European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                M saturday july 16, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 Ines ready for Norway Mission storage Sites to be finished by 1989 by Chuck Vinc Washington Bureau Washington by the end of next year the marines will be fully pre pared for a unique wartime Mission i which thousands of leathernecks would land in Norway to bolster nato Northern flank. Since 1982, the Marine corps has Bee sending enough vehicles weaponry and supplies to the scandinavian nation to out fit a Force of 13,000 personnel As part of that service s Only Mission involving on site land pre positioning of equipment. Construction of storage Sites in the trondheim area of Central Norway is expected to be completed by the end of1989, said col. Terry Curtis of the plans division of the Marine corps Headquarters. Everything to support the brigade will be on the ground in Norway Curtis said. We d bring some Small items with us but most of what we need will Bethere  some people might perceive this land warfare Mission to be More in the army s area of expertise but Curtis said that s not True. The reason has to do with the traditional Marine corps role of playing Point Man for its sister sea serv ice the Navy. A principal Marine corps Mission has been to hold ground Forward of the Navy in a maritime environment he said. The specific Job for this Marine unit will be to help secure the landward flank in nor Way so the Navy can better fight the Bat the in the norwegian sea and the North Atlantic both expected to be heavy traffic routes for the soviet Union s North Ern Fleet. Aside from being the marines Only re positioning Mission the project is unique in another Way because the Unitis meant to be called in prior to combat rather than to make an amphibious As Sault on a hostile beachhead he said. The unit would be activated by a re quest from the government of Norway or perhaps by a senior nato commander in times of increased tension to be used against a perceived hostile threat such As a soviet buildup on the near by Kola Peninsula. Elements of the Marine brigade Willcome out of the 2nd Marine expedition Ary Force with Headquarters at Cam Lejeune n.c., he said. After notification the unit would be flown to airfields near trondheim and then trucked by the norwegians to the equipment storage Sites in the area. The norwegians also would help move the fully equipped marines to their fighting positions around the country. The goal is to be in place at full capability within 12days of notification Curtis said. The Mission should please lawmakers who have criticized nato nations forgot doing enough for the common de sense. The norwegians play a heavy Rolein their country because local Law pro Hibits Allied forces from being permanently stationed there. Therefore the marines have no one connected with the Mission on the ground in Norway Curtis said. In addition to helping with transportation the norwegians provide a battalion of personnel for maintenance and Security of the pre positioned equipment and371 various support vehicles available for use by the marines. The Marine corps has trained intermittently in Norway since the 1970s, but the first test of the brigade pre position ing Mission was in March 1984. The concept has been tested in at least three other major exercises since then Curtis said. The defense department will spend$169 million by the end of this year for the equipment with the total Price pegged at about $202 million by 1992. The equipment is being purchased Overand above Normal Marine corps require ments specifically for this one Mission Curtis said. Money to build the storage facilities is coming out of nato funds Curtis said. No violations of arms treaty have been found Washington a . And soviet team monitoring compliance with the new medium Range missile treaty have detected no violations of the pacts far a . Official said thursday. There have been no difficulties said Brig.  Lajoie who directs 200 . Inspectors in the american on site inspection Agency. Lajoie headed one team on the first round of american on site visits to the soviet Union at the beginning of this month. Four soviet teams of 10 people each were staying overnight in Washington on thursday and were to begin their second round of inspections on Friday or saturday with visits expected to a Martin Marietta corp. Plant near Baltimore Cape canaveral Fla. The Redstone Arsenal at Huntsville Ala fort Sill  possibly the longhorn army depot at Marshall Texas. Despite initial wariness on both sides the process has gone smoothly since president Reagan and Krem Lin Leader Mikhail Gorbachev exchanged articles of ratification in Moscow on june 1 and the intermediate Range nuclear forces treaty went into effect Lajoie Tola a Pentagon briefing. During a 60-Day period of Baseline inspections the soviets Are visiting 30 Sites in the United states and Western Europe and Lajoie and his team Are inspecting 133 Sites in the soviet Union and easter Europe to determine the accuracy of data exchanged by the two sides. Under the treaty which Calls for elimination of Al superpower missiles with ranges of 310 Miles to 3,000 Miles Over about three years the soviet Union is to destroy about 6,000 items consisting of missiles an related components and the United states is to de stroy 2,000 items Lajoie said. With inspections about 25 percent Complete Sai Lajoie the count has been exactly  inspectors tend to be congenitally suspicious which is probably a healthy attitude he said. Both sides Are wary that the other will be concealing or hiding items. That has not been the Case on either Side p getting carried away in Berlin three elderly Berlin women take a ride inside an american armoured personnel Carrier As part of Bat Talion orientation Day hosted by the 502nd inf in and the combat support in in the divided City. About 200 West germans from the City s Steglitz and Kreuzberg districts were invited to attend the festivities wednesday which included a first hand look at american equipment and facilities. Pm issues recall for 155,300 automobiles Detroit up general motors corp. Thursday announced the recall of about 155,300 1986 through 1988-Model cars for five separate reasons. The top car maker said that in All in stances it was not aware of any accidents or injuries due to the problems and that it would make All repairs free of charge. The largest recall Campaign asks own ers of about 73,000 1988-Model Pontiac lemans subcompact to bring their cars into dealers to inspect the filler  on the Gas tank. Pm said a Small number of the South korean made cars could have improperly welded assemblies. Pm also announced the recall of approximately 65,000 1986 and 1987 Model Buick Riviera and Oldsmobile Tornado luxury coupes to replace and reposition a Power steering nose. Improper placement of the Hose could cause it to leak the company said. About 15,000 1988-Model Chevrolet Cavalier and Pontiac sunbird coupes and convertibles Are being recalled to Check for faulty rear wiring harness which May cause the rear backup lamps to Flash. Another 1,9001987 and 1988 Buick Les abre cars equipped with anti lock brakes Are being called Back to ensure the system is properly attached. If not owners could experience increased pedal feel and the eventual loss of braking function. Finally about 430 Oldsmobile 98touring sedans from the 1988-Model year Are being recalled to replace a clip inthe gearshift mechanism pm said. The clip May loosen binding the mechanism or possibly allowing the car to be shifted into another gear inadvertently