European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday september 17, 198b the stars and stripes Page 3 Navy Pilot blamed for shoo Down aviator shot plane during exercise by Chuck v1nch Washington Bureau Washington almost a year after a Navy f-14 fighter Jet shot Down an unarmed air Force reconnaissance plane inc Navy has released a report that blames the Navy Pilot s poor judgment for the incident. The report mirrors the findings of an air Force investigation into the sept. 22, 1987, mishap in which an air Force of 4c was hit with a live sidewinder air to air missile during an exercise Over he Mediterranean sea the two air Force crewmen ejected safety bul their aircraft was lost at sea. Navy investigating officer Cape. , Lovell said the actions of la. 0-8- Timo thy Dorsey 25, raised substantial doubt As to his capacity for Good sound  another Factor Cilcy by Lovell was inc relative inexperience of Dorsey who Al the time of the incident was assigned 10 the fighter air Wing aboard the Carrier Saratoga and had Only 245 hours of flight time in the f-14. Lovell said Dorsey had identified the Rf-4c earlier in the Day As  the Navy Pilot also was aware he was in an exercise when he responded to a radio command from his Carrier to launch a simulated attack by arming and firing a live missile the report said. The destruction of the Rf-4c was not an Accident but a deliberate act Lovell wrote. His Dorsey s reaction to the radio command demonstrated an absolute disregard of the known facts and circumstances. He failed to utilize inc decision making process taught in re placement training and reacted in a purely mechanical  Lovell s findings were accepted up through the Chain of command. Rear adm. I . Porda at the Lime com Mander of Cruiser destroyer group 8 and the officer who ordered the inquiry said Lovell i report showed that Dorsey s performance amounted to an illogical  what remains is an act by a Pilot who for a moment left the exercise he was a part of and reached in a Rote Man Ner to what he perceived As an order to actually destroy an aircraft that moments before he believed to be a Friendly Boorda said. The events reflect an act borne of poor judgment or More accurately no judgment in a situation that required log ical and rational  was transferred to an administrative Shore Job after the incident. Al though he was allowed to keep his Avi Ator s wings he will never again be assigned to Fly Navy aircraft. The report showed that since the Acci Dent the Navy has ordered All f-14 pilots to orally advise their radar intercept officers when they have armed the air Craft s weapons. The radar intercept officer flying with Dorsey last year did t know the Pilot had armed his missiles before firing on the Rf-4c. Norwegian Admiral wants Man Euver limit Bidav Odiehl suit writer Bjerkvik Norway a lop norwegian Admiral says that while major Allied exercises in his country arc a necessity there is a limit to How Many Large scale Maneu vers Norway can handle. Vice adm. Toralf rein in a news conference thursday night with 70 journalists covering nato s team work 88 exercise played Down recently published comments in which he appeared to be critical of the Burden such exercises put on Norway. The norwegians arc a cased to have the Allied forces on their soil and on their seas said rein who is nato s Allied commander Northern Norway. There arc no planned changes in the operation or size of the biennial exercise he said. The 22-Day, nine nation exercise involves about 45,000 troops 570 air Craft and 200 ships in and around nor Way. The land part of the exercise covers 1,600 Square Miles. In an interview with the norwegian aft Posten newspaper earlier this month rein was quoted As saying that he thought some Maneu vers should be combined so Norway would not have to carry so much of the Burden. But thursday he emphasized nor Way s commitment and said he was glad to see a stronger commitment from the allies. In this country we have limited re sources and we have to rely heavily on nato support said rein noting that the Small coastal Navy of Norway is inadequate in the face of a soviet Northern Fleet threat. We Are very pleased. That nato is determined to operate farther Forward than they used to be five or 10 years  but rein now in the midst of the second major exercise involving nor Way this year also said Norway is at its limit. We have been stretching resources this year quite a bit he said we can t go on talking two exercises of this Type a  however he backed up his pro exer Cise position saying the Maneu vers were essential. He said the reinforce ment and defense of Norway must be practice in Norway by those who would fight there. We Are working in a particularly Tough environment in a very very harsh climate. It is particularly important then thai the forces being asked to defend the area have the Opportunity to exercise Here he said. Without exercising Here they arc not  future exercises will be held in differ ent areas of the country to diffuse the damage by the assault forces and the in convenience to the population he said. While rein was giving his news con Ference about 8,000 marines from the United slates the Netherlands and England were preparing to storm the Shore Friday morning near Narvik about 720 Miles North of Oslo. They were to be backed up by the unprecedented appearance of to . Navy Carrier Battle groups and aircraft from As far away As England Iceland and  3,000 norwegian Irp Ops were to act As an enemy Force invading from the East. Air and sea forces were to wage a simulated War on similar opponents. Primarily a maritime and amphibious exercise teamwork so is a lest of nato s ability to reinforce and defend the Northern flank against a soviet attack. Nato planners believe that a soviet Advance West would rely heavily on the occupation and the use of the Northern flank. Soviet forces would be expected to overrun most of Sweden and Norway opening an Avenue to the North Atlantic. Many is fed up with Field rations from Page 1 but never the entrees. Soldiers participating in the exercise have dubbed the foil wrapped packages everything from dog food to meals rejected by everyone while others quickly have realized that the rations can be swapped with the local populace for fresher food. Birring a Trade some soldiers simply have been giving the rations away to German children. That s not to mean that the rations Are completely without fans. First la. David a. Accella a Lank commander with the 2nd in 3rd Field any in Kirch cons said his Crew has been mixing dehydrated Are meat patties with chinese noodles and then heating the works on the Heater of an armoured personnel Carrier. It s not so bad. We eat inc potato patties like potato chips he said. I love the res said master sgt. Phillip t. Howard of the 3rd army div surgeon s office not ing that the dried meals Are easier to eat and have a belter Lasle than the army s old canned rations. With a rations you always had to mess with the f 38s army Issue can openers and with the res you just tear them open and eat Howard said. Lotsof these Young soldiers Are spoiled by eating so much fast  staff sol. Billy l. Kirkham on the other hand remembers the older rations More fondly noting that Crais were easier to Cook and that the empty cans served a variety of Field uses. Faced with the Prospect of two weeks of res the 41st Field arty brigade Soldier packed two foot lockers with what Field troops Call bogey bail their favorite munchies and other portable Chow lots of people bring their own food Kirkham said. I have fresh cams potatoes to boil bread. Just let the army run Ostand leave me. I m  one army National guard Soldier who is listening especially close to complaints and other comments about the new rations is a. 1st class Alan b. Den Nett of the 972nd my co. 68 5lh my in. When not in uniform Bennett works in Massachusetts As a food technologist with the . Nalick research development and engineering Center which developed the rations. I m getting the Opportunity to cat them the Way a Soldier docs he said. The first hand experience and feedback gives my development work a better  Bennett who holds a master s degree in Dairy and food technology specializes in the Dairy products eggs fals and oils used in military rations. He believes few soldiers realize the Lime and research invested in each Mouthful they Munch. We re continually upgrading the menus and removing the least liked items Bennett said. But there is about a three year lag period Between the Conception of anew entree and the Lime that product gets to the Soldier. One change soldiers can expect in m res will be an end to Hie dehydrated fruits because of pressure from the Field to develop a wet pack Frait. There also will be less Salt and saturated fats in Field rations following guidance Pul out by the surgeon general. And additions will be made to the limited to rations breakfast menu Bennett  will include the addition of potatoes and sausage to the egg entree and after much trial and error a French Toast tray pack that does t look All mashed together he said. We Call it breakfast bake he said. It has All the ingredients of French Toast Complete with Maple syrup Only it s served like  and As a result of complaints from soldiers dehydrated beef and pork patties will be removed from res. Hot sauce already appearing in to rations will be included in res to spice up the flavor. The entree size also has gone from 5 to 8 ounces. Autumn forge Bennett said res now arc available in 12 differ ent menus. To rations feature 72 foods in various combinations in packages that feed 36 soldiers. Both varieties average 1,200 calories per  his efforts to Champion the new rations. Said. You la always have people complain Over the food because its not like mama  opinion is they re great but i m nol a fussy finicky eater. They re not like Whit you d get at a fancy restaurant. But when you re out m the Fielland hungry they Are very acceptable. At least one Field Man Euver group has been Voic ing Complete agreement spec. Daniel Wesley and fac. Vaughndale Patterson radio teletype operators with the 8th inf div report that wild boars have been attacking their supplies of  told the weekly exercise newspaper that the boars eat the rations whole then spit out inc plastic and foil wrappers. .,._"now i know what it Means to pig out on res Patterson said