European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday november 7, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 9 members of the 184th Ord co use a 10,000-Pound-capacity loader to move 155mm howitzer ammunition into position for loading at the Munster army depot Railhead. Soldiers in Germany racing to ship howitzer ammo to Gulf a amps l Emmett Lewis or. Loads of propellant for the howitzer projectiles await Transfer to rail cars at the Munster depot. By Ron Mckinney staff writer Munster army depot Germany a members of the 3rd corps support come Are moving 105,000 rounds of 155mm howitzer ammunition from Germany to saudi Arabia. The Quantity being handled during the seven week operation a is More than we have moved in any fiscal year on record a said Mai. Steven Hamilton the 3rd corps support come chief of Supply management division. The shipments Are part of 55,650 tons of various ammunition headed from Europe to . And saudi troops a command official said. The command is moving 7,892 tons or 17 percent of the european theater a total. At the Munster army depot the ammunition is being loaded onto two German trains of 28 rail cars each. The trains will haul eight loads each to the nor Denham seaport in Northern Germany. From there cargo ships will take the ammunition to saudi Arabia. The operation which began oct. 29, ran into a glitch on its first run to no Denham. The trains have been unable to return to Munster because of difficulty in loading the munitions onto ships at no Denham said capt. Bill Wren materials officer of the commands 15th Ord in. He expects the problem to be cleared up by the time the second wave of trains hits the seaport. A a they re having a hard time keeping up a Wren said of the ships. A a in a fighting to keep us from working into  Wren said about 1,000 troops of the 15th Ord in Are involved in the movement. Its the first time the battalion has moved a a Complete round As a shipment he said. A Complete round consists of the projectile the propellant primer fuse and spotting charge. A a it a the closest to our wartime task that we be Ever received a Wren said. The 15th Ord in usually moves one t in a month to transport ammunition used in training. Now the battalion is moving eight trains a month. This is the second desert shield Mission for the battalions 184th Ord co. Two months ago the company shipped ammunition for most of the v corps units deployed to saudi Arabia. A but it was nothing of this magnitude a said 1st it. Dalia Montalvo an operations officer with 184th Ord co. The troops Are working in shifts 24 hours a Day seven Days a week. Some of the soldiers Are working 10 to 16 hours a Day without a Day off in sight. A i done to see one coming a said sgt. Tim Wilkins an 184th Ord co ammunition  making use of Legal help by Chuck Roberts staff writer bad Kreuz Nach Germany a spec. Robert Summers knows that his signal battalion Isnit headed to saudi Arabia but he also knows that a Soldier always can be called to War. That a Why be was filling out a will monday morning during the personal affairs readiness program held m the recreation Center at Rose Barracks. The readiness program Isnit being conducted because of operation desert shield but Summers a member of the 8th signal in said the timing was right because he is hearing talk about rotating troops out of the desert. A a i feel like i need to do it now a Summers said asset m a chair filling out the paperwork to prepare a will. The heat is on. I want to do it now rather than later on because there might not be a later  by the end of january 18,000 soldiers in the 8th inf div will have gone through the readiness program that checks everything from dog tags to dental care. R 9en�?T David Maddox commander of the 8th inf div firmly stressed monday morning that none of his soldiers has been assigned to saudi Arabia and that the records Check is not an indication that they Are headed to operation desert shield. Rather the procedure is necessary because soldiers records need to be current said Public affairs spokesman maj. Michael Maher. But service members across Europe seem to share Summers concern. Legal assistance offices report significant increases in requests for wills and similar documents. At Ramstein a Germany 328 wills have been prepared in the last three months an increase of More than 160 percent Over the same period a year ago. Legal offices at the seven major air Force bases in England also report significant increases in such activity since August. More than 2,700 Powers of attorney have been drawn up at 3rd air Force bases. The air Force makes it easy for airmen being deployed to operation desert shield. They get a final Chance to write a will a As Well As pick up a food ration get necessity shots and meet with a chaplain a at a Mobile facility just before boarding a plane to saudi Arabia. At mondays army records Check program Powers of attorney were the most popular item at the Legal Stop said capt. Tony Jones a Legal assistance attorney at Rose Barracks. Soldiers can use the Power of attorney to give their spouses or someone else the authority to pay their Bills or handle other financial matters on their behalf while they Are in the Field. Most soldiers have taken care of preparing a will Jones said. He said soldiers Are smart to take advantage of the Opportunity for free Legal service. Having a will drawn up in the United states by a private attorney costs Between $150 and $250, he said. Standing in line on monday turned into a profitable exercise for spec. Terry Stevens. Stevens an 8th signal in Soldier Learned that he is entitled to $250 in Back Pav because he never received an increase in his Cost of living allowance when his Wita Arf itral a tn�4 wife arrived in Europe last year but the news Wasny tas Happy  Dier in line near Stevens found out that he needed flu for everyone. A sol shots and an his test. Contributing to Thea report Doo do Arrington Doka in Kalmar Alauta Sarmany and Amy Al Lar Jonah at Raf Maldon Hall England