European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Crisis in theogul related stories pages 2, 3 and 28 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 49, no. 137 wednesday August 29, 1990 25 daily Nvvf 0 8693 a by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer bracing for severe budget cuts the . Army Europe is looking at axing its equal Opportunity safety and exceptional family member programs and curtailing drug counselling. Usa eur is evaluating the measures As a possible Way to offset a fiscal 1991 budget that could be As Low As $3.88 billion a $333 million less than the amount Usa eur requested for its operation and maintenance expenses. The commands fiscal 1990 budget is $4,004 billion. The Money saving possibilities were spelled out in a spending guidance written by col. John c Muzarelli chief of Usa eur s budget division. A a in View of pending budget reductions actions must begin now to develop plans to execute a lower budget a Muta Rulli said in the aug. 16 document. A a commanders should be prepared on i of Iobco to implement the Radical actions necessary to ensure we achieve budget Usa eur officials would not com see budget on Back Page 4 l. S i a. A i a a a. Y i a / Vav it \ a. I v a a a Camel in the saudi desert pays no attention to an american tank and its Crew on Maneu vers monday. Iraq Calls Kuwait a province . Civilian reported dead by the associated press Iraq moved tuesday to tighten its grip on Kuwait by declaring it a 19th province and an american civilian died in Iraq apparently one of 63 americans who were rounded up for use As human Shields against attack. . Navy warships enforcing the . Embargo against Iraq stopped two cargo ships and crewmen boarded one in the Gulf of Aqaba before allowing them to proceed to Jordan shipping sources said. It was believed to be the first time a ship was hoarded and inspected by the Navy since the embargo began shortly after Iraq invaded Kuwait aug. 2. Also tuesday the soviet Union criticized the United slates for expelling iraqi diplomats from Washington and warned that such action could Lead to a a spiral of escalation Quot in the conflict. But foreign ministry spokesman Gennady Gerasimov also indicated that some of iraqis Arab a a neighbors have failed to put enough pressure on Iraq in response to its invasion of Kuwait. The developments came As . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar said he was intervening with Iraq to try to defuse the crisis. A president Bush said he was pessimistic about the . Initiative. In Baghdad. Iraq the press attache at the us embassy Stephen Thibeault said that according to the iraqis an american had died in Basra a South see Iraq on Back Page m r saudi Arabia apr the army a heaviest ground firepower reached saudi soil tuesday for deployment behind Arab forces Manning the front line in the monthlong standoff with Iraq. Dozens of m1 tanks and m2 Bradley armoured infantry fighting vehicles and scores More heavy support vehicles rolled off two huge transport ships at a port in northeastern saudi Arabia and were readied for the trip North into the desert. The i s Are by far the biggest ground weapon in the burgeoning a . Arsenal in saudi Arabia weighing some 60 tons and carrying a 105mm Cannon said to to accurate at 6,600 feet of More. The huge but speedy tanks a which can travel about 45 Mph a left the 24th inf div Mcchain Georgia two weeks ago. The 24th�?Ts heavy firepower will be deployed in front of most other . Ground forces in saudi Arabia but still a Good distance behind the saudi led Arab forces which arc just Miles from the Border with occupied Kuwait. The . Buildup a which could reach 200,000250,000 ground forces a is not expected to be completed until october transport planes Are arriving around the clock but the mis and the 24th�?Ts other heavy weaponry have been Long awaited by . Military commanders. Until now the .-led multinational saudi defense Force has been Short on heavy ground firepower. A this is Boss a sgt Ronald Ruff said As he showed off his i to a group of reporters. A a this is the Cadillac Model. This is the top of the up to now the Only . Tanks in saudi Arabia have been Vietnam Era m60s, brought by the 7th Marine expeditionary brigade and even smaller m551 Sheridan. Iraq has a formidable Force of soviet made tanks primarily the Export versions of its t-64 and f-72 models. The t-64 is comparable in armament and Armor to the mis that arrived tuesday the 1-72 is equivalent to the More modern m a the m1ai. The . Tanks Are considered to have Superior weapons sighting and guidance systems and the strategy for any tank War with Iraq is to use the air superiority of the american saudi and British forces to Inch i heavy Early damage on iraqi tanks. A a there a no doubt in my mind that Well succeed Here if we have to Quot said it. Col. Larry Willey. Quot bring them the iraqis on a Ruff said. A we be the training and technology they be got the numbers Well take them
