European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes tuesday March 26, 1991in the Gulf to amp a. A Wye so at a glance Cross training is playing a bigger role for total fitness. A Mountain climbing simulation machine is the Choice of Cheryl Flibort. To your health pages 14-15. High stakes an investigator says Saddam Hussein s family has skimmed $10 billion from Iraq s $200 billion Oil sales since 1981. A. A /. A a page4 big 3 threatened Lee Iacocca chairman of Chrysler corp., says Japan is a serious threat to the big 3 automakers. A a a a a a a. A. A a page5 support for Gates California gov. Pete Wilson comes to the defense of Daryl Gates the los Angeles police chief. A a  v a page6 More German protests More than 85,000 demonstrators Many shouting anti government slogans took to the streets of several cities monday to protest economic misery in former East Germany. A Page 9 Index Abby Ann Landers ,. 19 comics. T m. 19 -31  a / m it 13 letters a 12 Money matters. A As 17 sports a a i a. A a. A 22 �?�28 to listings. A a a 22 weather. A a a 11 correction _ because of an editing error inaccurate information about the performance of investment clubs Allie rated with the National association of investors corp. Appeared on sundays Money matters Page. A total of 53 percent of Nail clubs out performed the Standard amp poor a 500-Stock Index in 1988. Last year the clubs did even better with 63 percent Matching or beating the a amp a 500. A a rets Fah and Reuben Weils 6lh Cav inc Udo from Eft it warrant offer Martin Baynes and chief warrant officers Dave Luin Uyl by John Millar w. Middle East Bureau Southern Iraq a they re called the a glory boys a a nickname pilots of the 2nd so 6th Cav done to mind. The All-64 Apache attack helicopter unit assigned to the 11th aviation brigade from a Liesheim Germany got the name by claiming numerous Battlefield firsts before and during the 100-hour ground War against Iraq. But the glory boys who like to swagger around their Forward base in Southern Iraq wearing Large Black Stetson cavalry hats and dark aviator sunglasses Are Quick to have others share the glory. They credit their controversial helicopter and the ground Crews who kept the choppers flying and the gunships 30mm cannons working in the Dusty desert. The Apache designed to replace the aging cobra gunship used since Vietnam has often been the target of criticism from the Media and the . Government. It was said to require More than its fair share of maintenance and a much publicized report by the general accounting office indicated that the Apache spent More time in the maintenance Bay than in the air. According to pilots there is some truth to those allegations a during peacetime. Chief warrant officer 3 Phil Marston an Apache instructor Pilot for the Squadron said that Many of the negative things said about the Apache were Correct. A there have been some things wrong Praise chopper Crews with the air plane and a lot of those things have been fixed within the last few years a Marston said. A the big thing about the reliability of the machine is that it has to be worked  Back in a Liesheim Crew chiefs Are burdened with Many extra duties such As Barracks details so a a they re doing everything but working on aircraft a Marston said. That Hasni to been the Case in the desert. A out Here they work their Butts off Alt Day on the air plane a Marston said a so the air planes get the attention they require in this environment. In Garrison they done to get near the attention they done to get flown enough so they have recurring  Marston said apaches like most aircraft have Many parts and systems that lubricate themselves when in operation. A Good example is the Oil and Hydraulic fluid seals on the aircraft. A when they re just sitting there they done to lubricate themselves the pressure Isnit applied to them the grit builds up around the Seal area and once they Start operating again they Start to  there was one Apache system that did no to Benefit from use a the 30mm Cannon. Another Apache Pilot,.capl. Mark Wilson said the gun required extensive maintenance and even so did no to always. Work. V Marston said not one of the guns worked when the squadrons 18 helicopters returned from Battle on the night of feb. 26. Natick mass. A the hamburgers went Over Well. So did the lasagna and the Chicken dinners. The desert bar chocolate designed to withstand temperatures As High As 140 degrees without melting worked As advertised and thanksgiving dinner a Complete with Turkey Cranberry sauce and stuffing a was gobbled up pretty much w without complaint. The omelettes on the other hand need a Little work. A they weren to Fluffy a said Susan Gagne standing in the huge Kitchen at the Arney Natick research development amp engineering Center. She is among some 1,100 researchers mostly chileans who design food and equipment for american troops around the world. In recent months they have concentrated on developing products for the desert v while admitting it is almost second nature for soldiers to complain about their Chow Gagne said most items developed in the Natick labs kitchens went Over just Fine. A it Wasny to Home cooking but it was a lot closer than we be come in the past a Gagne said. She added that she Hopes to have new meals featuring hot dogs pizza and Chili ready soon. As Allied a forces launched operation Deserf storm Gagne and others at the Natick labs launched operation desert brainstorm. With the cease fire researchers have a i lie rent task analysing dozens of new sgt. Tim Taylor an aircraft fire Contra specialist for the squadrons sister unil 2nd in 229th attack helicopter regt said the problem invariably was traced to it Sand Ana grit that jammed the loading system. A but you clean it out and it ready to go out again a he said. According to Marston that a exactly what the Crew chiefs did. A when the helicopters returned fron Battle on feb. 26, each Bird had Racket up close to seven hours of combat Fligh in one Day Marston said. A the Prev chiefs and the armament personnel Wert up All night. Every gun that we Brough Back was not operating. They were a cleaned put Back into service and full loaded  a a warrant officer Martin Baynes at Apache Pilot and weapons gunner Sak that Effort was typical of the ground Crews. A a we re just the Bullet in the whole pro Cess a Baynes said. It done to want to be Little what we do but we re just operator of the weapons system. But we could no do a thing without their total  but the glory boys did do a few things to earn their title. They said they Wert the first to Fly an attack helicopter Assaul into Iraq on feb. 17 and first to strike Thi Republican guard in Kuwait with attack helicopters on feb. 26. Then again there is another reason Tor the name. The chopper Crews turned up on can when their Apache gunship escorts for the arrival in Kuwait City of Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf. Goes on products to see How they turned out. For example at the Start of the conflict Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf Deser Morm commander said the army a Camou flanged Battle dress uniform seemed too How and heavy. _ Rosemary Lomba chief clothing designer for the Natick labs lopped of weight by taking out the uniforms Yoke and eliminating patches covering its seat elbows and Knees. The troops found the new design Coo and comfortable but because the Wai was so Short its not known just How Well the uniforms will Wear Lomba said. A for All we know  Start developing holes in the Elbow s and Knees a Lomba said