European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes Friday May 31, 1991duel from Page 1 Tion expressed great Confidence in the Hind. Likewise . Army officials consider the Apache the stale of the Art in night flying High tech weaponry a although Pavlov questioned its survivability in combat against a highly skilled determined oppo a nent. V w in the Post Gold War  Market the Sovi cts have been seeking validation of their top line weapons systems which they want to Export to european and third world nations to bring much needed foreign currency into the country. In response to Pavlov a offer representatives of Mcdonnell Douglas Helicon Kcf co., makers of the Apache were equally confident the Apache would emerge from any such contest As the Superior helicopter. A a a a a a a a Quot a a r a both the Hind and the Apache Are so called tank killing helicopters heavily armed and built specifically to serve in combat. The i find is one of the soviets most advanced combat helicopters More sophisticated for example than Britain a Lynx considered a general purpose chopper that can be fitted with rockets and guns for Battlefield. Use. A a a. A a a a a a a a the Hind carries a Crew of two a a Pilot and a gunner a with the gunner seated in front. It is armed with up to 12 anti tank missiles a Remote controlled four barrel 12.7mm machine gun and 24 57mm unguided rockets v various Virther combinations of arms a or weapons fits a can be added by linking special compartments or pods to the stubby wings. ,. A Fleet of some 45 Hinds was used extensively by the soviets in the War in Afghanistan. W the Apache w h Ich first to i n e d t h e us. A my arse Mil in a Nymry 1984, emerged As one of the most controversial weapons during the persian Gulf crisis. During the 1980s some 532 apaches were procured by the army at a Cost of about $12 billion. Specifically designed As an attack helicopter the Apache is armed with a Mcdonnell Douglas .m230 30mm Multi barrel gun and up to 16 laser guided hell fire anti tank missiles. ,. I lie hell fires have a Range of More than 3.7 Miles and Are said to be Able to penetrate the Armor of any known main Battle tank. During the Gulf War according to . Army reports the 4th a no a 229th aviation brigade using apaches destroyed 5 1 iraqi tanks in a . A lip level widely publicized accounts of Apache breakdowns Anil spa re parts problems also emerged a general accounting office report on the apaches performance cited malfunction s of the 30mm cannons As Well As faulty Battery packs connected  lasers that direct the Hal firc missiles. During a House subcommittee hearing in february the general accounting offices Richard Davis who headed the investigation reportedly testified that numerous full time civilian technicians were required in the Gulf Region to keep the apaches fully functional. Those finding were hotly disputed by Secretary of the army Michael . Stone who praised the apaches sophisticated High tech systems and said the report was based on an Overly narrow Sample in March bolstering the reputation of the apaches lighting Power  showed Jane a defence weekly nine minutes of video footage taken by apaches during a Jan. 17 night Mission in Iraq. Among the targets shown in the videotape wore several soviet designed radar units. Eight apaches attacked and apparently disabled the radar installations with 114 hell ire laser guided missiles and Hydra 70 rockets. A. A according to Stone the apaches fought every night of the 100-hour ground War Campaign against the  targets. But in the �?T90s Era of shrinking military funds with Congress closely studying future arms purchases controversies about How Well weapons systems work Are sensitive issues. A. As Lor the proposed Duel Between the Hinds and the. Apaches no Spe Eilie Date has been mentioned both Pavlov and Ostovich must Lake up the proposal with their respective chains of command. Act analysis believe perhaps both sides might have something to gain from Good publicity earned by winning such a Post cold War  from Page 1 communities to Send delegates in a letter from Vuono and a message from the army Community of excellence office he said. ,.  was designed to recognize a those peo pie who worked very hard in those communities. Of the 57 communities involved nearly every one of them sent delegates As a Reward for their efforts Quot Fincher said. Part of that Reward was a reception in their Honor. Given by the association of the . Army. Most of the 350 delegates arrived May 22 and departed May 25, although some arrived May 21. It Heidelberg Wiesbaden and Wei Brincken received $1 million each As the Best overseas installations in their respective size categories. The bad Kreuz  military Community won $250,000 As a runner up for the Best Small Community. The Bamberg military Community received $125,000 As the most improved overseas Community while Livorno won $25,000 As the runner up in that category. The stars and stripes estimated the travel costs using information provided by Community officials and calculations based on per diem rates and commercial air. A fares. The Only communities willing to provide figures were Wiesbaden with an average of $1,600 per person and bad Kreuz  at $1,000 per person. For other communities a i guff of $1,300 per person was used. A Community by Community breakdown a Twenty one of Wiesbaden a delegates made the trip at an estimated Cost of $34,700, Community spokesman George Polich said. The Cost was shared by the Wiesbaden Community and v corps with the corps paying for three delegates. The Community was also represented by a local German mayor and translator yith those estimated costs of $2,600 borne by the Ger Man office of defense costs. A 24th Delegate the Wiesbaden Community commander attended events at a a no Cost to the u a government since he was already in Washington on a temporary duty assignment. A the Heidelberg military Community paid to Send 16 of its 17 delegates to Washington the Cost of Send Trig a local German mayor was picked up by the German office of defense costs. Heidelberg did not provide a Cost estimate. Based on an estimated Cost of $1,300 per person the total Cost would have been about $22,100.��.����?�/ 7 a r. A a a the Cost of sending 11 Owci Rueken delegates was shared by the military Community and the 21st theater army area come with the higher Headquarters paying for four delegates. In addition three local German mayors were included with their expenses paid by the German office of defense costs. Wei Brincken did not Provido cos information based on estimates the delegation s travel Cost would have been about $18,200, a the Bamberg military Community paid to Send six delegates to Washington a Community spokes Obion said. Based on estimates the total Cost would have been about $7,800. A Community officials in bad Kreuz  estimated it Cost a total of $4,000 to Send four delegates to events in Washington about $1,0.00 of that was paid by the Ger mail office of defense costs since one Delegate was a German official. V. A the Livorno Italy military Community did not pay extra to have two people attend the awards ceremonies. Because both representatives were already in washing Tori on temporary duty. Livorno s a coed project manager Alan Moses said that attending the ceremony is a Good Opportunity to Champion Community projects and programs. It also helps motivate communities to continue to pursue Community excellence he said. V a if Money had not been quite so tight More of us would have gone a Moses said.  a Deputy Community commander it col Thomas Bush said his commit Nitya owed it to the entire acre program to participate in the entire program which meant going to Washington and  the Price of sending the delegation was paid for from the $365,000 Wei Brincken received for winning the contest at the Usa eur level. A everybody that we took is completely representative of All of the segments of our population a said Bush whose Community took runner up honors in the Small Community category last year. A. A. A. Along with Community and sub Community official  a delegation included a High school Stuj Jim and his Parent the Community Volunteer of the year and soldiers and non commissioned officers of the year. A it was important to participate important to be there a Bush said. A the acre team saw fit to Reward us with $1 million for our commitment excellence we had an obligation to support their  Heidelberg a delegation also reflected a Cross Section of the Community said Community spokesman Pete dressier with representatives for the schools Community volunteers civilian work Force enlisted soldiers and Community staff. 1 v a the people who attended the awards ceremonies represented the Many others who contributed so much to Heidelberg s Success a dressier said. Bamberg also sought to Send a representative slice of its Community population including a those who had been deeply involved in the acre. Program Quot said col. John Miller the Deputy Community commander. Miller said the enhanced Community facilities and services derived from the acre program probably make it a one of the most Cost effective programs in the .  a. A v. A a a a. T. It. Col. Troy Craft the Wiesbaden Community executive officer pointed out that every Community at the ceremonies had a Sample  Fincher the cd Jpn of the program said that fort Bragg n.c., act tit it fest delegation with 50 representatives. Other Large delegations included the North Carolina army National guard with 35, the Louisiana army National guard with 33 and the Utah army National guard with 22. Powell j from Page 1 troops at the Airfield located about 30 Miles East of Zakhoo the was saying How proud he was and what a Good Job we Are doing a said army pvt. 2 Angela Baski 20, of Superior wis., a medic assigned to the 3rd support in from Schweinfurt Germany. A it makes us know that he cares about us a. Air Force sgt. Michael Furtado 23, of Santa Rosa Calif said he Only wanted to hear Powell say when . Troops would go  a lot of the people out Here feel forgotten. Nobody. Knows we re out Here a a said the recreation specialist who is assigned to the 26th combat support group from / Wei Brincken a Germany. A a we re still Here fighting the Yar More or less protecting the kurdish people who Saddam Hussein was persecuting.�?�. Powell arrived at Sirsen about 6 30  a uh-60 Black Hawk helicopter. He left in an air Force c-130 for in Ciurlik a Turkey w Here he was scheduled to spend he night. Powell was to make a Brief Stop at Rhein main a Germany on Friday before returning to the United  4 a from Page 1 / 13-year-old spelled be to a in a. A a a after being told his spelling was incorrect Jelf was led to the a Comfort room a where unsuccessful spellers Are allowed to unwind and cry if necessary in private. Dry eyed Jeff was out of the room minutes  not All the words i knew they give me a German word and 1 can to spell  Jeff told his lather an air Force senior master sergeant assigned in Geilen Kirsten Germany. A a it a the Luek of the words you get a said David seilers a communications nato airborne warning and control system technician. A half the other words the kids went out on Jeff Kiew Quot. Jeff 13. Is a seventh grader at afle ent High school in the Netherlands. He was sponsored in the annual contest by the stars and stripes for the spelling been a fourth round the huge word lists Given the contestants to study Are thrown out and the words Are chosen randomly from the addenda Section of websters third new International dictionary. Of the 227 who started the Bee 165 entered the fourth round. When the. Round ended Only 53 were left in eluding last years european spelling Bee Winner Edward Tamiso who now lives in Guam. It comes Down to pretty much guessing a Jeff said. 1 m glad i  As far  did. Getting to the fourth round was the goal i set Tor myself and 1 got there.�?�. Jeff successfully spelled a Flannelette a u soft napped Cotton cloth to pass the first round. Next came Quot re Boie the rear Wall Ofa court used to play the latin handball Type game Jai aim to pass the second and Quot Calipes a meaning Clubfoot for the third round. Pressure s Oft a Jeff said after shrugging olt is initial disappointment. Quot i can enjoy my last couple Days in or