European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                 officer receives Marquez award Span Dahlem a Germany a it. Col. Richard Bereit assistant Deputy commander for maintenance at the 52nd tac fighter Wing has been awarded the it. Gen. Leo Marquez award As the Best Field Grade maintenance officer in the air Force for 1990. Bereit was recognized for restructuring the inspection phase times of f-4g aircraft leading to a significant increase of the aircraft a Mission capable rates. He streamlined the wings three aircraft generation squadrons on base into two. His work was instrumental in having the wings f-4g aircraft ready for War Only two hours after Landing in Bahrain in september 1990.Pilot tops 2,000 hours Span Dahlem a Germany a capt. Jay Pearsall an f-16 Pilot with the 480th tac flying so of the 52nd tac fighter Wing has become the 48th Pilot in air Force history to surpass 2,000 flying hours. The nine year air Force Veteran averaged 230 flying hours per year. He has flown the f-16 at Macdill fab Fla. Kunsan a South Korea Nellis fab Nev. Luke fab Ariz. And Span Dahlem  award made Span Dahlem a Germany a tech. Sgt. Karen Mills with the 52nd Mission support so of the 52nd tac fighter Wing has been named the Best non commissioned officer preparatory course instructor in the air Force for 1991. Achievements include earning distinguished graduate honors from the no Academy at Kapaun air station Germany and completing the first sergeants course by correspondence. The award was presented to Mills during the air Force honors banquet at the air Force sergeants associations International convention in san Francisco on aug. 7.air controllers honoured Span Dahlem a Germany a four air traffic controllers from the Eifel radar approach control rap con team with the 52nd Friday september 27, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 9 comm so 52nd tac fighter Wing were awarded be Gold German air traffic control badge. Master sgt. Dallis r. Vance assistant chief controller of the Eifel team tech. Sgt. Thomas g. Meyer chief of air traffic control training and tech. Sgt. Brenda l. Wood and staff sgt. Bryan r. Persohn watch supervisors received the badge from the German 81st regt commander from Karlsruhe Germany. The commander is responsible for All air traffic control operations in Southern Germany. Wood is the first woman to earn the award. Change of command capt. Richard Simms takes Helm at naval station Rota Navy capt. Henry k. Wong relinquished command of naval station Rota Spain and . Naval activities Spain to capt. Richard g. Simms on sept. 19. Wong will be assistant chief of staff for Shore activities for the naval air forces Atlantic in Norfolk a. He was commander at Rota from april 1990 to september 1991. Simms previously was commander of the . Navy support facility at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. 8 biosphere scientists say goodbye to outside world Oracle Ariz. Apr eight scientists were locked thursday morning into a sealed environment where they plan to stay until 1993. The biospheric is As they like to Call themselves donned colourful space Type costumes wednesday As they celebrated their last Day of Freedom. Then wearing futuristic Black uniforms they smiled and waved to onlookers and were sealed thursday inside a 3.15-Acrc geodesic framed compound called biosphere ii. Crew member Mark Nelson 44, said a i have had a vision that Man could change from being a desert maker into a builder of  the 45-minute ceremony included a prayers from a tibetan Monk. A a Sun dance by Dan old Elk a Sioux from Montana who presented each Crew member with a braided sprig of Sweet grass from Canada. Edward p. Bass the Texas millionaire who bankrolled the project with As much As $150 million invoked the visions of Galileo Leonardo a Vinci and the Wright Brothers. A today we gather at a new instrument. To explore the mysteries of our very own Home planet a Bass said. Crew member Abigail ailing 31, her voice quavering evoked the sometimes mystical Bent of the projects organizers a by necessity we biospheric is walk in As custodians of our world and bring past and future  at 8 18 ., the eight exchanged Quick hugs and kisses with relatives and project officials stepped through an air lock door waved through the round window and disappeared inside. The four men and four women ranging in age from 27 to 67, will try to replicate the Earth a environment raising their own food and recycling All air water and wastes. It is All part of a test of space colonization technology. The group has two people from England one from Belgium and five from the United states. Their artificial world consists of several climatic zones a rain Forest Savannah Ocean and marshes a packed with 3,800 Plant and animal species. Sex has not been ruled out among the Crew members but pregnancy has. The Complex includes such luxury items As computers facsimile machines telephones televisions video cassette recorders and exercise equipment. The communications apparatus will tic the scientists into a control Center located a few Hundred Yards away and to the rest of the world. Biosphere a designers had hoped to Power the project with solar panels but that proved too expensive. Natural Gas from the outside world Powers its electrical systems. Space biosphere ventures Developer of the private for profit project expects to draw up to a half million visitors annually and has applied for some 50 design patents. Mark Van Thill 30, of Belgium said he would miss his country a chocolates while Taber Mccallum 27, of Albuquerque n.m., said he would regret not Quot sailing on the open Ocean and the open  each Crew member is Likely to spend about four hours daily on farming and other chores to maintain the complicated machinery driving biosphere. Another four hours a Day will go to scientific work. The Crew is hoping to stay inside for two years barring serious illness or other calamities. Vivomi it a Vii Usu vu4 tvs Vii Iaus iut Iii ii Usu 41 11115 Avii  Misc amp a or inner calamities. Army officers will get Chance to apply for special forces Washington a amps a  officers in Europe who think they have the grit to make it into the special forces will have the Opportunity to talk with recruiters next week. Special forces recruiters will visit various locations in Europe from monday to oct. 10. They will be looking mainly for officers in year group 1989 for worldwide assignments although there Are some positions still open for officers in the 1985-1988year-groups. Officers in year group 1989 should Nave received information packets from the special forces career Branch that explain application procedures for the next accession Board which will Convene in september 1992. The primary Mission of the special forces better known As the Green berets is to conduct unconventional warfare and special reconnaissance operations. Because it is a combat  specially the special forces Branch cannot accept women. Officials said the Branch offers command opportunities at All Levels and they encourage eligible officers interested in professional development to attend one of the briefings. Generally an officers Only Chance to apply for the  a newest career Field is the year that first lieutenants Are considered for promotion to Captain and Are in the target year group designated by the total  personnel come. For More details interested officers can Call the so office of the 1st in 10th special forces group at Panzer Cavern in Bobingen Germany at ets 431-2342. Briefings Are scheduled in Europe As follows. All Are in Germany except where noted. A sept. 30, Mannheim Coleman Annex a 9  At 3-8 inf div conference room building 69 Contact maj. Greenwell at ets 382-5311. A oct. 1, Baum older Smith Barracks a 9  At 2 8 inf div conference room building 8250 Contact maj. Blakely at ets 485-7212. A oct. 1, Mainz Lee Barracks a 4 p.m., 1-8 inf div officers club Contact 1st it. Of Leary at ets 490-6115. A oct. 2, Frankfurt v corps a 9 ., Abrams Complex Contact capt. Green at ets 320-7954. A oct. 2, Amberg a 4 p.m., 3-2 air Cav regt Contact capt. Wood at ets 476-5801. A oct.,3, Bamberg a 4 p.m., 2-2 air Cav regt conference room Contact capt. Tyler at ets 469-8756. A oct. 3, Karlstedt a 4 p.m., 2nd  div fwd Patton club Contact 1st it. Wood at ets 342-6226. A oct. 4, Berlin a 4 p.m., Berlin brigade conference room Contact capt. Gary at ets 332-7451. A oct. 4, Bundlach a 4 p.m., 1-2  Cav regt conference room Contact 1st it. Hay hurts at ets 4623821. A oct. 7, Vilsick a 9 ., 3-3 brigade conference room Contact maj. Rynott at ets 476-2791. A oct. 7, Erlanger a 9 ., 2-3 inf div conference room Contact maj. Shillum at ets 464-3814. A oct. 8, Vii corps arty a 4 p.m., officers club Contact capt. Davis at ets 434-6101. A oct. 8, Aschaffenbur a 9 ., 3-3 inf div conference room Contact maj. Leonard at ets 323-7220. A oct. 9, Kirch Gons a 9 ., 4-1  div conference room building 4346 Contact maj. Critchloe at ets 346-8111. A oct. 10, Bobingen Panzer Cavern a 4 p.m., 1st in 10th special forces group conference room Contact capt. Smith at ets 441-4775. A oct. 10, Vicenza Italy 4 p.m., setae officers club Contact chief warrant officer Mclean at ets 634-7751.Bush, moroccan King pledge to work for peace Washington a president Bush and King Hassan ii of Morocco vowed thursday to work together to broker an Arab israeli peace pact and ensure what Bush called a legitimate political rights for the palestinian  Bush welcomed Hassan to the White House for talks that aides said would focus in part on . Efforts to bring arabs and israelis to the negotiating table for peace talks next month. The King is making his first . Visit since Bush became president. He is accompanied by 20 of his wives in Washington and left 20 others in new York White House aides said. A we now see the real Prospect of a peace conference leading to direct negotiations Between arabs and israelis a Bush said during the arrival ceremony for Hassan on the White House grounds. The president reiterated the underpinnings of the peace Effort including . Resolutions calling for Israel to return occupied territories a and the principle of territory for  a we seek to elaborate on this principle to provide for real Security and real peace for All states in the Middle East including Israel and for recognition of legitimate political rights of the palestinian people a Bush said to applause from moroccan visitors attending the ceremony. Hassan said a we shall Ever be ready to contribute to any peaceful solutions in the Middle East. Bush also thanked the King for Morocco a participation in the .-led coalition against Iraq in the persian Gulf War