European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday. March 24,19bb military round if Britain based no picked As top missile manager Raf Greenham common England Sis a 501st toe missile Wing senior no has been named inc air Force s by 1957 mis Sile manager. Mailer 5gt. Douglas Keller was named Heck in. U o Marque missile manager of the year said Wing spokeswoman Joan Burke. Keller Wick cd fir promotion o senior Mas Ler wry Clint. Worked to update and Correct the technical orders used for worldwide Mainie a Mit Chr cruise missile fair pc find. The hymn noun was selected when arc he officer in charge of inc mis ii maintenance shop on the base. His work ii re Ai improving maintenance publications and the applications of them on the new Wea Pons system were important contributors to nil winning the award she said. Keller 33, now the missile maintenance Ope rations Suprin Lendryl also won the equivalent awards at inc 3rd air Force and u5afe Levels before be ing picked for the service wide Honor. Reagan nominates Leland for lieutenant general Washington of president Reagan has nominated maj. Gen. Edwin s. Leland or. For promotion to lieutenant Genera and assign ment As Neucom chief of staff the Pentagon said Thi week. Assuming that he is confirmed by the Senate Lund. 48, will replace it. Gen. Howard o. Crowelljr. Who is retiring. Litand a Nalic of Washington d.c., commands Usa eur s i is Arnul div. Army in Europe is cited for its housing expertise Washington Sis the army in Europe won. Four of eight annual awards for installation engineering and housing support including honors for three individuals and on organization. Lee Davis of Karlsruhe West Germany won engineering plans and services executive of the year award Tor his leadership in planning orderly growth and development in that Community to improve the Quality of life for Linda Floricich formerly of Karlsruhe an now at forces come in Atlanta ga., was named housing executive of the year for molding cohesive service oriented housing program pro Viding optimum support to soldiers and Fame Alexander Farrell of Coppinger West Ger Many was named operations and maintenance of the year for improving utilities to make soldiers in popping in More comfortable while the army Engineer division Europe was re cognized for its outstanding design contract administration and construction support of Usa eur among other things the Organiza Tion was commended for renovating Barracks hospitals and other facilities to counteract Terra risk. Is bookstores to offer new Vietnam Magazine Darmstadt West Germany anew Magazine on the Vietnam War will be Avail Able in stars and stripes bookstores a Bookstore official said wednesday. The first Issue of the quarterly Magazine Viet Nam went on sate this week in the United states. The second or summer edition win be sold instars and stripes Bookstore for j2.95 a copy. The Bookstore spokesman did not know when the summer edition would by available. Dod wants permission to Cut More officers in High grades by William j. Batman Washington Bureau Washington the Pentagon so far unable Roget Congress to reconsider a decision to reduce the number of military officers in the services has asked thai it at least be Given the Choice of cutting More officers from the top end of the scale inst Sidof the Bottom this allows the services 10 have the latitude to execute some or a Polinn of the reduction at the higher said Cape. Richard Phelan one of the authors of the defense department proposal i would not necessarily mandate thai. But it would allow inc secretaries Ollie services More latitude the defense officials want authority to Cut More senior officers to protect the services from going offi cer hungry in future years. Congress wants a 6 percent Cut in officer strength Over four years. If All we do to comply with be Law is terminate taking in a sizable number of officers for a couple of years what we end up with is a Hole that can last 20years," Phelan said. In the services be said there is no lateral entry. Italy starts at the Chelan was optimistic that Congress we adopt a least part of the Pentagon proposal As Law. I think they re obligated to support portions of it he said. Tic Lin snid thai if Congress rejects the proposal i would not be catastrophic but it limits flexibility of the service the Schleback in office strength is in its second year. Right now the services Don t have a great Deal of latitude. There Aren t a lot of ways to irim the higher grades he said. Bui the new proposal if made Law would permit he service scr Carios of expand inc numbers of officers thai they Are considering for Possi ble involuntary retirement. It would also enable an officer with 20 cais of service who is an of or above to retire with one year in that Grade rather than three if he wanted to Phe Lan said adding thai that is the part of the proposal the Pentagon most want Congress to support. Tilt proposal also would permit the service Sercu Ria to select Oci Wilh two Yean in thai Grade for involuntary retirement As Well As o-5l who Are pass Dover once for promotion the proposed changes also would affect those offi cer with a certain amount of enlisted Yean. Current rules now Lay that for Inch personnel id Yean service it required before retirement can be taken. Under the new proposal this require ment would drop to eight years. Of gives break to pregnant wives when husbands leave service Early by Chuck Vinc Washington Burnu Washington some pregnant air Force wives whose husbands leave Active duty under Force reduction rollbacks from april through september can receive medical care at certain military hospitals until they Jive birth. Air Force military personnel Center officials a Randolph fab. Texas said in a press release that wives Are eligible for the extended medical benefits i their due Dale Falls within the sponsor s original term of service. For example if a sponsor it involuntarily separate six months earlier than originally scheduled the wife can continue to receive care if her due Date fall within that six month window official said. Supplemental care is authorized for diagnostic test when the Hospital used is the one that normally maintained the patient s Case officials said. Charges for the care will teat the dependent rate. Eligible air Force wives will be Abb to obtain the care in their own service hospitals or in Navy or coast guard facilities under an agreement reached wit those services. That provision would Benefit a separating air Force member who plans in move to an area where inc Clos est military medical facility is on a Navy or coast Gaard installation. The army is not participating in the program an the benefits Are not authorized through the civilian health and medical program of the uniform mix ser vices pregnant wive must get a letter from their local Hospital commanders before May 1 designating them eligible for the continued care in air Force Navy Orco ail guard facilities. While the Navy has agreed to support air Force members participating in this program Navy officials Haven t decided whether to extend the some privilege Ilo their personnel although they Are studying the Issue. We realize we Hare to make a decision soon be cause these Force reduction separations Are due to begin april 1," said it. Janet Muckus a Pentagon Navy spokeswoman. The army hat no Plain to extend such medical Benefit to soldiers with pregnant wives said it. Col. George Bodie with the Batini administration division in the army surgeon general s directorate of professional services. We be always hid a program whereby a to Crevice Jeraber with a pregnant wife can extend on dive duty for 30-Day increments until the wife gives birth Bodie said Bui beyond that we have no Phil to follow up on what the air Force is West German chinese project the Kiili of wed Gamin in fee my a a Paul la lust or us Cubiac engineers will he combined in u 30-t Yuu get Trudon Lut Taum Art jointly Derd Ogiba be tort air not a Darket to Mcdurm nuts Uttof. Colln the a pc 75
