European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes saturday december 22,1990 by Gary Pomeroy staff writer the need for supplemental medical in suranic for military family members wont be eliminated by the arrival of 2,000 reservists National guardsmen and Active duty medical personnel in Europe officials said. The 2,000 Are replacing service Mem Bers sent to operation desert shield. Despite their presence certain medical services could be a intermittently unavailable at times Given the course of world events a said or. Col Albert Kopp chief of clinical services for the 7th medical come in Heidelberg Germany. Supplemental insurance May be needed to help cover portions of medical Bills not paid by the civilian health and medical program of the uniformed services for health treatment on the local Economy. A the supplemental insurance is Apple in and motherhood a people should ave that anyway a Kopp said. Champs covers much of the Cost of i treating family members at civilian facilities. The amount of coverage depends on whether the treatment is on an outpatient basis or in a  pays 80 recent of outpatient care at a civilian facility but the remaining 20 percent can get expensive. The supplemental insurance could help cover that 20 percent officials have said. For stays in a civilian Hospital Active duty family members pay $8.55 a Day and champs covers the rest. The supplemental insurance May help cover the urged $8 55 fee. Champs health benefits advisers at All military medical facilities have lists of organizations that carry supplemental insurance. All of the More than 2,000 medical personnel Are supposed to be in Europe by the end of the month but it May take a while to know the a total picture a Kopp said.,. Kopp said the medical troops initial orders Call for them to be in the european theater for six months. New Gulf crisis possible tampon shortage a. T j of a a a a Tiu Tel  by Chuck Vinch Washington Burea Washington a the immense logistical challenges posed by operation desert shield have extended to an area previously unknown in the annals of warfare the . Military May not have enough tampons on hand. The Pentagon denies there is a problem. But Tam-brandslnc., the makers of tampax took out full Page ads in this weeks army times air Force times and Navy times alerting the Home front about the urgent need for feminine Protection products in the persian Gulf. A with All the haste and urgency of providing logistical support and subsistence requirements for the thousands of . Military arriving in saudi Arabia the feminine Protection needs of our military women have been underestimated in the crunch of shipping military cargo to the Middle East a the and states., Over the past few months Tam brands of Lake Success , has received dozens of Calls and letters from people Gate guards by Steve Taylor Munich Bureau \ Gate guards will return soon to some army communities in Germany As the United nations Jan. 15 deadline approaches for Iraq to pull out of Kuwait. Iraq has promised terrorist attacks against americans if the .-led Alliance in saudi Arabia launches its forces against iraqi troops now occupying Kuwait. Army officials would not comment Friday on any possible Security precautions at . Installations in Germany John Pettibone a spokesman for the . Army in a Europe and Gunther Schatz Vii corps spokesman in Stuttgart said the Issue  be discussed. No one around the United states reporting of the urgent need said company spokesman Bruce Garren. T the and says that a until the Supply pipeline of feminine Protection is functioning adequately a the company will provide free tampons to any servicewomen stationed in the Middle East. ,. Of friends and relatives can Call a toll free number 1-8uu-tampons, or clip and mail a Coupon from the and to request that the free products be shipped to specific female service members deployed to operation desert shield.  company is even offering a Choice of absorbency Levels a regular super and super plus but military officials deny that there Are widespread shortages. A a it a just not. True a said maj. Doug Hart a Pentagon spokesman. A the army has at least a three month Supply on hand and the other services Are also  a a he said tampons Are considered a subsistence item and Are issued free to women on lengthy Maneu vers and deployments. _. The defense personnel support Center in Philadelphia is also issuing tampons in one of the two types of a sundry packs containing a variety of personal Hygiene products that Are being Given to troops in the Middle East said spokeswoman Lorraine  military exchanges in saudi Arabia also do not have systemic shortages of feminine Protection products said col. Carol Habgood a spokeswoman for the army and air Force Exchange service in Dallas. A we May have spot shortages from time to time but there Are no across the Board Stock problems with any of the 12 feminine Hygiene items in our inventory a she said. Women make up about 11 percent of the Active duty population. Pentagon officials have declined to provide figures on the number of servicewomen in the Middle East except to say that it is less than. 11 percent of the total forces deployed in the Region. To some was available for comment at v corps Headquarters in Frankfurt a spokesman said Friday afternoon. But Gate guards will return to the stars and stripes in Darmstadt Germany and to the Munich military Community employees said in the Case of the stars and stripes the guards will assume duties by Jan. 15, employees were told. A Karlsruhe spokeswoman said the Community has had civilian guards and that they would be replaced by military guards sometime in the future. A starting in August civilian guards were removed or reduced at some communities to save Money. Ii v corps the communities that reduced their civilian guard Force included Hanau bad Kreuz Nach Wiesbaden and Mainz. In Vii corps Grenadier Cavern and Wallace Barracks in Stuttgart and the army Hospital in bad Cannstatt dropped their guards. Some communities including Augsburg replaced their civilian contract guards with military guards. But others such As Mcgraw Cavern in Munich and the stars and stripes Headquarters did not. Munich has been without guards since aug. 1, but soon will see soldiers Manning the Gates sources said. However military police have continued strict control of the Headquarters for the 66th military intelligence brigade at Mcgraw nato May Send Force report suggests cause to Turkey Iraq Border of fatal c-5a crash Brussels Belgium a nato confirmed on Friday it is considering a request from Turkey the Only Alliance nation bordering Iraq for deployment of its multinational rapid reaction Force. Sources have said Turkey wants the unit in place by Jan 15, the International deadline for Iraq to withdraw voluntarily from Kuwait to increase Security in the Border Region. The Brief statement from the North Atlantic treaty organization made no mention of when the request might be acted on. Sources have said a decision is expected soon although the Christmas holidays might delay Quick action. A the turkish government has requested the deployment of elements of the multinational Ace Allied come Europe Mobile Force Quot said a nato spokesman who requested anonymity. A the Force exists to demonstrate the collective Solidarity and determination of the Alliance in the face of any potential threat to Allied territory and thus contribute to deterrence and de sense a he said. The spokesman said representatives of nato s member nations met to consider the request and a set the process of decision making in motion. The request must be approved by natos defense planning committee before the forces can be sent to the Southern flank sources who requested anonymity said the turkish government made the request tuesday asking for several units from the Ace Mobile Force. _ the Mobile Force was created in 1960 As a Small multinational Force that could be sent quickly to to hot spots in Europe. Designed to reduce the vulnerability of natos flanks it is considered a deterrent Force armed w Ith conventional weapons. The Force which can be deployed within a week draws troops from its member nations including the United states Belgium Britain the Netherlands Canada and Germany. By Ron Mckinney staff writer a malfunction in a system that slows an aircraft May have caused the August crash of a c-5a Galaxy near Ramstein a Germany that killed 13 people a summary of the final report on the crash says. Related Story on Page 9. A evidence suggests a thrust reverser was extended during some part of the Takeoff Quot said the executive summary released Friday by . Air forces Europe a no absolute conclusion can be drawn As to How it could have happened or that it did in fact happen. If a reverser did extend it. Was a commanded and  a on a c-5, the aircraft a thrust is usually directed to the rear when the plane takes off and is in flight. A thrust reverser directs thrust Forward to slow the plane after it lands. The findings Mirror statements contained in a draft report obtained by the stars and stripes last month. The summary said the heavy cargo aircraft stopped climbing somewhere Between 5 1 and 100 feet although All four engines were still at Takeoff Power. The aircraft struck a tree about 17 seconds after Takeoff and broke up about half a mile from the runway it said. Nine Crew members and four passengers were killed in the fiery 12 34 . Crash on aug. 29. One Crew member and three passengers survived. The c-5a belonged to the 60th military Airlift Wing at Travis fab Calif Crew members were air Force reservists assigned to the 433rd military Airlift Wing at Kelly fab Texas. The aircraft originally scheduled  off at 7 . On aug. 28, was in route to Rhein main a Germany for repairs. Ter Ward it was to Fly to saudi Arabia with its cargo of medical supplies. Food and other items to support operation desert shield. The summary stated that the maintenance problems included a seeping fuel vent Box in the Lett  an inoperative malfunction detection analysis and recording system because of this problem a waiver from the 2ist air Force was required for the plane to Fly to Rhein main a. The system is a panel of indicator lights for different functions