European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                 a amps Susan Harris a huge Crane at the port of Rotterdam toads an army truck onto a waiting ship for the voyage to saudi Arabia. Supplying desert shield meeting needs of troops in saudi by Peggy Davidson a Kaiserslautern Bureau Frozen pies Are the most. Unusual request maj. Larry Holmes. Has fulfilled to support the troops in operation desert shield. A Frozen pies a a lot of pies a All kinds of pies Quot Holmes said remembering the request that came into the 21st theater. Army area Comdr a tactical operations Center in Kaiserslautern Germany before. Thanksgiving. The request was filled. Holmes noted As was every other request. The operations Center which is tucked away in windowless basement rooms on Panzer Cavern is the Hub of the wheel that keeps supplies equipment and vehicle of All sorts moving from Europe to the Sands of saudi Arabia. Holmes describes it As a the nerve Center of the  the soldiers staffing the Center Quot Are not the hands on turn the wrench Load the. Trucks troops a Holmes said. Instead they Are the paper pushers and desk bound a troops who oversee the whole picture of keeping every unit supplied. The key to making it happen. Holmes said is to Quot make sure the people Are  a a a a.  the Center tends to be rank heavy Witt Glt is Rigi is of various army agencies sri Mes Saidl he movement of equipment and supplies put come to a screeching halt without the enlisted. Soldiers who do the Basic paperwork sgt. Adrienne Evans Quickley an executive administrative assistant said that she coordinates phone Calls for her Boss. The assistant chief of Security plans and. A operations faxes paperwork and fills in fort the civilian Secretary.  .-�?�/�. A. And White the group does t actually a move supplies equipment and vehicles a Quot Quot we Call people who handle that and say. A it s your  Quot a a a a a. A a # a in mid november before the convoys began their treks to the Northern ports officials from the deploying units travelled the roads to Rotterdam Netherlands Antwerp Belgium and Bremer Haven Germany. It. Gen William g. Flynn. Commander of the 21 St theater army area come said the officials drove at Convoy speeds and every two hours located a site which would provide a rest area. Quot behave gasoline fuel at All of them warming beverages at others said Flynn Quot at a couple of biggies we have Ron sites.&Quot-. A a Quot a a a v a. / a Quot spec. Faye Harrell Ted her Convoy through rain and Snow into a Ron a remain a overnight a site at Kassel Germany like \ Many other members of the 123rd support in out of numbers she did no to know what kind   were pleasantly surprised when they found foam padded cots warm drinks snack j packs and hot meals. T a a a. A. The Kassel overnight site is at a German army Cavern where the German military has gone to extremes to make sure the he american soldiers Are Well taken care of / Flynn said. ,. \ / Quot Ftp a not political with them they re just soldiers Quot he said. Quot they say Well do ,. Anything if we possibly can for you All i a know is that Leyte buffeting their . A at Kassel even the . Feeling the effects of having up to 600. American soldiers stopping in driving a a  a a. A _ a a because the army cannot predict How Many people will be staying at the site each night the head of  mess Hail has a amps Lynda David ton had trouble determining How much food to prepare Many times said chief warrant officer 2 Steven Mcclosky someone from the mess Hall will go into the City and buy out ail the bread in the local bakeries. While the transient soldiers Are eating and sleeping Mccroskey s troops provide maintenance service for any vehicles which need repairs. A a a / a / a a one night Mcloskey said 50 vehicles a needed repair work to be completed by morning forty nine were Road worthy by. A morning. The 50th needed a part which. Was not available but maintenance a soldiers called ahead to the next site to  the needed part was there. A. A. A a a. As the convoys  of the three ports the vehicles Are turned Over to soldiers whose Job it is to Load the ships. A a Quot we re the does who document the a movement of All the cargo Quot said spec. Hubert Camacho of the 1185th trans terminal unit an army Reserve unit out of. Lancaster pa., which is working at the Rotterdam port Quot we have to coordinate where the pieces go on the ship Quot. The cargo whether it s a truck a tank or continued on Page 14 wednesday december 12,. 1990 the stars and stripes. A a a Page 13