European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Vietnam returns remains believed to be 17 mias Bangkok Thailand a Vietnam wednesday returned la the United Stales what arc believed to be remains of 17 american servicemen missing in action in the Vietnam War a . Official said the vietnamese also turned Over written repent on three other missing american Laid la. Col. Paul Mather Leader of a . Military team thai received the remain in a ceremony at Hanoi s no Bai Airport. The return was the largest in two years and he fourth largest since the War ended in april 1975 with a communist Victory Over the South Viet Nam government. The largest return was in August 1985, when 26 sets of remains were returned. Mather said some or the remains received wednesday involved rates or highest priority Umhey . A . Honor guard saluted under Chilly overcast skies As the Metal caskets containing the remains each drape with a folded american Flag were loaded onto ,1 cd to transport plane for the Light to Hawaii. The names attached to ther Mains a Ere not released. The remains will be Analysed bythe army Central identification lab oratory in Hawaii to Sec if hey belong to any of the nearly 1,800 american listed As missing in action from the Vietnam War. Mather said some or the Rimes thai the vietnamese provided along with the remains and written reports arc among a lilt of 70 that the United slates considers of highest priority. Retired Gen. John a Cesscy act ing i a presidential emissary handed Over the list of names during a mis Sion to Hanoi in United stale says thai in these discrepancy there is compelling evidence that vietnamese authorities at some level know what happened to the mining men. Evi Dence includes photographs of Cap lured americans who never emerge from prisoner of was Camps. Mather said the remains were mostly of airmen. Most missing air men were shot Down during bombing missions in North Vietnam. Iii vietnamese told Mather they would Hart the next round of technical talks on mias on March 12. Dur ing these talks which Hanoi Hai agreed to hold six times annually experts of both sides discuss ways of Rel riving remains locating warplane crash Sites and related s turnover was the third since Hanoi agreed during pc hey s visit to break a deadlock and resume efforts to account Tor american United Sites pledged then to look into Vietnam s own humanitarian problems. An official . Medical team flew to Hanoi on to continue that Mission . Embassy spokesman Ross pelting said. Three previous medical teams have studied the plight or disabled War vet Erans and other humanitarian cases and made recommendations on How private . Charitable organization Stan Aid rehabilitation programs. Washington has encouraged Pri vate assistance but refused Vietnam Ese requests Tor direct . Govern ment Aid. The United Stales has withheld diplomatic recognition an official Aid to protest Vietnam s Mili tary occupation of Cambodia. Friday. March 4,1988 the stars and stripes a pegs 9 nato beginning exercise in Norway Oslo Norway a five thou Sand troops from half the nato coun tries were airlifted to the mountains and valleys of Northern Norway in a show of Unity As leaders of the Alliance gathered in Brussels at a major strategy conference. . Transport planes tuesday Fer ried in combat units for the exercise Arrowhead express which climaxes in two weeks in a Battle on Snow covered terrain against an enemy of 9,500 norwegian forces. The Maneu vers mobilized the Allied Ord Europe Mobile Force a unit de signed to Rush to areas of potential conflict with the soviet led Warsaw pact. The Maneu vers were intended More to serve political than military Aims and to demonstrate the cohesion of nato. Our operational role is in peace time to show As Many lags with As much visibility As possible in a threat ened area to deter an aggressor Taid British maj. Don Mclaren in a Tele phone interview tuesday from com Mand Headquarters in Bardu Foss. Although not officially tied to the Summit the exercise dovetails wit president Reagan s recent efforts to re assure . Allies of the american commitment to defend Europe Al the same time that it negotiates arms reductions with the soviet Union. The War games also coincide with mounting norwegian concern that nato s flank in the North Atlantic will become More Active following the .-Sovicl agreement to dismantle intermediate Range nuclear weapons. The inf agreement has made the norwegian and Barents seas More important Kaare Willsch chairman of the norwegian parliament foreign affairs committee said tuesday. The soviet Union has built the world s greatest concentration of Fin Power on the Kola Peninsula adjacent to Norway s Northern Border Willoch a former conservative prime minister said in an interview thai the soviet buildup in the North hat been going on for decades and has shown no signs of slackening since the disarmament Accord was signed in de Cember. The soviet Northern Fleet armed with submarine launched Long Range nuclear weapons must pass Norway id reach the Atlantic fire gone the closes Point of deployment to the United Stales Tor soviet missiles. Norway s Northwestern com. Kept ice free Al year by the warmth of the Gulf Stream also becomes More at Tractive to the soviet is Noyal warfare rows in importance in soviet military strategy norwegian analysts say. One War scenario foresees the Sovi ets slicing off Norway s Remote and nearly unpopulated Northern province challenging nato s willingness to re Spond. That is precisely the kind of action the Allied come Europe Mobile Force was formed in i960 to deter Mclaren said. Arrowhead express commanded by norwegian vice adm. Torolf rein involves forces from eight nato coun tries the United slates. Canada. West Germany Italy Luxembourg the Netherlands Britain and Norway. Marine corps examines image after spy scandal by Wllliam j. Bartman Washington Bureau or the Marine corp b taking Ahard look Al it ill full til in a to mid duties at . Embassies around the world in no Taitt a Jlse y scan dal last year and planned Force the corps commandant told Congress. We have spent considerable Lime examining our Marine Security guard commitment to oui embassies around the world Gen. Alfred m. Gray or. Told the House appropriations defense subcommittee tues Day. I have spoken personally with the Secretary of stale on this j the marines and the state department arc a Cong on the Issue he said while Cray was not commandant then several Marine guards Al the . Moscow were accused last year of to female soviet spies the holds himself accountable for the of our marines in their sensitive improvements in the guard assignment As outlined by Gray include restructuring the guard selection process with tougher evaluation techniques and providing marines with additional cultural and language training. Marine corps and the state depart rag it inspection technique Ojha ii Lluri Long tiny and rectify problcntafsimikfll1" 111?-"""d Gray who look Chi a i decor Nman Danl said he Meel a twi Job Ossa. A foie they assume their duties to dim concerns and when possible during trips abroad inspects the marines Personalty and reports bark to the Secretary of stale. Last month the Marine corps announced that it would allow women to take some guard assignments. Women would be exempted from guard assignments in certain hardship peals of where cultural factors would make their positions difficult. Gray who testified at the subcommittee s annual review of the Navy and Marine la said the corps is undergo in his goals for a Bact ii wow training approach pm Effort is being dedicated to studying our Force Structure Cray said. We want to put More marines into infantry battalions Light Armor units an aviation squadrons. Those assets that Are used mostly in general War such As some of our heavy Armor and certain Engineer and logistics functions May be considered for Transfer to the Aid Leeonn Hance. Surveillance remotely i Mingl Leclede intelligence functions Are to be combined Irnola Jimut. He said that to put combat units while meeting fiscal restraints impute Olfay Congress and the White House inc Marine corps Headquarters staff is being reduced eliminating unnecessary Levels a Nifiah focus is on . Off Post housing Bill would help gis avoid Security deposits by William a Bartman Washington Bureau Washington"1" from California is seeking defense part Cal support for a Bill that would authorize the services to help military members avoid costly Security deposits for off base housing in the Stales. The Bill sponsored by rep Leon pan Tia a Calif follows up on a successful yearlong program tested Al fort Ord Calif., and Al Luke fab Ariz. Under the test landlords who agreed to waive Security deposits received a guaraa0 the military that they if the tenant led or owed Back a Cal Al Hough Panetta s Bill docs not mention locations his office said the main focus Al this Point is on stateside housing. I countries said one of u ctr$qmi1imajiu Bui right now we re focusing Security deposits in pm two months rent h and air Force Vance pay Jii in Leir overseas defray rent and expenses a related to Economy housing such As Advance rent Security deposits and Utility Bills said Sec. Michael Donohuk usar eur resource management spokesman. Serve member who request Advance Oha to pay a Security Deposit do not have to repay that amount until they move Dono Huc said. A defense department official said sure Side rental deposits often an t Ottiave to incur. Ndeki this program Hewon t have to aslcm1a Good occupant and lives up to i do any damage. If the military had to pay landlord for a Jervis member the individual military installation would deduct the amount from the member s paycheck. Under the Law the amount paid o the landlord could not exceed the Normal Security de with inc pc i think we re getting " Lla i posit requirement. We re " Gliwa ortion said one of pan Tut Ive aides. As to the Bill s chances of becoming Law the aide noted that it has five co upon was and there is no opposition Attis Point. It s just a matter a Felling people to look the defense department housing official that the rental program was very he on on however he Laid we d comment on the Bill until our legislation the program also has been tested at Moi full n As Calif since novem Ber
