European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 21, 19b8 the Star band stripes Page 3 Galvin defends costly yearly games says is from . Bring message of deterrence r a. In a it a Badavi Tarrant staff writer Schwabish Hall West Germany the rosily deployment of thousands of .-Bascd troops to Europe should continue to be carried Oul each year because it is the most important display of nato s resolve to defend Europe in n crisis nato commander Gen John Galvin said tuesday. While some critics of current defense spending be Lieve Large exercises such is the return of forces to Germany could be held less often or staged More cheaply in the United slates. Galvin said the exercise is too critical to Europe s defense to be sharply cur tailed. The reinforcement across the Atlantic is one of the most important parts of our defense planning Galvin said. Always we have to look at our exercises but i Gen. John Cal tin commands of nato troops jokes Wilh sgt. Dudley Stem at Hollenbach West Germany. Autumn forge believe that the size of the reinforcement that comes across compared to the Overall size that would have to come in wartime dictates to us that we should do this every  Galvin spoke to the stars and stripes during a Visil with 3rd inf div troops participating in certain Chal Lenge an exercise involving More than 100,000 . Soldiers in Northern Bavaria. The two week exercise is to end thursday. Galvin noted that reformer has been held since 1967, when the United Stales at inc height of ils involvement in Vietnam agreed to practice its capability of rapidly reinforcing Europe in Exchange for reducing the size of its Force in Germany. The first reason we need thai is for deterrence so we won t have a War because we Are already showing that we Are ready to defend ourselves he said. The second reason is thai we have to train the troops to be Able to make that  in Lime of War the United Stales has agreed to reinforce Europe Wilh 10 divisions in As Many Days. However Galvin said there never has been any requirement about inc size of inc refer Ger exercise which depending on a Host of factors changes size and shape every year. We take a look at our readiness and our availability of funds and a number of other things to decide year by year what it is we re going to do he said. Although limited by budget and environmental constraints Large exercises such As certain Challenge still can Leach valuable lessons useful in wartime he said. An exercise is nol exactly what would happen in wartime. One has to Clr Aporale. You have to have some imagination because we do nol try to perform Maneu vers in the same Way they might be ined. We have to consider the environment we have to consider local traffic rules and airspace rules Galvin said. So the military Musl use what it learns in training to give it the Best possible idea of what might Lake place in War tie said. You Don t Leam those lessons precisely from what you be done but from what you might have done Galvin played Down recent statements by a norwegian Admiral who believes same Maneu vers in Norway should be combined because of the heavy Burden they place on inc relatively Small nation. We always iry to balance Oul How Many exercises we re having versus what our capability is to command and control these exercises and what inc exercises Cost in Money and in other things he said. Soil is really nothing new that someone would comment that we need to take a took at exercises and make sure we have the right balance. Thai s part of daily military  Galvin who has viewed Many aspects of the exer Cise in Germany said he was pleased with inc training he has been seeing at All Levels. In particular the last phase of the exercise in which the army practices defensive positions is going  Well he said. We be had a Good Man Euver Oul Here. We be nol caused a lol of damage by inc Way and we be Man aged to exercise Al All Levels from Young soldiers All inc Way up to i hair senior commanders. I m very Happy with the spread of training. I think we re going to come out of this exercise with our readiness  meningitis score sends 500 dutch soldiers Home by Janet d Agostino staff writer five Hundred dutch soldiers were pulled off inc front lines of nato exercise free lion on monday victims of one of the unseen enemies experts say would cause More harm on the Battlefield than any barrage of builds or shrapnel. The soldiers part of a 34,000-Strong dutch Contin gent participating in inc three nation exercise were sent Home for four Days of doctor ordered rest after two soldiers contracted meningitis. One Soldier died from the viral infection that at lacks the brain and spinal Cord. Another remained hospitalized tuesday. The 500 soldiers Are members of lire Duich 107th Field arty in. While relatively uncommon during training exercises viruses and disease historically have accounted for More wartime casualties than wounds suffered m combat according to master sol. Gene Lysik these Nior preventive Medicine non commissioned officer for 7th medical come in Heidelberg West Germany. Tanks and bullets Are the blood and guts Side of War he said. If you look Al statistics simple disease and non Battle injuries keep More people Oul of the  in 1944, 67 percent of the soldiers hospitalized in the european in catch during world War ii suffered from illnesses compared to 23 percent who had com bal injuries. In the Pacific theater Only 5 percent were hospitalized for combat injuries while 83 percent were plagued by disease. Warm tropical weather increases the risk of skin disease and disease bearing insects. In 1952, during the korean conflict 75 percent of hospitalized soldiers suffered from sickness compared to the g per cell wounded on the Billle Field. In 1969. During the Vietnam War 67 percent of injured soldiers were hospitalized for disease and 19 percent far combat injuries. Faced Wilh those statistics preventive Medicine teams taking part in nato exercise certain Challenge in Southern Germany Are spending much of their Field Lime Selling soldiers on ways to avoid the non Battle maladies or mane vering. Two environmental sanitation detachments made up of personnel from 7ui medical come hospitals in Nurnberg Augsburg wet Ryburg and Frankfurt Are overseeing the checking of mess fact lilies water Points latrine facilities trash disposal silts food concessions. Troop billeting and Bath and laundry Sites. The y Are being augmented by the 14th medical Del a Reserve unit from Springfield mo., along with the 71st medical Del an environmental sanitation unit from Grafen shr. We re responsible for 6i,000 soldiers out Here said Capi Martha a. Sanders commander of the preventive Medicine team working for v corps during the exercise. We be been averaging 200 Miles a Day doing  inspections include water Sample tests for bacteria and sufficient Levels of chlorine according to Pic. Sha Ryn m. Her Acra of the Frankfurt army regional medi Cal Center. She is part of the v corps environmental sanitation team. Contaminated water can cause dysentery. Hepatitis cholera and typhoid. In addition to contaminated water and food combat troops face risks from poor personal Hygiene which can Lead to skin disease and infection. Additionally insects and animals can transmit serious illnesses such As rabies encephalitis and malaria. Accidents and extreme heat or cold also can cause injury that will keep a Soldier Oul of Battle. Hot wealth or can Lead 10 dehydration heat exhaustion or heal stroke which can kill. Cold weather can cause Trench fool which inhibits circulation or More debilitating injuries such As frostbite which can Lead to death or loss of limb. Preventing disease and non Battle injuries becomes More difficult when the climate is extreme such As in inc desert and the environment less civilized such As in the Jungle. In 197s, 80 percent of the . Navy contingent sent to the Suez area to assist in the clearance of the Suez canal suffered from diarrhoea and Dyson try. The individual Soldier can project himself from Dis ease and injury by using Only approved sources for food and Waler using Good personal Hygiene and dress ing appropriately for the weather Lysik said. " " ". We can Only educate so much he said. If a sol Dier s Oul on patrol he s got to use his own re i own resources la that upon inn of flip Jirol a Matt Himor