European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday. April 27, 198d the stars and stripes families leaving of outpost in Prum by Deedee Arlington Doke Prum West Germany through a veil of fog and drizzle. Prism air station s Charm on a Spring Day is so Subtle it almost eludes first Liml Visi tors. It s Small. Located in the Rural Eifel Region near the Luxembourg and Bel Gian Borders it s 30 minutes driving time from he nearest american movie theater and regular Sie n change or commissary Al Tii Tburg and. And according to base lore. 3 least one Structure that still functions As an office building stood up a Date with a demolition team 20 years ago. But i kind of grows on you up Here said 1st i. Steven Gynn. Who is assigned to Prum with the 601st Tat control so. "1 can see from my House. If you like country and Woods the hiking s real a chapter in prism s Ciao Quill his tory As an american outpost is com ing to a close this Spring. Oenn and about too airmen assigned m the 601st tac control so and the 62lh. Tac control right Al i Riim Are being transferred with i hair families to a. The Niord. Which began april i will end in Midsummer. The units which report to the 601st tac control Wing m Sembach a manage and opera id mob lie radar and surveillance posts for . And other nato aircraft in Central Europe. Fewer than 101 military personnel and civilian will remain behind Al Prum. Air Force officials mid hey Don t know what will happen to or film s office facilities but the hous ing quarters will go on Pitburg s Ros Ter. My is widely rumoured thai the army s interest in moving More Patriot missile units and families into the Region half ecu the air Force s move out Forte officials however have billed the relocation As a Way 10 improve Privin residents Quality of life Art Ussi Esmont thai Many airmen and their Fanti pics agree with. Nonetheless several Prum airmen chose to return to the unit dictates rather. Than move to Zweir Ticken saying they preferred the Rural area because. Of the Small town feeling and the warm relationship Between towns people and the americans. We Don t have a Ptah hut Here. But our relations. Here with. The Ger mans Are Rel g6odi"-.pnc sergeant said. -. Although no forced move is popu Lar with everyone this relocation has placed special burdens of those mov ing from i Wel As on he Zwic Brucken comm Unity 1the problem stems not Only from the Specter of higher rents and limited housing and sorting facilities at Owci Hilcken but. Also from the rela Tive Lack of Jmc allotted for the trans Fer. Unit relocation such As Prem s usually take place Over two to. Three years said 1.1 col. Richard a. I Alp Wei Brincken s Deputy base com Mander. In r rum s Case Only a year was allowed to plan and t cute the move the plan remained classified until party 19s9, a situation that stirred initial resistance to the pro loosed Transfer. The biggest problem was the information flow said staff sgt. Mark Chando nmn of she 60 in tac control so. "1 was hearing a lot of ii ont s from people at other bases. It was rumours autre. Running rampant Padl said. Once the units Learned where they would be transferred other issues came into play. Owci Brincken officials realized that the base faced a cramped soil. Tom Tait k it Cli Eclis no in Inu Turni d in h so Mike Hiley Middle a airman it class u in Slicks. Season in Laic Spring for old new and1 Sli Ciri term residents in addition to the 1,000 be moving there from prom. Hundreds of temporary visitors Wii pour mid Zuei Bruckn Over the next six a we in conjunction with two major. Tacti Cal to valuations and inspections and a monthlong deployment from ergs trom Ash Texas that begins May 9. Well have every hotel room Booke Between Sitiar Brincken and Kaiserslautern i adits id refer ring to a 39-mile Span in sits roughly in the mid die. Hut limited housing although Zweibruck ii. Prism s personnel office twice to 12 times its Normal Load of permanent change of Slation set of orders requires a it Nimni of 10 times up to.20 different documents. Almost Job peopu1 come in every Daj and Aik where 5y orders joked tech sgt. Kita me or chief of so incl at concern in tight of what Padlo called a Horren Dous housing situation in t the on space Chal Lenge. Until the Bergstrom Contin gent Lea k Wei Rueken on june 7, most air men moving from prism won t be Able 10 occupy their new permanent work space on base Lor now. Those who be dlr adv made the Transfer Are working out of a ii Oil across town. This unit s known for a Cerlins ,11 hardship said sgt. Tom Tan. A member of the 60st tac cop Irish so who is returning to the United staler instead of moving to . That s what we do As moving vans fill up and make inc two hour drive from i rom to a fictive i Awolt the Btl Okho actions have been 1mpumehteo. Due to phase to Xian to Check cashing Oft Chaoi to ally lib accounts must be c1�ar� cashier Cage closed hours of open Ati n in snack bar change bar hours remain the Sam Best wishes of next Vassio Kueht Doh the pc staff Pei la film the Insl i d Ever processed was 10. Sets of or Ders in one Moth now we re doing from 20 to 120 . It s unreal we Veall been under n lot of Preisur. Turmoil in Verj one.-. Is trying to keep a healthy attitude continued. You Don t see Loo Many the is transferring Mejor to harm Ala change she b fax cry awaiting because of a larger school 5 Slem for her two sons. Other i film people who Are moving to Cha savor the niceties of ,1 linger Here Al Zwic Brucken is at our fingertips said 1st it. Joe Bradbury a the 612tli tic control flight who has already made the Transfer. It s bigger than prom which u Nice but it s not As big As Tilburg whih to Talso Nice. I think our social life has improved since we be moved Here. Things Are More rocking i i Lynda sign outside i Riim s Tavss posts Ehui is during Ilif Iri infer. Are Al Lemplin to ease the Strain an new Comers by developing a Model move program which includes an adopt a Friend service us Well As Small gifts., Bri cities and welcoming parties for incoming airmen and their Tuin Ilive there arvo ing Tome Wui apples anywhere you go. Bul inti re was no doubt in anyone s mind thai we Curc going to this. A pos inc experience for everyone Zweibruck in s i Adl said. In the other hand. Tor sit residents also recognize the additional stress their presence places pm Zweibruck in old timers. Lii s move was forced on this base As. M i h As it was on us l Radbury. Said Koiv it s Beetle Strain on hem. To Case the Strain on then selves some i rum people have made spa my House Liui Linb trips to the in urea on thei r Days off. Chun Ilohne found a rental Home during a House Hunting dip to Szwej Brusken bul it coms nearly double the Joo Marks about $220 he pjs to rent two floors of a House in Prum. Lower rents won t be the Only an Tenily he n miss from foggy Ond de Plum Weic he has Send two stints. You know the area you know the people Dud now it s like sinning irom Day one Chandonnet said. I be had a lot of Good limes Here. My wife s from i Riim. And i m going 10 miss her family me be slowly gotten used to the idea of Lilis move and accepted it. Hut this place he said referring to prism won t to forgotten. Its been Pryll Good to
