European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 01, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Medi is by Amy Cleisz Lusk Jones . Bureau i we Ocre in Hall England the Hospital lobby looks much like any other with an information leg 11interand a patient administration window. Medics and other personnel Hustle through the Halls. Missine s patients. The staff at Aluth . Air f orce contingency Hospital would Erre Ler keeping it that Way. Their Job is to treat casualties from the persian Gulf War. Jav intended that it be available but we Alj Hope and Pray it wont he needed a said or. Gol it Robert Gilmore the Hospital commander. I m0rc and about 600 personnel from David Grant medical Center at Travis fab calif., began arriving last week to staff the 750-bed Hospital. By week s end the state at the Hospital and an aeromedical staging facility eight Miles away at Raf Puddington will number More than 1,000, Gilmore said. A per Sennel which will include reservists Are being pulled front about eight stateside locations and other . Bases in Europe. The influx of so Many military folks to thik base in the tiny Village of Nocton near Lincoln is quite an operational jump from the peacetime staff of 15, which included two British ministry of defense employees. Double Decker buses remaking regular runs to and go Gnu a base. Transporting people Between Noe Tou i util ilium i cd Roy Iii air Force discs that inc i  billeting and dining facilities. _ a a 1 he   lightly permeates a patient Ward where nurses Check and re Cheeky equipment alongside. T Beds already fitted wit White Linen. The Walls sport newly painted brightly coloured lines directing people through the Mae of lengthy corridors a to surgery Ray and her wards f medical staffs Are spending time in class refining what they know about treatment of chemical Burns. They Are faking seriously Saddam Hussein a repeated threats to use chemical weapons. Quot i think its a fair statement to say that for most of us this is the first time we be come close enough that we really feel we need to know the in format ii pm Gilmore  /.t. A a a a. At the Entrance to the triage area on tuesday. Air. Man 1st class Joe Riffle from Travis fab was teaching a group of airmen How to properly Rush patients Down a ramp front the Green ambulance bus into the Hospital. Maintenance Check Media Pool crewmen aboard the Theodore Roosevelt perform a maintenance Cheek on an f-18 Hornet aboard the car-.,on renewing. Lisbon Portugal apr portuguese and . Delegations have opened talks to a renew Quot Mutual defense accords allowing the United states use of a mid Atlantic air base that has been a staging area for military operations in the Middle East. The two teams Are discussing the future of Lajes Field in Portugal a azores islands said spokesmen for the portuguese foreign ministry and the . Embassy. The existing accords Bich Date to Juil and were . 198s, expire feb 4,. Both sides have one year from that Date to  on conditions of renewal. A they Are to meet again in april in a i Hin gum. A portuguese foreign min Isirov spokesman said after the opening negotiating session. A under he current agreement Portugal i it not receive slut million in military Aid and training and an additional $42 million Rier in the persian Gulf. Planes from the Carrier have been Hying missions against targets in  of time arrive Rillie,.w to usually works As a Dent in technician is now a  instructor reaching airmen what to do Hen the was valites begin arriving. It Jit and when casualties come to Nocton flail. Ii will Mark the second time in its history that it has been used asja War time Hospital. In 1644, the . Army set up the 7th general Hospital Here. Alter world Avat ii and Ninstil 1984, the British Royal air Force ran the Hospital. Is . Air Force turned it Ihlo d contingency hos Pital in i9s4, 1ml the Raf maintained a clime detachment Lor British personnel Static Ned nearby. A 7 some i get those Raf bases Are now supporting the Hiis Pilaps current staff because the nearest . Base is a two hour drive. V. A a a Loi of the support that we be had Isnit direct medical support. It s things like billeting and feeding the it it los a Saint ii Nidre. A stir Geoid a a we All brought our sleeping bags thinking we d be sleeping on the floor but that did t happen a a. _ instead they Are staying in such accommodations As three bedroom base houses which can provide living space Tor about 10 to t2 people. The bases being used a Puddington Raf Dight and Raf t Ruhr cell Are located within 15 Miles of Norton Hall headed for Gulf Nori Olk a up a the destroyer tender i get sound and its Crew of 1,300 sailors a 25 percent of them women a left wednesday Tor the persian Gulf where personnel will be assigned to repair u so Wai ships. 1 i lie puget sound had 320 women aboard said Petty Ollie i 1st class a i Combs a. Spokeswoman for the i Leeis naval Surlee Force a a Navy spokesman said six Atlantic Fleet ships deployed in Middle feast Waters live women aboard. Another destroyer tender the Yellowstone has about the same number of women As the puget sound Combs said i he Yellowstone left with the aircraft Carrier Saratoga  last  of people gathered at the Norfolk naval station to say goodbye to the puget sound. They waved . Flags held lip signs and yelled a be careful a one Hoy held up a Teddy hear Clad in military fatigues. _ Mary Alice Mccleain travelled from  aiit., to say goodbye to her 26-year-old daughter Marcia. She acknowledged being worried about her daughter s Safe return. A 7 t-.7-. It s just a scary thought a she said her eyes filled with tears a seeing her leave is so hard Quot Donna Tice stood on the pier with her children 14-year-old Duine and 7-year-old Jessica and waved goodbye to their father John Tice. The Little girl held a sign that Sam Quot i love you daddy a and her Mother had a birthday balloon. Mrs Tice try  Jiuu uti Rikimu. A a Vve celebrated his birthday yesterday a said. Quot it s been a very anxious  in Oiler benefits and Cash Grants this year. Portugal is seeking to Widen the benefits from a new Laje agreement to include Industrial and scientific cooperation with the United states the portuguese a news Agency Lus reported. Both sides declined to discuss tic if Egito to nations. Soon after the aug. 2 iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the ensuing persian Gulf crisis the United slates sent two dozen re tueling Tanker aircraft to Lanesr normality two Are stationed there. The United states used Lajes on Ter Ceira Island to ship supplies to Israel during the i973 Arab israeli War to Send military reinforcements to the Gulf during the iranian revolution in 1974 and to trans ship supplies to the Gulf during the Iran Iraq War. The nine Island azores archipelago lies some 1,200 Miles West of  the stars Anc stripes 4 $ year ago today. Ltd sir n tk0 11 do1psuea  told Hie United nations at Lake Success n.y., that his command in Korea was a in excellent shape with High morale conspicuous sell Confidence and marked  a 30 years ago today. I?61&Quot&Quot, Ulim Panuce Rode a a ticket 155 Miles into space and was Al War a .4 pc t a a go cd co1nd1ltl< n and the National aeronautical and space  said that one of the seven Mercury Astorri Autumay take the same trip within the next few months.  a Saue 20 years ago today. Pm sm�?Tn-?r7/ 1 acc a Nice ici4iuuts a a Stu re Rosa Edgar Mitchell and Klann Quot of us. In r�?zu., ,7 0 years ago today. The sly Dkl Ril it Union Al it air Pill a rpm Vrba pm Rev lid m a rec ii it on two  m a Compromise following a Marathon negotiation sieved try Der a i 1cd talc us Vest Union