European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday thursday january 1/2, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 9 Forrestal taking on new Navy Mission the stars and stripes by Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau aboard the aircraft Carrier Forrestal Long deployments like the one that kept the aircraft Carrier Forrestal in the Mediterranean until just before Christmas Are a thing of the past for the Florida based warship. In late january the Carrier leaves its Home port of Mayport naval station fla., and Heads for Pensacola fla., to assume a new Mission. It is replacing the world War ii Vintage Lexington As the Navy a training Carrier. The new Mission Means that instead of doing six month deployments to the North Atlantic or Mediterranean the Forrestal will cruise in the Gulf of Mexico for a week or two at a time to serve As a Landing platform for student pilots. _ the Forrestal offers the Navy possibilities for other types of training. Quot because of the Point at which we re starting and the fact that it is a combat Carrier and still possesses All its capabilities it offers a very unique Opportunity to be a floating schoolhouse a said Forrestal commander capt. Robert s. Cole. A a aim aircraft intermediate maintenance department for example has a Micro miniature repair capability which could be used for training personnel and at the same time conduct repairs for Pensacola area squadrons a Cole said during an interview in december while the Forrestal was still in the Mediterranean. A Uttie weapons elevators Are in Good condition. They could be used As a Wear Mitt a a t of tvs \. A s of a a coca Sas Qew a if a Jet approaches the aircraft Carrier Forrestal in the Mediterranean. The ship is Back in Florida now preparing for a new Mission. On elevator training facility and the combat area and cryptology area could be used for training those kinds of personnel a Cole said. A it still has the capability to refuel at sea and to give fuel which Means Reserve ships could practice those kinds of evolutions at sea with Forrestal which they  do with Lexington. A potentially Forrestal could be manned by reservists or utilized by reservists in All of the training areas that a Normal ship would have a Cole said. How Many of Forrestall a capabilities Are maintained has not been determined and will be determined partly by How much Money is available for the conversion Cole said. What has already been decided though is that women will be joining the new training carriers Crew. Cole said he has spoken to the commanders of repair ships regarding lessons Learned about integrating women into a ships Crew. Currently support ships including Supply and repair vessels Are the Only ships besides the services training Carrier that authorize women Crew members. A the ladies Are very professional and we expect them to come aboard and take Over their responsibilities without any problems a Cole said. A initially about 100 women will be coming aboard. Within the next three to five years As much As he of the Crew will be women a Cole said. The first 100 female officers and chief Petty officers were scheduled to report aboard Forrestal after it arrived in the states dec. 21. Over the next few months the carriers population will decrease from an operational carriers Crew of roughly 2,500 people to a leaner training earner complement As sailors Transfer from departments whose missions will diminish or be eliminated. The loss will require More training so the Forrestall screw members will be ready for their new Mission. A that for me is the biggest Challenge. Pulling into the Gulf and recovering aircraft we do every Day a Cole  the spot no its not new years Day spots before your eyes. Well camouflaged dalmatians Bethany and Ace ride in their a spot mobiles with their owner Marcia Lancaster Carlson whose Eye can be seen peering Between her two pets. The Dalmatian Breed stems from Yugoslavia As does the speckled car a a  blamed in deaths of 30 at Temple Mexico City apr about 30 people died at a religious gathering at a Small town in Northwestern Mexico and a malfunctioning Heater was apparently to blame officials said monday. The disaster occurred overnight at a protestant evangelical Temple on a cooperative farm near Venado in san Luis Potosi state said Venado mayor Juan Torres Trejo. A according to the reports we have about 13 of the victims were. Younger than 12 years of age. Apparently they started their religious service sunday night and by monday morning we got reports of their deaths a he said in a Telephone interview. Torres Trejo said he had no details but that everything indicated they died of poisoning from escaping butane Gas from a malfunctioning heating appliance. A there was no explosion that much we know. We have no More details a he added. A we done to know what sect or evangelical denomination they  number of journalists slain Brussels Belgium apr a record 83 journalists were killed in 1991, some victims of natural disasters but Many targets of the military terrorists and criminals the International federation of journalists announced monday. Only hours after the federations report was released the death toll Rose with new slayings reported in Yugoslavia and Colombia. A this year the Slaughter of working journalists Ijas been shocking. No Corner of the world is Safe a said if general Secretary Aidan White. Yugoslavia where 21 journalists died in the civil War was the most perilous site for reporters the federation said. Its report was issued before a 22nd victim was recorded. Zivko Krsticevic a yugoslav cameraman with the win network was killed monday while covering fighting near Barlovac in Croatia. The president of the federation Mia do Maert said some of those who died in Yugoslavia were a not killed by Accident but killed because they were  latin America continued to be a dangerous place for journalists with 22 killed including eight in Colombia and seven in Peru the report said. That list apparently did not include Henry Rojas Fatia a Namiat Fiaman <1 a a it c ill ? _ a a a a Wei a Salt a  a lev til Llly  ill is rebels for the death reported in the colombian press monday. In Japan 15 journalists died reporting on the june 3 eruption of mount Unzen. Seven journalists died covering the Gulf War and its aftermath the federation reported. Do Maert said the death toll could be higher if information emerged from such troubled regions As Burma and West Africa. The worst previous year was in 1989, when 58 were killed said the federation which represents More than 200,000 journalists in 53 countries. Do Maert said the slayings were a a personal tragedy but also a fundamental attack on the fundamental right of press  she said the if was a campaigning for the United nations to declare censorship a formal violation of human  the federation criticized the government of Peru where seven journalists were killed for failing to bring anyone to Justice raising fears that journalists a can be killed with impunity a do Maert said. The if is launching a safety fund to help colleagues and their families pay Hospital Bills Legal fees and obtain Safe Refuge