European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The a  authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed Force Good morning vol. 49, no. 209 Friday november 9, 1990 a a 25� Dally and sunday d 8693 . To Send 2 tank divisions from Europe to saudi Arabia from wire reports Washington a the Pentagon will dispatch two tank divisions from Europe to saudi Arabia m a move that signals a shift to an offensive posture in the persian Gulf Bush administration officials say. No. Decisions have been reached on which units will be dispatched. Officials said wednesday that the administration plans to Send at least 100,000 additional troops to the Region by late december bringing the total number of american forces to about 350,000. The decision reflected the Pentagon a increasing Effort to pressure iraqi president Saddam Hussein into withdrawing from Kuwait. The two divisions will add As Many As 40,000 troops and 650 advanced my a1 tanks to the 230,000 american troops and 1,300 tanks already deployed to the Region officials said. In Heidelberg Germany a spokesman for the . Army Europe would not comment on the potential Transfer of european units to saudi Arabia. The United states has two armoured divisions in Germany a the 1st army div based in Ansbach and the 3rd army div headquartered in Frankfurt. In addition the 6th in 40th Armor is part of the Berlin brigade and the 2nd see tank on Back Page one year later in a scene unfathomable just a year ago two men stroll alongside a jumbled pile of Berlin Wall slabs wednesday at a factory in Bernau Germany where the Concrete chunks that divided Berlin for 28 years will be ground into Sand. Berliners today will celebrate the first anniversary of the collapse of their hated Wall. Related stories photos on pages 16,17 and 18. Experts say tankers should switch easily from Woods to Sand by Dave Diehl . Bureau swapping the Hilly wooded terrain of Germany for the Flat featureless Sands of saudi Arabia  be much of a Challenge for . Tankers headed for operation desert shield experts say. American Armor units leaving Europe for the desert in fact would Likely rely on Many of the same skills developed to fight off a Warsaw pact invasion. A if you know about armoured warfare you should be Able to apply it to any environment a said Paul Harris a lecturer in War studies at the British Royal military Academy. As an example Harris noted the punishment the germans handed the British in the North african desert during world War ii. Although the British knew the desert the germans were masters of the armoured Battle and therefore a beat the pants off the British Harris said. A Given a bit of time to adapt i do not see a very significant difference in approach a said sir Laurie new a retired British army major general who commanded an armoured regiment in Germany. New who also served As a defense see experts on Back Page psychologists mount attack on stress of desert duty by David Tarrant staff writer in Eastern saudi Arabia the overwrought airman insisted that he did no to need a psychologist. He just wanted to go Home because his wife needed surgery. A the  get off that for about five minutes a said maj. Phil Colosimo an air Force psychologist working in saudi Arabia. A the said a she a going to have surgery and in a afraid its going to be  a first Colosimo arranged for a flight surgeon to explain the surgical procedure Ana How the airman a wife was going to come through All right because her condition had been detected Early. A then we talked to him about How he could work with her on the Telephone and talk things through with her. A the did that and the next Day he came Back and he was a new person. He was very settled his anxiety Nad gone away and his wife said she was doing  for Colosimo and other psychologists operation desert shield is a daily Battle in which the enemy is stress anxiety and fatigue and the casualty rate can be measured by a units morale and its ability to maintain Battle readiness. At one air Force base in Eastern saudi Arabia a Large tent has been transformed into a drop in stress management Center for people who want to discuss problems. There Are also periodic classes on stress coping skills Ana relaxation training. A our goal is to. Keep the troops ready for any Type of thing that might happen Here. We also want to try to keep everybody in the theater ready to function at their maximum readiness condition. Medical readiness is a very big thing for us a said Colosimo 42, the chief of mental health services at Nellis fab Nev. One of the tasks is overcoming the re continued on Page 3list of election results by state a pages 6-7