European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page b the stabs and stripes Friday. May 20. 1988 military Roundup Naples no honoured for retention duties Washington is Sec. John w. An Derson assigned to Allied forces Southern Europe in Naples. Italy has been named the Active duty retention no of the year. Anderson and six winners from stateside com mands represent the Best in the recruiting and retention Fields in the Active. National guard and Reserve components. All were selected based on duty performance professional knowl Edge innovative methods of recruiting and re Tention counselling and participation in Community activities. Patriot Cavern gets new name in Hanau Hanau Wisl Germany Patriot Cavern built jointly by the United slates and nato on thursday was renamed George v. Underwood Barracks. The Calm is the Home of the 2nd in. 43rd air defense arty which employs the Patriot missile system. The Patriot is the army s newest air defense missile system. Underwood was a former commander of the32nd army air defense come and the first air defense artillery officer to achieve the four Star rank. . Suspends business with w. German firm Wiesbaden Wesl Germany a West German construction firm has been suspended from doing business with the u.5. Government because two of its employees were involved i bribing army engineers a defense criminal investigation service spokesman said thursday. The suspension by he Usa eur judge advocate general Means the firm Jacob Nohl a Mph of Darmstadt and the two employees Are not eligible for any contracts with the . Government during the continuing investigation. Sieve Little said. An investigation disclosed thai Rudolf men and Johann upper were instrumental in paying almost s60.000 in bribes to former corps of engineers inspector Joseph a Hullender Little said. The bribes reportedly were paid to influence Hullender s inspection duties while assigned to the renovation project at the army regional medical Center in Frankfurt Little said. He said Hullender has since left government service but he and others face criminal action by the . And West German governments. The defense criminal investigative service and the army criminal investigation come is continuing to investigate. Navy s medical system described As in poor health by William j. Bartman Washington Bureau Washington a decade of has left the Navy medical system scrambling to catch up with demand. The Navy has understaffed its medical eare system for More than a decade and there s no magical Wand anybody out there can wave u fix it immediately be came of massive said a congressional aide who toured Navy medical facilities in the Pacific several months ago. Even congressional and special interest critics How Ever arc lauding the efforts of the Navy s new surgeon general. Vice adm. James Zimble to Correct the Situa Tion. Adm Zimble from everything we be seen is Mak ing a real herculean Effort to Correct the system said the congressional staffer. I be seen a turnaround under the new surgeon Gen eral said Dorothy Chescavage thief medical watcher for the National military families association. But. It will take five or 10 years to turn that around. The Navy s had a problem for the past several years they just Haven t been Able to support heir medical corp sin people or Zimble who became Navy surgeon Genera in june of last year does t downplay his problems which Are aggravated by shortages of specialized physicians nurses and other staff. But he insists that the Quality of Navy medical treatment remains Good. If by Quality care however we mean Access to car comfortable surroundings then in certain of our facilities we Are lacking Zimble told the stars and stripes in an interview. Over Navy objections. Congress has passed a Law ordering that in fiscal 1989, 25 percent of new naval officers and 15 percent of total Force growth should be in the medical area. The Navy maintains thai in cannot realistically recruit that Many medical personnel. According to Zimble 9 explanation of the Navy i medical dilemma with which Chescavage concur Rte service began taking on new tasks new responsibilities and additional missions under the defense minded Reagan administration but without the increases in people and Money necessary la meet the changes. Meanwhile More Young sailors and marines arc gel Ting married than Ever before More single parents Are world today 2 British airways planes nearly collide Over England London a two British airways Jeu carry ing a total of 146 people flew within feet of each other wednesday in the latest of a series of Nisi Coll Siul in British airspace the civil aviation authority said. The Agency said a full investigation will be made into the incident that occurred 5,000 feet Over War Wick 85 Miles Northwest of London. A British airways spokeswoman who in keeping with British custom was not identified said the pilots of the two air planes did not have to Lake evasive action and continued their Normal flights. The near collision occurred As one plane was arriving from the dutch City of Amsterdam to land at Bir Mingham. Airport North of Warwick and another was ascending after take off in route to Dusseldorf West Germany. The inbound flight was carrying 16 passengers and six Crew members while the second Jet carried 78 Pas sengers and also a Crew of six. Aircraft Are supposed to Fly at least three Miles apart horizontally and 1,000 feel apart vertically. Part of the Force and retired members and their families Are living longer. As the number of people entitle to medical care grew dramatically the Navy s medical system became strained. Zimble has outlined live Steps to gel Navy Medicine healthy again add More people to the medical department. The surgeon general and his counterparts in the other serv ices say a military physician costs the government leu than a civilian contract doctor. Separate medical personnel Levels from the Overall personnel count since again military medical person Nel arc cheaper than civilians. Release champs funds for use in contracting that is needed to bolster weakened staff Levels at naval hospitals. Even with the doctor shortages some Nav surgeons feel underused Zimble said because they can i gel enough Lime in the operating room due to Low support staff Levels. Get authority to Transfer funds Between opera Lions maintenance and pc Wencl accounts to do such things As pay bonuses to doctors. Relieve the medical corps from the effects of the defense officer personnel management act the Law thai governs the management of the military s officer to promote More nurses to lieutenant commander an commander As an incentive to remain in the Navy. The congressional aide agreed with i in tile s idea to bring More military doctors on line but said i m incl certain he s being realistic. Maybe it makes sense Over the longer irm but Over the Short term there Aren enough doctors out there who can suddenly be brought into the that is exactly Why Zimble said he must keep More of his doctors Only 35 percent of whom remain with the service each year. " think we can do a better Job of competing with pay in the civilian sector he said. Another aim of Zimble s is to look at ways to improve the Navy gained approval for a new Hospital in Simonella Sicily and improvements to the Hospital at Camp Lester Japan. But it is Gilill awaiting approval to replace facilities in Naples Italy and Subic Bay in the Philippines. Of the two Naples is the worst he said. The facility is located in an old hotel building literally inside a Volca Nic Crater although the aged Small Subic Bay facility is in bad shape As Well. Navy officials Jay Augsburg stud ends sending books to school in Tanzania by Charlie Bowden Munich Bureau Augsburg West Germany these Days Simon Silverstein s Art room could pass for it Post office. Every Nook and cranny is filled with Cartons either bundled for mailing or being pre pared for dispatch. Their destination Nom by secondary school in Tanzania in East Africa. The Cartons contain books some thing the tiny african school desperately needs Silver Leui Laid. The Augsburg High school Art teacher who taught at the african school 25years ago u a peace corps Volunteer thought it a worthy project and suggested it to the High school s National Honor society. In sounded Good said society president Margol Delage a senior. We had to do a Community project for the school and this was a Good Way to 24 students Begani collecting books in april and within a month had gathered about 3 ton a books Silverstein said. After weeding out damaged books an duplicates the group still had More than 700 pounds w bundle wrap address and mailing quickly became a major obstacle. When the project began it was with the idea that the Cartons could be mailed via the military postal system Silversten said. Not Legal he found out. S4s Tom of cart bowl it Augsburg High school teacher Simon St Verliin and student Dhaima Sison prepare boxes of books for mailing. Now Silverstein and other school officials Are canvassing the Community to raise funds to mail the roughly 50 canons of Book we Are accepting any donations he said set Ting a goal of $800 to cover projected pos lat costs. Individuals or groups interested in the project can Contact Silverstein at the school at Augsburg military 434-6601 or mail donations to Ibe Tanu Nian Book project a Jaburg High school apo09178,
