European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 26, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 3. Crisis in the . Employs lessons from Beirut Hayden believed an extremists pre the bombing. �?obut6youai?6ahowlhtoamp it feared weapon would be a car bomb. To dominate your life or you give in to fear Marine Lance Cpl. Stephanie Bowlin of Modesto calif., docs guard duty monday at a prevent a repeat of the Beirut debacle and terrorist  base in saudi Arabia part Ofa tight Security Effort to prevent terrorist  of sexes ends peacefully in desert with . Forces in saudi Arabia up a capt. Cynthia Mosley thinks the Battle of the sexes has been resolved without winners or losers in her tent where men and women soldiers sleep together but still respect privacy and observe strict military rules forbidding intimate relations. A at the moment we Are All sharing it until we get another tent a said Mosley 29, of Mobile ala., standing inside the billowing camouflaged Structure in which eight men and three women live work and rest. A my soldiers they Are close but we done to have any problems a she said explaining that All Are obliged to Wear clothes when they sleep on individual cots. A they conduct themselves in an orderly  the army forbids a a fraternization Between its enlisted personnel because of the possible complications Romance could ignite in a War situation and it always tries to keep living quarters segregated. During a visit to the 24th support in various men and women interviewed said the Tricky meld Between the sexes had largely been resolved in the Forward base which has 84 women among its 380 personnel employed in providing supplies and logistics for front line . Armoured positions. Male soldiers when approaching tents announced their arrival before entering and female troopers a dressed in full combat gear and armed with assault rifles a said their privacy was respected. The higher proportion of women compared with combat units which must be strictly male required the military to have some flexibility should love Blossom. Romance is forbidden Between people in the same unit and any would be lovers Are obliged to confess to their superiors who will then if possible Transfer one of the couple to another unit. A it Only becomes a problem if they Are in the same rating Chain or Section a explained sgt. Maj. Steve Carney who said that during his 23 years of service the army had developed from an All male institution to one that now largely accepts women. A if the Mission permits i will try and get him or her transferred to another Section but the problem has Arisen Only once or  the army frowns on any liaisons Between the officers and the ranks because it does not wish to see authority undermined. The base is set in a Bleak stretch of desert behind american and Arab lines assembled against iraqi troops in Kuwait some 100 Miles Distant and several soldiers said the inclusion of a Large number of women was not even an Issue. A Romance Here a asked an incredulous spec. Saul Urdiales 24, of san Antonio. A you done to have nowhere romantic to  but some men had an evident paternal feeling toward their female comrades a Factor that has concerned analysts who believe men May neglect their duty in life threatening situations. A whenever we do something we do it together a said Urdiales whose a buddy a or assigned partner is a woman. A if anything happens i have to keep her alive a he said. A before we came i spoke to her parents and i told them i would take care of her out  but Urdiales buddy pvt. Michelle Komo 20, of Fulton mass., believed she was More than treated As an equal. A the Guys around Here wont let me get Lazy a said Komo wearing a helmet. A we do All the same jobs. I fill sandbags dig holes. Real fun  the women soldiers said their main problems had occurred in minimal contacts with saudi men who Are not used to seeing females in the workplace. Mosley said saudi truck Drivers had refused to take orders from her when she had been instructed to Lead a Convoy and that the . Military had bowed to local custom and replaced her with a Man. A that was devastating. Shocking a she said. A a saudi men seem to have realized now that we Are Here to stay and Are getting used to us. But i done to think it will have any major Impact on their