European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 1, 19bh the stars and stripes Page 9 autumn forge to test nato s forces exercise evaluates conventional defense abilities 11 David Tarrant Shu writer As the soviet Union and United states begin the destruction of heir intermediate nuclear forces nato planners Nave been pulling the finishing touches on autumn forge he Alliance s Amitia Strun Ofilio i oui  defense of Europe. In inc Wake of the inf Accord conventional aspects of the defense and the deterrence Ait very it re import in . Army Gen. John Galva the nato commander to the stars and stripes wednesday extending from  september through october autumn forge com is nato turns its attention to moderni7in� conventional forces and defining  the Burden of maintaining these forces will be snared among the id nation in the Alliance. About a Quarter Milia in nato soldiers will take part in 20 exercise ranging from oar Frost near the Arctic Circle. N display determination a land air and amphibious exercise in the Mediterranean area. The deployment of 17,500 american soldiers from the United strut s Marks inc 20lh annual re Forstr return of Forres to Germany that . Resolve to reinforce Europe during a crisis. A forger fulfils the requirement of a 1067 agreement by the United Stales Britain and West Ger Many Siut Linari ing the removal of certain . And . Force from a i Germany. Al thai Lime the United slates agreed to return nato  ground and air units to Germany for annual training a very very efficient Force the primary refer Ger deploying Force this year Isth 1st inf div Mech from fort Kiley kan., supplemented by the 91lh inf brigade separate from fori Binning ga., and the 3rd army Cav regt from for Bliss Texas.  a Lour of nato a Calif ports in Antwerp Belgium said re forger is going to be a Good deter rent. If anybody Ever thought of War in Western Europe they would be deterred from that by the fact thai we can do this reinforcement As rapidly As we can. This is an indicator to any adversary hat we have a very very efficient Force  As a test of . Airlift and sea gift capabilities re forger boils Down to pure logistics. If 1 can use the analogy of american football Ronald Lehman the assistant Secretary of defense for International Security policy told the stars and stripes we am making a goal line stand. We Are on the defensive and our replacements on reinforce ments arc out of the stadium. They re on inc other Side of hit Ocean in Many cases. So anything we can do to enhance the ability 10reinforce quickly is vital to  coordinated confusion1 primary pm Ajces in this logistical football game described by one officer As coordinated confusion arc the three components of the newly formed . Trans come lie military traffic management come inc military Scal Ift come and the military Airlift omd. The military Airlift come is transporting All 17,500 participating soldiers plus about 35 ions of equip ment. About 40 civilian jetliners promised to the civilian Reserve air Fleet arc being used to supplement air Force c-141sand c-5s in the transport exercise. Mac s 37lh tac Airlift so at Rhein main a also will Fly about 70 Supply and medical evacuation mis Sions during the autumn forge series including heavy equipment drops paratrooper deliveries and combat Supply. The military traffic management come has moved equipment and vehicles from . Installations to Ocean ports where the military Scalir come then used dry cargo ships and fast sea lift ships to bring 2,100 pieces of equipment to Antwerp 2nd Oiler ports. Soldiers in Plo Jed to Europe in August arrived at various airports in Belgium and West Germany an were to link up with their equipment arriving by ship or from propositioned hardware permanently stored i Europe. From designated marshalling areas the . Units will move Forward to join various nato Moiscs under the autumn Force umbrella. Most of the re forger troops will participate in in afield training exercise certain Challenge billed As inc largest ground Man Euver on european toil since the Ondof world War ii set for sept. 12-21. About two Wesl German Saldien stopped for a res monday Al a refuelling Point near wat Leahcim Wesl Nurmi my. The mechanics fuel and Supply specialists of the . Army s 546lh mint trance co and 593rd service mid 125,000 soldiers will take part including 103.000 americans j6.50d Wesl germans 5,100 canadians,150 French and 100 Danes. The exercise will be the first to pit corps sired units against each other in a free play scenario officials said. Set for the Southern German states of Bavaria and Baden  the exercise area stretches from Hanau la Fulda and conure in the North to Ulroy and Augsburg in the South and from Heilbronn in inc West to numbers in inc cast. Most of inc operations Are expected to Lake place in an area South of our Burg planners said. In whal one . Staff officer said was indicative of the warming in .-sovict relations the exercise has abandoned is Normal East West orientation and dropped the use of the Standard scenario of Blue Good Guys versus enemy Orange forces. Instead v corps will defend the mythical Northland against invading Southland forces played by Vii corps. The exercise is being controlled by . Army Europe Headquarters under its commander Gen. Crosbie. Saint. Soviet czech and other East bloc observers from the 35-nation conference Oil disarmament in Europe arc expected to attend certain Challenge according to . Military officials. Display determination farther South Nlaly Portugal Turkey France and the United stale will hold exercise display Del Crim Nalion a test of nato s ability to answer an attack on its Southern flank from sept. 18 to oct. 16. The . Contingent includes units from the North Carolina National guard and Usa eur units from Germany As Well As members of inc Southern euro Pean task Force stationed in Laly in support of the major ground Maneu vers nato also will conduct cold fire an annual tactical flying exercise designed 10 improve cooperation Between the Alliance s air forces and their ability to support Maneu ver troops on the ground air forces from several nations will participate in the exercise set to begin tuesday and last through sept. 22, a total of 6.000 Sonies Are planned about 550each Day. Most of the sorties will Fly Al least 500 feet above ground level except in certain designated areas where they can Fly at 300 feel or above. Weekend tog however will be limited officials said. While the autumn forge exercises arc designed to test the combat readiness of air and ground troops a variety of other training tests will take place. Military intelligence personnel supported by Lan Guage experts from the Utah National guard will hold last Chance to filler up Supply co Are supporting 300 1st inf div vehicles tint will be moving into the certain Challenge exercise Wen. It Hill be the last Chance for the vehicles to Ink up and ret minor repairs on i hair nay id the exercise area. Inc Roex in in conjunction Wilh the certain Challenge exercise. Inter Rock in is designed id test the army s methods of interrogation and prisoner control during a War. A base defense scenario dubbed Creek Warrior involving  ground defense of Simbach a a Wisl Germany was to begin thursday and run through sept. 13. Bolstered by 250 airmen from Hie United states Safti Security police will Bailie an invading Force of simulated soviet pc Tinaz  exercise also will lest new sensor and night vision equipment. About 800 troops will play War casualties in a test of the , air evacuation system. About 450 of the sol Diers later will be redeployed to inc United states Blair As part of the exercise. Additionally about Ihrck Doican planes based in the United Stales will Fly to Europe As part of crested Cap an annual tactical deployment exercise. Some of the planes involved in he Ocean crossing will then Fly sup port for the nato land exercise Coronet Stone i Belgium. Air National guard units from Georgia Oklahoma and Wisl Virginia also will Cross the Atlantic to participate in Volant Scorpio a nato Supply exercise set to begin sunday and last through sept. 17. It will debased in England. Other nato exercise other nato exercises made Public include ally express an annual deployment test of Allied come Europe Mobile Force nato s Quick re action Force. The exercise which focuses this year on the defense of Turkey includes the 5lh turkish corps. The Mobile Force will deploy about 5,000 soldiers and 1,500 vehicles during the exercise which was to begin thursday and last through sept 29. Teamwork a nine nation maritime and amphibious exercise set for the North Atlantic thai began wednesday and lasts through sept. 21. About 500 planes 200 ships and 45,000 personnel from Belgium. Canada Denmark Wesl Germany the Netherlands Norway Britain and the United states Are taking pan. Navy operations will include deployment of nato striking Fleet Atlantico Ihu norwegian sea while amphibious forces from the United slates England and the Netherlands will stage a Landing in Norway.  National defense 88 a German territorial army exercise that will enable elements of .-based units to participate in a tactical Ridge crossing of the Rhine River. German army Reserve units will put up the Bridges and Contra the Crossings on the Rhine. The Crossings Are scheduled for sept. 8-9, Wilh the 3rd army Cav reel crossing near Rhc Imhausen and the 197th inf Bri Gade separate crossing near in Eremein