European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Bush construction request for overseas slashed 79% by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a lawmakers slashed the administrations request for overseas military construction projects by a whopping 79 percent. A that probably Isnit going to be a one year phenomenon either a a a House aide said of the $8.4 billion military construction appropriations Bill for fiscal 1991. A i done to think you re going to see much Money for overseas construction until Congress has a far clearer picture of where the Pentagon wants to go with its Force Structure Over the next few  president Bush originally asked for almost $334 million for 71 construction projects in Europe plus $420 million As the . Contribution to the nato infrastructure fund. What he got was less than $64 million for 10 projects in Europe and $192 million for the nato fund. Among the cuts were funds for 33 of 35 requested projects in Germany including an education Center Library and physical fitness Center in Hohenfels a physical fitness Center at Pitburg a medical facilities in Giessen and Niernberg and schools in Darmstadt Frankfurt Idar Oberstein Lan Stuhl Kaiserslautern Mannheim Nellinger and Ramstein a. Six of eight requested projects were Cut in Italy including a $28 million Hospital at Vicenza. In the United kingdom Alt 13 requested projects were wiped out including physical fitness centers at Raf Medenhall and Raf Alconbury a medical facility at Raf Edzell a Hospital at Raf Lanark and a school in Harrogate. The projects in Europe that survived the budget a Are a Germany $2.5 million for general wartime Host nation support and $5 million for a missile maintenance shop in Kaiserslautern. A Iceland $2.4 million for fuel facilities and $27.5 million for 112 family housing units at the Kef Lavik naval air station. A Italy $1.5 million for a receiver facility at the Sicily naval communications station and $8.4 million for a corrosion control hangar at Simonella naval air station. A Spain $1.1 million to renovate the operations building at the Rota naval communications station. A Turkey $1.1 million for a water distribution system at in Ciurlik a $1.3 million for a dormitory at Princlik and $1.8 million for a medical facility at Synop. Congress also approved $10.2 million for two classified overseas projects and $400,000 for three family housing units at a classified overseas location. The air Force also won approval of $22 million for an f-15e munitions maintenance facility an f-15e training facility an operations facility and a tactical intelligence Center at classified overseas locations. Fiscal 7997 Bill cuts funding for new Croton nato base by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a in a showdown that lasted until the waning minutes of the 101st Congress opponents of a new nato base at Croton Italy barred All . Funds for construction of the base in fiscal 1991. The decision was a Victory for the bases Many critics particularly rep. Pat Schroeder d-colo., who argued that nato does not need such a base in a Post cold War world. The Money was Cut from the military construction appropriations Bill which president Bush must sign before it becomes Law. Last week Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said presidential advisers would recommend that Bush veto the Bill if it did not contain funding for Croton. The total project would Cost nato $800 million. The . Share would Cost about $360 million. Croton is meant to House the 401st tac fighter Wing. The unit must vacate its current Home at Torre Jon a Spain by the end of 1992. A nato spokesman offered Little comment on the Issue tuesday. He said All Alliance members strongly support the Transfer and keeping the fighter Wing capabilities in the Southern Region. A we understand that the . Administration is fully committed to the move of the 401st tac fighter Wing the nato spokesman said. Sen. Sam Nunn chairman of the Senate armed services committee had wanted to push an amendment to the military construction appropriations Bill this past weekend that would have left open the possibility of funding for the base later in fiscal 1991. But the Georgia Democrat backed Down apparently because he did not have enough support a congressional staff member said. Nunn was unavailable for comment. Nunn s amendment would have been identical to a provision contained in the defense authorization Bill approved earlier. This provision states that no . Funds could be used for Croton unless the nato foreign ministers certify that the Alliance defense Council has reaffirmed the need for the base. A a it a moot now a said the congressional staffer. A the appropriations Bill specifically bars the use of . Funds for Croton in fiscal �?T91, so the authorization Bill does no to  at Croton initial construction continues at the base. The italian ministry of defense awarded a $60 million contract in july to a Naples based consortium of italian companies. Work started about two weeks ago following expropriation of land by the italian government. The contract Calls for site preparation the building of runways hangars and warehouses and the relocation of roads. The contract specifies that the initial work expected to employ 500 workers is to be completed by May 1992. A the work under Way will continue until we get official notification from nato to Stop it a said Gen. Pier Paolo Bergami a ranking ministry of defense official. A if that happens nato will have to reimburse the italian government for Money it has committed to the  the nato Resolution required by the authorization Bill would have addressed four issues the continued need for the 401st tac fighter Wing in the Southern Region of nato. The desirability of continued construction at Croton. Possible existing alternative bases such As the vacated ground launched cruise missile site at Comiso Italy. The authority of the United states to use the 72 f-16s that would be based at Croton for non nato operations. Those issues Are the foundations of the arguments that have raged Over Croton All year particularly the question of whether the United states could use the f-6s at Croton unilaterally for missions outside of nato. Some critics who feel the base is not needed strictly As a nato asset concede that it could be useful for projecting regional . Power in places such As the Middle East. Sen. Jim Sasser d-tenn., chairman of the Senate appropriations subcommittee on military construction blasted the project in a Senate speech Early sunday. Sasser accused the Pentagon of negotiating in bad Faith saying military officials refused to Compromise on cutting costs for the base until it became Clear that lawmakers would cancel funding and then making Only cosmetic changes. A they trimmed the Cost by a Mere 7 percent a he said. A they presented us with the same base and called it  air Force plans for the base Are still so extensive that a some of our nato allies Are calling Croton an american theme Park a Sasser said. . And nato military capabilities will not suffer without the base because the classified interim plan for the 401st tac fighter Wing puts the f-16s at other bases in Europe for at least five years he said a we Are not leaving our flanks uncovered a Sasser said. A the Only Impact of this Bill is that the interim Basing plan might have to be extended another year while Cost issues Are resolved. This is not an Issue of military strategy. Its about Federal  contribution �0 the report rom my Sawyn i Darm Trodt gwm Tny a. ,Italy. Military construction projects 1 lawmakers in Washington slashed their Way through 1 the military a overseas construction projects. Here 1 Are some projects that Are out and Soma that Are in. 1 ebb 1 education Center Hohenfels $1,2 million and Library  a physical fitness Pitburg a $2.0 million Center Raf Mike shall us 1.1 million Raf Alconbury us 3.2 million 1 medical facilities Giessen ij$&0 million a f v cd j Nomberg 5.8 million of Ujj  a a up. Raf Edzell us. \ 5.4 million Hospital Vicenza Italy $28 million schools Darmstadt $7.3 million Frankfurt r 7,5 million a i x i j.�?�<1 is 5l j a a Ini Idar Oberstein 2.2 million 1 Quot Lan Stuhl 3,7 million Kaiserslautern 13.3 million Mannheim 8.7 million Nellinger 3.2 million Ramstein a 12.? million a projects funded 1 missile Kaiserslautern $5 million maintenance shop family Kef Lavik naval air $27.5 million housing units station Iceland 112 corrosion  ? $8.4 million control Xor stated f it hangar Sicily a a operations Rota naval $1.1 million building communications upgrade station Spain medical facility i Sloop Turkey Foj Piibe Quot airman jailed for stealing Money for ailing Mother Zaragoza a Spain a amps a a military policeman who says he stole More than $1,000 in Money orders to Send to his seriously ill Mother has been sentenced to four months confinement. Airman Russell s. Massey of the 409th Security police so at Zaragoza a said at his court martial that his j Mother is on dialysis awaiting a kidney transplant and needed Money. In addition to the confinement he was j reduced to the lowest enlisted rank at the special court martial oct. 18, an air Force spokesman said tuesday. Massey pleaded guilty to three counts of stealing i Money orders Worth a total of $1,078 from an airman while attending air base ground defense school at fort Dix n.j., last november said tech. Sgt. Keith j Ylvisaker. Massey chose to be sentenced by a panel of five officers. During sentencing he presented evidence that he sent All but $250 of the stolen Money to his Mother in Florida. He will serve his sentence at the confinement facility in Torrejon Ylvisaker  bassist Holley. 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