European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 23, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 3howe Wise to Washington s Way Admiral looking Forward to White House Post by Rosemary Sawyer Brussels Bureau chevres a Belgium adm. Jonathan t. Howe said he expects his familiarity with Washington and the White House will help him when he leaves his command of . Naval forces Europe next month to become president Bush s Deputy National Security adviser. A a it a pretty familiar territory. I know my Way pretty much around the town so that kind of background makes it fairly easy a Howe said in an interview thursday referring to previous assignments in the nations capital. A but its always different its always new. New people Are involved and of course our world is changing so quickly. There will be new issues to learn about and to tackle but i look Forward to  Bush announced tuesday that Howe 56, would succeed Robert Gates who last week became director of the Central intelligence Agency. Howe was at shape he near Mons Belgium on thursday where supreme Allied commander Gen. John r. Galvin hosted a luncheon and Honor guard for him. Howe is a 1957 naval Academy graduate who holds a doctorate in Law and diplomacy. He served As vice president Nelson Rockefeller a National Security adviser during the Ford administration. He also worked on the National Security Council staff under Secretary of state Henry Kissinger. He also has served As assistant to former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff adm. William Crowe and directed the political and military affairs Bureau at the state department under former Secretary of state George Schultz. A a in be worked for not Only some wonderful people who have a great Deal of experience stretching All the Way from the Kissinger Haigs Schultzs Carluc Cis and crowds of this world. But in be been around almost All of the bureaucracy in Washington in various positions a said the san Diego calif., native who also commands Allied forces Southern Europe a nato subordinate command. As Deputy National Security adviser Howe will serve As top aide to National Security adviser Brent scowcroft in keeping the president abreast of developments around the world. Although Howe will Don civilian clothes for the Job he will remain on Active duty a at least for a while a he said. Howe noted that it is not unusual for officers to remain on Active duly a particularly in the Deputy  along with his Washington background Howe said he will Benefit from insights gained during his 2vi years in Naples Italy commanding . Naval forces and the nato subordinate command. The end of the cold War and rapid fire changes in Europe a political landscape have forced military leaders including himself to consider a some very demanding questions a dealing with the nature of nato the future of the United states in nato and its forces in Europe and the Navy a future role Howe said. Quot so 1 think i will go Back with a greater understanding of Europe and particularly the Southern Region of Europe which is a very complicated area As Well As the role of All of our armed forces Here Quot he gained additional perceptions during the persian Gulf War from the views of both the . Forces and the Alliance he said. Howe who will pass his command to vice adm. Jeremy Quot Mike Boorda in ceremonies Dee. 3, said he wanted to express his appreciation for the men and women serving in Europe. A of course the Navy has been my special family a Howe said Quot but you know in Naples we have the army and the air Force and the marines which of course Are part of the Navy family As Well. But there is nothing that we do any More that Isnit really joint working very closely together and i think there a great teamwork Here in Europe. A a it a a great group of americans  Usa eur blood drives planned to head off possible shortages by David Tarrant staff writer anticipating an upcoming shortage in the military a blood Supply in Europe the . Amp my Europe blood Bank will hold several blood drives in december. Medical officials Are bracing for shortages because of a recent decision by the Pentagon to ban a half million persian Gulf War veterans from donating blood. That decision was made after about 22 vets were found to be infected with a parasite contracted while in the persian Gulf Region. The parasite causes the disease leishmaniasis transmitted through the bites of Sand flies. The disease is treated with intravenous drugs. Symptoms include fever diarrhoea and abdominal pains. Soldiers with the disease Are being treated at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington. According to a report in the Navy times no members of the air Force marines or Navy have been diagnosed with the disease. The ban on military blood donations applies to serv ice members and civilians who served in saudi Arabia Kuwait Iraq Bahrain Qatar the United Arab emirates Oman and Yemen since aug. 1,1990. Moreover service members who deployed to Southeastern Turkey and Northern Iraq As part of operation provide Comfort also could be banned from donating blood for up to three years because of exposure to malaria said Barbara Slifer a spokeswoman for the Usa eur blood Bank. The blood Bank is operated by the 655th medical co in la Stuhl Germany which manages the blood Supply for All services in Europe. The Pentagon a decision a is going to put a sizeable Dent into donations Slifer said. The blood Bank strives to have 300 units of blood on hand at All times and Slifer reported no shortage this week half of All . Forces stationed in Europe during the latter part of 1990 and the first part of 1991 deployed to the Gulf Region. Most of those who participated in operation provide Comfort were . Troops assigned to Europe. Because so Many troops have been reassigned since the end of the War Slifer said she did not know How Many troops now in Europe Are affected by the ban. The blood Bank is considering ways to target service members and civilians who did not deploy to the Gulf including airing Public service announcements on radio and television and direct mail appeals Slifer said. The schedule for the blood drives is dec. 3-4, Augsburg Sheridan Cavern gym no. 2. Dec. 9, Ramstein a recreation Center dec. 11, Baum older gym. Dec. 17-19, Wurzburg Leighton Barracks gym. The . Air forces Europe s band and the 76th army band will perform Holiday concerts throughout Germany next  band schedule dec. 2. 7 . Dec. 3, 8 . Dec. 6, 8 . Dec. 7, 8 . Dec. 8. 4 . Dec. 9. 8 . Dec. It 8 . Dec. 14, 8 . Dec. 15, 8 . Dec 16, 7 . Dec. 17, 8 . Dec. 18,8 . Wehr Bosch sport hallo Daun enlisted club Hannab Gustav Heinemann Schulz Entrum Alloy Blies Gau fest hallo bios Kastoll Haus Des burgers ram stain Otto Hahn Roa Schule Pitburg Fruch Thalle kaisers Laudorn Sta Thalle Goehtz base theater Eisenach Bergerhaus Rhein main Sta Thalle Ottenbach Kuxhaus Wiesbaden 76th army band schedule 1 Doc 3, 5 . Kleber Cavern kaisers Laudorn dec. 7, 8 . Wei Brincken fest Halle dec. 8, Tea protestant Church Woiler Bach dec. 18, 5 pm Stitts Kirche Kaiserslautern a amps Susan 1 Lams arc to Challenge court ruling on Layoff by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau the armed forces recreation Center plans to Appeal a crucial German labor court decision that invalidated a Layoff notice to one of its employees according to a Center official. A a we re going to take any Legal Steps to get this on the right course a said financial manager Ziad Chebaro. A if we let go its going to create a precedent and create problems for ourselves and everyone  Chebaro was responding to a report in sundays stars and stripes in place of arc Genera manager James Mccrindle who was away from his Garmisch Parten Kirchen Headquarters this week and could not be reached for comment. The notice to Engineer Vladislav Moravek was one of 50 Layoff or Job downgrading actions that employees Are challenging. In its nov. 14 decision the court ruled that arc had failed to include the local labor Union properly in the Layoff process. In prepared statements arc denied several allegations Moravek a lawyer had made about improprieties in Layoff procedures. The Center admitted it had recruited new employees in the United states in october but said it had hired them Only for Low paying hard to fill jobs in arc hotels not in the Headquarters where most of the layoffs Are pending. The recruitment does no to violate the defense department hiring freeze because the new workers jobs Are no appropriated fund positions the Center said. Chebaro said he did no to know Why the printed minutes of an oct. 31 staff meeting mentioned recruitment of a some management positions too Quot and a recommendation attributed to assistant general manager Michael Cain that arc a do management recruitment separately during a proposed recruiting trip next Spring. Arc also a denied having used falsified data to determine the order of layoffs. A countered the claim that military retirees could make up for business lost from troop reductions by saying that Only retirees living in Germany Are eligible to use arc and they now constitute less than 5 percent of its patronage. A said the engineering departments tendency to have employees work vast amount of overtime will subside due to Quot the further lessening of work in the near  a attributed the awarding of engineering contracts to outside firms to the loss of engineering services once provided by the local military Community the contracts Are a mainly for maintenance support a it said. Pressed for More details Chebaro admitted that arc had awarded some contracts recently to outside firms for construction planning and inspection adding hat they Are a a requirements contracts which Only Pul the contractor on Call to perform jobs. But Krescent Nowacki an arc Engineer scheduled for Layoff next month claimed that several current contract delivery orders show that Between now and september 1992, arc will pay contractors far More for construction planning and inspection than it has been paying him and four other workers targeted for Layoff to do the same kind of work. Bruno guiding the local labor Union representative said arc also has denied employees facing layoffs a Chance to apply for other jobs. He said he sent Mccrindle a letter wednesday to protest the exclusion of Nowacki from Competition for a budget analysts position. Chebaro said arc can offer positions Only to those candidates who qualify for them and the personnel office is responsible for determining who is qualified