European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 1, 1991 the stars and stripes age 3 a a a a a a a a a. A a. A a a a a a a a a a / a  a a. A a a a a a a a a a a a. A a a a a.  amps Ronje nth a tech. Sgt. Mike carry from left sgt. Stefan Schmid and tech. Sgt. Ward Johnson staff sgt. Dave Scott left and staff sgt. Paul Warnlof Grill some grub. Scott says he Eiyo a Cool Beer and Cool feet at the dead fish inn at in Ciurlik a Turkey. At right Learned to Cook after he was divorced a and got tired of niacin Fatmi and  a dead fish inn carves out Comfort zone in Turkey by Ron Jensen Staft writer in Ciurlik a Turkey a the dead fish inn serves great food the fajitas Are super has reasonable prices everything is free and features a refreshing sanitary Pool. A did you get the clo Rox a pretty Good considering dead fish inn is the Canvas Home for 10 airmen from the 525th aircraft Maint unit from bit Burg a Germany. They Are maintaining the f-15s from their base now flying protective cover for operation provide Comfort the Relief Effort for kurdish refugees in Northern Iraq. But this is no Ordinary tent in the tent City housing several Hundred of the 3,000 or so military people on temporary duty at in Ciurlik a. Inside a tent crate turned on its Side is a bar a Well stocked by the Way. Near it is a humming refrigerator. Stepping from the tent owners foot his a wooden deck about 8 feet Long and 10 feet wide. From it one can climb two Steps to the upper deck which is surrounded by a railing and filled with deck chairs. All of this is shaded by a camouflage net. Attached is a child a wading Pool bordered by a Canvas covered deck. Most Days and almost every night this is All enshrouded in smoke rising from a Barbecue Grill that might be covered with burgers steaks or meat for mexican fajitas. A it took 2 /2 Days to turn a pretty spartan tent into one awarded a or so a sign. Says a the Seal of distinction from bet a a Ter tents and ditches Magazine. Staff sgt. J0on Verrett a Marine who lives in a comparably Bleak fent next door said a every Daf i came Home there was something new coming  the full time occupants of the inn a not to be confused with those constant visitors who catch a Breeze and a brew on the deck chairs a Are somewhat elusive about the origin of the materials for their Home. A a a a a a a a. A / a a a a a the lumber was donated a one said. And the Grill a it was in a Box a said staff sgt. Dave Scott one of the inns chefs. A Overby the softball  3rd inf div task Force to augment Relief Effort Gie Belstadt Germany a amps a the 3rd inf div Wilf Lead an aviation task Force in Relief efforts for kurdish refugees in Northern Iraq a spokesman for the divisions 4th brigade said. Dubbed a task Force wings of the Marne a after the divisions nickname the brigade size element of about 700 soldiers and 50 helicopters will assist in humanitarian efforts for kurdish refugees As part of operation provide Comfort Ingo Lisseth said. The unit led by col. Irving Whitehead is made up of the divisions he co 4th brigade task Force 23 co i division support come 6th so 6th Cav and 4th so 11th army Cav regt. The task Force began deploying to a base in Southeastern Turkey near the iraqi Border april 24, Lisseth said. Unit soldiers Are expected to serve in the area for 30 to 90 Days. They will transport personnel supplies and equipment to assist the kurd As Well As ensure their safety he said. A a. Task Force aviators Are flying ah-/j4 Apache attack helicopters uh-60 Black Hawks and oh-58 Kiowa scout helicopters to the Region Lisseth said. A right. And the swimming Pool a a the Pool was purchased through the in Ciurlik a main Exchange a said tech. Sgt. Mike carry. Of. That a credible. These Guys Are no strangers to in Ciurlik. They were Here from december to March for operation desert storm. A the Way we re looking at it now a carry said a is the Guys Are try in Pitburg and this is Home  these innovative airmen made the most of desert storm too. They lived in a dormitory but created a a combat Kitchen at the air base with Scott As chief chef. Quot the most expensive meal we had was $3�? Catfish and hush puppies a he said. Chili beef Curry and Oriental dishes were also on the menu. A the saved us a a colleague recalled a you could buy res or you could buy Dave a  Scott said he spent More than $1,000 a Day at the commissary during the War. He Learned to Cook he said after he was divorced a and got tired of Macaroni and. A jays a week. So they feel it is that they have a place to relax  the airmen done to consider Friis current venture frivolous. They work 12-Ho, shifts six Days imperative in Comfort. A the temperature of the water is approximately 72.5 degrees a carry announced As he dropped a leg into the Pool. Nearby a discussion about the worlds Beer was going on. A Swiss Brand was identified As the strongest a have something to Chase it with a Scott said. A like Jack  while others relaxed talked and drank Beer staff sgt. Paul Warnlof prepared the evening meal of fajitas. Ski. Stefan Schmid armed with a Fly Pool Dis to land swatter waded around the Patching any Fly foolish enough on the deck. A couple of Hundred dead Flics later dinner was served. Night had fallen and the deck was illuminated by yellow lights. It was easy to forget in the darkness that this was Only a tent City. And a temporary Home. Food Supply so Good kurd rejecting res Cheney says Washington apr defense Secretary Dick Cheney said monday that the  Effort to Aid kurdish refugees in Northern Iraq has a turned the Corner in terms of the food situation a to the extent that some refugees arc turning Down military food rations. Cheney said the Effort has a resulted in saving the lives of perhaps thousands of  and then he quipped that the food Supply was so much better in the area that a the. Iraqi refugees Are now rejecting  that was a reference to military food rations formally known As meals ready to eat which Are often bad mouthed by service members in the Field. V elaborating in a separate statement the Pentagon said a some refugees in some cases Are choosing bulk food Bye r res which suggests that they have Confidence in the system and Are not As desperate As they once  Cheney said a was soon As possible As soon As we Are confident that we can withdraw our forces from there it is our urgent desire to do  Cheney spoke to the Washington Institute for near East policy before the United nations sent its first Convoy into the refugee Region tuesday a. A we Are not eager to have . Military forces permanently involved in trying to run that refugee assistance program inside Northern iraqi ,. We Are eager to get out of there As quickly As possible a Cheney said. The Secretary said the . Relief Effort has a demonstrated our commitment to try to reduce the suffering of alphas been caused by the  a a in the North we be mounted a massive and reasonably successful Effort. It has resulted in saving the lives of perhaps thousands of people a he said. A a meanwhile sen. Carl Levin part of a congressional delegation just Back from the Region said . Troops could be out of Northern Iraq by fall if the United nations takeover responsibility for the refugees Protection. Quot f _ a it is legitimate and proper indeed necessary for the . To takeover the Protection of those kurdish enclaves a said Levin d-mich., the third ranking Democrat on the Senate armed services committee. About 7,000 . Troops Are in Turkey and Northern Iraq to oversee emergency assistance to the hundreds of thousands of kurdish refugees who fled their Homes As iraqi Force s crushed their rebellion against Saddam Hussein. A r