European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes Friday. March 16, 1990language proves worthy enemy in exercise by John Millar Wurzburg Bureau Ober Schefflen. West Germany a sometimes achieving interoperability can be As hard As pronouncing it. Or is it the other Way around take for instance the recent urinary exercise Iron express which brought together troops from West Germany France and the United states. The exercise which was designed to put years of paper plans to the test involved 3,000 soldiers from the French 5th army div German i 2th Panzer div and . 3rd inf div in five Days of Maneu vers. Translating English to German and German to English worked pretty Well said maj. Hubertus von Schonfeldt of the 12th Panzer div. But English to German to French to German to English proved to be quite a Challenge. Another German officer proudly pointed out that every officer in his army could speak English. But with French and English to Deal with a lot of people were forced to a use their hands and feet to communicate he said. The toughest Challenge was a passing of the lines a Battlefield Ballet in which one unit passes through another to take Over the front line. A the terrain is Laid out for one division for example and now you be got everything of a second division moving on top of that a said 3rd inf div operations planner maj. Jim Victor. A a that a normally a difficult operation if just the americans Are doing it and in Iron express the overlapping was complicated by a Little overlapping. A a we be got military Slang. The germans have military Slang. So a straight interpreter who a not used to the military will miss some of that Slang a Victor said. A a it a just the Little things that can get you in those Little things extend to the difference in map symbols employed by the three armies. The americans Symbol for the main Effort in a Battle for example is used by the germans to indicate an antitank ditch. To carry out the multilingual exercise maj. Sporgeon Moore sometimes had to turn to one of the lowest ranking members of his 3rd inf div tactical operations Center. A i have a private Here. Who Speaks French. So when the French would want to come in and get briefed on what s going on id grab this private. And he d Brief them just As professionally As am a the German and French units did the same thing Moore said. A yeah sometimes you lose some information in the translation. But for the most part we re not missing too much we re not missing any of the key Points or essential factors that Are going to make this operation a failure or a Success because of the language still interoperability is More than hurdling the language Barrier said maj. Tom Coyle a Liaison officer for the 3rd inf div. A a it a knowing How the other Guy thinks How he acts How he lives getting into his mentality so you draw out of that what you update redoubt erupts Anchorage Alaska apr redoubt erupted again wednesday hurling Gritty volcanic Ash some 30,000 feet into the sky where wind blew it toward alaskans largest City officials said. De Wolfe a spokesman for the Alaska Volcano Observatory called it a a modest eruption a similar in Energy to one that occurred last week. He said there was a fair possibility that some of the abrasive grit would fall on travel fair this weekend at Vogel Weh Kaiserslautern West Germany a amps a the third annual army and air Force destinations unlimited travel fair will be held saturday and sunday at the Vogel Weh officers and civilians club. Last year More than 15,000 people attended the event which is sponsored by the Ramstein and Vogel Weh itt offices said Gisela Haugen of the Ramstein itt. The fair will feature 47 exhibitors including National and regional tourist offices cruise lines tour companies airlines the German Railroad hotels and car rental companies. Brochures schedules and other travel information will be available and some companies will offer discounts to people who Book Tours during the fair. As in previous years there will be entertainment and prizes ranging from to shirts and posters to trips. The grand prize is two tickets to the United states from pan american world airways. Other prizes include a trip to Spain weekends at Holiday inns in West Germany and a sports week for two at the armed forces recreation Center at Chicks be West Germany. To get to the travel fair take the Kaiserslautern West exit off autobahn 6. Take route b-270 in the direction of Pir Masens then turn off where the sign says Studt Mitt. Signs for destinations �?T90 will be posted at the autobahn exit and at other intersections. Admission is free and the hours arc 10 . To 6 . Both an article this week on a planned Celebration in Pilsen Czechoslovakia incorrectly stated that the soviets arrived in that country in 1968. Soviet troops had been in Czechoslovakia since the end of world War ii. . Envoy to nato proposes forum to coordinate Allied defense Trade by David Tarrant states. As defense markets shrink in re Bonn West Germany. An Advance c Henrean in pc lining Ripe Png a Hii ppr of the text was to by David Tarrant Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium a . Ambassador William h. Taft in on thursday proposed setting up a nato defense Trade forum to increase cooperation within the Alliance on defense Trade practices. The revolutions in Eastern Europe and arms control talks will bring More pressure on the defense industries of the United states and its allies in Europe and Asia said Taft the ambassador to nato. Defense budgets of All Allied countries will decline in the years ahead resulting in lower sales and More Competition for defense contracts Taft said in speech on the future of defense industries in the United states and Europe. A some argue that buy european policies Are necessary while european industries get on their feet. Equally protectionist rhetoric comes from the United states. As defense markets shrink in response to declining defense budgets these voices get More shrill a Taft said. The new defense forum could set codes of conduct limiting protectionist practices eliminating unfair tariffs on defense products and setting up procedures for settling disputes he said. The forum could be modelled after another International forum the general agreement on tariffs and Trade or Gatt which monitors the International Trade practices of its 97 member nations Taft said. The new defense forum could include All 16 nato members plus Japan Korea and Australia he said. A an open efficient International Market in defense goods will clearly be Worth the compromises each nation will have to make especially knowing that All others Are making the same Taft made his proposal in a speech before the German strategy forum in Bonn West Germany. An Advance copy of the text was distributed to reporters by the . Nato delegation in Brussels. Taft also recommended better planning so that Only High priority defense projects Are pursued. Recent multinational defense projects such As the nato frigate in which Britain France and Italy have withdrawn their participation a demonstrates that we must initiate programs Only in response to High priority military requirements a he said. The Long term planning process has recently been strengthened by the new conventional armaments planning system Taft said. Participation in the system will help nato nations to determine whether a other nations have similar requirements and intentions to develop programs to meet those Taft also called for loosening restrictions on the Transfer of High technology products. Those restrictions hinder cooperation Between defense industries in Europe and the United states. 4 gis who tried to save Accident victim identified Heidelberg West Germany a amps a four . Soldiers who stopped to help a West Gei an Accident victim on the Nimberg Heilbronn autobahn last week have been identified. The soldiers stepped Forward when the family of Klaus Wanke said it wanted to thank the men who had tried unsuccessfully to revive him. Sgt. Leroy Brummitt of . Band Leader Dies Chicago apr Larry a big twist Nolan Leader of the Chicago based rhythm and blues band big twist and the Mellow Fellows died wednesday of heart failure. He was 53. And maj. David Wardell of Goppinger had Given the 55-year-old Man cardiopulmonary resuscitation while sets. Maj. William us Ren and Edwin Debolt both of Heidelberg stood by to assist. After wankers car collided with another vehicle he ran to set up a Roadside warning Triangle. He collapsed while returning to the Accident scene. A i feel kind of bad that there Wasny to anything that we could do to help him but we tried All that we could do a said Brummitt. The soldiers tried to revive Wanke for about 15 minutes before German police said they should Stop. The meeting Between the soldiers and the Wanke family has not yet been set up said Anne Camden Niernberg military Community watchers Wing in for event Hinckley Ohio apr the Buzzards returned As scheduled thursday delighting Buzzard watchers from across the country w to had been waiting since before Dawn. According to local folklore the Buzzards have returned to this Small northeastern Ohio town yearly on March 15 since 1819, when Frozen carcasses from a Christmas eve Community Hunt began defrosting As Spring approached. About 150 people including a dozen wearing Buzzard costumes awaited the Large Black scavengers who traditionally Roost along the Rocky ledges of Hinckley Lake in the Cleveland metro Parks reservation 20 Miles Southwest of the City. The fall migration of the Hinckley Buzzard flock remains a mystery. Memorial set for red Cross manager Giessen West Germany a a memorial service will be held today for the Giessen military Community a red Cross station manager. Frank a. Richards died sunday at Walter Reed army medical Center m Washington after a Long illness. He was 62. Richards a California native had been the red Cross station manager in Giessen since 1984. The retired air Force no was a member of the student advisory committee for Giessen Middle school a Volunteer for army Community service and a member of the Post Exchange and commissary advisory Board. He also developed the Giessen Community a military affiliate radio sys tem. He is survived by his wife Lorena and two sons Dennis and Frank or. A memorial fund has been set up y the Giessen red Cross. Donations m y be arranged by calling ets 343-7-2/ 6689. The
