European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 military the stars and stripes wednesday thursday january 1/2, 1992 Alconbury lands new challenges by my Pridith Winder . Bureau Raf Alconbury England while some . Military units in Europe prepare for a draw Down the people at Raf Alconbury Are looking at new missions when the Host Wing the 10th fighter Wing deactivates. Safe s 628th support Wing will he activated and become the Host unit. The 628th will provide All support services Tor the base such As transportation civil engineering personnel finance and logistics. The flying missions will be divided Between the 39th special operations Wing and the 95th recon so. The 39th�?Ts Mission is a infiltration resupply and sex filtration of . And nato unconventional military forces according to a Mission statement. The unit which is part of the air Force special operations come will also maintain a combat search and Rescue capability. The 95th recon so flies the tr-1 aircraft. It is used for High Altitude Al weather tactical and strategic reconnaissance. The unit Falls under the strategic air come. However with the restructuring of the air Force in january Sac will cease to exist. Officials at Alconbury Are its kind of a complicated process. We re moving the Wing Headquarters from Rhein main and increasing it to accommodate the expanded Mission of being a full flying  a it. Col. John Townsend not sure of the disposition of the Squadron once Sac disappears. Other units to be supported by the 628th support Wing include natos joint analysis Center at Raf moles Worth England located about seven Miles West of Alconbury professional military education centers at Raf up Wood England and a Host of smaller units near Alconbury. A your main concern is monitoring the 10th transition to the follow on Wing a the 628th support Wing a said maj. John Milauskas. Milauskas is in charge of the Wing transition team. The 10th combat support group and the resource management personnel will provide the bulk of the new support. Some people whose organizations Are leaving Are facing uncertainty because they do not know among other things where their next assignment will be Milauskas said. And Supply personnel for example must adjust to providing parts for the 39th�?Ts aircraft said capt. Anson Reed who is the 10th tac fighter Wing draw Down manager. A they have to Supply a new system a Reed said. A they have to Stock the shelves and find out what the demand is for those  that a going to be one of their larger challenges Milauskas added. A was the a-10s draw Down you re going to see a lot of a-10 specific equipment no longer being used Here a he said. Although All of the a-10 pilots and maintenance specialists arc slated in leave nearly 150 of the 1,100-Memher maintenance staff will be retrained at Alconbury. They will be transferred to the 39th sow maintenance units and some of the people will be retrained. The 39th will bring in three flying squadrons two maintenance squadrons and a Headquarters element. A a it a kind of a complicated  said it. Col. John Townsend. A were moving the Wing Headquarters from Rhein main a in Germany Anco increasing it to accommodate the expanded Mission of being a full flying  besides Germany the wings units will also come from Raf Woodbridge England. Once on base the Wing will be organized As follows a 7th special operations so flying five Mc-130h Hercules combat Talon ii aircraft. A 67th special operations so flying five Hc-130p Hercules combat Shadow aircraft. A 21st special operations so flying five Mh-53j pave Low 111 helicopters. A 39th equipment Maint so. A 39th avionics Maint so. A 39th comm so. Ben Waters airman cited for persian Gulf Effort apply so was recognized for his Effort in Elpino to set up fuel Sites at Al Harj saudi Raf Ben Waters. England an Raf Ben Waters fuels specialist has been named the air Force Junior fuels technician of the year according to a news release. Airman 1st class Michael Elkins of the 81st sur helping to set up Arabia. The 22-year-old Marysville wash., a live was presented the award recently at a ceremony in Washington. . Elkins has been in the air Force More than two years hut spent six months in the persian Gulf. Elkins who had been in the air Force just a year when he deployed to the Gulf worked 14 to 16 hours a Day helping to set up the base according to the  lauded Raf Lakenheath England a Hospital administrator was recently selected As the Safe medical enlisted administrator of the year according to a news release. Master sgt. Patrick Doan superintendent of patient administration at the 48th fighter Wing Hospital received the award for his efforts at Raf Grenham common. While there he worked in Hospital administration and served As first sergeant. The Michigan resident arrived at Lakenheath in june 1991 and has been in the air Force 15  Honor american Heidelberg Germany a an american Reserve colonel received a prestigious French military award for three decades of Liaison work. In a recent ceremony at Baden Baden Germany col. Ron Gam Roluti was awarded the French National order of Merit rank of Chevalier according to a press release from . Army s european Headquarters in Heidelberg the american colonel with the 7th army Reserve come in Heidelberg was recognized for Quot his understanding of the French mind and the French army and his ability to articulate the French position in joint operations a said a French Liaison officer who was quoted in the press release. Gambolati began working with the French in the 1960s, when . Forces were still stationed in France. During the Vietnam War he acted As a Liaison with French forces there and his current civilian Job with military intelligence also Calls for coordination with the French the release said. 5th signal experts solve glitch plaguing computer duty rosters Worms Germany a amps a signal officials have solved a programming glitch that prevented commanders and first sergeants from creating 1992 duty rosters on their orderly room computers. The program called duty Calco is among the most popular features on the Europe wide army software said a 5th signal come spokesman. It allows company first sergeants to automate one of their biggest headaches a the duty roster. However when they began creating rosters for next year the Date triggered a programming error that wiped out the computer Iii a system Quot crash a said sgt. 1st class Ray Rowden at Mie commands Headquarters in Worms. / the glitch was fixed soon alter users began phoning in complaints Rowden said. A known As Cis company information software up Grade version 2.1 a the improvement is available through local military software distributors such As directorates of information management Rowden said. The army in Europe began automating its orderly rooms with Cis in 1989, and version 2 of the military software was released earlier this year. The programs Are designed to simplify record keeping and paperwork in company sized military units which typically have 100 to 200 people assigned to them. Capt. Steve Decato action officer for the 5th signal program said user feedback helped solve the problem quickly a i Hope they keep it up a he said. A a in be received several excellent suggestions from users which will be incorporated into future releases of the  Decato can be reached at ets 383-7017. Daring Gulf War Rescue Effort earns medal for 21st so Crew Raf Ben Waters England a eight members of the 21st special operations so from Raf Woodbridge have received the distinguished flying Cross for an attempted Rescue during the persian Gulf War. The eight Are capt. Steven Otto capt. Joseph Clem tech sgt. Michael Powell staff sgt. Eddie Parris staff sgt. Mark Powle staff sgt. Melvin love staff sgt. Michael Mahowald and sgt. Kenneth Mizelle. The award is presented for heroism or extraordinary achievement. The eight were on Board an Mh-53j pave Low Iii helicopter flying at night deep in iraqi airspace. The 21st was deployed to Eastern Turkey. The eight Servie members were attempting to Rescue the Pilot and weapons systems officer of a downed f-15e strike Eagle according to a news release. The air Crews had to evade enemy surface to air missile threats using extremely Low Altitude mane vering and infrared and electronic countermeasures. A everybody was just doing their Job a said Clem who served Aseo Pilot on the flight. A we were concentrating on flying the  despite numerous run in attempts in the area near the euphrates River the special operations people had to turn Back because of massive anti aircraft artillery lire according to the release. A there were a lot of people who did not receive medals that did an extreme amount of work to pull the Mission off a Clem added. A besides the planners maintenance Guys and other people there were other aircraft that assisted in the  officials at Ben Waters declined to discuss what happened to the downed f-15e Crew  furniture Sale set for Friday in Hanau Hanau Germany a the defense re utilization and marketing office has announced a Cash and carry furniture Sale for Friday in building 636 at the Gross nauheim training site in Hanau. Bunk Beds dressers China cabinets and other items will be sold. The Sale is open to id card holders Only trom 9 to 10 . The Public is invited to attend from 10 . Until noon. Al purchases must be made in . Dollars and must be removed before 1 . The Day of the Sale. No Cheeks will be accepted