European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday december 20. 1930 crisis in the Gulf warnings4 troops to 510,000 by the los Angeles times Washington iraqi president Saddam Hussein spurning repeated warnings to withdraw his forces from Kuwait has continued to increase the size of his military deployment and to bolster his lines of defense with new fortifications the Pentagon says. Despite persistent reports that Saddam might seek to defuse the crisis by undertaking a partial withdrawal before the Jan. 15 deadline iraqi troops facing . And Allied forces have grown almost 15 percent since the end of november and currently number 510,000, Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said. The iraqis have dug a second line of trenches tank traps and fortifications a few Miles behind an already elaborate network of defences. A the Guy has got Over 500,000 troops some 4,000 tanks in Kuwait and Southern Iraq a Secretary of defense Dick Cheney said in route to saudi Arabia where he will meet with . And Allied commanders for briefings on the possibility of offensive action after Jan 15. After this Date a . Resolution allows Allied forces to attack the iraqi positions in an Gulf briefs attempt to push Iraq out of Kuwait. A the Saddam might move the pieces around on the Board but our objective is for him to get All of that stuff out of Kuwait a not half of it not 75 percent not 10 percent. All of it a Cheney said of the Jan. 15 deadline. The growth of iraqis forces in and around Kuwait comes three weeks after Saddam announced plans to nearly double his military deployment by mobilizing additional reservists for duty. The Pentagon later cited indications that iraqi troops were being transferred to the kuwaiti theater from iraqis Border with Iran. But they discounted the significance of the Reserve deployment arguing that the reinforcements probably Are poorly trained and equipped. While almost 60,000 additional iraqi troops have poured into the area Williams said the number of iraqi tanks armoured personnel carriers and artillery pieces remains unchanged at 4,000 tanks 2,700 artillery pieces and 2,500 infantry vehicles and armoured personnel carriers. At the same time the United states is in the Early stages of its own second wave deployment a total of 270,000 . Troops now Are in and around saudi Arabia with As Many As an additional 130,000 in route to the Region. Cheney said the american military Force in the Region vill not be fully ready to launch an ail out War on Iraq on Jan. 15. The administration announced last month that is was reinforcing the Force in the Gulf to bring total strength to More than 400,000 troops in preparation for the possibility of War in mid january. The bulk of the forces and equipment will be on the ground and at sea in the area by then the Secretary of defense said but training logistic support and command networks will not be fully developed. A i think most of the Force will be there by then but obviously there a additional work to be done before you would identify them As combat ready a Cheney said. Gen. Colin l. Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff who is travelling with Cheney said . War plans Call for a phased attack on iraqi forces in Kuwait and Southern Iraq. He would not detail the timing or sequence of the attacks but other senior military officials have indicated that the United states would launch a massive air Campaign before initiating any ground offensive. A a a we re looking at an air land and sea Campaign. But it does no to mean we re going to do it All at once a Powell said. A a in a not going to Tell you the sequence or what the timing of that sequence would be. I want him Saddam to sit there in Beautiful downtown Baghdad and worry his butt off about  Pentagon officials have said that the latest round of deployments which include the movement of thousands of troops and weapons from Western Europe have been delayed by snowstorms in Europe and other logistic problems. As the . Deadline approaches the difficulty of moving troops and equipment into place on time could Force the administration either to delay its response or to initiate an attack against iraqi troops before its forces Are fully in place we Are with you Navy band song tells gis Washington a As a special message to military personnel in the Gulf area members of the . Navy band have produced an original song entitled a we Are with  the country pop recording is being distributed to major markets throughout the United states As Well As to broadcast outlets servicing operation desert shield. �?T100-plus vehicles leaving Greenham Wing for Gulf Raf Greenham common England a amps a More than 100 vehicles from the 501st tac missile Wing Are heading for saudi Arabia and operation desert shield. The 501st trans so began filling sea transport containers tuesday with 75 humvee a 37 commercial Utility cargo vehicles a Load grader a p-18 firetruck an aircraft towing trailor a Bulldozer and two runway  loading will take about three Days base spokesman capt. Mike rein said. The containers will then be taken to Felixstowe on England a Eastern coast where they will be turned Over to the military traffic management come for shipment to the persian Gulf Region. The equipment had been scheduled to leave the base As part of the wings draw Down under the intermediate Runge nuclear forces . Of Florida to throw Gator bait into desert Washington a desert deployed fans of teams from the University of Florida can now get newsletters and game videos free. The Chattahoochee Valley Gator club will Send copies of the University a monthly newsletter a a Gator bait a football and basketball game programs and videotapes of games to any interested service member in operation desert shield. To sign up Send name and address to Chattahoochee Valley Gator club . Box 42, . 31807.green berets teaching troops skills for survival in desert by Rob Jagodzinski Pacific stars and stripes Eastern saudi Arabia a chief warrant officer 2 John Lloyd can do without the a a rambo stigma that shadows army special forces units. A a it a a Complete misconception a said Lloyd 37, executive officer of a do to Cement from 3rd special forces group out of fort Bragg . A it makes a hell of a movie but we. Done to need fiction to keep Pur adrenaline  the Orlando Fla., native called Green berets a quiet professionals who Are there to provide assistance. Our missions done to always have to be violent to be  / / a a we re not sneaky not Ollie North. But a lot of times you can keep Low key and get the Mission  since deploying to saudi Arabia in mid August Lloyd steam has been quietly teaching desert navigation and survival skills to 82nd airborne div troops should War with Iraq break out the team could help paratroop commanders set up and execute such Complex missions As reconnaissance work or deep raids into hostile territory the 12-Man team also runs terrorist awareness classes and has put together a desert indoctrination course that will Likely begin next North the seven Day course is designed to help . Military units adapt to the desert upon their arrival in saudi Arabia. Named thirst a theater indoctrination replacement and survival training a the program will instruct troops in subjects that include desert tactics and weapons they May encounter during War the training will take place in the Sands of Eastern saudi Arabia. Lloyd a teammates said the desert complicates such Basic skills As land navigation. A a it a like navigating in a sea Quot said staff sgt. Stephen Clark senior communications Neq on the team. A there Are no reference Points in the desert ,. You can look on the horizon for Miles and see nothing. And Sand dunes can move 15-20 feet a year Quot blowing Over Back country roads and burying terrain features. Without ground reference Points to follow desert navigators often Drift off course. A so you rely on Compass headings and Speed and a amps Rob Jagodzinski spec. Cancer Anderson right gets instructions from staff sgt. Rick Hodges left on giving capt Thomas Hopkins intravenous fluids As other soldiers watch. A a distance travel eds when navigating from a vehicle said Clark 30, from Bartow Fla. A you shoot headings from Bush to Bush. At night you Orient on a Star and follow it to keep on  a students of the special forces desert navigation and survival course called the training a Confidence building.�?�. A a a a a a a a in a lot of instances this company is responsible for our own navigation and defense a said capt. Thomas Hopkins 28, commander of a signal unit that went through the training a if hostilities break out we will do most of our movements at night. And if our night Nav. Ligation is not precise we will not find our Point Quot said the native of Hamden Conn. Lloyd said the Reward of teaching desert skills lies in knowing the students will pass their knowledge on to others. A a Quot a. A ���./. A a a anytime you can take your skills and give them to the Community and see them put to use then you get a Good feeling out of this a Lloyd said