European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 22. 1988 the stars and stripes Page 3 cafes in Field with reformer troops from Page 1 to support units during the week and Man Euver Unitson the weekends. Two of Ilic 40-foot trailers carry military clothing the rest offer Basic health products snacks him newspapers and other Small items. Everybody thinks we re out there to provide the Candy bars and inc cokes Loo but our int Cal is to autumn forge make sure they gel inc things they need Beard said. Referring to the expanded Field service he said it s working Well. Well have to evaluate it of course when it s All  the War plan Calls for Many other measures thai Haven t been part of the exercise however. For exam ple the Exchange service did not evacuate any of it changes in the Man Euver Battle area As would Hap a n in time of conflict. According to he plan cafes would operate its exchanges at each  until fighting mandated an evacuation of employees and goods. The plan also designates an order of priority for evacuating assets. Cash and other negotiable instruments go first then deferred payment plan records. Next in order go military uniforms and accessories hygienic products cameras binoculars film and watches and finally movies. The Exchange service did practice a form of rapid deployment for the arrival of the refer Ger troops. Cafes dispatched Cash registers shelves safes food and everything else needed to set up exchanges at two tank Erum tiemers knocked eat of Hie mod Bailie  roving Burger Van near Burgher Nchim. Caretaker bases in Belgium just before the arriving troops  units from the main belgian locations served other arrival Sites. And when the troops moved to the marshalling areas they found Field exchanges Selling everything from fruit to watches in 21st support come maintenance tents. In wartime the Exchange service also would have to hire Many local people to replace . Employees evacuated As non combatants. No evacuations occurred during the exercise but Shore was lots of staff move ment. Cafes has nearly 300 of its employees working in the Field during certain Challenge and Beard said All of them volunteered logo. The work is probably twice As hard but three limes As rewarding he said adding that a lot of the volunteers Are sex ois. Many of the Field employees have worked on the fall exercises every year in the last dec Ade he said. The organization also has hired about 100 Tempo Rary workers to replace the permanent ones who volunteered for Field duty. We basically hire whoever wants a Job or needs a Job during that Lime Frame heard said. During the Man Euver cafes also extended the business hours of the permanent exchanges in the a never area Beard said. Cafes laundromats remained open 24 hours a Day he said. In the redeployment phase cafes expects to offer Barber services laundry pickup one Day photo proc Essing and other Exchange services at Darmstadt Gra Fenohr and Wildus Ckon in fixed buildings and Festi Val  said such services Don l contradict what would happen in a real War. Even if it is a wartime Mission if we could keep the facility open we would keep it open Beard said. He added that film processing services offered during the exercise Are no More extravagant than what was offered to . Combat soldiers in Vietnam sundries pack includes some Sweet surprises s if War Ever threatens Europe again american sol Diers will face it with chuckles and snickers. The Candy that is. Those treats Are two of Many Small items in inc ration supplement sundries pack the army and air Force Exchange service would deliver to troops preparing for any future War in Europe. The supplement catalogued As part of the cafes Europe plan for the transition to combat is designed to provide soldiers with Basic personal Hygiene items tobacco products and a few Light snacks. Army it. Col. Larry Beard the cafes Europe plans division chief said Brand selection and Cherange of items is random based on whatever the Exchange service has available in its warehouses when the ration is issued. Out soldiers could be forgiven for suspecting some Brand names listed in the War plan Are a subliminal exhortation to great deeds on inc Battlefield. Included Are aim toothpaste Edge shaving Cream and safeguard soap plus lifesavers and starburst Candy. Other hygienic items in the ration include dental floss toothbrushes Slick deodorant disposable Ril lors Combs and laundry detergent. Tobacco products and accessories include Marlboro and Kool cigarettes Crooks rum soaked cigars and red Man chewing tobacco plus pipe tobacco pipe cleaners and matches. The ration also includes several varieties of Candy and chewing gum some writing paper and pens Boot laces and a sewing kit. Beard said officials at cafes Headquarters in Dallas compiled the list. Cafes Europe plans to release the ration supple ments in bulk issues designed to last 1,000 soldiers for 30 Days. Cafes would turn Over bulk rations to the defense subsistence regions which would Issue them to the units at designated breakdown Points. Cafes assumes some soldiers will not want some items in the ration supplement such As cigars or chewing tobacco so there Are not enough of those items for All 1,000 soldiers in each unit. However the Exchange service expects just about everyone to line up for them is and fruit Chews Milky ways and Juicy fruit american favourites in War or  l ii Owen commissaries May feel shortages of Deli items by the stars and stripes shoppers at some army commissaries in West Germany Belgium and the Netherlands May find their favorite Del items in Short Supply until oct. I when new Delicatessen contracts Lake effect officials at . Troop support Agency european commissary Region said wednesday currently serviced by the Fri Schladand Horta companies contracts for delicatessens at 32 army commissaries willbe transferred next week to Dieter Hein represented by Lohma marketing. The new contract awarded earlier this year by competitive bid runs through sept. 30, 1991. The . Government expects a savings of about $3.8 million Over the life of the new contract Saida am Cohen spokesman for defense subsistence Region Europe. The Wei Bricken Agency handles contracting for the military commissaries in Europe Delicatessen contracts for air Force commissaries will not be up for bid until 1989, Cohen said. Separate phase out plans Are underway for the to Delicatessen contractors with a shortage of Deli supplies most Likely at the 25 stores serviced by Fri Sehland. Because Frisch and did nol agree Toby Back products remaining after sept. 30, some commissary managers will probably order less than they ordinarily would said do disc Gomes army commissary spokeswoman. They la Cut their orders so they Don l have any remaining at the end. They re going to Call it As close As they  at Frisch and operated delis will be Cut by 10 percent on sept. 29 and30, Horta which operates delis in seven army commissaries in Europe will Cut its prices by so percent on Cpl 29 and30. The company has agreed to buy Back any products remaining after sept. 30,Gomes said. The terms of Horta s phase out Are expected to result in few shortages she  land operated delis Are located at Chicres a Belgium and Schinnen Netherlands and at the following commissaries in West Germany As Chaiten Burg bad Kreuz Nach Bamburg Baum Holder arc Mchaven Darmstadt Frankfurt file Ali Fulda Wiessen Gra pc Wohr Hanau Heidelberg Heilbronn Karlsruhe Kil Zegen Mannheim Munich ecu Ulm Patch Barracks Wiesbaden Worms and Wei Brincken. Horta operates delicatessens in commissaries at Ansbach Augsburg Berlin Kellcy and Robinson Barracks in Stutt Gart Mainz and Schweinfurt. The Pir Masens commissary which Richland operates will not be affected by the transition because it is covered Bya contract awarded earlier this year that expires in 1991