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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Of designing stylish dress uniform by Susanne m. Schafer the associated press Washington the air Force s top general wants a trim no frills look for his airmen and women and will unveil proposals for newly designed uniforms soon officials say. Gen. Merrill a. Mcpeak has ordered that the current dress uniforms be redesigned to develop a a More distinctive Quot and less cluttered appearance. Name tags will disappear and maybe even the Epa lets said sources commenting on condition of anonymity. Rank insignias May appear on the cuffs Simitar to Navy dress uniforms. Mcpeak said of the current version in a recent interview with the weekly newspaper air Force times a aside from the Blue color. It s really a kind of Blue version of the army uniform. I think its important for our people to like the Way they look in their  Mcpeak who is also overseeing a major reorganization of his services bureaucratic Structure said he wants a More a a stylish uniform to help improve morale and Cut costs. The air Force chief of staff is a highly decorated fighter Pilot who s been known to complain about required uniform purchases a such As a Quot mess dress Quot hat a that gather dust in his closet. Clothing Dressy enough for work and other occasions could eliminate the need for the service s More formal Blue and White ceremonial uniform he has said. Capt. Sylvia Freeman an air Force spokeswoman said sketches on the proposed styles should be released Quot in the near  in a statement the air Force noted that much tinkering has been done with the uniform since 1947, when the service separated from the army to become a distinct Branch. The statement said the new uniform will essentially remain the same medium Blue color. Changes will focus primarily on the jacket which will be made of a polyester Wool blend and stripped of a was Many accoutrements As  the air Force said several Hundred people will begin wearing lest uniforms in 1992. Mcpeak will make a final decision on the design and fabric after the six month test period. It will take a number of years to phase any new uniform in with most using it by the mid-1990s.sacs Leader details change in of Structure by Lynda Davidson and Gary Pomeroy staff writers ramste1n a Germany a service members in Europe can look at Raf Mildenhall England As an example of the new look strategic air come the commander of the air forces strategic air come says. By the end of 1991, Sac will turn Over its european based Tanker Force now based at Mildenhall to . Air forces in Europe Gen. George Lee Butler said thursday. He is in Europe to deliver briefings to top commanders. A because forces work in this theater this is where their Mission purpose is our conclusion is they ought to be under the operational control of the theater commander Quot Butler said. The move to eliminate Tanker task forces and place them under a single organization is modelled Butler after the 18th Wing at a Dena a Japan formerly the 18th tac fighter Wing. It is one of Many changes the air Force is making after the end of the cold War and from lessons Learned in the persian Gulf. The air Force announced in september that the military Airlift come tac air come and strategic air come would merge into two entities temporarily named the air combat come and air mobility come. Additionally the strategic air come will assume the Navy a nuclear submarine Force in june 1992 and form see sacks on Page 2 inside today s paper a tul Way game week Frankfurt High s eagles tackle the school grind and the Gridiron Home at last upon arriving Home in Boise Idaho freed hostage Jesse Turner prays for he remaining hostages being held in the Middle East. A welcoming ceremony took place Friday night when he and his family reached Boise. He was accompanied by his wife Badr and their 4-year-old daughter Joanne. See Story on Page 2.accused killer arrested near Border Bennington Al. Apr an Industrial Engineer who tied after allegedly killing her Boss and injuring three others was arrested hours after the shootings when she was slopped for speeding near the Canadian Border. Police arrested Elizabeth Teague 30, late Friday in new Hampshire after the fatal shooting of Jonathan Perryman the Plant manager of the eve ready Ual Terv co. Inc. Plant. Perryman. 47, died in surgery after being shot in the head. Two other victims a maintenance manager Thomas Fuhr 31, and Secretary Patricia Masi 41 a were listed in fair condition saturday. The head Plant Engineer William Crittenden 48, was treated and released Friday. Roadblocks had been set up in new York Massachusetts and Vermont to catch the suspect. But Teague was stopped in Pittsburg n.h., for driving 44 Mph in a 30 Mph zone police said. William Wright Bennington county state s attorney said Perryman was evidently the chief target. Quot it appears she went for at least one person and on the Way she encountered some others and shot them Quot Wright said. Wright said casings from a 9mm handgun were Lound see killer on Page 2  
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