European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In saudi Arabia problems of communication command and control associated press a Merican soldiers Are used to training with foreign troops but fighting Iraq Wilh the multinational Force taking shape in saudi Arabia would pose staggering problems in command and control military experts say. Quot the first problem to solve is communication a a combination of language and the technical Means of passing messages a said adm. Thomas h. Moorer a retired former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and nato naval commander. A More sensitive question is How to  of forces Moorer and others said monday. For reasons of National Pride the saudis will want at least nominal control Over . And other foreign forces on their soil. But Pentagon planners say actual combat operations if required would be mainly under . Direction. Quot it s probably the biggest problem we can see right now a said an army strategist who discussed planning for operation desert shield a the american deployment of warplanes and ground forces to saudi Arabia a on condition he not be identified. At least 50,000 . Troops have been committed to the saudi operation including marines army air assault forces paratroopers and infantry. They Are part of a multinational Effort to deter iraqi president Saddam Hussein from invading saudi Arabia which is the United states largest supplier of imported Oil. The Lead elements of an egyptian combat Force expected to total at least 4,000 men arrived Over the weekend at a saudi air base near the iraqi Border. Morocco is  to Send roughly an equal number of ground forces this week Syria is committing troops and Pakistan voted monday to Send forces. In the seas surrounding saudi Arabia a Large us.  Armada is complemented by warships from Britain Franco Belgium the Netherlands and other nations. For the americans on saudi soil cultural barriers Are a special concern. The islamic kingdom strongly disapproves of unmarked women and men associating with each other in Public and islamic Law prohibits the Possession or use of alcohol. Tho kingdom also shares the Arab world s hostility toward jews. The Pentagon however is making Quot no special arrangements Quot for the women and jews who have arrived in saudi Arabia As part of the american Force said spokesman capt. Sam Grizzle. American forces have trained with foreign troops for decades. Most of the training has been with West. European and Canadian allies in the North Atlantic treaty organization. Over the past 10 years the army also has held Field exercises with various nations in the Middle East including saudi Arabia. Last Winter about 5,000 troops directed by the . Central come participated in War games with the egyptian army in the desert near the Nile River Delta. Some of the americans were from units now being deployed to saudi Arabia. Joshua m. Epstein a defense analyst at the Brookings institution think tank in Washington said coordinating . And saudi combat operations in the event of a War against Iraq would be made easier by the fact that most saudi weaponry is .-made. Maj. Gen. Donald l. Kaufman chief of a permanent . Contingent in saudi Arabia that trains saudis to use .-built weaponry said monday the kingdom s leadership Quot has been very cooperative Quot in accommodating the . Troop arrivals. Kaufman s comments suggested that the Pentagon was calling the shots in the desert Campaign and that the saudis had not fully understood american intentions. Quot they Are finding that we Are not going to allow a handful of americans to be in harms Way Quot he told a group of american reporters at an air base in saudi Arabia. Quot the numbers Are larger i think than the saudis originally . Rear adm. William m. Fogarty commander of the us naval group in the persian Gulf said monday that no decision had been made on who would be in charge in the event of War. Quot it is being worked on Quot he said. He declined to say whether . Forces would be subordinate to non american commanders. The most obvious and seemingly simple problem for a multinational Force a the language Barrier a can be eased by the use of interpreters if necessary but it rarely is resolved entirely. Quot that s a problem even when we re dealing with the English and the canadians Quot said Moorer k a i t t i ? i i ? a j. V f m f \ a a soldiers from the 24th Mech inf div Board the troop ship Capella bound Tor saudi Arabia. A the la Satie now the command ship for the american ships in the Gulf leads warships in the persian Gulf in 1s88. Daunting logistical Challenge moving thousands of troops tons of equipment by Eric Schmitt new York times the deployment of american forces to saudi Arabia the largest . Military operation since the Vietnam War has severely strained the ability of the. Pentagon to move thousands of troops arid tons of weapons and equipment quickly Over great distances. The commander of american forces in the gut fermion said on sunday that the deployment of the Simual Force of 10,000 troops is running ahead of schedule but pm teary lure Jumalon planners say privately that the Shear rna pm lode of their task a an air and Smehil clip s to naps and equipment to the Middle a last 7.000 in. By or and 12,000 Miles by sea from the t, cond is proving a daunting logistical i.  it e. According to  saudi Arabia huge c 5 and c 1-11 mint any transports were pouring into saudi airfields at 10 minute intervals on monday but defense department officials said the Pentagon a so Trad to step up commercial airline Charters from Federal express Eastern airlines and at least six other commercial airlines to carry troops. The stars and stripes wednesday