European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Germany edition the stir can vol. 50, no. 15. Sunday april 28,1991 b authorized unofficial publication for the  armed forces 500 d 8693 Aat least 32 die As twisters sweep Kansas Oklahoma Loren Ward holds one son Corey while searching for his other son Casey William after a Tornado roared through Wichita kan., on Friday. Casey was found uninjured at the Home of a Friend. From wire reports Rescue workers on saturday dug through rubble after a series of tornadoes ripped a toss Kansas and Oklahoma killing at least 32 people and flattening hundreds of Homes. A fall our neighbors Are dead a said a woman whose Mobile Home Park was levelled. The twisters which hit Friday night across a wide area of Southeastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma chased legislators from the Kansas Capitol and blew apart a Hospital Wing at an air Force base. The National weather service said the same Tornado struck parts of Wichita and Andover about 6 15 . And eight others were reported in Southeastern and South  Kansas the next four hours. Hardest hit was Andover a town of 5,000 just East of Wichita. Andover mayor Jack Finlason reported that at least 22 people were continued killed and 500 Homes damaged ,.rescuers searched saturday Lor More bodies believed Bui cd under the  people shouted out the names of missing relatives. The number of missing was not known Early saturday authorities said. Finlason said authorities Sef up a Center to try to account Tor the missing. Most of the dead in Andover were residents of the. Golden Spur Mobile Home Park a 400-Trailcr Park on the Southeast  town. It was levelled. A fall of our neighbors Are dead a said Judy Ingalls who was away when the twister struck a they did t go to the shelter. They be always Rodg them out. We be always Rode them out. We be been Here 15  did no to go. They Are taking them  Ingalls whose Mobile Home was among those destroyed was looking for her grandson who lived in a different trailer at the Park. A i saw it coming and i looked out the door a said see tornadoes on Page 10composite Wing concept takes off by Deedee Arrington Doke and Chuck Vinch Stait writers Brig. Gen. Lee Downer thought that putting together a variety of different aircraft into a single combat Wing was too hard a Job before he took command of the 7440th composite Wing at in Ciurlik a Turkey earlier this year. But Downers had a change of heart during the persian Gulf War he saw a composite Wing of More than 100 . Aircraft temporarily based together mount multifaceted air attacks on Northern Iraq. A a in a convinced now its not too hard to do a said Downer who normally serves As the inspector general for the . Air forces in Europe. The composite Wing concept is the hot new item on the air Force Agenda As it is reshaped into what it Hopes will be a leaner meaner Force. One official said operation desert storm was a a tailor made test scenario. A composite Wing comparable to Navy aircraft Carrier wings would have a variety of aircraft equipment and personnel that officials said could greatly reduce the coordination necessary to get air units ready for War. They believe the concept will allow prewar planning to be Cut from 72 hours to As Little As 12 hours because it puts More authority in the hands of fewer commanders. A you have to have some forces you can move very quickly and apply combat Power very quickly in a matter of hours a matter of Days a said maj. Gen. James l. Jamerson a Safe a operations director. He handled the proven Force the joint task Force consisting of air Force army Navy and Marine elements that supported desert storm from Turkey. As Gen. Merrill a. Mcpeak the air Force chief of staff put it in the fall 1990 Issue of Airpower journal a a it a a disgrace that modern air forces Are still shackled to a planning and execution Cycle that lasts three  the origins of the composite Wing idea Are murky but Mcpeake a article which he wrote before leaving his Post As commander of . Pacific air forces gave the concept its first widespread exposure. Composite wings w Ould vary in capability and Mission. One might focus on conducting what the air Force Calls Long Range Power projection a combat with planes stationed at bases Long distances see Wing on Page 10 composite Wing at work during the persian Gulf War the air Force put a new idea into practice the composite Wing. Such a Wing places a variety of aircraft in one place to smooth coordination. The Wing used during the War was based at in Ciurlik a and commanded by Brig. Gen. Lee Downer. Its planes then pounded cities in Northern Iraq. 7440th composite Wing types of aircraft f-111 tactical fighter f-16 fighting Falcon. F-4 phantom i is f-15 eagles ef-111 jamming aircraft ec-130 Compass Calls Kc-135 tankers Azacs Rf-4c reconnaissance plane Turkey Syria Lebanon Brig. Gen. Lee Downer Iran 100 Miles 100 pm. A Erbil Mosul a p Maiyah. Kirt Ulk Iraq. A Cikrit Baghdad q aps amps