European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday february 11,1991war in the Gulf �?�avlvivav.s.vavviva�?T. A flight line heroes keep Al 5s humming by Dave Schiad \ Middle East Bureau. An air base in Eastern saudi Arabia sgt. Tyrone Tillery might not get to say it too often but the f-15 Crew chief likes to Tell people that his plane is the Best in his unit Tillery who believes that aircraft have personalities said that if he and the other maintenance people from the 1st tac fighter Wing did no to do their Job the pilots  do theirs. ,. A i think we re just As important As the pilots a said Tillery 25, from Enfield . A Tillery a Boss col. Ron Andrea said that Tillery and others like him deserve much of the credit for their wings Success in the persian Gulf War. So far the units 48 f-15s have one confirmed kill against an enemy that Seldom comes up to fight. On the other hand they Haven to lost any aircraft to enemy missiles or mechanical problems. A the real heroes of this operation Wear three arid four stripes a said Andrea the wings Deputy commander for maintenance. 4 a a lot of attention is Given to More senior people but  maintenance Field there Are very few officers or senior enlisted people. A lot of decisions Are made by people out on the flight  assigned to escort other warplanes into Iraq and Kuwait the wings f-15s return from their four to six hour missions and Are usually ready to Fly again in less than an hour Andrea said. During that time the planes must be refuelled the real heroes of this operation Wear three and four stripes a col. Ron Andrea reared if necessary and have maintenance problems diagnosed and repaired. Since the War began the Squadron has been flying six times More than it normally would Back at its Home at Langley fab a. When the planes return from a Mission their first Stop is generally into a a hot pit where sgt. Bruce Rabie and other airmen refuel them. Rabie 25, from Saginaw mich., said it takes about 10 minutes to give the planes an average of 3,800 Gallons of fuel each. Although he and the other fullers work 12-hour shifts on the wind whipped flight line Rabie said he  think of a better seat from which to watch the War. A i really like talking to the pilots when they come in because we re usually the first ones to hear what went on up there a Rabie yelled Over the howl of a nearby f-15. �?o1 like being out Here i like watching them launch and i just like being around air planes. It makes you feel like you be done something Good. This is what we signed up to it a. A a a a a a a a Media Pool heavy Metal a a 4-�?T of a a flight deck Crew members carrying chains to secure recently. Planes from the Carrier in the persian Gulf aircraft after they have parked watch As an Fri Tom have been pounding iraqi positions daily in both Iraq cat lands on the aircraft Carrier Theodore Roosevelt and Kuwait. British system of deporting  Rabie said that while he Wasny tone to seek out the spotlight he did think that he and the others on the ground deserve some attention for their role in the air War. A a a. V. A. A the pilots Fly them but the flight line Guys keep the planes working a Rabie said. A the pilots Are the ones i getting shot at and they deserve a lot of credit but not All of  Tillery who has been a Crew chief for four years said the payoff for the Crews on the ground is knowing the planes Are ready to take on the iraqis. _ a the ultimate would be a kill from my aircraft a he said. A you get one of those and you know your aircraft a is working like its supposed to. A even if you done to  kill you still feel Good because you know the plane is ready. And if the Pilot does no to get a kill its because nobody came up to play not because his plane   capt. Anthony Jones the officer in charge of one of the wings aircraft maintenance units said that since the War started the unit has had a Mission capable rate higher than the Normal peacetime Standard. A at first i was surprised but i now realize that everybody knows we be got a Mission and the quicker we win. The War the quicker Well be Able to go Home a said Jones 29, from Fayetteville . A we All know that when a Pilot leaves the ground he a going into a situation where hell be protecting Peoples lives. We keep that in the front of our minds at All times a Schad a stripes reporter was a member of a Pentagon Media Pool embargo reportedly broken 70 times be lir apr a German construction company broke the . Economic embargo of Iraq about 70 timesrdelivering-goods-Worth-500,000-Deutsche-Marks- $350,000a newspaper said sunday. The Bild am sonntag newspaper citing a report by Spiegel Magazine released to other Media ahead of publication monday said the state prosecutor investigating the Strabac company. Spiegel said the Cologne based firm sent spare parts tools chemicals for water treatment truck equipment As Well As 500 Gas masks to Iraq via a company in Jordan. The deliveries were sent to a Strabac Crew which continued work on an Airport in the iraqi port of Basra even after Saddam Hussein a invasion of Kuwait on aug. 2. The company has acknowledged it made the deliveries but said the goods were for Strabac employees in Iraq and the shipments included food and Medicine. Strabac spokesman Anton Gunter Cromme said the truck parts were necessary to ensure the vehicles were fit to transport water As Well As the chemicals for purification. A a a a. A a Quot officials in Germany a economics ministry which oversees Export controls say they have received a a indications that up to 110 German firms broke the International embargo against Iraq. Nine Are under criminal investigation. One Strabac employee has been arrested. The Spiegel report also said the anlage Bau Contor company in St Tensee Bla Kenloch near the City of Karlsruhe had. Developed a Complete Quot test facility for missiles in Iraq. A a by Amy Geiszler Jones .u.k. Bureau a British civil liberties group says arabs who have been served deportation notices s i n be the b e ginning  t he per is a n g u 1 f Cri. Sis should have their cases decided by an Independent court and not a politician. Since september Britain a Home office has served deportation orders to More than 100 arabs residing in the United kingdom on the grounds oth to they threaten National Security. But it has not issued any additional orders in a week and a half a spokeswoman for the Home office said Friday. The final decision on whether to Deport individuals rests with Kenneth Baker the Home office Secretary and a member of the British prime ministers Cabinet. A spokeswoman for the National coun Sion of Kuwait. Cil of civil liberties acknowledged that a obviously there a a danger of terrorism attacks because of the War in the Gulf. But the Council takes Issue with the fact that the detainees  a a fair Quot and open appeals system a Alison Vickers said. Although significantly smaller the Council is Britain s equivalent of the american civil liberties Union. Most of the deportation orders Vickers said have been Given to iraqis and pal it winians who Are alleged to have links with groups that could carry out terrorist attacks. Some have resided in Britain for years others Are students on visas. One a researcher for the Arab league has publicly denounced Saddam Hussein and organized a petition protesting iraqis Ina of the detainees As the government Calls the people who have received deportation orders 35 Are being considered prisoners of War because of their ties to the iraqi military. They Are being held in a ministry of defense Camp. Of the rest 47 Are imprisoned and seven Are on restriction and must report their whereabouts according to the Home office. Under the 1971 immigration act passed by parliament the Only recourse allowed the detainees is an appearance before an advisory panel which has been appointed by the Home office Secretary. The panel which has been dubbed a the three Wise men a provides advice to Baker who makes the ultimate decision. During the hearing the detainees Are n o t a 11 owed to h ave a lawyer p re be n to a n d sometimes have As Little As 45 minutes to defend themselves Vickers said. They do not have the Opportunity to know the full charges or hear which terrorist group they Are alleged to have ties with. A a it a a problem because some of these people speak poor English or none at All Vickers said. The Home office spokeswoman said the panel does fill the detainees in on the charges but acknowledged that not All is revealed because a there is a certain amount of risk in revealing All the sources.�?�. In a recent Media report the Home office said that it could put sources in danger to reveal to which terrorist organization a Detainee was alleged to belong