if re lated construction is finished a Usak Ella spokesman said. A Barracks maintenance facility and battalion Headquarters an1 a cog Huilt at Kelley bar rats. Ii construction suited in july 19ht and should he completed by mid grub or. Said Nim Minila Man. Study ii third in june 19&6 showed the Darmstadt Community has enough support facilities in handle the new peo ple. 1 a Saltrup spokesman said. Bui i Slber to Dirr Clor of plans training Moshih Aikin and Security Tor inc Darm Madi Community said the Community dues nol yet know How the sch will handle the incoming children. We Piu haul won t Kwiw the exact Nuin Bei of children aiming into the in Laid until the end us us school car lei1 said we hate Hen working Wilh is a Uroic and hindi plans to pos silly hire More teachers. We might have 10 do some shuffling. We Jusi Don t know housing for the new families should t be a problem Lee said be cause Darmstadt does not have the Over crowding problem some Romm unifies Ito. We Are making the Effort to gel the families into housing As quickly As Possi ble whether in is in military quarters leased housing or on Ilie Economy she said. Some families a move into the Community in the summer to eel settled before the school year begins she said. There an. 1,245 housing units in inc Marmi Wadl area hut housing officials said the do not know How Many oils will he available or How Long a family can Eipel to he on a waiting list when families begin moving into the Community. They said the number of available units is unpredictable because of inc flexibility Eif the army s wailing policy for retention in Europe and the continuing adjustment to rotation Dales Hoffman said housing officials Are planning in go to Wiesbaden in mid summer to discuss the move Wilh inc battalion and should have an idea then on How Many families will need housing when housing will be needed and How Many units will be available. I be tried to set up a Leam within the it polu by Yxta 5 Thimas Klinger of inc Wing Feldi Cal diffs a Illch no inc new billets. Community to identify wha our efforts should be and make .1 contingency plan to go by said. We Ore updating figures All inc Lime on How Many Chil Dren will he coming Here How Many families that kind of information. But what we Are trying to achieve is that Darmstadt wants he battalion and we want them to feel at Home and inc Community is making this Lee has had the commanders and first sergeants wives of the battalion visit inc Community for a briefing and Lour of the area so they can go Back and Lell the other families this is what they have this is what they Are doing we Are also working with acs army Community service to get families in inc Community to sponsor a battalion family and help them adjust when they move she said the commissary and service have been included in the Community s efforts and Are planning to in crease their merchandise stocks. The military intelligence battalion was activated at Wiesbaden july is l�84. And co e on sept. 16. 19s6. But a Usa eur spokesman said it was Only temporary it his always been the intention of v corps to provide. Facilities for this unit. Darmstadt has the appropriate space available in which to construct the battalion set of he said. The spokesman Slid the comin unil will not lose any of its existing units to make room for int battalion. Importance of caravan guard exercise in t lost. T. I i-1-dl./lk. is pfc by Law la 4pk s at the v corp Carun guard Tver close team up to fold a Risnel saw mip used in the Eicr tis which runs until March 4, Brosk Maryf staff writer Bodin Cien. West Germany the bobbed along in the passenger seat of a jeep tuesday. My the while he stared not Nul the window at the passing terrain but Down. Although the vehicle travelled through Scenic Small Lown Germany and farm country i Sill. John Lluc Tlell studied a map that would Dwarf an average City map ii draped Over his Lap part of his seat Hack and the Slick shift. Over in Lay a transparency Wilh squiggles Creen. Hire. Red the caravan guard Umpire from c o b. Ill in 8th inf Oil. Whose helmet displayed a Reural while Swatch was t the Only map bedecked navigator negotiating Muddy roads outside Budinger. Soldiers in armoured personnel carriers and other military vehicles contorted around similar cartographic monsters. Caravan guard scaled Down by about half id decrease Man Euver damage pre sents a full scale exercise in map Reading far the soldiers whose winning or losing depends on positioning. There Are no Blanks or simulated weapons to make the umpires Call easier. Winning or losing de pends on where a i chicle or Soldier is in relation to inc opposing Force. And positioning Means map Reading big n me Bui. Despite the disappointments that accompany a scaled Down exercise such As the unrealistic use of personnel carriers to represent tanks. Otth inf div sol Diers welcomed a Chance to Seane con fining local training areas. Sec. David Wilmot cob 4ih Lin. 8th inf Oil Mee said the big Benefit of the v corps exercise that runs until March is inc amount of movement it affords. After numerous trips to the local train ing area near Mannheim sue Anil familiarity begin 10 Lake their loll on training effectiveness he said and. As 1st la. Robert Button of cod i77ih Armor. Put in it s hard to gel lost in . But you can get lost Here in a
