European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 28. 1988 the stars and stripes military Roundup Active duty strength declined in february Washington a the Active duty strength of tic nation s military services declined in february from both the previous month and the year earlier period according id Pentagon figures. As of feb. 29. The army. Navy Marine corps and air Force had 1.163,193 men and women on Active duly Down 2,625 from Jan. Or. K was a decrease of 6.914 from the feb. 28,1987. Inlay. It is not unusual Tor military strength to swing up and Down on a monthly basis during the year Pri Marily because of differences in he flow of new recruits. The strength totals arc expected to vary even More widely than Normal this year because the Pentagon is reducing its Active duty strength in budget culling move. According to the latest military strength As tast nem three or the four armed services re ported personnel reductions in february. The Marine corps reported 198,231 men an women an Active duty Down just 12 from Jan uary. The air Force had 603,199 on Active duly Down 975 and the army listed 776,413, Down 2,308. The Navy meantime reported an increase of670 personnel in february with 584,948 on Active duty at the end of he month. The Marine corps and air Faroe Tenned de Clines in strength compared with feb. 2s, 19s7, White the Navy and army reported slight increases. Usa eur Legal offices win in worldwide Competition Heidelberg Usa eur Legal assist Ance offices won in All three categories of the award for excellence in Legal assistance. The worldwide Competition recognizes innovative programs that enhance Legal assistance programs said John l. Simmons of the usar eur Legal assistance division. There Are three categories in the Competition Small office one or two Legal assistance attorneys medium office three la 14 Legal assistance attorneys and Large office is or More Lega assistance attorneys. The Giessen Legal Center 3rd army div won the Small office award. The Center was cited for its Legal assistance and preventive Law programs including lax nights for soldiers and their spouses an effective client evaluation system and Elti Ciconi appointment and walk in procedures. The army s Legal assistance office in Berlin won the medium office award. Its program Nas cited far assistance provided in completing Ger Man Auto insurance claims Active radio and television preventive Law programs a lax trailer and Legal assistance Van and premarital Brief Ings for soldiers marrying  1st army div Legal assistance office was named a joint Winner along with the xviii air borne corps office at foil Bragg. No. The 1st army div office was cited for its la Gaizer radio spots German Law Legal assist Ance continuing Legal education of attorneys and its major computer enhancement program. Rhet main airmen co cited for outstanding work Rhein main a West Germany the military Airlift Comet has recognized the out standing efforts of several Rhein main airmen and the base civilian personnel office four airmen assigned to the 43ith Security to Page 9 awards Lor Pui standing won went to capt Al Fred Kurzawski jr., Active duty company Grade offi cer senior master sol. Charles fold or jr., senior no master sol Lawrence Wimbrow information Security program manager and staff sol. David Ward no Security specialist. The Rhein main consolidated base person Nel office was one of three personnel offices nominated by military Airlift come to compete for the Genii p. Foster or. Civilian base person Nel office achievement awards. Personnel offices at Mcchord fab wash., and Dover fab del., were the other Mac nominees. Staff sol. Vincent s. Hearn of he 439th sup ply so received the 1987 outstanding munitions maintenance technician supervisor  manage the command first european munitions operations account self help program upgrades Cavern despite budget cuts by Janet Howells Tierne Start writer Hanau West Germany Soldier m  Point a lot at fences parking lots and die port flagpole these Day then puff up their Chesa and say Many arc or will be Active participants in a self help program that quickly and inexpensively upgrades the sub Community s facilities. I gel a sense of accomplishment when i walk around Post said spec. 4 Leberl o. Be Harte an air Craft armament specialist with the 227lh aviation regt i m doing stuff j never git to do in my mos. Sofar j be helped put up Omen i and the  Beharie temporarily assigned to the Subco Minuni Tys buildings and grounds Crew Worts with eight others filing whatever needs attention. The Post weight battalions loan out Crew members for 90 Days to make improvement that budget cuts have made in possible by other methods. It s a lot More manual labor than i m used to Aid spec. 4 Darlene l. Inghran a utilities repairer with the 122nd support in. But it s a break from a big company and lets you work with smaller group � you get to know the people you re working  the self help program decreases labor cosh and thai usually meant Quick approval for any task the Crew decides to take on for Doug Jones chief of the engineering and re source management division of Kana s directorate of engineering and housing the program has provided a Way to Laue his Job in the face of a budget slashed from s36 million last year to a current j4 million. Self help projects Are the Only Way we have now to step Forward in maintenance and repairs. We provide the materials and they provide the labourers he said. One self help project was done by soldiers from ii Flieg Cohorst units who worked half Days at Christmas time to build � family Center in the recreation  Crews Luwill Walls installed doors and refinished doors to convert two Large rooms into six brightly painted functional areas. When electrical work is needed Deh Steps in but the Lime saved on completing projects Means his work ers can get More big jobs done around the Community Jones explained. Materials for the family Center Cost j1.300, an about 16,500 in labor costs was saved he said. The likelihood of dial project getting off the ground with the funding con saints was close to Zero he said. They did in the Only Way  it was about a year ago that col. Jerry Ginn. Sub Eom Emmily commander decided to switch the focus of the buildings and grounds Crew from policing trash to improving Community facilities. Since hat decision was made the Crews have done More than save Money. The work order process lakes so Long because there ire five different sub communities in Lanau said pee. John Quarn lop and master sri. James Vid Imus help build new Mars station. Capt John e. Arthur Deputy  commander and civil Engineer. Usually the changes seen today arc the results or something started years ago. With self help we Are All part of the problem solving and gel 10 Sec the differences. Everyone enjoys the changes the self helpers have rms Uick he i healer an Chapel on Post Atso Crews cleared away a burned Cut building and spread gravel Over the area converting Plinto a much needed parking lot. Current projects include renovations on the Post Bank he building of a military affiliate radio system Mars station and upgrading Ball Fields for the up coming season. Pur soldiers walk away from these projects with feeling that they have improved life Here said Arthur. And they  ruins located beneath school by Connie Dicke Suh writer Butzbach West Germany new met the old in bul Zaeh when ancient roman ruins were found underneath the new Butzbach elementary school Addi Tion. During an extensive renovation and expansion project which began in August construction workers stumbled onto ruins of an old settlement. While dig Ging a Hole to pour the building s foundation workers found evidence of cooking fires and called a professional. Werner Meyrahn a local archaeologist and retired Schooltz Arfice brought tools and asked if any of the children might like to dig around said assistant Prin Cipal Mary Anne Burkard. A few fourth fifth and Suth Graden were allowed to go Over to the construction  Jason scholum a 10-year-old fifth grader said the were Able to find Only a few pieces of pottery. They were like Reddish Clay and they looked Tike stones but once you got them out of the dirt you could Tell they weren t  scholum said. He said the archaeologist showed children where u dig and what to look Tor. We had to be real careful too because the Archer Login broke one of the pieces and he knew Bow to handle  Ted Riese a id year old fourth grader did t get to dig but watched As others dug up some of the pottery. The pieces were Small and jagged and tilled a bucket the archaeologist had Ricc said. Archaeologist Gail a arabic who lives in Butzback said pieces found at the school evidently were washed downhill by a Small Stream that runs underground. There is an old roman settlement Uphill from the school. The housing area next to the school is called roman Way Village. Larance Laid several Small streams flow from the upper Point of Lite Hills into the City but about 100 Yean ago the streams were channelled into a fishing Pond. There is still a wait on the Hilt and Laraby thinks pieces of pottery washed through the Wall. Tit Roll by i we he first Type of Potter invented Karabec said. The area was not a direct settlement although 4 Ropic of cutting Slennes were also found  she said archaeologists also have found in the City neolithic late Stone age and late neolithic set Dement under the roman Scofi Cmunt and a Bronze age Sel tement beneath. The area is very Rich in old settlements and there Are Many ruins in the area. It seems that the area was used Ai a grazing area for cattle and Slas an agricultural settlement Larabee said. Harold shy cry school principal said when the new school addition ii finished this summer the school plans to build a Niche inside the Entrance and showcase the pottery pieces