European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Germany edition the st$r5.and&fripes vol. 50, no. 35 saturday May 18, 1991 b authorized unofficial publication Tor thl  armed Tob of s 35c d 8693 a11th army Cav soldiers will be sent to Kuwait by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a defense Secretary  Cheney has ordered the 11th army Cav regt to deploy to Kuwait to replace elements of the 3rd army div Pentagon officials said Friday. By mid june the regiment will have elements of three squadrons totalling 3,700 soldiers in place in Kuwait where they will stay until at least sept. 1, officials said. A a a a a a. A a a a a. A a a Quot the regiment will replace a composite unit of about 3,700 troops from the 1st and 3rd brigades of the a Morud division which will return to Germany. Aside from about 1,300 combat services support personnel most of them logistics specialists loading equipment on ships the regiment will be the Only . Military presence in Kuwait said air Force la col. Rick Oborn a Pentagon spokesman. A we have no units left in Southern Iraq Quot Oborn added. 1 he United states will keep a brigade sized element in Kuwait for several More months Ait the request of the kuwaiti government to provide general Security and help the emirate reconstitute its military forces Oborn said. Officials emphasized that the move is not a preamble to setting up a permanent . Ground presence in the persian Gulf Region. Ywe have agreed As a temporary measure to leave forces there for now a defense Secretary  Cheney see Kuwait on Page 10 Safe plans to inactivate fighter vying at Ben Waters . To return bases Raf Ben Waters i by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau in a further Force cutting measure the air Force plans to inactivate the 81st tac fighter Wing at Raf Ben Waters England officials said Friday. . Air forces in Europe officials also said they would consolidate special operations units from two bases at a single location. The move affects the 39th special operations Wing and 7th special operations so at Rhein main a Germany and the 21st and 67th special operations Sis at Raf Woodbridge England. They will move to Raf Alconbury England. Raf Ben Waters and Raf Wood Bridge will be returned to the British government. The actions should be completed by september 1993, according to a statement released by Safe. In a related move 36 a-10 tank killer aircraft assigned to the 10th tac fighter Wing at Raf Alconbury will be moved to the United states. No a-10s will remain at Alconbury after the move Safe spokesman Doug Moore said. About ii c-130 Hercules aircraft and six mi1-53j helicopters will move to Alconbury Moore said. The c-i30s to move include eight Hc-130 aircraft with inflight refuelling capability from Raf Woodbridge and three Mc-130 combat Talon aircraft from Rhein main. These planes Are equipped with terrain following radar that enables them to Fly at Low Levels during had weather. The 10th fighter Wing will be redesign. Natch to reflect the bases new special operations Mission. The changes add to the list of Safe see Safe on Page 10 a amps  Senate wants presidential debates in 96 Washington apr the Senate voted Friday to require the democratic and Republican presidential nominees to debate each other four times before the november general election As a condition for accepting Federal Campaign Money. On a 44-43 vote the Senate approved a measure by sen. Bob Graham d-fla., that would require such presidential debates beginning in 1996. The proposal also would require the vice presidential nominees of both parties to debate. Any candidate who refused would lose the millions of dollars in government Campaign funds offered to presidential contenders. In 1988, Republican candidate George Bush and Democrat Michael Dukakis each accepted $46.5 million of Public financing. In the 1992 presidential election the nominees Are expected to receive about $55 million each in Public funds. A debates Are not a Panacea. But they Are an important part of the Campaign dialogue a Graham said offering the proposal As an antidote to negative Campaign tactics. A if voters and candidates knew the debates were going to happen a he said a More time could be spent on preparing for them rather than Campaign managers trying to negotiate their candidates out of  Graham offered the proposal As an amendment to a democratic Campaign finance Reform Bill that would impose spending ceilings on congressional candidates see Senate on Page 10 Queen Elizabeth ii walks in front of her husband Prince Philip As they Are escorted by Deputy Secretary of state Lawrence Eagleburger during departure ceremonies Friday in Washington . Arrives in Miami apr Queen Elizabeth ii flew into Miami on Friday from Washington ., to begin a four Day trip that includes a visit to an inner City school and meetings with Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf and former presidents Reagan and Ford. She will bestow an honorary Knighthood on Schwartz opt in Tampa on monday. The Knight Hood was announced Friday by the British foreign office. The commander of operation desert storm is the 58th american to receive a British Knighthood since world War ii. It is  Honor Britain can bestow on a. Foreigner and also was extended to it. Gen. Khaled see Queen on Page 10