European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 a the stars and stripes saturday August 24, 1991af expands Job assistance program airmen leaving military service can learn invaluable skills by Peggy Davidson Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a Germany a sgt. Jerome Chisom Learned what to say and More importantly what not to say during upcoming Job interviews. And the transition assistance program sponsored by Ramstein Abs family support Center May have Given him that Edge he needs in the competitive civilian Job Market. The 10-year air Force Veteran plans to leave military service in november and Hopes to find a Job in the aviation Field. Along with interviewing techniques the program also taught Chisom How to write a resume and cover letter and How to dress for the interview a a in a recommend the program to everyone who seven thinking of getting out a said Chisom of the 512th tac fighter so at Ramstein a whether they re retiring after 20 years or just getting  the air Force is expanding its popular transition program to help servicemen Bers a who Are transitioning out of the military forcibly because of the downsizing a said Rick Lewis the . Air forces in Europe a transition assistance program manager. A we be had this program ongoing a Lewis said. The original program sponsored by air Force family support centers was Only for family members Lewis said. The new air Force wide program went into effect july 24. Overseas bases Are at a disadvantage because stateside military installations can work with state employment commissions on Job information and assistance Lewis said. A we need it especially because a lot of our folks Are going to go Back to ports and be dropped off a Lewis said. A a it a not like in the states when you have somebody that homesteads in a town for four or five years. A they make a lot of contacts they re Able to find housing jobs for their kids and themselves. A Over Here people who have expected to retire two years from now and Haven to even started to make plans and contacts Are suddenly faced with a what la i do a a Lewis said. One major Benefit is the three Day seminar to help members find civilian jobs. The seminars include information on Job searching filling out the Standard application for civil service jobs or of 171, writing resumes dressing for Success interview techniques and veterans preference benefits. A the programs Are run on the needs of the base a he said a the response has been very very Strong with people waiting to get  i at the Ramstein a family support. Center the staff has been Fielding about a dozen Calls a Day inquiring about the program and an upcoming seminar said Dean Draney director of the Center. The Center is offering its first in depth seminar in september. Draney expects the number of Calls to increase As More information on the programs becomes available. Service members at Ramstein need to Contact the Center a was soon As they know they re going to separate a Draney said. A we try to get people ideally two years out from their separation dates a for people who receive Short notice of separation Draney said a a there a not much we can do a we can barely scratch the surface a the Ramstein Center also offers a program called discoveries. It helps those seeking civilian employment to a find out what they want to do a said Lin Smalec an employment assistance specialist. The program is offered the second wednesday of every month at 1 . To 4 . Smalec said that those interested in attending should Call and Reserve a space no later than the Day before the program begins. At the request of the Safe family programs Section the non commissioned officers association is hosting a career transition seminar and Job fair in Kaiserslautern on tuesday and wednesday Lewis said. The seminar is from 1 . To 4 . Tuesday at the Vogel Weh officers and civilians club. The hours on wednesday Are 10 . To 4 . A similar Job fair and seminar is Lanned at the no club in Heidel ergs Patrick Henry Village 1 . To 4 ., aug. 30, said Bill Watkins director of the Coa in  museum details Giessen area s history Giessen Germany a the Giessen military Community has opened a museum covering a wide Span of local and military history that includes the area�?Ts1 world War ii destruction and recovery and the involvement of the Giessen depot in the Berlin Airlift and the fall of the Berlin Wall. The museum is located at depot Cserne in building 59 and is open from 10 . To 3 . Each thursday. The museum includes hundreds of photographs and historical documents from Giessen Friedberg bad nauheim Butzbach Kirch Gons Wetzlar and marburg. The museum was created by the civilian association of retired employees which formed a 12-Mcmber staff with an average of 40 years of employment in those communities. 7 killed in military crashes from wire reports three separate military air crashes on thursday killed four italian officers a hungarian Pilot and two czechoslovakian pilots. U an italian air Force g222 plane crashed in the Countryside outside Rome and All four officers aboard were killed the military said thursday. The twin engine Turboprop plane which had taken off from the military Airport of Prativadi Mare was on a training flight. The g222, primarily employed to Parachute goods is also used by the . Air Force. In a second military crash thursday a soviet built Mig-21 from the hungarian air Force crashed during a training flight killing the Pilot the state news Agency reported. The Accident occurred near by Ermily 35 Miles from Budapest. Cause of the crashes were not immediately known. In. Czechoslovakia two military pilots died when their l-39 training plane crashed near the slovak City of Treviso a due to engine failure the Mlada Fronta does daily reported Friday. A having recognized the failure both pilots tried to Avert the plane from crashing in a densely populated area about 250 Miles East of Prague on thursday. They ejected but too late the report said. The two pilots were identified As maj. Michal hrad and it. Col. Tomas Hudak both members of the military Academy. The l-39 two seater plane is one of Czechoslovakia a most successful Export items and is used mainly for training future Jet fighter pilots. Tourist injured by bombing in Italy 32nd tac fighter so pilots in states for live fire training Oesterberg a Netherlands More than 100 members of the 32nd tac fighter so at Oesterberg a Netherlands deployed to Tindall fab fla., for combat Archer training on aug. 15. The training which used to be known As the weapons system evaluation program will provide 32nd tac fighter so pilots the Opportunity to fire 16 live air to air missiles Over the Gulf of Mexico. The targets arc full scale and sub scale drones remotely piloted by ground controllers. Missiles fired against these targets have their explosive warheads re the kill saving costly drones from destruction. The two week deployment provides realistic training for aircrews and maintenance personnel and helps determine the reliability and capability of maintaining the weapons in use. To reach the training area pilots ferried eight f-15s on an almost 10-hour trans Atlantic flight that required Aerial refuelling seven times. Florence Italy up a a japanese tourist was Cut on the face from flying Glass after a bomb exploded in the doorway of a building housing Spain a honorary consulate police said Friday. The attack thursday was one of two in Tuscany overnight police said. Officials reported that a second device caused minor damage when it went off in the port City of Livorno in front of an italian run Spanish shipping line. The bombings were the second in a week in what is becoming a wave of attacks on Spanish targets in Italy on aug. 16, a bomb exploded in front of the Spanish cultural Institute in Rome several of the earlier attacks were claimed by organizations linked to the Basque separatist organization Eta investigators said. Police said the japanese tourist who was not identified told them he saw a Young woman running from the building moments before the blast. Police believe the bomb was hidden inside a briefcase. Thunderbird to perform at air show shape Belgium a the air Force air demonstration so known As the thunderbird will be the featured performers at the seventh shape International air show on aug. 31 at chevres a Belgium. The thunderbird will be joined by other nato representatives from Belgium Portugal Spain Turkey Britain Germany the Netherlands Canada Denmark and France. Nato will be represented with its a acs radar aircraft. When the Gates open at 10 ., the one Day show will offer a combination of Static displays flybys and aerobatic demonstrations Over the base. The air base will open at 6 30 . Aug. 30 for peo pie from the shape. Ghi Evres and nato comm ties and the local population for a festival. Entertain ment will include carnival rides and a tent when several bands and a disc jockey will provide music. Thi evening will conclude with a fireworks display Abou 9 30 . For More information Call the nato shape sup port group Public affairs office at 361-5220 or 361 5419