European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a the stars and stripes wednesday january 30,1991 at a glance two saudis examine scud damage. The other War casualties airlines and travel agents have become casualties of the Gulf War. A Page 4 cease fire bid quashed the United states and its allies quashed a bid by third world nations to get a . Debate on a cease fire in the Gulf War. A Page 5 City under siege the routine of nighttime missile attacks has changed the face of the once vibrant Metropolis of Tel Aviv into that of a City under siege. A a Page 6 writing on the Wall Allied troops in saudi Arabia have opened a new front a the Graffiti War. A. A / a a Page 7 hearts go out to gis cupids helpers have aimed their arrows this Valentine s Day at . Troops in  Gulf. A Page 8 grunts and proud of it a the a Delta destroyers Quot a d co 2nd in 16th inf regt a Are grunts and proud of it a a Page 13war in the Gulf collection mime your stars and stripes earner will be collecting soon at government housing areas for the subscription period feb. 10�?march 9. Please have your payment ready. Remember the new Price is $11 per month beginning feb. 10. Bill would boost go benefits especially for troops in Gulf by Chick Vincit Washington Bureau Washington a a Hill in Congress would boost some military benefits and allowances including for separation and death. Rep. Beverly Byron d-md., wrote the legislation with desert storm service members in mind but Many of the provisions would affect All military personnel a Byron aide said. Byron who Heads the House armed services military personnel and compensation subcommittee intends to push for fast action on the Bill so that it does no to become part of the 1991 defense budget which will not be approved by Congress until much later this year the aide said. One possibility is to attach the legislation to the supplemental appropriations request that the Pentagon is expected to Forward shortly to cover Unhul Getcy costs of the War the aide said. Provisions in byrons Bill for Active duty personnel include a an increase in family separation pay from $60 to $100 per month. T he allowance would be extended to dual service couples with no children. A the establishment Ofa oat $6,000 death payment replacing the method that is based on pay Grade up to a limit of $3,000. Survivors also would receive Cash payments for any unused leave accrued by the service member. A an easing of rules on foreign language pay for service Mem ers in the persian Gulf. The Bill would eliminate the requirement for language certification in those cases where a service member had graduated from military language school but been deployed before being certified. Those personnel would be Clingi Hie for the minimum language pay of $25 per month. A an increase in foreign duty pay in designated areas. Currently. Only enlisted personnel Are eligible for such pay which ranges from $8 to $22.50 per month. Byrons Bill would raise those rates to $25 per month for personnel in pay grades e-4 and below up to a maximum of $60 per month for officers in grades 0-6 and above. A. A an amendment to a payroll savings plan being developed by the defense department that is intended to allow military per sonnet to place up to $10,000 in a government savings account with 10 percent interest. Byrons Bill would lift the $10,000 limit for service members listed As missing in action or prisoners of War. A a a a a a a a provisions of the Bill that would affect mobilized reservists and retirees include an Extension of the deadline for reinvesting profits from the Sale of a Home. The Extension would last As Long As the individual is on Active duty.  a a. A. A a change that allows unmarried reservists to be eligible for housing allowances. A. A the Bill also expresses a non binding a sense of Congress that the German government should be asked to provide medical care to military family members in areas where military medical resources have been sent to the persian Gulf to support operation desert storm. A government civilians in 2 areas of saudi Arabia to get danger pay Washington a amps the state department has approved two danger pay allowances for. Federal civilian employees in the Eastern province of saudi Arabia and in Riyadh. The action covers All government civilians in what is considered a danger area. A it Hose Are the Only areas where there Are warlike conditions a a state department official said tuesday. Government workers in those areas began receiving danger pay that is equal to 25 percent of their base salary thursday a department official said. At the same time the environmental hardship rate in Dhahran and Riyadh was increased from 20 percent to 25 percent he said. V for example a gs-11 employee would earn about $42 extra each Day from both allowances the spokesman said. Those workers on temporary duty for 24 hours or longer Are also eligible for the benefits he said. However officials Are reviewing both rates for possible reduction of one to avoid dual credit for danger factors. A a we can Only consider danger in one or the other Benefit not both a the official said. Both allowances Are subject to Federal income tax. Non appropriated fund workers such As the 55 people employed by the army and air Force Exchange service in the Region do not fall under the state department decision. An cafes spokeswoman in Dallas said tuesday that the Exchange service is developing its own danger pay plan. There Are nearly 2,300 department of defense civilian employees in the persian Gulf area. It was not immediately known How Many of them serve in the Eastern province or Riyadh. Dod Calls up 17 More civilian aircraft by Jan it Howells Lerney Washington Bureau Washington the Pentagon has activated 17 additional civilian Long Range cargo aircraft to transport supplies to operation desert storm a military Airlift come official said monday. The latest activation of the civil Reserve air Fleet brings the number of commercial aircraft supporting the persian Gulf War to 55, said air Force spokesman capt. Mike Murk. Since August 2 1 commercial air carriers have transported about 64 percent of the 422,000 passengers and 25 percent of the 393,000 tons of cargo going to the Middle East he said. W the commercial Fleet tapped for the first time in its 38-year history augments the military Airlift come when transport needs exceed the commands capability. More than 500 civilian aircraft Are available for worldwide Call up As part of the Reserve Murk said. When called to military service carriers Are paid a set rate. Passenger flight rates arc based on the number of Miles flown multiplied by the number of seats on the aircraft then multiplied by the scat rate Tor. Example a passenger flight from new York to saudi Arabia is about 7 000 Miles. So at a rate of 13 cents per seat mile or $910, multiplied by 400, the average number of seats on an aircraft the commercial airline is paid $364,000. Pel flight Murk said. Cargo carriers Are paid the number o Miles flown multiplied by the number o tons multiplied by the fixed rate of Abou 50 cents per mile. So an average Load of 90 tons carried by civilian aircraft from new York u saudi costs the Pentagon about $316,260 he said. A the costs Are a lot cheaper than trying to maintain our own Fleet a Murk said. In now using an air base in the persian  apr the latest addition to Britain a air Arsenal in the persian Gulf went on line monday with the first flight of the Buccaneer bomber from Liis British base. The venerable Buccaneer a a machine of the Pikios a comes equipped with laser targeting equipment so accurate that a you could actually take out one window with this a said one newly arrived Crew member. 1 to of the Tan coloured air planes took off on a training flight. The planes originally designed Lor the Navy have been adopted by the Roval air Force and arc expected to he use to seek out targets on the ground. A Gen. Sir Peter de la Billie re. Commander of the British forces in the Gulf said Friday that Britain was dispatching buccaneers to the Gulf to give the Raf High level bombing capacity. The two seater buccaneers will he used to pinpoint targets for the British Tornado and Jaguar attack planes a tactic called laser spiking. The Tornado and jaguars will drop a smart bombs that will follow the laser beams to the targets