European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page .4 wiidwbi6bwvattemw�vmb6ateiatoiraewinoies�w�ri? a amps photos by Lynda Davidson sky High continued from the cover i could see him Plain is  ,. A a. The pc s continued to july straight and level for live Miles it so Velv descended then a flew right. Into the Sand  exploded. Pretty amazing a 1 a Ehemann said. V a i a Ehemann s March 22 airborne encounters. One tale in the w ing s War lore that will become legend once the Sand settles in the persian Gulf. And even that Lall but True tale does t  the. Whole Story of the single Mission flown by Luehe Mann and another Pilot c Apt. Tom a vegas Quot. Dietz when the War was Over and , cease fire  called. 1. A a glory stones of War and postwar achievements abound at Pitburg. The Home of a Wing that achieved 17 enemy Mctall Quot kills Quot in  Gull. Bil Huig lied with Eglin fab fla., Lor the. Most downed enemy a Craft or the conflict about 80 1 it thurs people deployed to the persian Gulf Region during the War and some 420 he Turkey and Northern Iraq for operation provide cot Lott. T Hose who went performed a variety of Obs including Security transportation construction of tent cities and aircraft maintenance. A a and air to air combat. A. Hit Burgos tar to air successes relied changes in training and attitudes toward air to air warfare that followed the Vietnam War according to the w Inge a two assistant Deputy commanders for open at ions. A. A a a a a. A air to a Quot was seen in the 60s As an inherent to dangerous and somewhat reckless thing to do. With the  i t. C of. Tom Smith said. Pilots living combat  Vietnam had. A limited .access1 to intelligence information they a had received Little training Lor  enemy  and aircraft Cap Nabih. Tics. Lacking such critical knowledge and expend. Knee most who were shot Down were taken out within their Irrsel 10 combat sorties. Smith said. A in he pos Vietnam Vears aggressor training assumed or Cater a importance and was emphasized. In regular  As Green Flag and red a mag which Are sponsored by the air Force s Tae. Air come  k participation. A  m aggressor tactics were formed. And a a a the 1-15. Designed primarily Tor air to air. Combat became a Cornerstone  the air Force s air Wai Sli Atega because it could sharply curtail an enemy s Ahi Liiv to drop bombs on Kate Iulla. A voices. A. A a a. A a a a a a a a a a. In the Gull War pilots had extremely Good intelligence As us target locations and a Good , mate of How that would att eel then capability to wage  said i i col bomb Ihm Euitt who hew an i i phantom 11 in Vietnam ail an 1 is first m. David a a Abby Svedin during pre checks on Lus f-15 at Pitburg a Germany. In the Gulf. A a a a a a a a a. A. Another advantage to . Pilots in the Gull was political. A a a a a Quot aaa a a. A a a a a a in Vietnam Huiley Cut said the wars Pace. Ebbed and flowed punctuated by bursts of action a such As the Tel offensive but it lacked continued intensity preventive action such As knocking out sues before hey could become a Lull fledged a. Threat generally was. Nut allowed. A a �,.�, a a a it his one we Wenum we had a Clear task we. . It was Black and. White a  said. A  was behind us this time. A stall. Sgt. Rick Bunch a  Tor aircraft. By 84-0009, and his assistants were. Among those working behind  Irani an staff sgt kick Hunch adjusts an lm5�?Ts Landing gear Down lock switch at Pitburg. A air base at Ai Nikii in saudi Arabia. A. A a Bunch s plane logged 21 combat sorties  oui needing a major repair. The Norm is three or tour. A. A a a a a i can t say there a anything  on. A my Jet than on any other a Bunch said. A a Over yet has its. Lime. Mine has its Shor com. A mrs. But the More you Fly it the less it Breaks. A 1 be longer they sit Down the More problems they  a. A a a. A a a. A a a a. A a Quot. A a a a. Lie attributed Sonie of his aircraft s per Tor. Mance to Luck. But when his Jet is in his hands a it s still m saudi Arabia a a he emphasizes Previn. Live maintenance keeping it clean and Monitor. My one of his planets idiosyncrasies a tendency toward Loose fasteners in its att Section. A it s a Little hit of a pain in the butt a Bunch.  i know Guys who never have a Loose  -.  �.  &Quot-.�-.� a a a. A a a. A a a a a a a a a a a a tie s fond of tils Jet on which ins mime is pm. Blazoned and wants to have at. Back  care i be pilots think we re working on their. Planes but  see it As the pilots coming to our a  Bunch said. A a a. A a. Quot Pitburg planes that took  aircraft a Beai extra of name mation red w Hile Green and a Black iraqi flags. A a a a. A. A a  Apt. Stephen Mill of the36th equipment. Mint so developed a Stencil for the hag  a. Computer  locate the paint. On the a Litsi Day of the air War Alt was ready. A on the first Day we had our paints ready you hold Vout breath at , All the planes a Otic Back a Mill recalled. A there were no kills that first Day. By the time one Oce lived Hill had to round up the part.  a. A a a a. A a a. A a a a. A. It was Worth it Mill said. A a a u made Guys feel Good when they walked by a the ets Quot Mill said a they knew they had  a .1 he i i fitly coloured birthday card sized flags located near the  not slav on bit. A big planes. There s still debate m air Force elides Mil said As to what form a kill sign a should take on individual aircraft. A a. Tint he expects there w ill be some outwardly a a sumo a june 23. 1991 a a a by a \ a a  a i do a a a a a a a a a v a a a. A a