European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes wednesday october 9,1991 92 Europe building plan modest by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a landmark International changes and uncertainty Over the future shape of . Forces overseas have combined to produce a rather modest military construction program for Europe in fiscal 1992 a compared with previous years. The defense department requested funding for Only a handful of projects in Europe and lawmakers approved even fewer preferring to Channel funds into construction at stateside bases instead. The Pentagon requested $89.6 million for 17 specified projects in Europe. Lawmakers approved $68.7 million to fund 11 of them. Details of the $8.5 billion fiscal 1992 military construction appropriations Bill show that almost All construction projects slated for Europe Are related to the military Mission. There Are no new schools hospitals family housing units libraries recreation centers Post offices or athletic facilities on the list although $3 million was approved for unspecified minor construction at existing department of defense military dependents schools. In fact the single Bona fide a Quality of life initiative in Europe contained in the Bill Wasny to even requested by the Pentagon. Lawmakers directed that the air Force take $340,000 from its spending account for unspecified minor construction to turn an unused facility at Rhein main a Germany into an addition to the bases existing child care Center. A the conferees Are concerned with the backlog of children on the waiting list for child care at the base and wish to provide additional space to alleviate the problem a said the explanatory report accompanying the Bill. The measure contains $5 million for a control Tower and radar approach control at Lajes Field in the azores. But lawmakers said the Money can to be spent until the Pentagon submits a a precautionary pre financing statement to nato. A House appropriations committee staffer said such statements Are occasionally required As a condition of congressional approval for construction projects when lawmakers feel they should be funded by the Alliance rather than solely by the United states. The statements carry no Legal weight. A a Onato is free to say no and frequently that a what happens a the staffer said. A a it a just a Way to get the views of Congress on  the Bill provides Only $225 million for the nato infrastructure account $134 million less than the Pentagon wanted and also maintains a ban on using any funds from that account for construction of a new nato base at Croton Italy. The Bill report said lawmakers will revisit the Croton Issue next year with an Eye toward fashioning a much leaner and less expensive base construction plan. Following is a country by country rundown of action lawmakers took on other construction projects requested for Europe. A Germany lawmakers rejected All three projects requested a $590,000 temporary aviation maintenance hangar at Feucht army Airfield a $960,000 Rock Crusher Plant at the Hohenfels training area Ana a $3.5 million expansion and alteration of a vehicle maintenance facility at Ramstein a. A Iceland lawmakers approved a $9.3 million fuel facility and a $10.6 million communications Center but rejected a $10.5 million helicopter Rescue recovery hangar at Nas Kef Lavik. A Italy lawmakers rejected a $4.8 million air cargo terminal at naval support activity Naples but approved four other projects. They Are a $o.5 million utilities system upgrade at Naples a $2.8 million satellite terminal at the Sicily naval communications station a $2.3 million addition to the engine maintenance shop at Nas Simonella and a $9.9 million operations control Center at Simonella. A United kingdom lawmakers approved a $1.4 million upgrade to a facility at Raf Edzell Scotland a $1.8 million satellite terminal at the London naval communication unit a $3.6 million f-15e fuel facility at Raf Lakenheath England and a $15.6 million joint analysis Center at Raf Molesworth England. The Only project disapproved for the United kingdom was a $700,000 dedicated aircraft support system Dass facility. If the Bill is approved by the full House and Senate it will go to president Bush for his  captures innkeeper award Raf Mildenhall England the billeting operation at Raf Mildenhall has been awarded the . Air forces in Europe innkeeper award for the second year in a Row. The Gateway inn billeting Section which is a part of the 513th service so won the award in the Large installation category. The Gateway inn normally offers lodging for thousands of transient and temporary duty military and civilian personnel. However Between june 1990 and May 1991, the number of people billeted jumped 70 percent to 58,654. Thousands of personnel passed through Mildenhall in support of operations desert shield and desert storm. To improve the Quality of temporary lodging facilities for families either arriving or departing Mildenhall the Gateway inn installed via Ocas Scute recorders in the rooms and established a free video Library. The billeting Section will receive the innkeeper award in a ceremony later this month at Ramstein a  no honoured Avia is id Italy a a chief master sergeant now station rat Aviano a has been named the air forces top military personnel superintendent. Chief master sgt. Donald Matyszyk who arrived at Aviano in july received the award for his work at tac air come Headquarters with the military personnel inspection Section of the inspector general a office. He was stationed at Langley fab va., Between november 1988 and july 1991. Matyszyk created realistic scenarios to train and evaluate personnel teams which later deployed to the persian Gulf. The new Britain conn., native was in the Gulf Region Between september 1990 and March. Matyszyk a 23-year air Force Veteran is the non commissioned officer in charge of Aviano a consolidated base personnel  ends training phase the 32nd tac fighter group has conducted the . Air forces in Europe a last weapons training deployment to the nato air combat training installation at Decimo Mannu a Sardinia a group spokesman said. The group based at Oesterberg a Netherlands joined the 7555th tac training so for a mixture of dissimilar air combat training Basic fighter Man Euver and air combat Man Euver sorties said capt. Eric Schnaible. They pitted their f-15 fighter planes against former East German Mig-29 fulcrum. 4 communities in Germany win National music awards Washington a amps a four army communities in Germany have received awards from a National organization for musical productions they performed in february. Ansbach Frankfurt Hanau and Schweinfurt competed against 17 other army communities for the 1991 american music in the armed forces awards. The Competition has been judged by the National federation of music clubs headquarter in Stanton Texas since 1955. The federation established the a Parade of american music contest to promote american composers and their music and a special category was established for military productions. All productions had to be staged during february which has been designated As a Parade of american music  army entertainment officials expected fewer entries this year because of the persian Gulf War. Military communities in Germany however made their Best showing in years according to the army a entertainment program manager. A we had the largest participation and number of winners from Europe than in the past four or five years a said Mary Alice Hodgson. A i found it interesting that communities in Europe and installations in the . Where Large numbers of troops deployed still entered the Competition. A they used these shows As a vehicle to entertain families and involve those soldiers left behind during desert storm in a creative recreational activity which reduced stress Levels a she said. Judges viewed videotapes or listened to recordings of the shows. Judging criteria included the Quality and difficulty of the music performed method of presentation the number of performances and the size of the audience. Each Community also included a scrapbook of the performances with its entries Hodgson said. Winners were awarded a Star rating and each Community a morale and welfare fund will receive $100 per Star in the general category $75 for honorable mentions and $50 per Star for army bands and composer song writer categories. Schweinfurt a Ledward entertainment Center won two stars and $200 for a musical tribute to americans greats Bernstein and Copeland honorable mentions and $75 each went to Ansbach a Community recreation div entertainment Center for its a Parade of american music month series the Frankfurt music Center for Romance Romance and Hanau a american music Celebration series musical and contests. Aviano airman Hurt in 1 car Accident Aviano Italy a a one car Accident Early saturday left an Aviano airman on a Respirator at a Hospital in Munich Germany an air Force spokesman said monday. Airman 1st class Joey Ocheltree was in intensive care suffering from a contusion on the Chest and a broken  said staff sgt. Austin Carter of the Aviano a Public affairs office. Ocheltree and four other Aviano service members were heading to Munich a oktoberfest at about 2 . Saturday when their vehicle went off an embankment and rolled Carter said. William Steffen William Caton ii Shane Thomas and Eric Ericson were also in the vehicle. No information was available on their conditions Carter said. All four Are airmen first class assigned to the 40th consolidated aircraft Maint so at Aviano where Ocheltree is also assigned Carter said. Alcohol was not a Factor in the Accident which German police Are investigating Carter said. Leftover Gulf War res going to Angola Luanda Angola apr in a Mission to Avert a food crisis among government soldiers and rebels in newly at peace Angola a . Cargo plane flew into Luanda carrying 85,000 meals ready to eat left Over from the persian Gulf War. The 70 tons of rations will be distributed to troops from the soviet backed government army and the .armed rebels of the National Union for the total liberation of Angola Unita confined to Camps by a cease fire. A second plane was due into the capital tuesday with More rations. Unita and the government signed peace accords in May to end a 16-year civil War one of africans longest and bloodiest. Elections Are planned for next year. Under the terms of the May truce the estimated 150,000 government soldiers and 50,000 guerrillas were to move to Camps in preparation for demobilization. Officials say More than 80 percent of the combatants have already done so