European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes tuesday August 28, 1990 crisis in the Gulf Ulf briefs swedes Call . Embassy offering to fight in Gulf Stockholm Sweden apr swedes an gored Over the iraqi invasion of Kuwait Are phoning the . Embassy offering to sign up with the american forces being sent to the persian Gulf. A we get phone Calls from people willing to fight right away. We thank them for the offer but we do not recruit foreigners a embassy spokeswoman Beatrice Camp said. Sweden a Neutral country has not been involved in a War since it lost Finland to Russia in 1809. Iraq has prevented several dozen swedes from leaving its territory after president Saddam Hus skin had promised that citizens of Neutral countries would be allowed to evacuate. Mideast students in . Face financial difficulties Atlanta apr students from Iraq and Kuwait attending american colleges on scholarships from their governments arc facing financial problems because of the Middle East conflict. More than 1,000 students have had Money troubles since the United states froze the assets of both countries after Iraq invaded Kuwait. . Officials have freed some kuwaiti Money to allow students to receive tuition payments and living expenses. There Are about 39,000 students from the Middle East attending higher education institutions in the United states according to the Institute of International education a non profit organization that keeps track of foreign students. Iraq jamming broadcasts. Voice of America says Washington apr Iraq has jammed the voice of americans arabic language broadcasts since the persian Gulf crisis began but Voa says the radio programs still can be heard. In a message sent to . Embassies in the Gulf Region last week the Agency said it was possible to overcome the iraqi jamming in several ways. Embassies were urged to advise listeners who did not hear the Voa broadcasts on the usual frequency to tune around in the same shortwave band because the frequency might have been changed to avoid jamming. Voas English language broadcasts Are not being jammed. Goa a ah-64 Apache helicopters like these from the 101st airborne div on patrol in the saudi desert employ rockets missiles and sophisticated computer technology to seek out and destroy tanks. As a vital weapon stay saudi Arabia apr frequent iraqi troop movements keep tank killing american Apache helicopters a locked and loaded and ready in the air near the saudi Kuwait Border army officers say. The iraqis one officer said a move around so much you can to always be sure right away what they re up to so you stay ready a even though an invasion of saudi Arabia is not considered imminent. A Small group of reporters visited the aviation brigade of the 101 St airborne div an air assault unit at its base in the saudi desert. It was the first time reporters had men allowed into the base Camp which is within Range of iraqi forces just Over the Border in occupied Kuwait. Several ah-64 Apache pilots and co pilots interviewed recently said they had been on missions to the Border area to familiarize themselves with flying conditions and the terrain. The apaches with hellfire missiles and multiple rocket pods arc the military a main weapon against iraqi tanks. The helicopters Are designed for both night and Day combat. A we can take out 200 tanks easy in about two hours a said it. Col. Dick Cody commander of an Apache battalion a a it a a tactical fighters dream out additional air Defenso systems were installed in the apaches before they were sent to saudi Arabia and even More advanced systems designed to detect and defend against enemy fire Are expected to be brought into saudi Arabia for front line units the officers said. A they were upgraded to match what they be iraqi forces got a one Pilot said. The Camp which would be used As a staging area for repair and refuelling in the event of combat is expanding each Day As More men equipment and supplies arrive. Ground rules for the Pentagon Pool operation prohibit the disclosure of its location. Most details of the Apache defense systems arc classified but they Are designed to destroy approaching enemy fire or to confuse guidance systems. During a display for the journalists two apaches flew North Over the saudi desert hugging the ground and sometimes hiding behind Sand dunes. The reporters watched from a Black Hawk . Tom Garrett the brigade commander said the division receives constant updates on iraqi troop and tank movements and could quickly respond to an incursion into saudi Arabia. _ a a we be been told we should get a six to eight hour Heads up when they Start moving around but we can be ready pretty fast if need be a Garrett said. A a we re not worried about it a he said of the iraqi tank threat. A we Are locked and loaded and ready to the apaches Are equipped with state of the Art radar and other scanning systems and the weapons use laser and computer controlled guidance systems. The hellfire never has been used in combat but Garrett said it had performed Well in training missions. Live fire training is planned for the saudi desert he said. The apaches because of the anti tank capabilities were among the earliest arrivals in saudi Arabia. Their engines Are being flushed daily because of Sand but Garrett and several pilots said they had experienced few weather related problems. A a we be got two enemies out Here a Garrett said. A one is the environment. The other is the dust storms one More foe for . Forces All s Calm mom hut . is could be facing fierce dust storms. By Joseph Albright Cox news service saudi Arabia a As if hunkering Down under a 115-degree Sun Wasny to stressful enough the american expeditionary forces have been warned to expect a new Hazard the annual Onset of giant dust storms in the desert. In a few weeks these so called Shamai storms Are Likely to begin darkening the sky Over the potential Battlefield Between . And iraqi forces. Planes tanks helicopters and other modern War machinery Are expected to become less reliable and harder to maintain. At the same time dust storms could provide both sides an element of concealment they done to have now under the naked Blue sky. Some marines interviewed at Forward outposts said they had been warned to expect Shamai storms starting in september f hey weren t looking Forward to them. A a icy can throw up a Cloud of a real line alkaline dust a a said a Marine sergeant major. A it would create a visibility problem and it would gel into your equip mint. I understand that a bad dust storm could last Lor Days and that the season for dust storms lasts for some a the nun run winds Are called the Shamai. An Rabie word that Means a wind trom the maj. Gen. John i. Hopkins commander of the Marine brigade in saudi Arabia confirmed at a news conference that he has been briefed on the coming arabian dust storm season. He said he Wasny to worried about it because his unit had trained extensively in californians Mojave desert. A i understand that there is a Dale Between aug. 30 and sept. 15 where the temperatures change and the winds come out of the opposite direction but that should t have an Fleet on us a Hopkins said. A colonel who is the top Marine logistics officer said the Prospect of dust storms has caused . Forces to plan for More frequent maintenance and to increase the requirement for certain parts such As Oil filters. An american civilian who lives in saudi Arabia said that a typical Shamai blows up a layer of dust several Hundred feet High cutting visibility to 500 Yards. A you can see them coming on the horizon like a thick Brown Cloud a the american said. A if its a serious shaman it will take the paint off a car. They can last for Days a asked How he thought the Shamai season could a Fleet the desert exercises of the marines and the . Army 82nd airborne do a the a Merican said a being in a shared is net fun fur anyone out there except for the Caine is. I hey done to seem to
