European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 20, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 3bush already Well armed in Gulf warplanes Patriot Crews put on Alert in . By Susanne m. Schafer the associated press Washington a president Bush has a wealth of military options a and Battle hardened forces a available to him should he decide Saddam Hussein has forgotten the lessons of the persian Gulf War. Senior Pentagon officials said wednesday that about 70 . Air Force combat aircraft and several army Patriot missile units in the United states have been put on notice that they May return to the Gulf. Those relatively Small groups would support . Forces already in the Region the sources said. The . Effort is dubbed operation determined resolve and is designed to protect . Teams conducting search and destroy missions against iraqis weapons of mass destruction Pentagon sources said. A president Bush is rattling his Saber a but he Hasni to pulled it All the Way out yet a one senior military officer said of the developments. The officer like other sources spoke Only on condition that they not be identified. Bush said wednesday that he was a fed up with Saddam a refusal to cooperate with the . Security Council resolutions he accepted As part of the wars cease fire. Pentagon sources said plans Call for allowing . Transport helicopters to Fly the . Flag As the International inspectors search for the remnants of Saddam a nuclear chemical and biological weapons programs and his Long Range missiles. . Fighter jets would Fly a protective a air Cape for the teams to Ward off any iraqi aircraft while u-2 reconnaissance planes and Azacs radar surveillance aircraft would Alert the forces to any threats. Military sources at the Pentagon said the aircraft put on Alert were at Shaw fab . That is the Home of the 9th air Force commanded by it. Gen. Charles a. Horner the Man who devised and executed the highly successful air Campaign during operation desert storm. A it makes sense to use forces that went the last time and have experience in the theater a one military officer said. He also pointed out that units at Shaw Are normally the ones used by the . Central come for operations in its area of responsibility which includes the Middle East. An army source said his service had told members of some Patriot missile batteries to be prepared to go to saudi Arabia. While some Patriot launchers have remained in saudi Arabia the personnel trained to run them returned Home Long ago the source said. If Bush decides to Issue an a execute order that would unleash the alerted units they would bolster a formidable . Military contingent that has remained in the Middle East since the end of the War. At present there Are about 200 . Aircraft in the Region including f-117 stealth fighters f-15e fighter jets. A-10 tank killers e-3 airborne warning and control systems Kc-135 refuelling tankers and u-2 High Altitude spy aircraft sources said. Two aircraft carriers remain in the Region the Abraham Lincoln in the persian Gulf and the Forrestal in the Mediterranean. They Are accompanied by two Marine amphibious assault units and dozens of other warships some armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles. Overall there arc about 36,300 . Military personnel still in the Gulf Region a 11,200 army 4,750 air Force 16,000 Navy and 4,000 marines. Most of the . Forces in the Region Are still in saudi Arabia. At its height operation desert storm brought More than 540,000 .  to the Gulf in the Effort to drive iraqis invading troops from Kuwait. That . Military contingent also had 2,000 tanks More than 1,800 aircraft and 120 ships a which included six aircraft carriers and two battleships. Unsung hero Horner May Lead Iraq Effort it Mac it storming sum a retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf Waves to the audience before a lecture wednesday night at Southern methodist University in Dallas. The retired general says he doubts the United states and Iraq will engage in another major skirmish despite Saddam Hussein s efforts to Block . Monitoring efforts. By Bob Dart Cox news service Washington a America met air Force it. Gen. Charles a. Horner last january when he showed in a televised briefing from saudi Arabia just How deadly the nations High tech air War was against Iraq. A this is my counterparts Headquarters a dead panned Horner As a Jet pilots videotape showed a laser guided a smart bomb blowing up a building in Baghdad. The architect of the air Campaign against Iraq Horner would Likely command any airborne military Effort to Force iraqi Horner president Saddam Hussein to comply with . Cease fire resolutions. Horner was among the a Unsung heroes of the Gulf War said retired air Force maj. Gen. Perry Smith in his Book How can fought the War. Horner and his staff planned and executed a nearly flawless 42-Day operation a a the most Complex air Campaign in history a wrote Perry a to analyst during the War. Horner 55, is a former farm boy who entered the air Force in 1958 after graduating from the University of Iowa. He became an avid Jet jockey flying More than 4,500 hours including 111 combat missions Over North Vietnam. He flew an f-16 during practice sorties in the desert storm build up but buckled himself into the Riyadh War room once hostilities began. A a in be restrained myself hardest thing in be Ever done a Horner told Usa today in february. A but they done to need Chuck Horner As a pow in front of the television  based at Shaw fab ., Horner has been commander of the 9th air Force and . Central come air forces since 1987. A Chuck Horner is a Man who really knows that part of the world a said mayor Steve Creech of Sumter n.c., who plays Golf and Hunts Quail with the general. A the is a very personable Guy but he Sall business when it comes to the air Force a Creech said. On the Golf course the husky Horner hits Long if erratic drives. A the hit a couple of shots in August that i told him looked like pre deployment drives a the mayor said. A the Hasni to been Able to play much. He a been on the speaking circuit around the  after More than three decades in the air Force Horner apparently figured that operation desert storm would be his last military Hurrah. A i ainu to fighting another War a he told reporters last Winter. A this is my last  surplus helps efforts to feed poor in . Washington apr about $60 million Worth of surplus food and related items from the persian Gulf War have been Given to needy people in the United states. An estimated $300 million Worth of goods is expected to be distributed before operation desert share is completed said Richard Austin general services administrator. The supplies were purchased for the . Military but weren to needed because the War ended quickly. Since the Giveaway began in july foodstuffs valued at about $34 million have been transferred through the Federal inter Agency Council on the homeless mostly to Chicago based second Harvest. The organization provides food to 180 member food Banks supporting 42,000 soup kitchens Church pantries Day care centers homeless shelters drug Ana alcohol treatment centers and other non profit food programs. Austin said 700 truckloads of food will be shipped from the defense logistics Agency a Memphis depot to second harvests network this week. Several Federal agencies also Are getting surplus supplies. The shipments include a about $600,000 Worth of food to the Sioux tribe on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation in South Dakota. A $270,000 Worth of toiletry kits for veterans hospitals in Seattle Tacoma Wash. And Long Beach Calif. A food and sundry packs to Federal Law enforcement officials throughout the penal system including prisons in grand Marsh wis. Leavenworth Kan. Marion Iii. And Lompoc Calif. A $237,782 Worth of bread and prepared dinners to Federal jobs corps centers nationwide including those in Astoria and Glide Ore. White Swan Wash. And Elpaso Texas. A surplus food and sundry packs to Federal firefighters and other emergency response personnel nationwide. About $12 million of the War related foodstuffs has been donated to state agencies in 34 states for homeless shelters that Are not part of the second Harvest network