European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday october 2,1988 a Phot retention problems addressed by Deedee Arrington  Bureau Ramstein a. West Germany the air Force May retain As few As 38 percent or its pilots who have served be tween six and 11 years by the end of fiscal 1989 if current trends continue Anair Force official said Friday by the end of the third Quarter in1988, retention of pilots within that experience Range stood at 45 percent while65 percent to 68 percent is needed to meet existing air Force requirements said maj. Sonny Arvin chief of tac air come operations officer retention forthe air Force military personnel Center at Randolph fab  and other representatives from the personnel Center held separate Brief Ings fo7wficers and enlisted member last week at Ramstein and other bases in Germany on promotion assignment an retention issues. " the learn which has made similar vis its to the azores and Mcguire fab n.j., will visit the United kingdom . During his presentation to to officers atthe Ramstein , Arvin said the airline Industry a frequent employer of former military pilots is expected to grow by "6.6 percent through the year20001 resulting in record Levels of Pilot demand. Unfortunately we can t shut the air lines Down Arvin joked. Even at Zero growth Arvin said airlines Mill would need to hire Between make to Ahe Ai Force provided that2.000 and 3,000 pilots annually to re Tatlya move docs not lower the Caliper of place pilots who retire. Pilots the service attracts according to current projections indicate the air Arvin. Ful however at retaining navigators with of _ in l _ it it  1,000ilr�990,.Arvin said. Air44,000 Yarger another speaker from the person Nel Center. Additional pay and entitlements could kind of slow it Down until additional solutions can be developed to retain pilots Arvin said. One solution favored by a Bunch of four Slars is to increase to 10 years i he minimum commitment pilots must a visual Aid Snow fit uie arc Samalion. At the session Friday frs flitted personnel speakers said the air Forte i pets the number of enlisted promotions in 1989 to approximate the 1988 figures with the exception of promotions to senior master sergeant. If current trends continue the number of promotions to that rank May increase. Panama returns . Ship loaded Whf War goods Washington a . Military equip ment and other supplies seized by panamanian authorities have been resumed after threatening moves by . Military personnel in Panama the state department said Friday night. Describing the . Response As forceful state department press officer Sandra Mccarty said some . Military units in Panama we replaced on High Tunco Alert  other officials said is. Troops were flown by helicopter to bases neat the site where the Sei Zure took place. 1 Panama claimed it so cd the - registered ship ambassador and i % cargo on thursday drawing a vigorous protest from the .southern come. The  officials could not confirm that the ship itself fat taken into Pana Manian custody but did  that the panamanians seized some equipment aboard the ship r Panama said it discovered a\20mm canno nand other War Materiel inside so cd containers on Board the vessel \ Oakley said nothing in the Canam relics pre vents the United Stales from Shiung equip ment through the port of Las Minas Vav Hyrc the seizure look place. \ in fact shipments of military supplies have taken place through this port for a number of years Oakley said. \ the Southern come where about 10,000american servicemen Are stationed is based in the former canal zone and oversees All .military operations in latin America. Space from Page 1 Hurricane Gilbert. They also Walch cd How solutions Sepa rate in space and die sightseeing Over the Blue Globe  were confined to essentials with Little banter. But when the Antenna refused to move com Mander Frederick h. Hauck altered to help saying Well enjoy using our mechanical  the Antenna was a super data link from shuttle to ground and provided television for half of each orbit but there were ground stations Thill could accomplish much of the same thing. When a shuttle flight was troubled by a similarly stuck Antenna four years ago the repair was performed by an astronaut who was taking a spacewalk anyway. No such action was contemplated on this flight the Crew also had to contend with a temperature of 84degrees in the Cabin caused by a lingering malfunction in the Cooling system. A cumbersome fix was available but Hauck passed it up saying we re in Good  the astronauts surprised Mission control by playing the music of i heard it through the Grapevine As i her were eating lunch. It was a rejoinder to the Day s Wake Upsall from the ground go of morning discovery Robin Williams who perfected his do routine in the movie Good morning Vietnam prepared the tape. In a televised science lesson from space Nelson an Hilmers demonstrated an Experiment involving cell Sepa ration in weightlessness. Hilmers explained it could have medical applications such As separating malignant from non malignant  Earth s Gravity when materials Tike the astronauts Are testing Are mixed the lighter one tends to float to the top. Hilmers said in Zero Gravity it was More like a Yolk floating inside the egg  Crew also was asked to photograph some of the natural Phenomena of the planet Earth including Pacific thunderstorms a Volcano lava flow in Ethiopia and coastal erosion damage from the Hurricane Gilberton the Yucatan Peninsula. The astronauts All have been in space before and there were none of the acc Whiz expressions that have been a Staple of the shuttle  worrisome Booster rockets hat carried the shuttle flawlessly at the Start of its journey were Lowed into port canaveral near the launch site apparently showing no sign of the leaks that doomed the challenger 32 month Sago the divers report the boosters Are in perfect Condi Tion said Rocky Raab spokesman for Booster manufacturer Morton  said the divers who fished the rockets from the Atlantic for inspection and refurbishment would see Evi Dence if the joint were leaking. They would Sec soot and the weather seals would be blown Cut there was none of that he said. Since challenger the boosters had undergone a major redesign to ensure that the joints Between segments would no longer allow hot gases to escape a problem on nine previous flights and the malfunction that caused the space shuttle s destruction with its loss of seven  weather seals Are Inch thick blankets made like electrical tapes that prevent pipes from freezing to keep the joint seals pliable at 75 degrees. Raab said it will be two weeks before the rocket shells Are taken apart fora minute inspection of the seals. The 2 i tool tracking and data relay satellite released by the Crew from discovery s cargo Bay late thursday was in its proper orbit alter a journey of 22,000 Miles admission control told the Crew i hair launch was with considerable  Hardisty from Page 1 addition to the finest military forces we be Ever had 1declare that the health and Utility of the Alliance net work in the Pacific is better than it has Ever been.,"hays said at the ceremony. Hays also said Don t Bash Maui Rob r its economic Success nor malign the Coull of about its contribution to its own defense. Of 4t has created an economic Miracle by its own inf i Kipling and dedication and has do veloce Ralf Defenso Force to be  -f1 Gromyko from Page 1 will have less influence in the party the changes were announced at Iheme eting which was arranged on Short notice and required several top officials including foreign minister Eduard a. Shevardnadze to Cut Short foreign visit Sand Rush Home. Anatoly f. Dobrynin the longtime ambassador to Washington was sent into retirement from his Post As communist party foreign affairs Secretary.  he be allowed to Arclie Wix indicating he  a a politburo and the pres deovers from previous leaderships that have been criticized under Gorbachev policy of glasnost or openness. Mcd Videv himself was elevated to full politburo status he said. Interior minister Alexander v. , the nation s lop policeman was made an alternate member of the Polit buro As were Alexandra bar Wukoya the highest ranking woman in the soviet Hierarchy and Anat in Lukyanov general department  Alt Clale politburo members lost their posts Vladimir i. Dolgikh Andy Hirw. Detchev. Dolgikh was respond t of the As i sife a for a Navy Industry sector of Kab chief Viktor m. Chc Brikxy Wiir Economy and Demichel had serve named a Secretary of the Canna commit soviet vice president. The changes left Only two politburo Lee to go along with his politburo status and three new alternate members of the members Vitaly to Sotnikov. Chief of politburo were named said Vadim a. The russian Republic and Vladimir so Medvedev a committee spokesman. T-j.-,_. La a.  _ Mikhail s. Solo Menise 75, also was retired from his positions As a full member of the politburo and head of the party control commission Medvedev said. Sherbitsky head of the Ukraine Aspre Gorbachev appointees. There was initial confusion Over arc Myko s status. Gorbachev in his speech to the session said Gromyko had request pension Down from the   thai Gromyko could Only ask ton Central committee to re Lieve him Ofhie politburo Job. The ques Tion of whether Hamill remain As head of slate could be Only he taken up by the supreme soviet parliament which Wasto meet saturday. I feel sad Over the fact the spy position within the communist party Cerbat com Mittee has changed Gromyko a the meeting. But age is a stubborn thing fend there is no getting away from it1"Gromyko, 79, was named president in july 1985 after serving a succession of soviet leaders As foreign minister for nearly 30 years. It was replaced As for eign minister by Shevardnadze. Tass said earlier that the Central com Mittee meeting would consider proposals on reorganization of the party Appa Ratus in the Light of the decisions of the 19th communist party  at that Congress in june the soviet Leader outlined a series of political re forms. His blueprint Calls for the creation of a full time standing legislature and a More powerful  agriculture Section now headed by i Gachev is one of six departments in newly reorganized Central committee  said the Central commit tee apparatus would be drastically reduced perhaps by As much As half. Gieorgy Razumovsky a close Gorba Chev protege was assigned responsibility for party workers. Medvedev a political economist by training was Given responsibility for ideology Nikolai Olyun Koput in charge of social economic Lions Alexander Yakovlev was Lirman of a commission on in in policy and Chubrikov was Given Respo mobility for Legal policy. Razumovsky and Yakovlev Are known to be very dose advisers to Gorbachev. Boris k. Pugo the communist part chief of Latvia was chosen to replace Solo Mentser As head of the party control commission which reviews reports of misconduct by party officials. Body Huml