European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 2 a the stars and stripes a a _ a is amps Dave Dudlo spec. Dwayne cuypers left works on a howitzer at Giessen. Right pfc. Chris Birch from left sgt. Leonard Johnson and pvt. 2 Jimmy Choate tend to another  unit Hustles to beat Holiday Rush editor s note this is another article in a series following the withdrawal of . Units from Europe by Chuck Roberts staff writer Giessen Germany a the motor Pool at Rivers Barracks resembles the great Giessen Giveaway these Days. Capt. Mike Forrest maintenance officer for the 4th in 7th Field arty regt wants to give away everything in his inventory before Christmas. Howitzers humvee trucks and generators Are on a gift list that includes about 150 military units in Europe but its not the Holiday spirit that has his soldiers humming to whip 175 be hides into shape. The battalion is shutting Down March 1, and everything and everybody has to go. The plan is to get the a everything Quot out of the Way so that the battalion lean devote itself to the Forrest a a everybody portion of the redeployment. A we can to be Down Here in the motor Pool taking a soldiers time up when he needs to be taking care of his family and personal things to get out of Here a Forrest said. To make that happen soldiers Are spending Long and Busy Days washing greasing tightening and replacing missing parts to make sure everything is in snipping shape. A a it a the most work in be done since in be been Here a said pvt. 2 Jimmy Choate a Cannon Crew member who said he has come to know his howitzer a lot better while heading Home Mem Mommi helping out the motor Pool with i Choate who will head for for 1, said he was surprised to find that so Many Small pairs such As replacing missing bolts Are needed. I routine maintenance. I for fort Riley kan., on March re. _ a a. He said this hands on experience will pay off the next time his howitzer Breaks Down in the Field. If Choates howitzer is not transferred to another unit in Europe it will be taken by the combat equipment group Europe. The organization will either Send it Back to the United states or store it in warehouses for use by soldiers who deploy to Europe for exercises or War. Forrest bad a personal interest when the first piece of equipment was Given to the 2nd in 32nd Field arty regt in Giessen on oct. 18. Forrest who is being reassigned to that unit joked that he wanted to make sure a they get Good  a i m glad to get rid of it and they re glad to get it a Forrest said of the recovery vehicle the unit received. A that made our Guys kind of  what these units Are getting is equipment that has been meticulously cleaned. The howitzer has nooks and crannies that provide a Haven for dirt. Choate has removed dirt from underneath his howitzer that has been in the army Long enough to receive a pension. But the cleaning continues. A these vehicles Wilt have to be cleaned almost like they came out of the factory a Forrest said. A they Are being looked at like they be never been looked at before. They May not look pretty but they have to be mechanically sound and be Able to do their Mission a if a humvee is headed to another unit is Europe it will be in Good shape. If its going to be stored in a warehouse it has to be in even better condition. But if its destination is the United states a set of even More stringent standards apply those of the . Department of agriculture. These standards were established to prevent foreign diseases from entering the United states. If the 42nd my group finds too much dirt during inspection at the shipping Dock a vehicle will be put on a rack and cleaned on the spot Forrest said. Making sure All equipment is gone and accounted for by the dec. 22 deadline is a consuming task that has forced Forrest to View his Job differently. A the biggest Challenge for me right now a he said a is changing my orientation from a tactical Job from being ready to go War and to now tearing a unit Down correctly to turn it  Forrest said his unit is learning valuable lessons. Among them perform a Complete technical inspection of All equipment As soon As the order is Given to deactivate make sure a full Supply of spare parts is available and Start the heavy cleaning before cola weather arrives. With a Cool wind blowing across the motor Pool staff sgt. Eddie Walker and his a very employed Crew clean up an m548 cargo Carrier. Although they Are Busy from morning to night Walker said things Are going smoothly a considering that shutting Down a battalion is a new line of work for most of them. A my first deactivation a Walker said a and my last a i  contributing to this article staff writer Gary Pomeroy in Giessen leftists reportedly joining forces with terrorists Amsterdam Netherlands a a dutch newspaper quoting a confidential police document tuesday said left Wing protesters Are forming a european network collaborating with terrorist organizations including Eta and the Irish Republican army. The conservative newspaper de Tele Graaf said it had obtained a confidential report by the Central police intelligence service in the Hague. It quoted the document As saying a a group of persons from anti imperialist Cir cles in the Netherlands is actively engaged in forming a a Western european revolutionary front in collaboration with terrorist groups  among those terrorist organizations Are the Basque separatist group Eta the Ira in Northern Ireland and the red army faction in Germany the newspaper quoted the document As saying. Last weekend the London newspaper sunday Telegraph said what it called a a euro mob Quot of left Wing counterculture groups is travelling from country to coun try on an International protest circuit often clashing with police. Last week British police arrested six dutch French and italian suspects during a violent demonstration against the so called poll tax a form of local taxation introduced by the conservative government of prime minister Margaret Thatcher. A anarchist and hard left groups in Britain openly attempt to drum up sup kit from sympathizers abroad a said the Ndon newspaper adding that a poll tax riot in London on saturday had draw a the first substantial foreign contingent i a British  according to de Tele Graaf police War that extremist elements in the duty squatter movement As Well As anti Apar Heid groups could turn to serious politic terrorism. Police intelligence spokeswoman Dir Van Der Weg confirmed that de Telegram had obtained a copy of a confidential do Ament on european terrorism but refuse to comment on its contents