European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 19, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 3 crisis in the Gulf com ground combat units not readying for Gulf duty yet by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a the european come is not yet preparing ground combat units As replacements for . Front line forces in the persian Gulf the top american commander in Europe said tuesday. At a breakfast meeting with reporters Gen. John r. Galvin said he has not been asked to provide combat units such As Armor and artillery to support operation desert shield. Galvin confirmed however that he has done Advance planning for the eventual deployment of Neucom ground combat units if the defense department Calls for it. He declined to be More specific. Gen. Colin l. Powell the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff told Congress last week that if . Military forces remain in the Gulf much longer a rotation policy would have to be set up to relieve units there. Powell said Europe is one Pool of Poten Arab leftists urge suicide attacks on . Forces Amman Jordan apr Arab radicals meeting in Amman on monday cheered Calls for suicide attacks against american forces and for an islamic uprising to topple egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. A we have striking examples of heroes who turned their bodies into bombs that horrified the aggressors and forced them to flee in darkness As happened to the american marines in Beirut in 1983,�?� said Ibrahim Alkharraz of the libyan Peoples Congress. The three Day conference of Arab leftists islamic party members and palestinian guerrilla factions ended with an endorsement for a peaceful negotiated Arab settlement of the persian Gulf crisis. But it also urged arabs a to strike against the american interests everywhere and by All Means at the same moment an american attack is launched against  the conference communique also said regular appeals would be made to Arab troops in saudi Arabia and some Gulf states to rebel against their leaders and reject american orders. Alkharraz Drew rapturous applause by exhorting arabs to move swiftly against . Forces and saudi Oil pipelines. He urged them to follow the example of Jaul Jamal a syrian gunboat commander who died in 1956 when he deliberately rammed his vessel into a French warship during fighting Over the Suez canal. He also hailed the suicide bombers who killed 241 . Marines in an attack on their Beirut Barracks in 1983. A we have to move swiftly and with All Means against the american military presence on the Peninsula and in the Gulf and follow the examples of the Arab struggles in the �?T50s and the �?T60s,�?� Alkharraz said. The Call for Mubarak a ouster came from Adnan Saiduddin a member of the jordanian islamic front and the fundamentalist moslem brotherhood. He made an impassioned plea for an islamic uprising to a free Egypt from the shackles of the treasonous Camp David  tial replacement units that he would use. A what we be been asked for so far Falls into the area of combat multipliers such As attack helicopters c-130 squadrons and attack squadrons and combat service support such As medevac helicopters a Galvin said. The next wave of support from Neucom will come in the form of sustainment maintenance and repair for equipment deployed in the persian Gulf. A was things sit out there in the desert there Are going to be a lot of requirements for repairing and replacing engines and drive trains for aircraft and other things that get worn and jammed with Sand a he said. A i have maintenance facilities and stocks of spare parts and in a 6,000 Miles closer on a round trip than the United states he said. Defense department officials have consistently downplayed the involvement of the Neucom in support of desert shield claiming sensitive political considerations Are involved in using . Units dedicated to nato outside the european theater. But Galvin outlined a matter of fact command and control procedure that he said has few if any political ramifications. A every nato country except Iceland which has no military forces and Luxembourg whose whole army is one battalion has committed some military forces to the Gulf a he said. A they All Call me and Tell me a we re going to move this or  a Galvin said he analyses How such actions affect nato requirements and makes recommendations to the nato defense Council. A there has been a Complete consensus on deploying the nato assets that have been sent to the Gulf to Date he said. Those assets have made a Dent in the amount of nato forces left to defend Europe a but its not a big Dent a he said. A this is not a big political problem a he said. A Why would nato complain when nato itself every country is sending things to the Gulf a army capt. Steven w. Shively pfc. Alexander Agosto a chemical reconnaissance Soldier kisses wife Yolanda goodbye beside a Fox vehicle. Chemical recon units leaving with Fox vehicles for Gulf duty Stuttgart West Germany a amps a two platoons specializing in nuclear biological and chemical reconnaissance Are being sent to saudi Arabia the . European come announced tuesday. The platoons from the v and Vii corps were created especially for operation desert shield. They operate 10 sophisticated chemical monitoring Fuchs or Fox vehicles on loan from the West German government. Iraq used chemical weapons during its eight year War with Iran and those weapons have been a primary concern of . Troops in saudi Arabia. The platoons were to have been deployed tuesday but have been delayed. One official said the troops Are expected to leave within two Days although no Date has been officially set. Citing Security reasons officials refused to disclose the number of . Soldiers being sent on the Middle East Mission. The unit designations also were not released. The units were trained at the West German atomic biological and chemical school in sont Hofen. One platoon began the three week course on aug. 20 the second started aug. 27. The platoons will depart from Ramstein a West Germany. A total of 20 of the chemical reconnaissance vehicles Are being Lent to the . Military for operation desert shield. The Cost of the loan and equipment modifications has been estimated at More than $60 million. The vehicle is equipped to detect a wide Range of contaminants while protecting the Crew from exposure. An american version is being produced by general dynamics land systems. The $15 million contract Calls for production of eight  general a gift honors v corps troops in Gulf Frankfurt West Germany a amps a a West desert  Hansen bought the Bible in Philadelphia about 10 German general on tuesday presented the com it. Gen. Helge Hansen the departing head of the years ago while he was studying at the . Army War Mander of v corps with a family heirloom and an Iii German corps presented an inlaid Chest con College at Carlisle Barracks a. He is becoming Deputy 1830s Bible to be held by the american until a the Taining the Bible to it. Gen. George a. Joulwan in chief of staff of operations at the supreme head Quad last v corps Soldier has returned from operation Honor of the partnership Between the two corps. Ters Allied Powers Europe in Mons Belgium