European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse S Page 2 a the stars and stripes tuesday March 5, 1991 in the Gulf at a glance 3rd army Ca regt soldiers collect weapons seized during capture of an iraqi air Force close for Comfort it was an Odd place for an army officer to be. He was in a Marine command Post receiving enemy fire. Ron Jensen a desert dispatch. A a a a a a page4no Vietnam the soldiers hoping to head Home soon from operation desert storm say president Bush kept his Promise. It Wasny to another Vietnam a. A Page 5fatal Jet crash. A United airlines Pilot was warned of dangerous wind gusts before his Jet buried itself nose first in a Park in Colorado Springs colo., killing All 25 people aboard. A Page 7jobs not secure a . Military reservists who live in Europe and work for foreign companies May be in for a Shock when they return from the persian Gulf. Some May be without civilian jobs. Third of a series. A Page 17indexabby, Ann Landers. 19 comics. 19-21 commentary. 13 letters. 12 Money matters. 17sportsa. I. 22-28tv listings a. 22 weather. 11. It to a Load of plane engines. A amps Meridith Winder. Senior master sgt. Peter Hermanns Load master checks out the tie Down chains attached German air Force to continue Gulf support missions in Europe by my Ridi Tii Winder . Bureau Raf Mildenhall England a Ai a though Germany Wasny to part of the fighting forces in the persian Gulf War its air Force will continue to Fly routine support missions in Europe Tor Arr Cfaft involved in operation desert storm. Since nov a Luftwaffe pilots have been carrying supplies and people aboard c-160 Ransall aircraft to american and British bases within nato s area of operations. A a a a. ,. A your Constitution prevents us from getting involved in conflicts outside of Natow said capt Karlheinz Bregenan a spokesman for the German Airlift command Quot so our government offered to help by flying these missions Bregenan said Luftwaffe Crew members have been making five flights per Day within natos Region since nov. 1 we be logged More than 2,000 hours i lying to american and British bases in Germany As Well As Britain Quot Bregenan said. They also have flown to Spain Itaev Greece and Sicily. 3 officials at Raf Mildenhall said the German air Force will continue to Fly the missions even though a cease fire has been declared in the Gulf. C-13 1 aircraft assigned to Bravo so at Mildenhall that normally carry out such Supply operations will continue to be involved in Eulf operations for an indefinite time Mission planners at Miklen Hau s 322nd Airlift div decide where the aircraft need to go on any Given Day. For example the air Crews could be assigned to pick up equipment m germ and to deliver it to a base in England and then to carry sup plies to another location in England or on the continent. _. First it. Klaus alb Ruchty a German aircraft commander said the planes Are flexible. A on this particular Mission we re carrying aircraft engines a Ahlbrecht said on a recent flight to Mildenhall. A on others we be carried medical supplies and other military equipment. We re Happy we can do anything possible to support desert the c-160 to Ransall is a twin engine Turboprop aircraft designed to carry 93. Combat troops 61 to 88 paratroopers or 62 stretchers with four medical attendants the aircraft is also capable of carrying three pallets or their equivalent of cargo. The plane normally has a Crew of five. A wounded gis recall correction a headline on Page 2 of he March 2, 1991, editions of the stars and stripes incorrectly identified it. Col. Alvin Macke As an army officer. Macke who was shot in the face in an attempted slaying is an air Force officer. By Karen Ball a. The associated press Quot Quot Andrews Aib my. Joseph Thompson was on an army reconnaissance Mission into Iraq when a missile smashed the Turret of his Bradley armoured vehicle spinning the staff sergeant shattering his Kneecap. A i was thankful i made it through it a Thompson said sunday stretched out on a cot at Andrews fab w Ith his leg wrapped from thigh to calf. A it Felt Good to come Home a said Thompson who was flown to Andrews near Washington d.c., with a handful of other casualties of the persian Gulf War. Wounded soldiers Are. Being taken to one of three air Force bases on the East coast and then transferred Back to their nits �jt0 Neil Italy hospitals closer to Home Thompson is based at fort Hood Texas. A. Quot i done to really feel like a hero. This is what we were trained for said the 31-year-old career Soldier. Army master sub Robert Donaldson watched Thompson being interviewed trom his Hospital bed and rolled his wheelchair Over. Donaldson a Vietnam Veteran became a Quot Friendly fire Quot victim in saudi Arabia when a fellow Soldier. Shot him in the leg with an m-16. 1 be said this Homecoming will be better for the troops than the our that erected soldiers returning from Vietnam. A a nobody wanted to talk to us when we returned from Vietnam. This is great makes these Guys fee real Good Quot Don scenes in . Aldson said. Y Marine Cpl. Steven Scott fell shramm no through jus Righi Arm when an Irac a artillery round landed near him in the midst of the ground War he immediate checked himself Quot for More a i get the same Rush i be Back in the Tes. Feiy time. Here a nothing Tik it said the Eugene ore., 22-year-old. A feels Good a Marine. Sgt. Richar Smith 2>, of St. Paul minn.�?~, said c being Home. Quot i just wish everybody Els was Back too.�?�. 3 _ Smith and Scott Are both from a Marine unit based at Camp Lejeune Mich and fellow marines were ene Aein we tax round sen Vezich through his Light Arm Orci \ a Quot Quot \
