European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a the stars and stripes saturday september 1,1990 crisis in the Gull saudi bound equipment rides rails As soldiers Load it up move it out by Gary Pomeroy staff writer Wiesbaden a West Germany a the easy part for the 12th aviation brigade is flying its helicopters to a port in Italy for shipment to operation desert shield. Moving the other part a its support equipment a Isnit quite so easy. A we Are Forward deployed a said capt. Stephen Wells of co a 8th in 158th aviation regt a 3rd corps support come unit in Wiesbaden. A we Are already in our theater. Now Well be Forward Forward  Wells is overseeing the rail operation at Wiesbaden one of four rail Sites being used to Load support equipment for the 12th aviation brigades deployment to the saudi Region. A we Are deploying aviation maintenance shop sets Power generation equipment aviation repair parts and All support equipment necessary to perform our Mission a Wells said. Also being shipped Are 2 �?~/2-ton and 5-ton trucks. All the activities Are aimed at keeping ah-64 apaches uh-60 Black Hawks uh-1 Huey and oh-58 observation helicopters combat ready Wells said. To do that hundreds of soldiers from co a assisted by soldiers from the 3rd army div have been working around the clock since monday. Army officials Are not releasing the number of soldiers involved in the operation. A your biggest Challenge is learning about Load operations a Wells said. A a it a a new thing for  the first train from Wiesbaden left wednesday and the fourth and final train should be ready to move out by monday. Teams of soldiers provide Security for the 48-hour trip and ride on an attached Sleeper car Wells said. Once the trains arrive in Italy the soldiers will help other soldiers in the area Load the cargo onto the ship. A the plan now is for it Alt to meet the aircraft at the ship a Wells said. All the Materiel will then make a two week journey to the saudi Region. Some soldiers will travel with the equipment by ship. Others will return to West Germany and wait for a transport plane to take them to their equipment in the Gulf. A a s4s Gus Schoewer members of co a 8th in 158th aviation rent Load a trailer containing helicopter maintenance equipment onto a Railroad car at Wiesbaden a for shipment to the Gulf. They re old enough to fear War by the Cox news service Boca Raton Fla. A they May be too Young to comprehend world politics but the sixth graders seem to understand War. A i Hope you Guys kick Butts a 11-year-old Thomas Bonnie wrote in one of 161 letters written by Boca Raton Middle school students to . Troops in the Middle East. They also understand the risks. A Are you scared that you re going to die a wrote 11-year-old Scott Turpel. A do you miss your family and friends it must be blazing hot. My dad was in Vietnam and he told me it is not fun in those  the sixth graders have been writing their messages to the gis since monday. They Tell of summer vacations and their first Day in Middle school. They wonder about the weather conditions in the desert. Several of the children have family members headed for the Middle East. A i wanted to Tell you that i have a brother 18 years old and he a in Boot Camp. He a going to be fighting in the War. I think my brother is scared but he writes me and tells me he a not scared one bit. I really done to believe him a wrote 11-year-old Tricia Turner whose brother Michael is a Marine training at Parris Island . Turner finishes Boot Camp on sept. 19 and is scheduled to leave for the Middle East oct. 1, Tricia said. Leonard Bostwick jr., 12, is concerned about his father an army sergeant stationed at fort Hood Texas. A the told me hell be going Over there a Leonard said. A i cried All that  flights Over Nurnberg raise concerns by Eric Culp special to stars and stripes Nornberg West Germany a . Air Force midair refuelling flights Over Nalmberg Are a causing fear among the population a lord mayor Peter Schden Lein said Friday. The refuelling which usually involves c-130 Hercules cargo flights and a-10 Thunderbolt ii training missions should be moved to less populated areas the mayor said adding that he has already approached West German and american authorities to request such a change. A i Haven to received any definite answers but in a still waiting on a positive response a he said. Nimberg is a a routine refuelling area a said maj. Paula Kougeas a spokeswoman for . Air forces Europe. Hans Ulrich Ohl the director of air traffic control for the West German fed correction a caption yesterday incorrectly referred to an air Force a-10 As an army aircraft. An article also gave the wrong unit designation for Security police personnel deploying from Comiso air station to operation desert shield. The personnel Are from the 487th tac missile Wing. Eral administration of air navigation said the refuelling is supposed to take place along a strict flight path called the Heidi track which circles the outskirts of the City. The problem occurs when pilots stray out of the corridor or decide to take a shortcut Over the City Center. A i understand that they need to do it a one resident said wednesday while watching a refuelling operation overhead a but not Over a  in an aug. 14 letter to the Nimberg City government David j. Fischer the . Consul general in Munich said the air Force would be ordered to halt refuelling directly Over the City the Nimberg Nach Richter reported thursday. Fischer a office had no comment on the report on Friday. Schoelein said he does no to put the air refuelling Issue in the same category As his other concerns with . Forces such As the use of the former nazi stadium in the City and chronic helicopter noise. In those cases he said a we Are talking about problems that the people of Nimberg Are directly confronted  a one is a daily problem of noise and annoyance whereas the refuelling is a More widespread problem a Schoelein said. A Public discussion of the Issue has been scheduled for sept. 13 in the gos Tenhof Section of the City by . Government officials and representatives of the social democratic and Green parties. Contrib Ulm to that report staff writer Effla Bath an in no Marg Culp la a Fra Lanca Wattar from Philadelphia. Marine units near Kuwait to hold live fire exercises shape cancels air show because of Gulf crisis saudi Arabia apr the most Forward Marine corns units will be the first to begin live fire exercises their commanding officer said Friday. It the 2nd in of the 7th Marine expeditionary brigade will Start using live ammunition saturday in their 155mm howitzers and m60 tanks col. Carl Fulford told reporters. The live fire exercises will include cobra helicopters he said. The battalions main task at the moment is to guard the Highway leading the Border to the Oil i South from the Border Fields of saudi arabians Eastern province said Fulford of Twenty nine Palms Calif. The equipment being used in the exercises is coming off ships from the . Military staging facility at Diego Garcia Island in the Pacific Ocean. The equipment will have to be tested by troops because it has been in storage for up to two years Fulford said. The howitzers will use Low charges to make sure the gaskets have not dried out completely and the tanks will shoot Oft four rounds to make sure the sights Are calibrated with their 105mm guns. Chevres a Belgium a amps a the 1990 shape International air show scheduled for sept. 22-23. Has been cancelled because of the persian Gulf crisis officials announced Friday. _ the decision was made after the air forces precision flying team the thunderbird decided earlier in the week to postpone their appearance by a year because of operation desert shield. The air show which has been held annually at chevres a since 1984, also was to have included ground displays and flybys from other nato air forces