European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday november 1, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 2services review family Aid programs by Chuck v1nch. Q Washington Bureau Washington All the services Are intensely reviewing their family assistance programs to see How Well they helped families Cope with the Rigours of the persian Gulf War. A we need to get feedback from the users of these services to find out what worked and what did to so we can adjust our policies to be As effective As possible in future deployments a said maj. Brenda Thompson of the air Force family matters Branch. A review team from air Force Headquarters has already visited two stateside bases and one overseas base to conduct personal interviews with family members family assistance program officials and base leaders she said. The team also held family a focus forums in which anyone involved with family assistance programs a users or providers a could discuss ways to Ini. Prove the system. Thompson declined to name the bases visited. She said they were selected on the basis of the number of personnel who deployed to the persian Gulf Overall demographics and the fact that they had functioning full scale family support centers. _ a we wanted to visit an overseas site to see if they had any different needs than the stateside bases a she said. A . Air forces in Europe spokesman on thursday confirmed that the team recently visited in Ciurlik a Turkey. In Ciurlik was use to launch air strikes against Northern Iraq during the Gulf War. It has since served As a focus for operation provide Comfort activities. In addition air Force officials Are conducting As Many Telephone interviews As possible with its stateside based dual military couples and single parents to see if More can be done to help meet the unique needs of those personnel during a Large deployment Thompson said. The Telephone interviews which have been conducted for several weeks should be completed within the next few Days and Overall results of the review should be compiled Early next year Thompson said. Over the next 10 months the Navy and Marine corps will do a worldwide assessment of their family programs and services a to see How successful they were in meeting the needs of our families during the mobilization said it. Mary Hanson a Navy spokeswoman. The army formed teams of officials to Monitor and assess family support programs available before the deployment As Well As during the operation itself said Bob Ray of the army a Community and family support Center. Once the last soldiers return from the persian Gulf those same teams will perform a Post deployment assessment Ray said. A one of the things we want to focus on is making families More self sufficient in terms of knowing what assistance is available How to use it and what to expect a he said. Service leaders believe that their family support networks generally worked Well during the deployment the officials said. But More can always be Learned through feedback from the grass roots level said the air forces Thompson. A a we a be missing a lot if we did no to go Back and talk to the people who use these programs especially since this is the first time the family support system has been tested in a deployment of this size in Many Many years she  son Back in Manila Imelda to follow Manila Philippines up a Imelda Marcos 33-year-old son saying his family no longer harbours anger toward president Corazon Aquino flew Home thursday to prepare for the return of his Mother from . Exile and the burial of his father. Ferdinand Marcos jr., wearing a White Polo shirt was met by his godfather Eduardo Cojuangco president Corazon Aquino a estranged Cousin and other High officials in his fathers government. A i can to believe in a Home a the Only son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos told reporters who mobbed him at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. A i am Here to make the preparations for my father to return for his final interment and also to prepare for my mothers return a said the former provincial governor. Airport workers lined the corridors cheering and Yelling his nickname a Bong Bong a his fathers world War ii code name As a guerrilla fighting japanese forces in the Philippines. Security forces made no attempt to Stop the Young. J0 a suburban Quezon City. Marcos and he was whisked to Cojuangco a House in a we have no bitter feelings against mrs. Aquino a he said in a news conference. A it just Means that we have no anger. There is no place for All this personal silliness. That a foolishness. We Are Here to carry on with our  the Young Marcos who said he was willing to face tax fraud charges lodged against him was scheduled to visit his Northern Hometown of Laoag on Friday. Aquino a chief aide executive Secretary Franklin Drilon said no arrest warrant had been issued against Marcos. News reports from new York said Imelda Ferdinand Marcos jr., the Only son of the late philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Waves to Well wishers shortly after arriving at at Ninoy Aquino International Airport thursday. Marcos 62, was set to depart and spend All saints Day in Honolulu where the remains of the dictator Are temporarily entombed in a refrigerated crypt. From Honolulu mrs. Marcos will Board a chartered jumbo Jet for Manila where she was expected on monday. Ferdinand Marcos died in september 1989, four years after he was ousted after 20 years in  lands after losing engine part Nurnberg Germany is amps a a plane carrying 70 american military members and family made an emergency Landing wednesday after a Large part of one engine covering fell off. Shortly after Takeoff air control personnel at Niernberg Airport saw the hawaiian airlines dc-8-62f lose a Section of the engine Cowling approximately a Yard wide and alerted the Pilot to return according to Airport spokesman Kurt Raum. The Metal covering fell onto a Grassy area at the Airport causing no damage he said. The Philadelphia bound air plane released fuel at High Altitude North of Niernberg and returned he said. He could not give the amount of fuel or Altitude. The fuel dissipated into the air and did not reach the ground Raum said. The passengers were not in any danger he said. The four engine Jet took off at 12 28 . And returned at 1 13 . The 114-scat air planet a passengers were housed overnight in the Niernberg area and transported to Frankfurt International Airport thursday said sgt. Basil Kuzyszyn of the Rhein main a Public affairs office. They departed on a . Air flight for Philadelphia at 12 04 ., he said. The hawaiian airlines jetliner was chartered by the . Government for military members and families departing for the United states because of european troop draw Downs. The plane constructed in 1961, is being repaired at the Niernberg Airport according to the German newspaper Norbay cosche Zeitung. Active duty Rolls dip below 2 million Washington a amps the number of Active duty military personnel has dropped below 2 million for the first time since the korean War mobilization in 1950, the defense department said thursday. Statistics released thursday show the services collectively decreased their personnel Levels by 18,840 in the month of september leaving Sedotal of 1,984,943 people on Active duty. The army which must trim the largest number of people by far under the defense departments downsizing Effort which will last through fiscal 1995, made the biggest inroads in september decreasing by 9,789 personnel. That leaves 710,223 soldiers on Active duty. The army must reduce its personnel strength to 536,000 by the end of fiscal 1995. The air Force decreased by 5,521 members in september leaving that serv ice with 510,432. The air Force target for the end of fiscal 1995 is 437,000. The Marine corps dropped 2,200 peo pie from its Active duty Rolls leaving a total of 194,040. The Marine corps will shrink to 171,000 members by the end of fiscal 1995. The Navy decreased by 1,330 members leaving it with 570,238. The Navy target for the end of fiscal 1995 is 510,000. Nato planning Council for East european nations Brussels Belgium apr the a nato allies including France have agreed to create a special forum for East european nations but Are still at Odds Over its name and other details diplomats said thursday. President Bush and other leaders of the 16-nation North Atlantic treaty organization will endorse the decision at a Summit next week in Rome As part of efforts to strengthen ties with their former adversaries. France which has been reluctant to expand natos links with those nations As agreed in principle on some Type of Security forum diplomats said. A the idea that the 16 nations should intensify the level of cooperation and have meetings with the East europeans is widely and completely agreed in the Alliance a said a senior Diplomat. A everybody agrees on the new step a said another Diplomat both of whom asked for anonymity. The allies intend to ask the soviet Union and eight other nations in Eastern Europe to take part in the new  theft spurs Reward offer ramste1n a Germany the jewelry Box a Vendor trailer at the Vogel Weh Exchange and commissary Complex was broken into sometime late oct. 20, or Early oct. 21, said an air Force office of special investigations spokesman Here. The Vendor said an estimated $30,000 to 40,000, in Gold jewelry was taken during the break in. A Reward is offered for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the break in and theft. Officials urge anyone with information that might help solve the crime to Contact the air Force office of special investigations at Ramstein at 06371-47-2381 or 4805409