European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 a the stars and stripes saturday july 13, 1991 from Page 1 chive a cancellation of these instructions. These actions May require some soldiers to receive involuntary foreign service extensions a the statement went on to say. Stateside posts were partly chosen based on the installations capabilities to handle the added people officials said. Many of the units moving out of Europe Are being transferred rather than deactivated to fill out five rapid deployment divisions in the army a Force Structure plan once the current move to trim the army a size is finished the army official said. Twelve stateside army units previously identified for inactivation and their 2,000 assigned personnel will also be a part of the Overall plan. The key to the plan is to rely less on forces deployed outside the United states and focus More on the ability to units on the move Here is a list of 22 units that will move to various locations in the . Unit. Location conus location3rd in 17 Field arty Ansbach fort Sill okla. 557th Maint go ask half Enburg fort Irwin Calif. 226th Supply co Augsburg fort Stewart a. 11th chemical co Stuttgart fort Lewis Wash. 396th trans co 1 Stuttgart fort Stewart a. 15th trans co Stuttgart fort Sill okla. 85th Maint co Wurzburg fort Lewis Wash. 51 St chemical co Stuttgart fort Polk la. 178th Maint co bad Kreuz Nach fort Lewis Wash. He he Btry than 7th air set defense arty bad Kreuz Nach fort Lewis Wash. 194th my co go Pingen fort Campbell. By. 317th engr in Frankfurt fort Benning a. 156th Maint co Nurnberg fort Knox by. He he co 48 the Supply amp service in Stuttgart fort Benning a. 32nd trans go Stuttgart fort Carson Colo. 263rd Maint co stint tart fort Hood Texas 493rd Supply co. Wurzburg fort Corson Colo. 7th combat Pir Masens fort Lewis Wash. 32nd combat support Hospital Wiesbaden. Fort Sam Houston Texas he he Btry 42nd Field arty brigade Giessen fort Lewis Wash. He he det 4th trans in Stuttgart fort Lewis Wash. He he det 87th Maint in Wurzburg fort Stewart a. A amps quickly respond to Distant military crises. A a unique Opportunity now exists for the army to develop that Force by taking advantage of the redeployment of forces from Southwest Asia and the planned reduction forces in Europe while staying within the army a targeted fiscal year 1995 end strength of 535,000 personnel a officials said. The plan will provide More than 75 percent of the Active duty units needed to perform the army a contingency missions officials said. An announcement last fall said that about 30,000 army and 10,000 air Force troops would redeploy from Europe by sept. 30, the end of fiscal 1991, but the schedule was interrupted when Many Europe based units were mobilized for operation desert storm. Last year Congress lowered the . Troop ceiling in Europe from 311,855 to 261,855, and directed the Pentagon to meet the lower limit by sept. 30, the end of this fiscal year. A however Congress gave president Bush a Broad loophole by granting him authority to exceed the limit a in the interest of National Only about 24,600 personnel will leave Europe by sept. 30, Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said at a july 2 news briefing the departure of the remaining troops is being pushed Back and will be combined with the planned withdrawal of another 58,000 to 62,000 personnel in fiscal 1992, Williams said. The total combined Force reduction goal in Europe for fiscal 1991 and fiscal 1992 has now been set at Between 82,600 and 86,600 personnel Williams said. At the end of fiscal 1992, the . European come Force level authorizations will be about 152,000 for the army and 67,800 for the air Force for a total of 219,800.currently there arc about 270,000 army and air Force personnel in the european theater and another 25,000 Navy personnel officials said. Iraq from Page 1 ing their failed uprising against the forces of iraqi president Saddam Hussein. By mid May 11,936 .-military personnel and 21,701 coalition troops had joined the military operation designed to ring the kurdish refugees out of the mountains and shield them from iraqi military action. The military source said the so called a Quick reaction Force will contain troops from seven nations a a the United states France Britain Italy the Netherlands Italy and Spain. The source said the forces strength including its backup air Power would come close to 5,000 troops and that one third of those would come from the United states. However a senior administration official cautioned that he believed the makeup of the Force was still being worked out and that the 5,000 number might Bej High. The two officials said the ground troops would be bolstered by attack and troop carrying helicopters As Well As combat aircraft based at incur Likay in Turkey. A we will have enough Power to strike from the air or put people on the ground quickly if need be a the source said. Fighters and bombers from a . Aircraft Carrier in the Mediterranean could be called up Oft to support the rapid deployment Force both sources said. The administration official said it Wasny to Clear whether the . Forces taken from Northern Iraq will be rotated Back to their Home bases and new forces sent in to join the reaction Force. The military source said the idea for the Force which has been reported for weeks has been difficult for the turks to accept because of sensitivities on the part of the soviet Union a the turks share a Border with Iraq and the soviet Union and they Are very aware of the political implications of Basing a Force on their territory designed for Cross Border incursions a the source from Page 1 reporting Hasni to it a demand has outstripped Supply of fans and air conditioners at some exchanges in Southern Europe As Well a a we be been out of fans for Well Over two weeks. I done to think we be had any air conditioners Here yet but in a sure be gone As soon As they arrive a said . Cmdr. Ronnie Newkirk officer in charge of the Navy Exchange at Nas Sigo Nolla Sicily. A lec sales too were sizzling. In Wurzburg Germany one shopper said a local cafes convenience store was rationing ice to two bags per customer. Warrant officer Karen camper of he co. 3rd inf div had her arms full with a Case of soda and two bags of ice Friday As she left the cafes Shoppe the on Leighton Barracks in Wurzburg Germany. She was on her Way to a Hail and Farewell gathering t hut was to be held in scaring Sunshine. A i guess they want to make sure every one gets their fair share a she said of the rationing. A a it a quite hot a camper added a but because its so Cool in Germany most of the time everyone is enjoying the heat. Most people Arentt complaining too much because we done to get it too the ice situation in the Frankfurt area shop Pettes was bleaker than in Wurzburg according to Carolyn mamas Ter a general clerk. A the trouble is the machines keep breaking Down. First of All it takes time for the repairmen to get to us and As soon As they leave the machines break Down again. The heat is Loo much for them a Mcmaster said. A making enough ice for the customers seems almost impossible under current while there a a near famine of fans at some hot Spos there a a relative feast at Ramstein afe Germany. Jake Jacob manager of Ramstein a base Exchange said a we did have a problem on july 4 and ran out of fans. But that was corrected the next Day. Right now we be More than 2,000 fans in our warehouse and a shipment of More than 500 due in on the Naples Navy Exchange also has fans in its inventory although keeping the shelves stocked has been a Challenge formula for Cool kids less dress More water by Peggy Davidson Kaiserslautern Bureau children under two face the greatest risk of heat distress according to medical experts. Infants and toddlers a a done to sweat As effectively As adults a said col. Jerilyn Mallory Community health nursing consultant for the 7th medical come. Thus their natural Cooling mechanisms Are less efficient. Mallory has several suggestions for avoiding heat related health problems among children. A keep children out of direct sunlight As much As possible. A dress them lightly a just diapers if possible for the under-2 set. A keep children Well hydrated a give them lots of water. A keep a close watch on the youngest children. They should be urinating with Normal frequency. A never leave a child or a pet in a car when the a Cather is hot even if an adult is in the car too. A wading pools offer an excellent Way to keep Cool. Keep the pools out of direct sunlight. Make sure children Are supervised. A children should Wear a sunscreen with a High Sun Protection Factor. If your child has been in the Sun for a Long time watch for signs of dehydration and irritability. Mallory said a fussy baby May be one who has been in the heat too Long. Listlessness is an advanced symptom and medical care May be needed. Children Arentt the Only people who need to be careful in the heat Mallory added. Commanders need to keep a careful watch on soldiers. Ample water and plenty of rest Breaks Are the key to keeping the troops healthy during the hot spells she said. . Army Europe child development services officials have received Calls requesting guidance on How to handle situations in which the child care centers get very hot according to Millie Waters a Usa eur spokeswoman. Waters said that officials have no idea How Many centers have closed during this recent heat spell. Doug Moore a . Air forces in Europe spokesman said the command was not aware of any child care it Center closures due to the heat. He emphasized however that local base commanders decide if a Center should be closed. Stall writers Crystal Laureano and Deedee Arrington Doke contributed to this report said Philip Harrison Exchange retail sales manager. A we completely Stock the floor in the morning and All the fans Are gone in a few hours a Harrison said. A a we be sold anywhere from 40 to 60 fans a Day in recent the heat in Southern Italy and Sicily has created a demand at bases there for other items that help beat the heat but nothing out of the Ordinary according to Navy Exchange officials. At Nas Simonella located on Sicily a East coast the temperature has been in the 90s most Days for several weeks. There has been a run on everything from water jugs to talc and deodorant to film because of the warm weather said Henry Presley Deputy manager of is Gonella a Navy Exchange. And that a not All. The Exchange ran out of water jugs two or three weeks ago. Americans living on the Economy have been experiencing Low water pressure in recent weeks a common occurrence in the summer in Sicily. They use water stored in those jugs to Wash their hands and flush toilets Presley said. For the moment fan fans in Germany can turn to the local Economy for the object of their desire at Kauf Hof for instance one of the largest department store chains in Germany. A right now we have no problem but if the riot weather continues another week it could easily become one a said Alexander Krukenberg manager of a Kauf Hof in Cologne. A but the ice problem cannot be solved on the German Economy. As one american put it a the germans done to believe in staff writer John Millar contributed to this article
