European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 16. 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 3maneuvering into position a gently veterans see plenty of changes in scaled Down exercise Sas a it a of hot traffic moves smoothly through two different lines or the Battlefront monday As West German Muster sol. Rolf in Chunn top dishes out a hot meal to staff sgt. Fred Harris outside the Vii corps Battle simulation Center at Dinky Shuhl West Germany. Near in Olstadt a Cumby of 2nd army div vehicles below pusses u Bradley fighting vehicle that Hud scouted the area earlier for opposition forces. By David i arrant staff writer h isl in l 1.1. West Germany a the narrow Road winding through the bavarian Countryside opened up to allow a View of a stunning Winter landscape graced in Maies to evergreens and rolling Grassy lulls dusted by a Light snowfall during the night. The scene could have been captured for a picture postcard except for the Bradley tight my vehicle on the Side of the Road silent As a Lone sentry. Soldiers in the Light track armoured vehicle were directing military traffic heading toward the Bat Lefrona monday at the Start of Centurion shield it. Although Centurion shield is emphasizing computer simulation some units Are still deployed for the two week exercise much like1 those of previous military Maneu vers sponsored by the . Army i a rope. It Hie such unit is the 2nd amid div from Tor Hood. Texas with almost 5.000 soldiers and an array of weapons and vehicles. Still said sgt. 1st class Jeffrey Herman of the 2nd army div. The so called a Reaf units Are exercising fur More caution than when he participated in a similar Man Euver in West Germany in 1977. A it s a lot  he emphasized. The 1977 exercise used tanks and placed far fewer constraints on where soldiers could Man Euver he said. There Are no tanks in the sealed Down Centurion shield. The 2nd army div soldiers were part of the 28.500-Strong v corps forces representing Northland that attacked Vii corps on monday to Start the exercise. Though few details of the initial Man Euver were available most units began moving into position shortly before Dawn. By mid morning. Sgt. Michael Cove had taken a position in his Bradley a few Miles West of ing Olstadt As he watched convoys of other military vehicles rumble past him on their Way to the Hail front. A your role is to Minimi a Man Euver  dive said. The Bradley were staying on the roads and avoiding Fields wherever possible. Both love and Herman aware that this exercise is designed to train their commanders. Said they still received some Benefit during the Man Euver including the experience of rapid deployment from the United Stales to Europe part of the . Commitment to Natt it. But like Herman. Love could t resist the memories of previous exercises. And he hoped the army might return to the old Days which featured More firepower and allowed the soldiers More mobility. A it was a lot More fun for  a amps que. Kcf a us me Sas Gus  or. 1st class Jeffrey Herman