European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday january 26, 1991 the stars and stripes a a a Page 5 War in the Gulf Fine line separates women front line mod Lavooi an army servicewomen in saudi Arabia is bundled up for Protection against a cold rain. A . Military spokesman said about 6 percent of the 475,000 american troops in the Gulf Region arc women for a total of about 28,000. By the stars and stripes northeastern saudi Arabia for Marine pfc. Amy Dover the War is just beyond the horizon. She can hear and see it every night As bomb blasts fill the air with sound and the sky with Light. A it seems to be getting closer All the time a she said. Dever a 20-year-old Alabama native is one of 130 women marines at a logistics outpost less than 30 Miles from the kuwaiti i did t think i was going into the combat zone a Dever said. A i did no to think women could go into the combat officially they can to at least according to department of defense rules. But the parameters of the modern Battlefield Are vaguely defined. Technology has created strategic weapons that reach far beyond those of previous wars muddying the distinction Between front lines and the rear. Staff sgt. Jacqueline Bowling 29, a native of Nice calif., who works in the base maintenance unit puts it much simpler a i done to know where it starts and it a a. A a v a =. A a the Marine women stand guard handle communications and perform a Host of other jobs that fall just Short of the a combat role american military women Are prevented from filling. Lance Cpl. Patricia Perez is part of a decontamination unit that she expects will move even farther Forward to treat soldiers caught in a chemical attack. A if they need me ill have to go. And i want to go a she said a a a. A pfc. Trescha Shipp 21, of Dallas joined the marines about a year ago with her brother Jason. The siblings went through Boot Camp together at Parris Island now in a out Here in the desert with a Rifle on my shoulder and Jason is at Camp Pendleton in California playing with a computer a said Shipp part of a communications unit. A Jason wishes it was him Over Here instead of me but in a glad its me Over Here instead of still Shipp worries about the offensive that is yet to come. A they say their tanks could be Here in about three hours a she said. A . Military spokesman said about 6 percent of the 475,000 american troops in the Gulf Region Are women for a total of about 28,000. Many Are far from the front lines but iraqi ballistic missile attacks on saudi Arabia have brought the dangers of War to them. \ a Quot a a a a a a a a a a a a Quot for air Force tech. Sgt. Sandra Folino 34, of Dayton Ohio an incoming missile Means scrambling to Alert the 15 Crew chiefs and mechanics who keep four f-15s ready to Fly at an air base in Eastern saudi Arabia a a a. Air Force capt. Lisa Christian 30, of East Lansing mich., commands several Hundred Security police who guard the base. They re from the 1st tac fighter Wing at Langley fab a. Information for trn Artl Cla was Gat Trad by Pentagon Pool reporter Ontha Cana. Marines pull Surprise attack on missile Battery by Kirk Spitzer Gannett news service near the Kuwait Border a . Marines crept within a few Miles of the kuwaiti Border wednesday night and fired rocket assisted artillery rounds at an iraqi missile Battery according to a combat Pool report received Friday. After firing on the base More than 15 Miles away in Kuwait the marines raced away with their 155mm howitzers before the enemy could return fire. The attack a similar to one staged the previous night a was designed to destroy a Battery suspected of shelling the saudi of Khanji and nearby Marine positions since the Allied air raids began Jan 17. No official estimate of damage was available on wednesdays night shelling but the raiding party commander Mission was a Success. A if we got a Good Grid target location a and i believe we did then we rocked somebody a world pretty Good a said capt. Bruce Kowalski commander of Btry of 1st in 12th Marine regt. A Battery typically has eight guns. A what we did was Send a message to Saddam Hussein that if he sends Over mail Well return it marked a postage due a a Kowalski said. There were no . Casualties. Kowalski said that the iraqis have almost five times As Many artillery pieces in and around Kuwait As the multinational forces and the enemy guns May have substantially longer Range. So . Strategy relies on stealth and Speed. A there Are quite a few units that could a engage us Here a Kowalski said As his unit workers get Gas masks Central saudi Arabia a amps a whenever missile Alert sirens have sounded Felicito Hernandez and other filipino Kitchen workers at a Large air base in saudi Arabia pulled Large Black plastic bags Over their Heads. But no More. On wednesday the workers finally were Given Gas masks. The filipinos used the plastic bags sunday night after Iraq launched scud missile attacks on saudi Arabia. Base personnel were put on Black Alert meaning chemical weapons were suspected or present in the area. Military personnel quickly donned Gas masks and chemical suits but the civilian workers had none. A it was sad to see them with plastic bags Over their Heads a said senior master sgt. Robert Smolen a member of the . Air National guard. A i believe it when i saw it they May be civilian workers but they Are human Smolen told Media Pool reporters at the base that he applied some pressure and the workers employer the saudi catering co., supplied the masks. Moved into position late wednesday. A the iraqis doctrine is to make an entire map Grid disappear by massing artillery onto one location he said. A but As Long As we re out in 20 minutes we re Good to a Standard map Grid is 1 Square kilo meter. A a a. A the Brief Salvo was deafening and the shells disappeared into the night sky after Sands of time rocket motors designed to give them extra Range briefly flashed. There was no return fire and the Battery moved out without incident. Kowalski a barrel chested recruiting poster Marine said he was satisfied with the Mission. A a we la show any half baked Hitler that if he wants to play hardball he a going to take some heavy nits a spa tree la a razor Lar with tha Pentagon combat Pool on the Certa with Thal at Marina div in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Jan. 26, 1951 a in a news conference president Truman said the korean question a must be discussed with All Friendly nations without a crash or unwise 30 years ago today. Jan. 26,1961 a a the captive passenger liner Santa Maria carrying 600 passengers and 350 crewmen remained at farms but a reported sighting and radio fixes by the . Navy spurred the search in Jeneral area in the Atlantic East of Barbados. The ship was hijacked yesterday by portuguese rebels.20 years ago today. Jan. 26,1971 a Charles Manson and three women of his hippie style clan were convicted of first degree murder and conspiracy in the Savage slaying of actress Sharon Tate and six other people. �?�10 years ago . 26, 1981 a Yelling a Long live the revolution a Mao tse Tungos widow. Jiang qing was forcibly dragged from the courtroom in Handcuffs seconds after receiving a suspended death sentence to Climax China a Quot trial of the
