European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 a the stars and stripes sunday october 6, 1991pentagon publication turns a Page by Chuck v1nch Washington Bureau Washington a in the Wake of the decline and fall of what Ronald Reagan once called the a evil Empire a the Pentagon Hai killed off a mainstay of the East West confrontation in the 1980s the annual publication called soviet military Power. Instead officials released military forces in transition 1991, a scaled Down publication that mirrors the lessening of the soviet threat. A following the events of mid August and the continuing unpredictable aspects of life in Russia and the other republics the department of defense decided not to publish soviet military Power this year a read a Pentagon statement issued Friday. The Booklet issued in its place officials said is meant to be a a a snapshot of soviet military capabilities As of August and a notice on the first Page cautions that a some of the assessments in this publication Are subject to gradual or even sudden  soviet military Power launched under former defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger traditionally ran More than 100 High gloss pages and was jammed with colourful charts maps and photos depicting the latest in soviet weaponry. Yes if anyone Ever needed a sign that the cold War is truly Over this is  a a Pentagon official but the latest edition is just 60 pages. It lacks color except for tiny red Blue and Green symbols on a Small fold out insert map. The cover is a simple line drawing of the soviet Union. In contrast last years cover featured a photo of a gleaming Black submarine equipped with ballistic missiles blowing the Ocean. A yes if anyone Ever needed a sign that the cold War is truly Over this is it a said one Pentagon official Tongue planted firmly in Cheek As he handed out copies of the new publication. The Book details the numerous problems facing the soviet military including sagging Public respect a demoralized officer corps a Rise in draft dodging the poor Quality of draftees and the recognition that military spending must shrink drastically if the floundering Economy is to have any Chance of staying afloat. It also touches on the general uncertainty Over who will run the armed forces As much of the control once wielded by Moscow passes to the republics. But the Book warns soviet strategic nuclear capability will a continue to pose an immediate threat to the United states and its allies. By its very  As such far More space is Given to assessing soviet strategic nuclear forces than conventional weaponry although All the books analysis is much broader and less detailed than in past editions. The new publication produced Wistful reactions among Pentagon reporters who had Savoured past issues of soviet military Power for their alarmist tone in depicting a soviet Union bristling with armaments that would Stop at nothing Short of world domination. A it made for great bedside Reading in the dead of night a one reporter quipped. A a it a really the end of an  Healing found in postwar Iraq by j. King Cruger staff writer s1lopi, Turkey a a Healing process is under Way Between kurd and iraqis and kurd and turks says the american who deals the most with those belligerent factions in Southwest Asia. A we have been instrumental in bringing the sides kurd and iraqis together. Now they talk on their own Quot says . Army col. Dick Nabb chief negotiator for operation provide comforts military coordination Center. A a we be also gotten the kurd and the turks talking and that a absolutely critical for a peaceful future in the Region Nabb said in an interview last week at his Headquarters at silo i. Hundreds of thousands of kurd fled in terror to Turkey and Iran last Spring after Saddam Hussein a army crushed their rebellion against his regime. Nabb said the kurd Hay reconciled themselves to the fact that the Allied presence in the area is different from what it had been last Spring and summer. A Allied land forces were pulled out of Northern Iraq in july and ground forces Are rapidly being withdrawn from Southeastern Turkey meanwhile air Power is being bolstered at in Ciurlik a Turkey As part of a restructuring of coalition forces supporting operation provide Comfort the Allied forces Mission was to have ended sept. 30, but the turkish government on sept. 21 decided on a three month Extension. The United nations memorandum of understanding with Iraq that allows humanitarian efforts to proceed in that country expires dec. 31. A the kurd will have a Heck of a time if that Isnit renewed a Nabb said. A when they the kurd Tell me they would go to the mountains again if they were again attacked by Saddam a forces Tell them that that  be viable. That does no to Hurt Saddam. A a a you should head to Baghdad a i Tell them a Nabb said. Although Nabb believes that Saddam is capable of car lying out unlimited acts of cruelty against the kurd a he does no to foresee the iraqi Leader moving to crush them. A i done to see him Saddam doing something stupid. He understands we have a credible Hammer. He a not stupid a the negotiator said. A Iraq is playing by the rules in our part of the country a Nabb said referring to the Delaware size area in the North of the country where coalition forces Are providing a Haven for a Large kurdish population. Nabb said Large numbers of kurdish refugees have returned from Iran in recent weeks and that their plight is especially grim because they Are returning to isolated villages As cold and Rainy weather approaches. Nabb spends most of his time in Iraq where he goes unarmed to meet iraqi military and kurdish leaders a and anyone who wants to talk with  in the beginning he travelled mostly by Road. Now nearly All his travel is aboard army Black Hawk helicopters. In the Early Days of operation provide Comfort Mili tary coordination Center personnel encountered some harassment at iraqi military checkpoints Nabb said. A now the iraqis just wave us onto their bases a Nabb said. Although Nabb has not noted any improvements by Baghdad in providing social services to Northern Iraq the coalition has been Able to get the iraqis to provide three 10-Man mine Clearing teams to remove ordnance in kurdish areas. Mine Clearing had previously been carried out by coalition forces working with maps of mined areas provided by the iraqis. Now the iraqi military offers a Small amount of Money per mine recovered Nabb said. Since he joined the combined task Force during the second week of april he has had four Days off. He regularly starts his Day at 6 30 . And ends it around Midnight. A we go pretty hard. There a never a Dull Day Quot Nabb says. A i wish i had More  but the situation is improving daily in Northern Iraq according to Nabb. A i guess it the present peace will have to stand the test of time. We have provided a new Opportunity for the kurd. I Hope they take it and use it the kurd need to be Given a Chance to Lead their lives a Nabb said. A operation provide Comfort really started a love affair Between the 12,000 men and women who have been exposed to the situation the refugees plight and the kurd a Nabb said adding a a it a been the highlight of my  special forces seek applicants i Soi we Zingen Germany  1 forces recruiters will i citations in Turkey and for prospective applicants.  must take a physical of Vas and shimming test. The a  Ming lest is a 50-Metcr swim in Battle dress uniform and boots. Locations dates and limes of the presentations a 10 30 . And 1 30 . Oct. 23, and 10 30 . Oct. 24, in the conference room of building 309. The fitness and swimming test will be at 1 . Oct. 24. For More information Call ets 675-1110 or 379-6430. A 10 30 . And 1 30 . Oct. 28 and 29, in the Day room of he det 588th arty group the Assalo Wiki Greece. The fitness and swimming test will be at 1 . Oct. 24. For information Call ets 6348914 or 379-6430. Air Force takes Steps to consolidate accounting logistics offices in Europe by Peggy Davidson and Amy Geiszler Jones staff writers Ramstein a Germany a the air Force is establishing regional offices for accounting operations and logistic storage Sites to help offset draw Down effects in Europe. As of Friday those were the Only agencies within . Air forces in Europe creating regional offices said a command spokesman but other agencies May move in that direction As the draw Down continues. To streamline accounting and finance procedures and take pressure off local finance offices the air Force is forming regional offices to handle the a backroom accounting operations a said col. Charles Bouboulis director of a Safe a accounting and finance division. A writing checks to both people and contractors the actual entering of data into the accounting systems that s where the bulk of savings in the Region ligation will occur a Bouboulis said. He added that air Force members wont see any change in service when they walk into their base finance offices for assistance with military pay. Bouboulis foresees five regional finance offices within Safe England Italy Turkey and two in Central Europe prot fable Germany. The office in Turkey is already handling business he said and the others Are expected to be operating Between january and october 1993. Specific locations have not been selected for the remaining four offices. A in Turkey the computer data bases Are already centralized Tor the most part at in Ciurlik a he said. A in the rest of the command that a not the Case. We need the software that a being  the change in the accounting and finance system is accompanied by the loss of 209 manpower slots in Safe Bouboulis Safft those jobs Are not included among reductions caused by the forces draw Down and base closures. Bouboulis did no to know whether the jobs being deleted were military civilian or both. He added that officials hoped that the slots could be emptied through attrition. And in a move to More effectively manage War Reserve Materiel storage Sites stand by and co located bases and other Sites Safe is organizing four regional logistics centers to direct such operations. The centers will be headquartered at a Raf Mildenhall England within 3rd air Force a Lindsey air station Germany within 17th air Force a Aviano a Italy within the Mediterranean based 16th air Force and a in Ciurlik a Turkey also in 16th air Force