European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday april 7, 19b9 the stars and stripes Page 3 possible new service Heads called . Insiders from Pago 1 combative Navy Secretary John Lehman often did when he served under defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger in the Rea Gan administration. Armitage 43, probably the Best known of the nominees has been responsible since 1d83 for developing political and military relationships Wilk . Al lies outside of nato. Among other duties so has supervised inc Pentagon s Security assistance pro Grams for those countries and directed policies concerning . Special opera Lions and counter terrorism efforts. He s 3 Sharp Guy who knows about bureaucratic  Pentagon source said he can do just As much for the army As Lehman did for the Navy. Although in a far less confrontational  Horn in hos Tusi. Armitage went 16high school in Atlanta and received Hii Navy commission in 1967. He served three Vietnam Tours As an adviser and. After leaving Active duty in 1973, worked in the . Defense attache office in Sai gon Vietnam. He directed the withdraw Al of naval assets front Vietnam just be fore the fall of Saigon in 1975. Subsequent jobs included defense consultant aide a.. Air Force transport plant1 arrived in Fin land thursday to pick up some. 2,000 Yards of booms on loan from the soviet Union to Rush o Alaska to help Block the spread of Oil from the Exxon Valdez Oil spill. The Airlift by the c-5a Tatasy came after appeals from the Exxon corp. 10 european manufacturers for equipment to help clean the alaskan roust. The booms Are heavy duty floating barriers designed to Block Ilic spread of Oil they can a ill stared Waves up to nine feet and very Strong winds while impeding the passage of Oil on the sea surface said Timo Asanti. A spokesman for Ine department of water and environment which helped arrange the assistance. The Galaxy assigned to an air Force base in the. Unile a slates began the flight from Ramstein a in. West Ger Many a  Ravin main a told the stars and stripes. The plane stopped in Copenhagen Denmark pick up booms from a danish firm be fore continuing on to Helsinki and then. Alaska the Khein main spokesman said. The booms arc on loan Bui will in. Fact remain in Alaska after they have been  danish manufacturer Wilt replace the finnish and soviet booms As soon As possible Asanti said. The total Cost of loaning the b Ooms is about-si.25 million. The aircraft was due to leave for Alaska on. Friday