European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday september 11, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 3 spec. Johnny Jones left and sgt Carlton Fleming prepare soup at the Chow Hall set up near August Dorf Germany. At right sgt. Timothy Smith examines his aircraft. Tone was Low key on eve of scaled Back War games Story and photos by Jim derhe1m soldiers waiting for the beginning of certain shield �?T91 marked time in a soldierly fashion monday in a Grassy Sun drenched Meadow ringed by Trees. Hurry up and wait was the theme that afternoon. Men and women some with recent combat experience in the desert of the Middle East killed time by playing cards doing maintenance Reading the latest fictionalized War Story stirring soup or just staring into the slowly receding Sun. This years flexing of the nato muscle an exercise that got under Way tuesday is meant to show the world that being Able to quickly move troops and equipment to defend Western Europe is still important a even in the face of such awesome and sudden changes in the soviet Union. In the sen Elager training area near a Gusdorf Germany a Camp of 500 a representing 105,000 in the computers that Are running this show of simulated strength a swarms with journalists and photographers tramping through the temporary tent town of Iii corps in search of something going on. Not much was in a Battle environment that exists mostly in the memory of a computer. Pvt. 2 Tracey Reeves of the 303rd military intelligence in of fort Hood Texas warmed up her portable stove for an Early dinner while across Camp spec. Chester Sprankle sgt. David Perry and spec. Perry Davis of the 615th my co from l Iirth Germany conducted Security checks on vehicles entering the gathering area. Card games were played on tailgates and lost sleep was caught. All was quiet in Camp the evening before a scaled Back exercise that is but a ghost of previous . Randy Miller left and spec. Rodney Perry and that a deck of cards helps pass the time
