European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The in amp Aid Hal Sesvol. 50, no. 170 monday september 30,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 35c d 8693 Achenes foresees no Quick savings from nuclear cuts a smiling airman 1st class Michael t. Duff Points at an incoming car at the Entrance to Raf Lakenheath on sunday. The base in England is Home to the 48th tac fighter Wing which flies Falls Long Range tactical fighters. From wire reports Washington a defense Secretary Dick Cheney said sunday that there will be no Short run savings in defense costs from president Bush a dramatic nuclear weapons initiative. A Over the next few months or in fiscal year �?T92, there arc added costs with terminating contracts moving systems around destroying warheads etc., that had not previously been expected a Cheney said on abcs this week with David Brinkley it he said that the nations military must be ready to fight a regional conflict anywhere in the world and that the strategic defense initiative is needed in a world of nuclear proliferation. He defended the b-2 bomber program As necessary to the country a defense and said the armed forces already Are in the midst of a massive draw Down that will Cut their manpower by 25 percent. The need to prevail in a regional conflict like operation desert storm forms a the Basic underlying assumptions by which we size our forces today a Cheney said. On saturday 11 air Force bases in the United states hustled to take Long Range nuclear bombers off full time Alert in line with Bush a nuclear initiative. Unloading the thermonuclear weapons ended a decades Long Vigil under which such aircraft could take off with 15 minutes notice if the United states were attacked. The action ordered by Cheney was the most immediate visible and dramatic follow up to the presidents far reaching plan for both unilateral nuclear cuts and new negotiations with Moscow. A a it a a very historic event a said maj. Dave Turner a spokesman at Barksdale fab in Bossier City la. A a we be been pulling 24-hour Alert since 1957.�?� at Fairchild fab near Spokane wash., Crews were instructed to take nuclear weapons off b-52 bombers on ground Alert said base spokeswoman Robin Grantham. The base usually keens five or six b-52s on ground Alert which Means they Are loaded with nuclear weapons and ready to Fly. Crews assigned to planes on Alert will no longer be cloistered for a week at a time ready to Fly on Short notice. A a it a a definite morale boost for them a Turner said. A a they re All on their Way out of Here. They re on their Way  two Texas bases Carswell fab near see cuts on Page 2 sex captive Mann Felt like a dog London apr Jack Mann says the Muslim extremists who held him captive in Lebanon for 865 Days threatened to blow him up chained him in cellars and shuttled him in car trunks around the country. The world War ii flying Ace now 77, tried to escape twice but was caught the first time and proved too weak the next time. In his first lengthy interview since his release last tuesday Mann told the mail on sunday that he was angered by the indignities he suffered. A i Felt As if i was a dog a he said. Because his guards changed Mann also suspects that he was sold at least once. Nevertheless he said he had no hatred for his captors. He was released by the pro iranian revolutionary Justice organization. A hate is too Strong a word. I liked those who were Friendly towards me and did not like those who were not a Mann said. Mann said he Felt sorry for Many of his guards who were underprivileged and poor. He said the Cash they received for guarding him was often their Only income. A it Wasny tall of them who hit me or treated me badly so i can feel sorry for them. I done to want  Mann said his most terrifying Day was nov. 11, 1990. A guard who considered himself an explosives expert said he planned to Stow Mann in a building and blow it up. A they would film the explosion for see Mann on Page 2 a five part report on Publio opinion in Eastern Europe and the soviet Union begins today. A mail on sunday that he was angered by Mann said he Felt sorry for Many of his 1,Lcy would turn the explosion Lor the indignities he suffered. Guards who were underprivileged and see Mann on Page 2. Navy says More minorities rising up ladder by Chuck Vinch ago. Minority officers now command nine surface academic training to bring them up to Speed solve any Washington Bureau ships which is a primary pathway for promotion to Flag problems they May have had in High school a Boorda adj k Plit i Tat i-1 i i. 1 the t1 if o Felt to a War by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a even As fewer Black men attend College in the United states More minorities Are moving into the Navy a officer ranks particularly at senior Levels the services top personnel official says. Various flexible policies and programs and a Strong visible commitment to equal Opportunity Over the past decade have put a fall the trends in the right direction a said vice adm. Mike Boorda the Navy a Deputy chief of naval operations for personnel. For example the Navy now has 48 Black captains More than Ever before and up from 34 just two years ago. Minority officers now command nine surface ships which is a primary pathway for promotion to Flag rank. On the other end of the pipeline the service is vigorously recruiting minorities for Navy Roth programs and the naval Academy with the result that 7.5 percent of this years entering class is Black. The Navy is also trying to counter the trend of fewer Blacks going to College through a program called boost or broadened Opportunity for officer selection and training. A we recruit youngsters with the potential to go on to naval Roth or the Academy and give them a year of academic training to bring them up to Speed solve any problems they May have had in High school a Boorda said. A a it a a free year on Active duty a we pay them As sailors a and their Job is to go to a special school we be set up in san Diego. In a very pleased with the output of that  Boorda said he believes the Navy is doing the right things because the number of Black officers coming in not Only is increasing but is growing at a time when the service itself is shrinking. But he said he recognizes that simply getting minorities into the officer ranks is not enough and that there see Navy on Page 2 v expanded sports coverage a pages 21-28 _ a a a a it