European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday septembers 1991 the stars and stripes arc braces for budget squeeze private contractors will run some programs  a iti/i7 Nair tit. By Luke Britt staff writer Garmisch Germany a the armed forces recreation Center is turning Over some of its programs to German contractors As the Center in Southern Germany braces for huge budget cuts. The arc facilities at Garmisch and Chi Emsee Germany have been integrating private contractors into their operations since the defense department announced in Early 1990 that the american military overseas would be drastically Cut said officials at both recreation centers. Although funding has not yet been Cut the officials said they expect to lose up to 60 percent of their present funding in the 1993 fiscal year budget. They have been told to expect the same amount of Money in 1992 As they were Given this year. A contracting is the least expensive method for pro Viding a lot of our services a said Rich Gorman general manager of the arc in Chi Emsee. A depending on the budget picture of the future which we cannot foresee contract labor May be our Only  Between the two arc facilities seven programs Are supported by civilian contractors officials said. At Garmisch those programs Are Snow skiing and water sports. At Chi Emsee they Are Snow skiing sailing windsurfing hang gliding and parasailing. But on sept. 30, the Garasich Mountain sports program will be the first program exclusively run by a German company said Ron Carmichael Garmisch recreation director. This is a business decision driven More by demand than by a Lack of Money a Carmichael said. A in fact contracting some services May allow us to offer More  contractors must provide the service regardless of the shield forces preparing for shift to exercise area number of customers which Means fewer programs will be cancelled because of a Lack of interest officials said. Carmichael said arc saves Money on contracts because the facility pays the contractor the agreed upon amount even if a program attracts Only a few customers. A your mountaineering program for example a Carmichael said a is doing about 65 percent of the business it was two years ago. For us it Isnit profitable to pay employees to work in a program that is faltering like  both Carmichael and Gorman said they will Likely turn More programs Over to contractors in the future. It is possible they said that some employees May lose their jobs to the contractors. The number of people who might lose their jobs to contract companies in the near future is less than 30, the officials said. A this will probably Only affect our seasonal hires a Carmichael said. A but if we were to go completely contractual More people would certainly be affected a by Ken Clauson Bremerhaven Bureau thousands of american soldiers Are massed in staging areas Northeast of Dortmund Germany preparing to move As much As 100 Miles eastward for exercise certain shield the nato training exercise scheduled to begin tuesday. The exercise area is entered around Pader bom extending roughly West to the Weser River North to Bielefeld East to Beckum and South to Kassel. A preparatory exercise known As reformer or return of forces to Germany is nearly Complete and More than 2,000 soldiers Are about to return to the United states according to Gen. Crosbie e. Saint commander of the . Army Europe. That includes about 1,000 4th inf div infantry Armor and artillery soldiers who deployed from their Home base at fort Carson colo., Drew equipment from storage Sites drove the vehicles several Miles then returned them to storage. Reformer is an annual exercise that tests americans ability to rapidly reinforce its european based units. Traditionally those .-based units then take part in follow on nato exercises such As this years certain shield. This years certain shield will be largely computer simulated. Only about 900 american soldiers from the 10th Mountain div in new York will operate in the traditional Field training exercise or fax Maneu vers according to the British army maj. David Pinder Kohnk a spokesman for natos Northern army group. Other Man Euver units will include an experimental Hel borne multinational division comprised of British dutch belgian and German soldiers and a dutch armoured brigade which will operate with out its tanks he said. The fax Maneu vers will be restricted however since one intent of the scaled Back nato exercises is to minimize Man Euver damage and inconvenience to the local civilian population he said. Certain shield is largely a command Post exercise for commanders. The troop movements they order and respond to will be computer simulated. More than 28,000 soldiers from several nations Are participating in certain shield. Of those about 4,500 Are americans deployed from the United states. Approximately 1,200 Are from the Germany based 8th inf div and 800 from the 2nd army Cav regt according to maj. Dee Jepson a spokesman for . Army Europe. The latter two units Are now moving into the staging areas he said. All participating units Are expected to be in the Man Euver a a boxy by this weekend. With most of the combat and support units represented by computer generated simulations the total number of military members participating is Down drastically from previous reformer and related nato exercises. In 1988, the Multi nation exercise Force totalled 97,000, with 17,500 deploying from the United states. Last years participation totalled 57,500, with 14,700 coming from stateside bases. For the current exercise about 6,500 soldiers Are deployed in support roles such As exercise control and evaluation Man Euver damage control and administration Pinder Kohnk said. Following the 10-Day exercise stateside based units will move to a redeployment Assembly area near Bergen Germany to prepare for their return to the United states. Checking the Coral a sudanese scientist diver for saudi government environmental and wildlife conservation agencies makes a Survey of Coral growth off the saudi coast looking for Oil spill damage and other Adverse affects of the persian Gulf War. A team from the environmental group Greenpeace working with the saudi scientists claims that Oil 12 inches deep was found in some areas. 7th signal brigade s he moving to Karlsruhe amm Ctm so e. It a -7.l of. Mannheim Germany a amps a the 7th signal brigades Headquarters is moving to Gerszewski Barracks in Karlsruhe after 21 years at Mannheim a Coleman Barracks a brigade spokesman said wednesday. About 120 soldiers and 35 families will make the nearly 50-mile move South. Soldiers recently assigned to the brigade were Given housing in Karlsruhe and Are commuting to Mannheim until the move is Complete said capt. Bill Wheelehan brigade Public affairs officer. Soldiers unable to move for such reasons As joint domicile assignments with a military spouse impending moves stateside or upcoming separations from military service will be reassigned within the Mannheim military Community he said. Officials expect the move will improve the brigades command and control system by putting the brigades Headquarters element closer to its battalions Wheelehan said. Two 7th signal battalions the 44th and 72nd, Are in Karlsruhe. The 1st signal in is in Kaiserslautern and the 63rd signal in is in Pir Masens. A when you Are closer to the units you control everything works better a Wheelehan said. A it makes a difference when you can see people face to face without always relying on the phones and fax machines. At every level it  one year ago the brigades soldiers were in seven different military communities. Since then three companies belonging to the 44th signal in from Darm Stadt Heilbronn and Mannheim have joined the battalions other two companies in Karlsruhe. By november when the Headquarters move should be Complete the brigades soldiers will serve in just four communities Karlsruhe Kaiserslautern Pir Masens and Bremerhaven which is Home to co c and co d of the 63rd signal in. No other unit moves Are being planned Wheelehan said. The 7th signal brigade provides tactical communications support to echelons above the corps level. During the persian Gulf crisis More than 1,700 7th signal brigade soldiers served in saudi Arabia Iraq and Kuwait. More than 200 soldiers continue to serve in Turkey for operation provide Comfort ii