European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Desert deployment tank treads in the Sandby Robert Dvorchak associated press picture a child playing War games in a Sandbox marching his toy soldiers Here moving toy tanks there leveling Ripples with his bulldozers and roaring his play jets overhead with sweeps of the hand that s a miniature version of what it looks like in saudi Arabia except the Sandbox is an endless tract of desert and the soldiers and weapons Are real. The United states has deployed some 210,000 troops in operation desert shield and thousands of missiles artillery pieces tanks combat jets and armed helicopters to confront Saddam Hussein in occupied Kuwait. The British French saudis egyptians pakistanis and other allies have sent thousands More men with their arsenals of modern weapons. This deployment the biggest . Military operation overseas since Vietnam has turned the desert once the domicile of bedouin and camels into an Arena of military Power. Three months ago the Only tracks in the desert were from the hooves of Hardy animals. Now those tracks have been obliterated by the crazy quilt pattern of tank treads armoured personnel carriers trucks and the new a Iii Ilii Lillib generation of jeep. Where once the desert air was pierced by the occasional bleating of goats Jet engines whine the Dull thud of helicopter Blades assaults the ears and the crack of guns is heard on practice ranges. Clouds of dust spit up by columns of vehicles on the move whirl through the air. There is something captivating and scary about All this military mane vering. From a helicopter cockpit the Olive drab tents of military encampments look like mushroom clusters they contrast with the White bedouin tents donated by the saudis. Scout helicopters skim along the horizon like angry hornets buzzing from their nest to respond to intruders. From the Road the barrels of guns on tanks dug in among the dunes poke out from under camouflage nets toward the North where an estimated 430,000 iraqis Are deployed in and around Kuwait. To say hello Crews Flash hand signals used by surfers. Near port facilities Patriot surface to air missiles designed to take out hostile incoming missiles Point northward. Sandbag bunkers surround encampments and giant warehouses that the imagination fills with endless stacks of ammunition and other supplies. Concrete barriers Rise in roadways to deter truck.  Quot of a a in it s s t <5, j. Bombs or other terrorist attacks. Everywhere convoys Are on the move. Some trucks haul soldiers on Maneu vers. Others dash Back to the rear for supplies. They Are the Tail that leads to the Teeth of the military beast at the front. The front line troops get hot meals for breakfast and dinner. These Are trucked to the front. So Are water for the soldiers and fuel for thirsty vehicles. Some troops Are ferried by bus Back to the rear for showers and what Little recreation they can find. Soldiers like native saudis play football and soccer on grass less Fields. New features such As a heliport being paved on top of the blistering landscape materialize almost overnight like mirages to a disbelieving wanderer. Each morning brings a spectacular Dawn each night an equally inspiring Sunset. The Roar of nighttime traffic pierces otherwise silent starry nights. Out of sight but not out of mind is an International Armada of More than 70 warships from a dozen countries Bobbing in the Gulf and the Waters around the arabian Peninsula. Even saudi cities offer strange images. Concrete and Glass towers Rise from the arid wasteland thanks to the Petr billions earned from the oilfields. These riches allow such luxuries As six Lane highways paved through the deserts and Baskin Robbins shops in suburban malls. In the Bazaar of Al Khobiar just outside Dhahran shops offer to shirts with desert shield themes. One depicts a Camel in a Gas mask Riding a flying carpet another shows tanks idled in the Sand with a few Zus printed above and the legend Quot All quiet on the Eastern  servicemen and women Are often seen shopping mostly buying air conditioners and stereo equipment to alleviate the heat and boredom of waiting for a War that might never happen. Soldiers in airy desert camouflage fatigues hardly raise eyebrows any More when they wander through hotel lobbies or grocery stores carrying rifles and sidearms. The Sandbox is accustomed to the real life War machine. It my mss classified and order form mail to stars and stripes Box 266, Apo 09211-4211 name soc. Sec. No. Wank. 1 n  in address Apo Mil Pymm duty pm. In Mil Phi Hect pm Intro category no. Start net i. 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