European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes Friday August 24,1990crisis in the null Ulf briefs nato cancels exercise because of desert shield Brussels Belgium a amps a nato has cancelled an annual exercise in Northern Europe after the United states withdrew because of commitments in the persian Gulf nato officials said thursday. The decision came after consultations with the governments of West Germany Britain and Denmark which were also scheduled to participate in the fall exercise bold guard. The exc Cise would have involved 28000 troops. Last week the . Government announced that a Force of 6,300 marines would not participate in the exercise As scheduled because of operation desert shield in the Gulf. Bold guard is designed to test natos ability to meet a military threat in Northern Germany and to reinforce danish sending 2nd unit of Tornado to Region London apr Britain will Send a second Squadron of Tornado aircraft to the Gulf Region defense Secretary Tom King said thursday. The unit will probably be based in Bahrain. He said the government is considering deploying additional rapier missiles and other forces to defend the Squadron. King said the aircraft would provide a round the clock capability to strike against armoured forces. Britain has one Squadron of 12 Tornado at Dhahran saudia Arabia and a Squadron of Jaguar ground attack aircraft in Oman Jackson says he has of to visit Iraq As journalist United nations apr the Rev. Jesse Jackson a . Civil rights Leader said thursday that iraqi president Saddam Hussein a government has granted him permission to visit Iraq As a journalist. A a we have received a communique making the visit possible a Jackson said. He added that iraqis foreign ministry had granted the request from his Media company the Jesse Jackson show which is syndicated by time Warner inc. Jackson twice has run unsuccessfully for . President. A a we have not yet determined precisely the time a Jackson said a but just As other news organizations have pursued the Story and interviews and sources to get ground level firsthand information we intend to pursue Jackson said the state department had not Given him any special guidance nor had it discouraged him from making the a yesterday incorrectly identified air planes at Rhein main a. The planes were pm 30s and a c-141. Wing cracks in c-141bs by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a the Pentagon a transportation come is keeping a close watch on its aging Fleet of c-141b Star lifter transport aircraft during operation desert shield because of structural cracks in the wings of Many of the planes. A. Almost All available c-141s arc supporting the Middle East operation at More than twice the usual daily number of flying hours air Force Gen. Hansford Johnson said at a Pentagon news briefing. A a we do have pretty substantial structural prob Lens a said Johnson who Heads the command. A a we re finding some structural cracks not unlike what you find in commercial airliners occasionally which have to be repaired. A we normally Fly about 70 percent of our c-14is every Day but they Fly like five hours. Here Etc flying 11 to 12 hours a although officials have not yet seen the structural problems Worsen because of the workload for desert shield Johnson said the command is a taking some risk a is our Fleet growing old yes it is a he said. The air Force has 266 of the planes and 18 Are under repair for the cracks which have been found in both the trailing and leading edges of the wings. The hairline cracks vary in length from microscopic to about an Inch and a half said capt. Tom Dolney a military Airlift come spokesman at Scott fab 111. The c-141 was first fielded in the Early 1960s with a life Span of 30,000 flying hours. Ten years ago the air Force lengthened the fuselage added Aerial refuelling capability and extended its life Span to 45,000 hours. The air Force placed operating restrictions on its c-141 Fleet last fall after the first cracks were found in the trailing Edge of the wings on several aircraft. Pilots Are barred from making abrupt Maneu vers and conducting Aerial refuelling when the plane is carrying a Load of More than 50,000 pounds. The maximum c-i4i cargo Load is 75,000 pounds. Pilots also were ordered not to exceed a cruising Speed of 230 Mph at altitudes below 2,000 feet. Some planes were also barred from making Low level Airdrop but no flying hour restrictions were imposed. The air Force called the problem a classic stress fatigue and said it was predictable in a Fleet with an average age of 24 years. Of the 266 aircraft in the Fleet 125 were found to be free of any Trai Hng Edge Wing cracks. Almost All such cracks in the remaining c-14ts have been repaired Dolney said. A but during that work other cracks were found toward the leading Edge of the wings which has prompted a new round of inspections and repairs Dolney said. A what we have found is that Over time the air re Lueling with the heavier cargo capacity has placed increased stress on the Airframe of the pm 41,&Quot Dolney said. Of the 248 aircraft that Are flying All but one Are c-141b Star lifter length 168 foot 31/2 inches cargo compartment length 93 feet 3 1/2 inches cargo compartment Max height 9 feet 11nch cargo compartment Max Width 10 feet 2 1/2 inches operating weight 150,000 la. Max cargo Load 75,000 it. Max Takeoff weight 325,000 la. Max cruising Speed 566 Mph Range with Max cargo Load 2,935 Miles sources Jane Sall the world s aircraft a amps Wes boo tar military Airlift come a a a still operating under the flight restrictions imposed last fall when the first cracks were discovered said staff sgt. Mark Johnson another Mac spokesman. So far that is not a problem in desert shield he said. A a we re Able to accomplish the vast majority of the missions within the flight restrictions a staff sgt. Johnsoni said. A a there a no need for Low level flying or cargo Airdrop for the c-i41s�?T problems and the Airlift requirements for desert shield May bolster the argument for the Pentagon a new c-17 transport which has come under fire on Capitol Hill. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney recently scaled Back the budget request for the c-17 by almost half to a total of 120 planes. That aircraft would work Well in desert shield Gen. Johnson said at his Pentagon news briefing. Quot it carries a very Large Load Long distances. Its air Refue Lable very Maneu Merable on the ground and easy to on Load Ana reservists across . Gearing up for Call to duty by the associated press the persian Gulf crisis reached into Homes offices and factories As president hush announced he was calling up the military reserves. Many reservists said they were ready for the Call. A my bags have been packed for the last two weeks a said Kevin Hermening of Mosinee wis., a sergeant in the Marine Reserve who at 20, was the youngest of the 52 americans held hostage in the . Embassy in Iran a decade ago. Wednesdays Call up takes men and women from their Homes and jobs to serve on Active duty for the first time since the Vietnam War. Nearly 47,000 army Navy and air f orce reservists Are expected to be activated to bolster the . Buildup in the Gulf which was prompted by iraqis invasion of three weeks ago. A people were so ready for peace and then this turns around and happens Quot said Jeffrey Smith 29, a new York City accountant and army reservist since 1982. A a everybody a shocked. The cold War was Over and suddenly these Brush fire wars flare up. A right now in a a Little nervous a Smith said. A but i stand ready to go As everyone else Quot anytime you re in the reserves in the Back of your mind you done to count out the it Ossil Lity that you will go Quot said 1st sgt. David Mcintosh a Palm Hay resident whose Reserve company is part of the army a 337th military intelligence in. Officials did not identify the units that would be activated or say when they would be called. 1 he Pentagon said some reservists will lie shipped to saudi Arabia while others he place of troops patched to the Mideast. A a in a scared to death Quot said sue Barry an air Force Reserve nurse on staff at the University of Chicago Hospital. A if ill a a in to be because up the a Cis a in s 60108 10 be t0 pick similarly Kathleen Brooks a pm Vii sns1sl Al Bassett Hospital up old r r islands at the Dys it s also chief operations officer of the 13/th Aero medical evacuation flight. The air Force has Only one Active to a evacuation unit to air-1la pounded from battlefields to hospitals. Beyond that it must look to the National guard Brooks said adding it s highly Likely Imi some employers were taking Stock r personnel to determine the effect of a Call up might have on their work forces. Ftp health care of Utah reported that As Many As 45 of its employees could be called to Active duty. The Call up posed a hard Choice for Al Beverly a Republican challenger to rep. George a a buddy Darden a a. A a in a not going to resign my candidacy a said the 36-year-old army Reserve Captain from Marietta a. A i have to figure where to draw the line Between being a Captain and being a others were concerned about jobs and paying Bills. A i would prefer not to be called up but in a ready if in a needed a said dentist Jonathan Waldron 46, a reservist Lor 20 years who has a 1,300-patient practice. A the concern i have is not for my Well being but in be got four employees counting on a
