European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes thursday september 19, 1991 at a glance to % a Harvey Davidson fans turned out to Admire their favorite a a hogs at a three Day rally in Karlsruhe Germany. See Story in stripes Magazine. Snafu snarls airports communications failures brought new York s three big airports to a virtual halt for several hours forcing some flights to be diverted. A Page 4 Rice defends b-2 air Force Secretary Donald b. Rice defended the development of the b-2 stealth bomber saying the f-117 stealth fighter had Quot much much worse  a Page 5 Solzhenitsyn Case dropped the chief soviet prosecutor officially dropped the 1974 treason Case against Nobel laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn. The exiled author said he plans to return to the soviet Union. A Page 8 linguist shined in Gulf a Navy Petty officer played a major role in the persian Gulf War when he acted As an interpreter for captured iraqi soldiers. A Page 10 a amps readers speak out two stars and stripes readers air their views on the controversy raised by charges of discrimination in . Military and civilian ranks in Europe. A Page 13 life without the military sgt. 1st class Simeon Howard did t have the Confidence to leave military life until he received nine hours of instruction at the army career alumni program office in Hanau. A Page 18 Index Abby Ann Landers. .15 comics. 15-17 commentary. 13 crossword. 15 letters. Money matters. 18 sports. 19-24 to listings. Weather. Canada to reduce by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Lahr Germany a Canada will close its two bases in Germany by 1995 and reduce the number of troops stationed in Europe to about 1,100 from More than 7,000, air Force maj. Gen. Brian l. Smith the forces european commander announced tuesday afternoon. The withdrawal plan which Canadian defense minister Marcel Masse announced simultaneously in Ottawa Calls for an interim reduction of the current army division to a brigade and the air division to an air group or a total of 2,500 to 3,500 combat personnel in 1992 and 1993. The forces will reduce their Overall numbers in Canada and abroad from about 84,000 to 76,000 by 1995, Smith said with the goal of making the remaining Force As flexible and Mobile As possible. An expeditionary brigade group and two Cf-18 Hornet squadrons will be maintained in Canada for contingency operations anywhere in the world. Canadian forces base Baden Solingen will close in 1994 and All remaining Canadian air Force personnel will leave Europe that year Smith said. Canadian forces base Lahr where the bulk of army personnel Are stationed will close the following year. Both bases located in the upper Rhine Valley South of Karlsruhe then will be turned Over to the German Federal government. The reductions Are expected to yield a savings of nearly 1,100 by 95 $438.8 million . Over the next four years and much greater savings in the years beyond that. Canada now has 7,305 troops 827 civilian employees and 10,087 family members in Europe. More than half the canadians Are stationed at Lahr. The Federal Cabinet decided on thursday to withdraw the troops and close the bases Smith said. The decision followed a three year defense policy review with input from nato allies he added that the current turmoil in parts of Eastern Europe did not influence the decision. A we have from now until 1995 to determine whether the risk was acceptable and the Way things Are going now i have no hesitation a he said. The base closures mean that the forces no longer will have a european transit Point for Canadian troops and supplies dedicated to . Operations in other countries. A we recognize that it will be More difficult to support our operations in places like Cyprus without a base in Europe a Smith said. But he added that such support will not be impossible to provide. Smith said no location has been arranged yet for the 1,100-member army task Force that will remain in Europe but it probably will occupy space on a facility operated by one of Canada s nato allies and not necessarily in Germany. Forces personnel Learned of the decision in Smiths taped 5 . Announcement Over Canadian forces broadcast outlets. Iraqi from Page 1 execute order  Frances reported that several dozen military units in the United states have been put on Alert including Patriot missile batteries. Quot the Only thing that stops this plan. Is a full capitulation from Iraq allowing Complete unfettered inspection a Francis reported. Francis reported that the plan Calls for a non permissive inspections where . And . Inspectors will Fly to As Many As 45 iraqi Sites. And get out of the helicopters and inspect the  a if the iraqis fire on them or do not cooperate the third phase of the plan says the . Forces will withdraw and the fourth phase is the . And Allied forces would attack to enforce. United nations  Iraq must surrender its weapons of mass destruction under the april 3 ceasefire Resolution approved by the . Be Jostle Partri of United nations is monitoring Iraq com y Oliance with the truce. Until last week Iraq insisted that Only iraqi helicopters and pilots could be used try . Insp a fiction ant Range missiles and chemical biological and nuclear weapons programs. On monday diplomats said Iraq agreed to allow . Inspectors to use three helicopters and Crews donated by Germany but imposed unacceptable restrictions on their use. Baghdad wanted the flights limited to a two week period and did not want the of from Page 1 resenting a 21 percent personnel reduction from its current roster of 3,280. A total of 14 general officer slots have been eliminated throughout the service air Force officials said. The paper referred to several specific Wii us As composite wings which Are made up of several different kinds of aircraft. Among those listed were units at Mountain Home fab Idaho Pope fab . And Osan a South Korea. Not mentioned however was the 52nd tac fighter Wing at Span Dahlem a Germany where several different kinds of aircraft will be based soon. An air Force spokeswoman said it was too Early to discuss the role of specific wings in the restructuring process. Also she would not elaborate on How the changes will affect the numbered air forces a the 17th in Germany and the Netherlands the Mediterranean based inspectors to Monitor the Ridenti id destruction of iraqis Long 16th air Force and the 3rd air Force which oversees . Air Force operations in the United kingdom. In his speech Rice emphasized the theme of a global reach global Power a which the air Force uses to describe its strategic planning framework focusing on air Powers Speed Range flexibility precision and lethal capability. A though the integrated employment of air Power is not a new idea a Rice said operation desert storm punctuated the Point. To bring integrated air Power to Bear in today s world it is counterproductive to separate it into three  ,.rthe air mobility come will handle Airlift and transportation As does the existing military Airlift come but its Mission will expand to include Aerial refuelling a a critical to moving forces Long Distant Short times a Rice said. However Forward stationed tankers will be assigned to theater air forces such  forces in Europe and Pacific air forces. The refuelling aircraft currently Are controlled by the strategic air come. 6 the air combat come will oversee in the disagreement is the latest Between the United nations and Baghdad which has obstructed . Efforts to enforce the cease fire provisions calling for the dismantling of Long Range missiles and weapons of mass destruction. So intercontinental ballistic missiles recon Naissance some tactical Airlift and tank ers fighters and bombers As Well Astl people who operate and support them. 1 addition the command will be response ble for communications command an control and intelligence aircraft such i the airborne warning and control by Tern or Azacs. The tac air come with headquarter at Langley fab  is responsible it deploying rapidly anywhere for sustains tactical air operations and for Piovidio combat ready forces to defend non America against aerospace attack. The strategic air come which has i Headquarters at Offutt fab neb., Pri Vides the United states with nude Power Strong enough to deter an attack it also maintains a Long Range Bombi Force and airborne reconnaissance r fueling and worldwide command a control systems. The military Airlift come with healt quarters at Scott fab iii., is res Bonsib Tor Airlift aerospace Rescue and recover aeromedical Airlift and evacuation a airborne weather reconnaissance. -ivwviiiiai35diiic. Zagreb under attack despite truce Zagreb Yugoslavia apr a bomb shelters u Chine gun fire rang out and air raid sirens a a a a bomb shelters. Gen. Andrija Raseta he said a european Community o wailed Quot wednesday after Federal troops Mander Rasela Deputy com server was wounded a a a a a a Vand warplanes launched their first major told an  a ?a8reb> the fighting endangered yet Antof Abadco Quot Croatia capital despite Aneth wednesday  so toss he a Quot to n a a. 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