European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 23,1991 the stars and stripes c Page 9army studying Short Europe rotations by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a the  is considering Short term rotations to Europe for brigade and Bat Talion size units rather than the longer assignments that have been the services practice since world War ii  Secretary Michael . Stone said. The lessening of tension in Europe and the current Effort to significantly reduce the . Troop presence on the continent wifi allow  planners to change the posture that the service has maintained on the continent for More than 40 years he said. A the new world situation with a significantly different Security environment in Europe clearly allows room for a different Range of options a Stone said last week in a speech to the annual convention of the association of the . Army. A while the Force of Over 210,000 soldiers which we have deployed in Europe was the right response to the threat that existed in the recent past the new situation gives us a degree of flexibility that the earlier threat did not allow a he said. Short Tours in Europe would resemble the rotation scenario currently being used in Kuwait where the 2nd  Cav regt served for several months before being replaced by a battalion of troops from the 3rd and 8th inf dive. Army officials Are also discussing the  periodically deploying Reserve units to Europe for Short Tours Stone said. Short overseas unit rotations have Long been favored by some lawmakers notably rep. Patricia Schroeder d-colo., who has argued that the United states does not need to maintain such a Large and costly infrastructure a including schools family housing and family support services a to support permanently based units in Europe. Schroeder supports six month Tours but  officials said making one year unaccompanied Tours the Standard in Europe As is currently the Case in Korea is also under consideration. The  has experimented with rotating units overseas several times in the past said  spokesman maj. Pete Keating. Operation Gyroscope in the 1950s sought to rotate entire divisions. That plan was aborted when it proved to be too difficult logistically and too expensive. In the mid-1970s, a Short lived plan called a brigade �?T76�?� had two stateside divisions rotating brigades to Germany for six month Tours to bolster the Force there Keating said. Shortly after the first six month tour was completed however the unit was converted to permanent status and its families began moving to Germany to join the troops. Some wives of troops who were assigned to brigade �?T76 protested the temporary rotations. Similar plans have been studied by  officials in the 1980s, with at least one called cohort seeing limited use. But such plans have faltered because of a Lack of a stateside sustaining base big enough to support the  presence in Europe. Until its recent downsizing began the  had More than half its combat Power a two corps made up of four heavy divisions two armoured cavalry regiments two separate brigades and various smaller units a already in Germany. With More than two divisions Worth of assets in Korea and Hawaii there simply weren to enough .-based units to support full rotation to Europe. That will change once the  carries out current plans to draw Down to just one corps in Germany. In his speech Stone said the  plans to reduce troop strength in Europe to 92,000 by fiscal 1995, with at least 52,000 soldiers and 69,000 family members slated to leave Germany in fiscal 1992 alone. A that Means 500 soldiers and dependents with household goods cars and pets will of leaving Europe every working Day a he said. A that is a substantial movement of people and an extraordinarily difficult management  dates set for Lindsey Raf Sculthorpe by the stars and stripes Ramstein a Germany a the air Force will phase out its operations at Lindsey air station Between april 1993 and september 1993, . Air forces in Europe announced tuesday. In another move the air Force also announced that Raf Sculthorpe England will be returned to the British government by december 1992. Sculthorpe already has been on standby status for emergencies since 1967 and is maintained by a Small air Force contingent of 33 people. The actions had been announced previously but the dates had not been specified. Lindsey supports the air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden various munition storage Sites and the Germany regions Headquarters for the department of defense dependents schools. It also serves Troy state University City College of Chicago and Embry rid dle aeronautical University. The 7100th combat support Wing Lindsey a Host unit will be inactivated the statement said. The Wiesbaden Hospital became famous in the Early 1980s for receiving and treating . Hostages released from Captivity in the Middle East. Many of the . Marines injured in the terrorist attack on their compound in Lebanon were also treated there. The Hospital is slated to go into standby status but no Date has yet been set said staff sgt. Robert w. Fortenberry a Lindsey spokesman. A Small caretaker Force would oversee the mothballed Hospital but it would not treat patients unless a major emergency erupted. When the Hospital goes into standby status Hospital patients who need care will be sent to Otner . Military hospitals in Europe. Frank of Gara spokesman for Dodds Germany said the Region has not found new accommodations. A it would be to our advantage financially to remain in the Wiesbaden area thus eliminating. Costs involved in a move to another location a of Gara said. A Wiesbaden allows us to enjoy a location that scentral to our schools and to the German transportation network that a needed to provide operational  Sculthorpe located 110 Miles Northeast of London is Home to det 1, 48th fighter Wing. It is used primarily for training deployments of tactical fighter units from the United states and elsewhere in Europe. . Considers sending ships to malaysian naval facilities Kuala Bumpur Malaysia up the United states is studying the possibility of using naval repair facilities on the Western coast of Malaysia for its warships in the future says the Admiral who Heads the . Pacific come. A the philippine bases were strategic in terms of location. Obviously we have to see what alternative facilities exist out Here in the commercial Market a adm. Charles r. Larson told a news conference monday following his one Day visit to Malaysia. He said the United states was looking into using the Lumuth naval dockyard despite the ongoing military facilities arrangement with Singapore because the facilities on the Island Republic a Are rather Busy they have a rather heavy  Larson added that . And malaysian officials had czech holds plane Prague Czechoslovakia up a a 17-year-old czechoslovak Man who hijacked a Domestic airline flight with 12 passengers aboard monday surrendered before Dawn tuesday to police after a 19-hour siege at Prague a Duzyne Airport. The surrender came after the planets Pilot who was the last of 17 hostages being held and a police hostage negotiator escaped from the plane in the Early hours of tuesday morning. The Hijacker had threatened to blow up the plane a soviet built czechoslovak airlines tu134-a, with a jacket containing what he said was czechoslovak made semtex plastic explosive. A time fatigue and the tense atmosphere played a major role a said it. Col. Miroslav Hanak commander of the czechoslovak Interior mini try a rapid intervene agreed during discussions that the possibilities of Lumuth naval facilities should be further studied. The Lumuth dockyard located 100 Miles Northwest of Kuala Bumpur is to be privatized Early next year. The senior . Military commander for the Pacific and Indian oceans earlier called on defense minister Najib Tun Razak and visited the Institute for International and Stra Getic studies. Larson said limitations of the Lumuth base include the shallowness of its Harbor. A at the moment we Are thinking in terms of smaller ships perhaps the size of a tank Landing ship. Whether dredging or other things could be done in the future remains to be seen a he said. A we Are really not looking for any new bases out Here a he said.79 hours gives up Tion Force which had surrounded the plane. The air plane was on a scheduled flight from the slovak capital Bratislava to Prague when it was hijacked monday morning. The teen age sky Bandit asked for Safe air passage to Libya two parachutes and 1 million German Marks $590,000. He told the air plane Crew he would blow up the plane unless his demands were met. But by late evening the Hijacker had dropped the demand for an air plane and was demanding a car. Police isolated the air plane on an emergency runway at the Airport and heavily armed troops surrounded it. The Hijacker first released 12 passengers police said then late at night let go four of the five Crew members. Shortly after 3 a.m., Hanak said the Hijacker agreed to surrender. Us Damaon timeless Quality sgt. Michael of Handley 59th my co Zwell Brincken Germany stands beside his winning entry a reproduction of an 1818 american clock crafted from Mahogony Birch and Cherry. The sergeant earned second place saturday in the woodworking category of the 2nd european crafts and Ceramic contest held at Pir Masens arts and crafts Center. Roger Stegell of Hanau Germany took first place for his creation of a tall masted ship Complete with cannons and lifeboats