European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday june 6, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 3 Al 0 Mission fulfilled in Europe general links planes removal to army cuts by Amy g Eller Jones . Bureau Raf Greenham common England paring Down the a-10 Thunderbolt ii Force in Europe reflects the reduction of the army a presence abroad the 3rd air Force commander said a los have a fulfilled their Mission a maj. Gen. Marcus Anderson said in an interview at Raf Green Ham common. The a-10, also known As a. Tank killer is used for close air support for ground troops. It was in Europe a to support the army a Anderson said. / considering army troop withdrawals from Europe the decision to take the aircraft out of England made sense said Anderson a qualified Ato Pilot himself. He has been flying the a-10 since assuming command of 3rd air Force in june 198s.a the 36 a-10s at Raf Alconbury will be transferred to the United states. The base will become the Headquarters for the 39th special operations Wing now at Rhein main a Germany. Twenty four of 76 a los stationed at Raf Benwa ters and Raf Woodbridge Are to be transferred to Span Dahlem a Germany according to an article in. The May 31 edition of the twin bases newspaper the forum. The remaining 52 will move to the United states. A -. a a a Anderson presided Over the 501st tac missile wings inactivation at Grenham common on tuesday. Despite an increasing number of base closures and Wing deactivation in England Anderson also said his command which oversees air Force bases there will continue to do a important Only the scale will be smaller he said. A in 1989, 3rd air Force had 26,829 Active duty personnel and nine major air Force bases. By 1994, Only four major bases Are projected to remain open and it is estimated that 15,000 Active duty airmen will be stationed in England. V of the four bases scheduled to remain operational three a rats Lakenheath Mildenhall and Alconbury will have flying missions. And of those three Only Mildenhall will retain its current Mission. It is a Hub for military Airlift come transport activity and the Home of the european Tanker task Force. A Lakenheath will Exchange its of Lulfs for f-15e. Strike eagles. A. The fourth Raf Chicksands is a communications base. A. A a a. -. A a a a a a a. That such bases As Grenham common and Raf Molesworth lost their missile missions were signs of Success Anderson said. A a. A activating those bases was part of a nato strategy called the a dual track decision a Fiat helped bring the soviets to the bargaining table and led to the signing of the i liter me Diate Range nuclear forces treaty. The dual track decision introduced the ground launched cruise missile into natos Arsenal and replaced Pershing a missiles with Pershing 1 is. Although the command will be smaller and its look will have changed Anderson a it will continue to serve the same kind of purpose it docs now a said Anderson which is to support nato As a subordinate of . Air forces in Europe and act As a primary a important links with the British government. It will also continue to Host deployments from stateside units such As the proposed deployments of f-111 is from their future stateside bases to Raf upper Heyford once the aircraft Are removed from England and the base is put on stand by status. That will happen by 1994, he said. A-10 a Thunderbolt height 14 feet 8 inches wheel base 17 feet 9 inches operating weight a. 23,611 la. Max cargo Load a 261,000 la. Max Takeoff weight 47,400 la. Max cruising Speed Quot 449 Mph. Range with Max cargo Load 2,647 Miles source Jones s All the world s aircraft a amps Sharon Kildayle. Rejects Graffiti cleanup tax on paint pens by the associated press a proposal to tax aerosol paint cans and Marker pens to raise Money to pay for cleaning up Graffiti in los Angeles was Defeated in one of an assortment of decisions voters made in balloting around the tax would have added 10 cents to each aerosol paint can and 5 cents to elections each Marker pen. It needed two thirds approval for passage. V los Angeles voters on tuesday also passed proposition 5, an initiative amending the City charter to limit the Power of mayoral commissions. 7 in Santa Barbara calif., voters approved a measure urging the City Council to make a desalination Plant a water source for the drought parched City. Quot with 99 percent of the precincts in reporting 14,722 voters or 83.percent, approved the measure and 3,117 voters or 17 percent opposed it. In Las vegas former los Angeles Raider running Back Frank Hawkins was elected to the a Ity Council. Hawkins 31, a Las vegas native who played football at the University of Nevada Reno beat Nicole , 22, daughter of vegas world Casino owner Bob Stupak 5,988 to 3,238.supporters of los Angeles proposed Graffiti tax said it was a fair Way to combat Graffiti because it would target the artist vandals tools. Quot opponents con. Tended it would Burden Law abiding paint buyers and do Little to Stop Graffiti. The tax proposal was the latest in a series of Steps taken by the state and City to fight Graffiti. Currently minors Are forbidden to buy Spray paint arid stores must keep aerosol cans locked up. The passage of proposition 5 indicates an erosion of support for los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley. A Power struggle ensued in the Wake of the March 3 police beating of Rodney King. Bradley a police commission suspended police chief Daryl Gates but a judge reinstated him. The proposition favored by 117,250 voters or 59 percent gives the City Council Power to reverse decisions made by citizens panels appointed by the mayor to oversee City departments. Early returns showed 80,812 voters or 41 percent opposed the measure. 7 in other elections tuesday. A voters in Oberlin kan., approved letting the town Issue $595,000 in Bonds to build a new Community Center rather than lose a $1 million gift from a former residents will. A new Jersey voters Defeated two state legislators in primaries. Eighteen year assemblyman George Otlowski who resisted political retirement imposed by democratic party leaders lost to attorney Jay Ziznewski a political newcomer. Democratic state sen. Thomas Paterniti lost to former Metuchen councilman Harry Pozycki in a fierce rematch. A in Missouri voters in a school District in the Cash strapped Benton county school District approved 100 to 84 a proposal to merge with its wealthier neighbor in Warsaw mo., avoiding anime end Itig Brush with insolvency a copters from . By Eric Schmitt the new York times Washington a defense Secretary Dick Cheney said tuesday that the United states would sell attack helicopters to the United Arab emirates and Bahrain Pentagon officials said the United states planned to sell 20 Apache gunships to the United Arab emirates and eight to Bahrain. They would be the first Gulf nations to buy the army a most advanced attack helicopters. ,. Administration officials and military contractors said the White House was also considering Selling 337 my a1 tanks and about 160 Bradley fighting vehicles to the United Arab emirates in a Deal that would total More than $2.1 billion. The helicopter portion of the Deal is Worth about $500 million a Pentagon official said. Cheney a announcement comes less than a week after he said the United states would give Israel 10 used f-15 fighters and would continue supplying three quarters of the funds for an american israeli anti ballistic missile the Arrow. The proposed helicopter Sale which requires congressional approval draws additional attention to the seeming contradiction Between the administrations twin goals of directing arms control in the Middle East and meeting the Security needs of Washington a allies in the Region. Quot Cheney said however they were not divergent goals. A it is not inconsistent to say on the one hand we re interested in arms control and on the other hand we want to make certain our friends can defend themselves a Cheney told reporters on his plane returning to Washington after a 10 Day trip to Europe Israel and Egypt. R Cheney said the United states a cannot fall into the trap of saying that a arms control Means we done to provide any arms to the Middle both the United Arab emirates and Bahrain Are considered Likely hosts for a Forward Headquarters of the . Central come which headed american forces in the Gulf War. Pentagon officials emphasized Congress was informally notified last october of the possible Sale of apaches to the United Arab emirates. Once the White House submits a proposed Sale Quot lawmakers have 30 Days to reject it
