European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday february 15. 1990 Admiral says changes in Europe Don t warrant disarmament at sea b Mediterranean Bureau aboard the Forrest. Major changes lading place in Europe should not promotes disarmament Ai sea. Says the commander of the Navy so Amer task Force in the Mediterranean. Rear adm u Richard c Allen also said he yes no cutbacks coming for years in the 6th reel s pres ence in the Mediterranean. Allen who commands Carrier group six. Made the comments in an interview this month aboard his Flag ship the Carrier Forristal he said . Maritime interests a modern Alion of soviet naval forces and the current stale of world affairs act together to mitigate a gains moves for i s. Disarmament at sea. We. Along with other nations rely extremely heavily on our ability to move products by sea. Therefore. We must maintain sea lines of communication and we must provide Protection for assets and raw materials Heing shipped Hack and Forth across the oceans of the world in order to maintain our own Freedom peace and Allen said. I Don t think we will see disarmament at soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev proposed More than a year ago a plan for a nuclear free Mediterranean. His plan would establish a ceiling for naval forces of both nations and their eventual withdrawal from the Mcd the United states has had a Long standing policy reiterated by i resident Bush at last year s Summit in Malta of rejecting any move toward entering naval arms control discussions with the soviets. Allen credited the strength of the Mil reel with helping to bring about some of the military and political changes taking place in Europe today. The Admiral said he foresaw no Maior changes in the deployment of . Naval forces in the Mediterranean taking place for some years even if the soviet threat should suddenly go away. Allen said he was not convinced that the soviet naval threat had in fact lessened. If the soviet Union was really in the Mode of disarmament it would t be building aircraft carriers and it would t be continuing constructing at the Rale that it is advanced submarines and More capable surface the Ith Fleet at times keeps As Many As .10 ships and 20.0110 sailors and marines at sea. The soviet Union has been decreasing its Mediterranean Fleet to .10 or 40 vessels since was. Allen said that the decrease might be lied to the Sov Iel modernization program and that the soviets might be scrapping older units before they replace them. Meals warmly welcomed by is out in the cold i Kon Jensen staff writer . Norway the menu one night this week consisted of roast Lamb Wuh mint sauce. To Bonc Steak pan Fried with onions Chicken and Ham pie and a cold meat Buffet. Dessert included fresh baked cakes and pastries la was t the fare at hotel Bardu loss in an Selv or one of the City s downtown restaurants. This was the meal served in a tent at the regional Airfield and consumed by the ground and flight Crews at array encounter 0. A cold weather of the Allied c omd Europe Mobile Force. I m gaming Weighi eating a frequent Patron said the meals arc prepared by the Royal air Force Mobile catering support i nit. Believed to he the Only military food catering unit in the world says warrant officer John cams. The unit commander. We Start off with Basic Carris says then we leave it up to the Hoys to create their own the in this Case. 20 chefs come up with ideas like shrimp Curry and Rice roast leg of pork with Apple sauce strips of pork italian style and other goodies not expected to be found in a Field Kitchen inside the Arctic Circle. Actually this exercise is a piece of cake for the unit which has prepared meals in such places As c had. Ethiopia. Oman the falklands and Singapore. There Aren t Many units in the u k that gel around As much As we pfc. Michael r. Young left and spec. Robert j. Koranda put chains on a fuel truck after disembarking from a ship at Sorrisa Norway 250 Miles North of the Arctic Circle. Do says sgt. Caul Barkworth. Last year Carris was away from Home for 40 weeks this year it May be More. The unit is based at Raf Hul Lavington and supports three fighter squadrons a tactical communications Wing a joint Headquarters and other units. This week it is feeding the International Airlift control element that organized the arrival of the men and equipment for the exercise. During an exercise in Norway last year the Kitchen staff impressed a group of . Marines. Hark world says. " i hey were i i owing their res at the colonels and same. Have you seen what the brits have the unit is providing 700 meals three limes a Day to Ili Glit and ground Crews. Its equipment includes two dining rooms w Ith a capacity of 150 each. This year the weather has been no problem. Barkworth remembers that last year s unit arrived to find their tent Kitchen filled with 17 inches of turned the ovens on full blast and the lads stripped Down to their Boxer shorts and went at the ice with he says Twenty four hours later they were cooking their first the equipment arrives the Kitchen can he set up in one hour and a meal can he ready within two hours Only the equipment is sent ahead. I Arris save. All food is purchased locally which ensures freshness and builds Good relations with the local unit tries to make the dining Hall As comfortable As possible which is hard to do with Canvas Walls and shaky wooden floor. But each table has a Tablecloth and a variety of garnishes such As Brown mall vinegar. In some climates they add a polled Flower to each table but the Arctic cold prevents that touch this did t want to use cams says with a smile. It looks members of the unit Are aware thai their role is More important than just feeding the conditions like bark Worth says food is one of the biggest morale Frankfurt army Hospital again doing circumcisions b Janet d Agos Ino medical writer elective circumcisions Are being done again at the Frankfurt army regional medical Center thanks to a new program that allows civilian doctors 10 practice in military hospitals without being employed by the department of defense. Such circumcisions were stopped at Frankfurt in the summer of w88 because of a shortage of paediatricians and urologists. A Large number of babies arc born Ai Frankfurt every month and circumcisions were keeping paediatricians from More essential Newborn care. Circumcision is one of Many services that physicians can provide under the military civilian partnership program the care provided by the military civilian partnership n. Free for people eligible for the civilian health and medical program of the uniformed serv ices. The physician is paid directly by the program based on what medical services Are provided said it. C of. Dennis Leahy the patient admins Dialion division consultant for 7th medical a omd in Hei Delberg. West Germany. The health program pays less for medical services provided through the program than for equivalent care on the Economy he said. In is in i Asipau. Sci Giulii. Two physicians Are working at the Frankfurt Hospi Tal under the program. Or. Philip Stu Mann. A West German physician performs circumcisions three mornings a week. The other physician. Or. Janet Massy works part time in the and tilt ambulatory clinic and part time in the go ecology clinic to help relieve the shortage of military obstetricians and gynaecologists there. Stu Mann. A Uiol Gisl who has a practice in Frank Furt said the program gives him a Chance to do some thing different and to learn about american Medicine. He has performed about 25 circumcisions in his first three weeks at the army Hospital. Among the 7th medical c omd hospitals each Hospi Tal commander determines whether his facility has then sources to perform circumcisions said Barbara Slifer. A spokeswoman for the command. Parents Are referred to local National physicians if the commander does not have a trained professional t t do the procedure increasingly paediatricians and obstetricians gynaecologists Are not trained to do the procedure or believes that performing circumcisions would detract from other patient care. A incr said
