European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a the stars and stripes thursday september 6,1990 pm nato ministers to get report on Helsinki Summit by David Tarrant Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium a nato foreign ministers gathering in Brussels on monday for their second emergency meeting on the Gulf crisis in less than a month will hear the United states report on this weekends superpower Summit officials said wednesday. The Summit Between president Bush and soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev will focus on the persian Gulf crisis As Well As a wide array of superpower concerns that include the current  control negotiations. Secretary of state James Baker will join his nato colleagues for the meeting in Brussels which Bush May also attend White House sources said. The  Summit set for sunday in Helsinki Finland has been described As a a meeting without an Agenda. This allows them a lot of flexibility a said a nato source who requested anonymity. The Summit will give Bush and Gorbachev the Opportunity to give an unprecedented show of superpower Unity in opposition to iraqis Saddam Hussein As Well As to punch up the slow moving  talks officials said. On Friday senior . Political and military officials will Brief ambassadors from the 16 nato member nations about the . Military buildup in the persian Gulf Region the nato source said. The . Delegation will be led by Richard Clarke Deputy Secretary of state for political and military affairs and a senior member of the joint chiefs of staff who was not identified. Bakery a visit to nato is in keeping with a Long standing tradition of briefing the allies on superpower summits. Moreover the 16 nato ambassadors who met wednesday said that daily meetings held at the Alliance to Exchange information and coordinate policies on the Gulf crisis have worked out Well. At wednesdays meeting . Ambassador William h. Taft in formally thanked Britain Italy and Portugal for offering to lend merchant cargo ships to the United states As Well As those other countries considering similar action. The . Delegation at nato made a request monday to the allies for extra sea lift and Airlift capacity to help ferry troops equipment and supplies to the Gulf. West Germany Norway and Denmark Are among the other countries who appear ready to respond to the request. Ribbons will show americans support for desert shield Heidelberg West Germany a the non commissioned officers association m Europe is asking americans overseas to display Small red White and Blue ribbons As a Way of showing support for operation desert shield. The project dubbed a a Patriot a Pride a kicked off in the United states on labor Day. It is due to Start in Europe on sept. 11 As soon As a shipment of ribbons arrives from the United states. Walter w. Krueger the president and chief executive officer of the Coa said the Small ribbons should be displayed on car antennae doorknobs and elsewhere a to show that we Are with our troops in spirit and in  a spokesman at the a coat a european Headquarters in Heidelberg said wednesday that ribbons will be Quot a tar a a next week. Distributed through Coa service centers starting the Coa is a worldwide fraternal organization of current and former non commissioned officers and Petty officers from All branches of the armed forces. Military retirees veterans and members of the reserves and National guard also Are eligible for membership. Crisis in the chopper ride to Gulf gives medical unit some hot times by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer Griesheim West Germany a Europe based medical air Crews sweated out cockpit temperatures reaching 113 degrees to deploy More than 3,500 Miles to saudi Arabia by helicopter the battalions commander said wednesday. A the heat was tremendous a it. Col. Ray Keith said. A it tests. The equipment and the people to the limit. They have no Chance for error in maintenance or in flying ability or in the health of the soldiers in  elements of the 421st medical in Eva stationed in Griesheim near Darmstadt encountered the worst thermometer testing temperatures during water and desert Crossings Keith said. The last soldiers from the Black Hawk helicopter unit arrived in saudi Arabia on sunday where they will remain a for the duration a Keith said. Their Job there As in Europe is to transport patients and medical supplies. So far Keith said they be transported some patients but a nothing too serious or too  a they seem to have a plan that a working a he said. A commanders and cos Are watching the soldiers carefully. We have very very few  it. Col. Thomas Hawks chief of 7th medical Comdr a operations div said the battalions deployment of Black Hawks in support of operation desert shield was the longest in  history. The Long trip took about 30 flying hours spread Over five Days. The trip was Short enough that the soldiers remained healthy Keith said. But they were tired. A so we gave them a Days rest and then put them Back to work a Keith said hastily adding an a Only  the troops have stayed in amazingly Good spirits despite 16 to 20-hour Days in sizzling heat Keith said. During his three Days in saudi Arabia Keith experienced temperatures that melted  Boot tread to the Tarmac liquefied soap exploded aerosol cans like Popcorn and had soldiers gaping at a single passing Cloud As if it were a ufos. A a it a just so hot there that everything is done slow a Keith said. He said the Best time to work is from 3 . To 8 ., a and then you sit Down and do paperwork and catch up on those kinds of  around 4 p.m., the temperatures Start dropping from their daily High of 120 degrees a and you can go Back to work again for a couple of hours a he said. But even under such taxing conditions the soldiers it. Col. Ray Keith a amps Ken George have managed to employ their  know How Keith said. The soldiers came up with a hand  system for example that allowed the Black Hawks to refuel in the Middle of the desert. Using fuel from two 250-gallon tanks mounted on the wings of a modified Black Hawk the soldiers pumped up the entire Fleet to Span an otherwise impossible desert crossing. A the ingenuity of the american Soldier is what made this whole thing happen a Field repairs on Rotor Blades hand pumping systems in the Middle of the desert expedient repairs on electrical systems in route hydraulics problems a All of them were repaired a Keith said. A of All the Birds that we deployed All of them arrived. There were no Birds left  with Luck the battalions choppers will All make the return trip although dust and Sand will prove challenging to the maintenance Crews. A grit is in everything a Keith said. A a it a into everything. The Sand is into everything. So its just a credit again to the maintenance people that they keep anything running at  for a place in the suns amps Peggy Davidson boxes and boxes of sunscreen for troops deployed with operation desert shield in saudi Arabia Are ready to be shipped from the . Army medical Materiel Center Europe Supply Point at Pir Masens West Germany. Sunscreen is one of the hottest items requested by troops sweating out the scorching Sun