European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday. September 14,1989 caravan guard 89 is training smart by Janet Howells Tierney staff writer Westerburg. West Germany caravan guard 89. A test Ever disc designed to increase use of computer generated Battlefield simulation and decrease the number of  roaming around the West German Countryside began wednesday with fewer than 40.000 soldiers participating. Reduced numbers of troops vehicles and aircraft Are being used during the seven Day exercise. About 12.000 wheeled vehicles about 600 tracked vehicles and 300 aircraft arc participating in the Maneu vers. Officials also said that several battalions will bring Only 16 tanks per battalion instead of the Normal 58. The cur disc is serving As a proving ground for a nato policy called training smart which stresses the use of computers in the training of commanders and reduces troop movements. It. Gen. George Joulwan. The v corps commander said caravan guard is to test How Well that policy will work for refer Ger 90. Scheduled for Jan. 15 through 25. This is an honest attempt to try to train and a never in Germany  he said. Refer Ger. Which stands for return of forces to Ger Many serves As a test of America s ability to move thousands of stateside units to West Germany. Last year 17,500 Servic members stationed in the states took part in a forger. During caravan guard the joint exercise Simula Tion system or Jess will be used to test corps level commanders and their staffs. Division level com Manders were tested by the computer system during War fighter in december 1988. The Jess computers located in a Battle simulation Center in the West German stale of Hess in. Arc monitored by special staffs that keep in Contact with com Manders Ria Field phones. When the scenario Calls for unit to be attacked by enemy artillery fire for instance the unit s commander Rucci Eves a phone message and must then Lake action. Caravan guard is being fought in the West German states of Hess in and Eastern Rheinland Pfalz. The exercise pits the mythical Southland forces against the mythical Northland forces. The 3rd army div and the 11th army Cav regt make up the defending Northland forces with the 8th inf div serving As the attacking Southland Force. Only about 750 soldiers stationed in the United slates arc taking part in the exercise. More than 1.800 soldiers from the 5th German pan or Grenadier brigade and 4,500 troops from the 4th Canadian mechanized brigade will participate while Only 44 members of the 19th French Chasse cars Rygl will Lake pan in the Manuc vers. Officials expect fewer Man Euver damage claims and fewer traffic problems for the West German Popula Tion in the exercise area because fewer soldiers and vehicles arc being used. Eight reports of Man Euver damage were filed for the last three Days during which troops were moving into position. Joulwan is familiar with doing computer Battle by cause he commanded the 3rd army div during War fighter. War fighter was excellent  Joulwan said during a news conference before the Start of car Vanguard. It put a lot of stress on the staffs. Before the concentration was at the Soldier s level where they just Rode around in vehicles to train. This new i tech simulation will help us test the higher level staffs and their decision making abilities under pressure. Well also determine How much train ing soldiers in the Field will get this  picture Bright for Naf civil service benefits switch by Crystal Laureano staff writer will1ngen. West Germany employees transferring from non appropriated fund positions to civil service jobs arc one step closer to a c9mpletc Transfer of benefits a personnel official said wednesday. After a year s work a Bill containing the provisions has been submitted to Congress said Frank Cipolla acting Dep Uty to the assistant Secretary of defense civilian personnel policy. The Bill is being studied by the House committee on Post office and civil serv ice and could be cleared by Congress before its session ends in november Cipolla said a Grandfather clause in the Bill would allow the benefits Transfer for full time employees  switched to the civil service system after Jan. 1,1987. The legislation would allow for pay based on the employee s non appropriated fund Grade credit for step increases Transfer of annual sick and Home leave immediate eligibility to enrol in health and life insurance programs and a Choice for some to remain in the Naf retirement system or Transfer to a civil service retirement program. The Choice of retirement systems would apply to employees  Are vested in the Naf system which usually occurs after five years of employment Cipolla told the stars and stripes. The legislation is an outgrowth of a major change in funding that led to the reclassification of Many morale welfare and recreation positions. Under the switch some positions were changed from non appropriated fund jobs to appropriated fund jobs and vice versa. A major change from Early discussions of the proposed legislation would allow the Transfer of benefits for All employees  go from non appropriated fund to appropriated fund jobs not just those forced to Transfer because of the congressional re categorization of morale Wel fare and recreation positions. Cipolla outlined the Bill at the annual we Klong conference of the european chapter of the International military club executive association in willing in. The conference Drew More than 300 club and recreation professionals from West Germany Greece England nether lands Belgium. Italy Turkey Spain and the United states. More than 100 Vendor were also present to attend the workshop and participate in a product exhibit. Cipolla declined to make any predictions about the outcome of the legislation. But he said there seems to be no Strong opposition to it. The estimated $8.7 Mil lion Price tag for the first year of implementation is not considered expensive he said. The Cost could go Down or be offset by Naf contribution for employees moving from civil service to that system he said during an interview following the speech. A similar program for employees going from civil service to non appropriated fund positions will not be enacted until the Bill clears Congress Cipolla said. This end of month payday won t be an inconvenience Washington service members can expect to receive their and of the month paychecks on sept. 29, thanks to defense Secretary Dick Cheney. Cheney asked the service secretaries to push Forward the payday to avoid inconveniencing military members  would have had to wait until monday oct. 2 for their checks because the payday was supposed to fall after the Start of the new fiscal year and oct. 1 is a sunday. In a memorandum to the military leaders Cheney called last year s two Day delay in pay ment under similar circumstances an inconvenience to Many service members and for some a financial hardship. National guard Leader denies equipment training inadequate second Grade teacher Dies of pneumonia in Nurnberg Nurnberg West Germany a second Grade teacher at Johann Kalb elementary died saturday of pneumonia at the army Hospital in Nurnberg. She was 49. Ramatha Ray was admitted to the Hospital last week. She is survived by two sons dam trick a senior at Nurnberg High school and Patrick  lives in the United slates. Ray spent her entire career with the department of defense dependents schools at Johann Kalb joining the school staff in August 1981. She earned her master s degree in Reading from fact Mcville state University in North Carolina. Ray participated in the Johann Kalb faculty chorus and was an Active member of the roman Catholic Church serving As a Lector at sunday mass. A memorial service was held wednesday at the . Darby Cavern Chapel in Furth. By Deedee Arrington Dok Kaiserslautern Bureau Kaiserslautern West Germany the National guard s top commander is refuting criticism that the guard s training and equipment Aren t Ade quate for a modern War Force. I think it s evident Here in Europe. And other places around the world where the National guardsmen deploy that they re Able to perform the tasks that arc Given to them said army it. Gen. Herbert r. Temple chief of the National guard Bureau headquartered in Washington. Temple and an entourage of about 30, including report ers professors and business people visited Kaiserslautern on tuesday As part of a swing through Europe aimed at educating the civilian Community about nato. The group stopped in Brussels Belgium on monday and will visit Naples Italy Oslo Norway and London before returning to the United states on Friday. Participants Are paying their own room and Board but get free travel aboard air National guard aircraft on training missions a spokesman said. Criticism about the guard comes from the Brook Ings Institute in Washington. In a recent report the Institute concluded that . Reserve forces which includes the National guard an the reserves May Cost taxpayers less than Active duly forces during peacetime but also arc less trained less equipped and less ready than Active  in an interview with the stars and stripes Temple said the guard s equipment has experienced High and Low mixes from the Days of the Continental army and 1 Don t suspect it la Ever be any different. What you have Here is Mission capable equipment and that s the idea. We re sending equipment. That can kill the enemy and that s the name of this Busi Ness he acknowledged that the amount of combat skills training available to guard members is a concern to some observers but those capabilities Are available today and they can be expanded after mobilization. There s time to do that like the regular services the guard depends on volunteers. Guard members arc either service Veter ans primarily from the army  after a period of Active duty serve a portion of their enlistments in the guard or civilians  sign on for eight years at a stretch. New members must go through eight weeks of Basic training and at least eight weeks of advanced training in military specialities. They also must con tract to train for at least 38 Days a year for several of the eight years. They then spend the remaining time of their enlistments As inactive reservists when the could be called for duty during a National or state emergency or natural disaster. Temple said the guard needs to focus attention on personnel s military specialities. Citing a guard and army Reserve manned equip ment maintenance Center in Kaiserslautern he said such projects arc the kinds of things we need to focus our attention on because that s the Mission of the units that arc coming  Ira announces death of former chief of staff Dublin Ireland a Seamus Twomey a for Mer chief of staff of the Irish Republican army  once escaped from prison by helicopter died tuesday the Ira s political Wing announced. Twomey had been hospitalized with a heart Condi Tion. Born in Belfast Twomey is believed to have joined the Ira in the 1940s. During that decade he spent five years in prison in Belfast according to Gerry Adams president of sinn fein the Legal political Wing of the outlawed Ira. Patrick Bishop and Eamonn Mallic authors of the provisional Ira recorded that one of Twomey s innovations in Ira tactics was the use of car bombs