European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday january 30,1990 bases from Page 1 identified on his list definitely will close or be realigned sometime Between fiscal 1991 and 1994. But the closing or Domestic bases requires congressional approval something Cheney said he would like to change. He said he plans to submit a legislative proposal to simplify the process Tor closing bases. I can deactivate an entire army division overseas but before i can close a Domestic base the Issue must be studied every which Way he said. The effect of All this red tape is simply to make it hard for us to Ever close a  Cheney stressed that the overseas base closings do not represent any lessening of . Commitment to its allies. We want to maintain our Forward deployment con  he said. Our Mutual Security relationships Are absolutely vital. Whatever we do by Way of rearranging Force Levels overseas will be done in consultation with our  details on the targeted bases in Europe follow. Comiso air station Italy operations will shut Down in mid-1991, according to a statement released by . Air forces Europe. Inactivation of the 487th tac missile Wing a ground launched cruise missile unit is already under Way in accordance with the intermediate Range nuclear forces treaty. Comiso has 1,408 military personnel 65 . Appropriated fund civilians 191 local National appropriated fund civilians and 1.165 family members a base spokesman said. The air Force began construction at Comiso in 1982. Hell Nikon a Greece operations will shut Down in mid-1991, Safe said. The 922nd strategic so and its two rc-135 aircraft will be moved to an u act undetermined base. The 7206th air base group and All other units will be inactivated. Nea Makri Greece the Navy communications site is located about 2.2 Miles Southeast of Athens. Raf Fairford England operations will shut Down by oct. 1, but about 50 military personnel will remain at the base indefinitely to keep the base in ready status for wartime and exercise forces said base spokesman capt. David Fruck. The i Ith strategic group which provides refuelling aircraft for nato aircraft in Europe will be consolidated with the 306th strategic Wing at Raf Milden Tull joining the two units of the european Tanker task Force. Safe said the 11th strategic group s 13 Kc-135 aircraft will move to Mildenhall resulting in a gain there of about 274 military and four civilian person Nel. The 7020th air base group at Fairford will inactivate. The base currently has 1, 170 military personnel. Raf Greenham common England the base has been in the draw Down process since August and will revert to a standby base alter june 1991. Six months ago it began removing some of the 501st tac missile Wing s ground launched cruise missiles in accordance with the inf treaty. Under the pact the base is to have All its missiles out by june 1991. Joan Burke spokeswoman for Greenham common said the base will continue to support Raf Welford which is the largest conventional munitions storage facility in Safe. She said Manning for the two bases will be about 400 military members when Greenham common reverts to standby status. Approximately 1,654 service members Are at Green Ham common. About 124 . Civilians and 147 Brit ish civilians and ministry of defense workers Are employed at the base. Raf Withers Field England operations will shut Down in mid-1991. The 819th civil engr so 2166th combat comm so and support units assigned to the base will be inactivated beginning in late 1990, Safe said. A statement from Raf Alconbury. Which supports Wethersfield. Said there is no foreseeable need to maintain a . Presence at Raf  about 513 . Military people 18 . Civilians and 121 British civilian and defense ministry employees will be affected by the closure which will be completed by june i 1991. Sgt. Cathy Phillips of the Alconbury Public affairs office said Safe is planning to return about three quarters of the red horse engineering unit to stateside bases and to disperse the remaining one fourth to other bases in the United kingdom. Turkey operations will shut Down at Perhac a and Eskisehir munitions storage site in late 1991, according to the Pentagon.  a West Germany operations will Stop in late 1993, Safe said. The future of the 26th tac recon Wing 10th military Airlift so and other units will depend on the terms of a conventional forces in Europe agreement. The 26th tac recon Wing Safe s Only recon Naissance Wing Flics Rf-4s, a base spokesman said. The 10th military Airlift so uses c-23 Sherpa aircraft to move parts and other supplies around Europe. The base has 3,500 military personnel and 340 local National  officials also said that six of the 72 Al i if aircraft assigned to the 48th tac fighter Wing at  England will be removed in late 1991. The Fate of the six Al 1 is has not been determined.  o Tali report Man or Tekl deed Arr Nylon Dot in Kamri Lautem. Wem Germany and Amy of of jon.1 it Raftu Moxa. England budget from Page 1 message that introduced the 1,569-Page budget. At the same Lime the budget maintains a Strong National defense while reflecting the dramatic changes in the world political situation that Are taking place and it fulfils responsibilities to protect the Environ ment and preserve America s cultural heritage Bush said. Bush s plan Renews the president s Call for a tax Cut for capital gains which critics say would Benefit the wealthy and introduces a new family savings account aimed at Middle class taxpayers who could Squirrel away up to s5.000 a year and earn interest lax free. The president s outline proposed cutting the Federal department of defense budgeted items Quantity billions of dollars strategic forces q b-2a bombs 5 $5.536 q strategic defense initiative 4.471 q Trident submarine 1 1.453 q Trident ii missile 52 1.746 q peacekeeper rail Garrison 12 2.836naval forces a ssn-21 seawall attack 2 $3.669 submarines q ddg-51 Aegis destroyers 5 3.681 tactical air forces a f-15e fighter aircraft q f-160 lighter aircraft q f/a-18 lighter aircraft o remanufacture f-14d lighter aircraft 36 $1.845 150 2.973 66 2.123 12 1.118 land forces a Bradley lighting vehicles 600 $.695 q Patriot missile 817 .909 source department of Delonso deficit to $63.1 billion in the 1991 budget year and if the target is met it would be the lowest Federal deficit in More than a decade. The president estimated this year s red Ink at $123.8 billion far above the Gramm Rudman deficit reduction target of $100 billion. The administration s plan promises to balance the Bud get by 1993, As called for in the Gramm Rudman Law. Quito do that it relies heavily on forecasts for economic growth and interest rates that Many economists believe arc Overly optimistic. Bush forecasts that the Overall Economy will grow by 2.6 percent this year when measured from the fourth Quarter of 1989, an Assumption that most private analysts believe is too optimistic by nearly one percent age Point. The budget document concedes thai for every one percentage Point shortfall in growth the budget deficit will be increased by $18 billion. Proposed cuts in programs such As farm subsidies Feder Al retirees benefits and benefits to help the poor pay their heating Bills have been recommended before and Cre ated Sharp debate in Congress. The capital gains lax proposal was expected to Gen Erate another bruising congressional fight just As it did last year with the new twist of a rival proposal from sen. Daniel Moynihan d-n.y., to provide a $62 Bil lion Cut in social Security taxes this year and next. The various cuts in Domestic programs totalled $13.9 billion in savings with $5.5 billion of that com ing from trims in doctor and hospitals payments in the giant medicare health care program. Other major program cuts included $1.8 billion in farm Price supports and crop insurance and savings of$2.9 billion by limiting pension increases 19 Federal civilian retirees and by restraining Cost of i veg in creases to civilian and military government workers. Bush recommended eliminating the Federal subsidy to Amtrak which amounted to slightly More than $600. Million for the current fiscal year. The Money saved from the culs would be channelled to programs slated for increases. One of the big Gisl gains would come in spending Commil mints for space exploration scheduled to jump 24 per cell with extra Money Over the next several years for an orbiting space station and for a Down payment on manned trips to the Moon and Mars. Other budget details a hefty increase in the War on drugs boosting total spending in 1991 to $9.7 billion. Commile cols for Ful Urc years would push the local to $ 10.6 billion. A $3 billion increase in foreign Aid to $14.2 bit lion with much of the Money Large cd for assistance to Eastern Europe and anti drug efforts in Central and South America. Bush called for no general tax increase in keeping with his 1988 Campaign pledge. But he recommended $5.6 billion in user fees such As charges to drug companies to cover the Cost of Federal drug testing. Sis Susan Harris army of from Page 1 . Force Levels has to be with our anticipation with respect to developments in  if you look at our total requirements the one place where you can begin to see some justification for thinking anew about our Overall level of requirements has to do specifically with forces stationed in Europe and forces in the United states that Are committed to Europe he said. In terms of hardware the proposed budget Calls for retiring two battleships and deactivating eight nuclear submarines and 14 b-52 bombers. It also Calls for reductions in the minuteman ii missile program. The savings from these cuts would total $1.7 billion in fiscal 1991 and $5.7 billion through fiscal 1994. The budget also Calls for retiring two nuclear Cruis ers. However the move would Cost $9 million in fiscal 1991 and $99 million Over the next three years because of environmental and safety concerns associated with the ship s nuclear propulsion systems. After killing the v-22 Osprey and f-i4d aircraft and the Phoenix missile last year the Pentagon now is proposing that my tank production be terminated after the final purchases in 1991. Because of what it terms promising global developments the Pentagon would Transfer $1.4 billion it had planned to spend this year on Scal Ift helicopter and artillery programs to help finance the final my Lanks and the f-15e aircraft program. Programs proposed for termination in 1991 include the Apache helicopter the Maverick and Chaparral missiles and the my 19 grenade launcher. Funding would be maintained or increased for Sev eral advanced technology programs in the proposed budget. The strategic defense initiative or Star wars would receive a $1 billion increase in funding bringing research costs for the space based missile defense Oystern to $4.5 billion in fiscal 1991. Other advanced technology programs being pursued Are the army s Lex Light armed scout helicopter and the a-12, a highly advanced tactical bomber aircraft program. More Money would be targeted for special opera Lions forces which the Pentagon expects to become increasingly important As Low intensity conflicts i third world trouble spots become More of a concern than a Broad based land War in Europe. Contributing to oils report stall writer Jart Howells Turney ind Umair j. Banman in Washington t