European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Steve Taylor Munich Bureau i he Opportunity to get away from it All  have conic at a better time. Their spouses had been sent to the persian Gulf Region. The problems of single parenthood were mounting. The uncertainty of the War was becoming hard to Bear. A \ a a j a a a a a / a we needed this a said fran Harp. Harp was part of a group of 85 wives and chit Drin of deployed  from the  Karlstedt military Community in Germany that took advantage of a package tour to the armed forces recreation Center in Gar Misch Germany offered by her military Community a recreation department. _ when Don Mize recreation director for the. Community Learned that us a eur funds were available for family support activities in connection with desert storm he and his staff moved quickly Mize who once worked for arc thought Garmisch with its recreational opportunities hotel facilities and meeting rooms sounded like a perfect place to go. So he organized a trip for families from the 2nd army div fwd which started deploying soon after president Bush decided to Send european forces to the persian Gulf last fall. Although skiing hiking and exercising was part of the three Day program the underlying purpose of the trip was to enable participants to form solid support groups and learn How to Deal with the stress of separation. V / Quot. A Counselor from the Community went along and directed stress management courses. Those. S&5 St Tartof fran Harp said she  afford the trip a for her three children and herself without Community funding. Courses were designed to Deal with family probe lems and separation from spouses Mize said. On Ron on counselling was also available. A it was a Good idea. In a glad we took somebody along because there were a lot of people who needed to talk a Mize said. The trip was also a Brief respite from the continuous onslaught of news and information about the War. While arc has radio and television available in its hotels tvs were not in the rooms. A a twas Good to get away from to for a while a said Mickey  of those on the trip were pleased with the mix of talk fun and change of Pace. A a it a too bad we had to wait for our husbands it to go to saudi Arabia to do this a said Holli. Baugh. K it funding for the trip Mize said came from a Usa eur program for personnel to a get away from the everyday stress of being a member of a deployed  the Cost was about $8,500, which paid for rooms recreation Coupon books offering special deals a just for kids program and baby sitting for children under 5. A the families paid for meals and other activities such As skiing and Tours. Also Mize said adults were charged $30 and children $20 Foj and minist Fatic expenses. In addition arc provided the bus for the 12-hour trip from Bromer Haven free. That a part of of Rcd a group plans said Sally Wcisel of Rcd a director of sales. A a we want to make it As easy As possible to come Down Here a she said. A when desert shield turned into desert storm fear of terrorism in Europe worried a lot of peo Pic. A. A a ,.� v a a a at first no one would travel including depart ment of defense civilians officers and enlisted personnel Wcisel said. Shortly after the Start of the Gulf War 60 percent of arcs reservations were cancelled. A people were saying a we done to want to leave Home a a Wcisel said. \ extra Security was put in place at arc and Mize said Security precautions were taken during the bus ride from Bromer Haven. Both helped to ease the fears of those on the trip including Harp who said she was a scared at first coming without my husband but they took Good care of us  a a a a a a for Many group members the trip was a Quot dream come True. A this was my Promise to myself that i was going to go Down a Bunny Hill while in Germany Quot said Liisa Futoran. A even if its sideways a she said As she headed Down the beginners slope. Mize says the trip to Garmisch wont be the last for the Bromer Haven Community. He has two others planned for Chicks be and Berchtesgaden for this Spring. While the first was just for family members he Hopes to include both Active duty personnel and family members in future trips. War mean Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau r a ash1ngton a when military r strategists talk about the a fog of War a they re usually referring to the confusing and chaotic nature of the Battlefield. But As to viewers have Learned from watching daily Central com d and Pentagon briefings the phrase could just As easily be used to describe the bewildering language of military jargon. What  and slams fur balls and Golden bus hard targets and collateral damage its easy to understand How average  feel militarily illiterate. But now anyone can make perfect sense of what they see and hear on can Courtesy of the office of the joint chiefs of staff which has issued a4t 0-Pagc publication titled a  ment of defense dictionary of military terms a the largest single subject area three full pages a lists terms associated with nuclear weapons including such oddities As a Dwarf Dud a a nuke that for some reason docs not give the maximum expected yield when exploded on its target. The dictionary notes without irony that a Dwarf Dud a constitutes a Dud Only in the relative sense a in other words it la still blow away just about everything in sight. In addition to the More obvious entries there Are Many Lesse known terms that form the secret language americans warriors like to use to impress  example a Pilot who is a at two Angels is flying at 2,000 feet. If he hits a a a grand slam a he has taken out All enemy aircraft in his immediate area. If he a flying a Mission and reports a sour oranges out Here a the weather is bad. If he so Bingo a he slow on fuel and if he talks about a a Pancake a it Means he wants to land. If All he sees around him Are a Chicks a then he a surrounded by Friendly aircraft. A other entries a airhead. This term w hich is used to describe an lire a seized i n t he Assa Uttah ase of a n a i r to me operation May be less popular than its cousins a a beachhead and a abridge head to avoid smart Aleck rejoinders to such statements As a a we be got a few airheads positioned near Kuwait  a Dan buoy. Not John buoys Cousin on a the Waltons or a trendy new Sze Chuan dish but a Marker used during min sweeping operations to. Mark the areas that have already been swept. A rec Lama. A request to higher authority to reconsider a prior decision or proposed action for example an iraqi staff officer might approach Saddam Hussein to say a ooh minaret of All Mankind Symbol of enlightened human thinking father of the Mother of All Battles How about a re Clama on this Kuwait Deal a better make that a former iraqi staff officer. A dwell on. Artillery and naval gunfire contin1 cd for a period of time on a particular target. Usage a they what do you think about these Republican guards a a yes i was just dwelling on  note to Saddam there is no listing for the word  in the Best tradition of military. Doublespeak there is something called a a retrograde movement Quot alternately described As a. Withdrawal retirement or delaying action. But no  sunday february 24, 1991