European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and Stripe wednesday March 13, 1991 b-52s deployed to head for Home by Amy ge1szler-jonesu.k. Bureau Raf Fairford England month after b-52s began arriving in England As part of operation desert storm the behemoths began returning to their Home bases a but it May be some time before the hundreds of extra personnel deployed to Raf Fairford Are Able to go Home. A there was never any doubt that the b-52s would return As soon As the War was Over a said Dawn primarolo a labor member of parliament who opposed the deployment. A the debate was whether they should have been brought in at All. We did t want them bombing from the bombers presence sparked demonstrations by anti War protesters that led to at least 12 arrests. The opposition however was primarily from non local residents said Scotty Thomlinson an area District Council member. Most of the locals supported the base s Mission said Thomlinson who lives in the town of Fairford. A Mfd say 90 percent of the people were extremely pleased to see it used to bring this whole Niess to some conclusion which it did a he said. Thomlinson also said the towns residents were a Happy to see the base reopen and would like to Sec it kept Fairford reverted to stand by status in August. The . Air Force bad used the base since 1979. The air Force also used the base from 1950 to 1964. A the 806th bombardment Wing prov began operating at Fairford on feb. 1 and was followed by More than 1,100 air Force personnel from 20 stateside and european bases. Eight b-52s began arriving feb. 5 from griffiss fab n.y., Wurts Hith fab mich., Castle fab calif., and Barksdale fab la. The b-52s started their bombing Campaign on feb. 9. Over the next 19 Days the bombers launched 60 Success com Bat sorties dropping More thaw. 150 torts of conventional munitions on Iraq and Kuwait. The bombers which usually act As a nuclear strike Force returned to their strategic air come bases in the United states on Friday and saturday. Although the b-52 bombers have left hundreds of personnel at this base located in the English Countryside arc awaiting coveted seats on stateside bound was aircraft come through we the Able to ferry a few people out a said 2nd it Angela Hicks the Deputy Public affairs officer at rap Fairford. Scats Are hard to come by because Fairford is usually the last Stop before the planes head United states. A those people a theater Are priority. Were not a Hicks said a we were the last ones in so Well probably be the last ones out it will be some time before we act everyone out of about 4 1 people did leave for Home tuesday Hicks said. The bombers departure has left some without much work. The operations Complex and the maintenance Side of operations have shut Down. A people Are taking advantage of the Lull to do their sightseeing and their souvenir shopping Quot Hicks said. Fairford will return to stand by status with a contingency Force of about 50. A a military looking to strengthen Gulf presence Washington a the army May keep a command Center in the saudi arabian capital of Riv Alvand american troops May train on the arabian Peninsula As the . Military continues to modify its traditionally Low Kev presence in the persian Gulf. It a a a the Bush administration s reappraisal of Security arrangements following the Gulf War could bring other changes too say current and former military officials. Among them. A air Force lighters flying out of air bases in saudi Arabia or other Friendly Gulf nations for a few months at a Lime. A a pre Posi Limong enough gear in the Middle East to equip an Larmore division or a mechanized . A half. Million . Troops Are coming Home but the army could simply leave some of. Its hardware behind. A a we Are prepared to do More than we have in the past Quot defense Secretary Dick Cheney told reporters last week. A the Security system failed when Iraq invaded Kuwait last August he said. T think for the time being Many Middle Eastern states will Welcome an american air presence a said retired air Force col. Alan Gropman. He envisions a a Small deterrent Torce. I he military a Florida based Central come that ran the War did no to have offices on the arabian Peninsula before operation desert shield of but it would now seem reasonable to keep a permanent staff in Riyadh or elsewhere on the Peninsula a Pentagon Olti Cial said monday. At the invitation of a Friendly Arab country the Central come could assist in the coordination of joint training exercises said the official who spoken condition of anonymity. A a Skeleton Crew of 75 to so would be appropriate suggested retired army col. Mike Stupka a former Pentagon planner who helped establish the Central come. There is a precedent for joint military exercises in the Middle East. Egypt and the tilled states conducted them in the 1980s. The Navy could station More ships m and near the Gulf. Before iraqis invasion of Kuwait tour or five . Ships were As. Signed there. An aircraft Carrier Battle group and shipboard Marine units will operate More closely to the Gulf than they have in the past suggested Harlan Ullian a former Navy officer now at the Center for strategic and International studies. Straining to rebuild two kuwaiti youngsters struggle to carry a 5-gallon can of water to their Home in Kuwait City on monday. Government distribution centers have been set up in the country and Many kuwaitis spent monday picking up food cooking Gas and other supplies that were unavailable during the iraqi occupation. Army announces Washington apr a list of army Reserve and army National guard units being released from Active duty according to the Pentagon. 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