European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 8, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10military b the stars and stripes wednesday january 8,1992 of s 52nd civil engr so wins unit award for 90 Span Dahlem Germany a the 52nd civil engr so at Span Dahlem a has been awarded the air Force outstanding unit award for 1990. Units that were nominated for the award were evaluated for work performed Between july 1, 1989, and june 30, 1990. The award goes to squadrons that Quot consistently achieve accomplishments above Normal  the civil engineers were recognized for receiving the air forces Thomas d. White environmental award for the Best environmental program for overseas bases. The engineers planted More than 40,000 Trees at the base. The Squadron also was recognized for winning the Robert h. Curtain award As the Best civil engineering Squadron in Safe the award recognized the management design and construction of More than $67 million in construction projects including a Middle school a 10,000-foot parallel taxiway and the Only fully certified and functioning fire training pit in Safe. German group gives Money to families of 9 War dead Post office at Ben Waters Volunteer receive of award Raf Ben Waters England the Post office and a Volunteer have received recognition from . Air forces in Europe. The Raf Ben Waters Post office received the 1991 Safe outstanding air Force information management postal information management award in the Large air Post office category. Paul Bernucho was named the Safe information management support Volunteer of the year. Senior master sgt. Karl l. Sutton chief of base information management attributes much of the postal offices Success to Quot volunteers and aug enters who make up a Large portion of the work  the Post office will compete at the air Force level. Bernucho works As a full time Volunteer for the 81st Mission support so repro graphics Branch. Service planned for airman who died of a heart attack 1ncirlik a turkeys amps a a memorial service is scheduled for 2 . Today for an air Force noncommissioned officer who died sunday at in Ciurlik a. Staff sgt. Ernest d. Jackson jr., 39, died of a heart attack said capt. Jerome m. Reed the in Ciurlik Public affairs officer. The service will be held at the base Chapel. Jackson who was assigned to the 39th comptroller so at in Ciurlik reported to the air base in Central Turkey in april 1989. Karlstedt Germany a a German cultural organization recently donated nearly $11,000 to the families of eight soldiers and one civilian from 2nd army div who were killed in the Gulf War. Ulrich Graf president of the Carl Schurz society presented a symbolic Check for 16,000 Marks Friday to the american unit commander Brig. Gen. Paul e. Blackwell. Graf said the Money donated by the 550-member-so-Ciety was originally to be used for support programs for family members in Germany during the unit deployment to the War. Since the War was Shorter than expected the society decided to donate the Money to families of the victims he said. Each of the nine families has been Given a portion of the Money based on family size he said. Before accepting the Check Blackwell said a nothing compelled them to do this but their own generosity and love for their fellow Man. They done to know these families they did no to know the. Soldiers who died. They Only knew that it was a Good and compassionate and generous thing to try and ease these families  those families arc of staff sgt. Tony r. Applegate sgt. David r. Crumby spec. Manuel m. Davila spec. Anthony w. Kidd pfc. David w. Kramer spec. James nothing compelled them to do this but their own generosity and love for their fellow Man a Brig. Gen. Paul e. Blackwell c. Murray jr., Cpl. Jeffery t. Middleton pvt. Robert d. Talley and civilian James Neberman. The society represents a spectrum of Bremen society including doctors lawyers businessmen and government workers. It was formed in 1949 to further Ger Man american relations and sponsors activities such As lectures and student exchanges. The society is named for Carl Schurz who emigrated from Germany to the United states in 1852 and worked As a journalist and civil servant. He was the . Secretary of the Interior from 1877 to 1881. The american Cavern in Bremerhaven is also named for him. 3rd of civil engineering units face reorganization in . Raf Mildenhall England . Air Force civil engineering units in the United kingdom will be undergoing a dramatic reorganization according to a news release from 3rd air Force. Under a joint .-. Plan property services Agency employees who work at 3rd air Force bases will Transfer to the British ministry of defense and become part of . Civil engineering units. The reorganization started at Raf Mildenhall oct. 1 and is expected to be completed at All 3rd air Force bases by april 1. According to the release spa is the British Agency that manages facilities maintenance acid construction at All ., . And nato bases in the United kingdom. Although the air Force currently maintains a Skeleton civil engineering Squadron at each of its . Bases the bulk of civil engineering functions Are performed by spa. The reorganization will save the British government in overhead costs since spa regional offices serving . Forces will be consolidated into one location officials said. Walter Shelton spa Cambridge group manager for . Forces said spa currently maintains offices at Hastings Croyden Ruislip and Cambridge. Under the regional reorganization the Cambridge office will operate in its new role As the defense works services �?-. Forces. It will employ about 120 people who will continue to provide management functions and technical advice to the . Military. The Overall reorganization came As the result of an earlier announcement by the British government in May 1988. The government announced that spa would become a commercial organization and operate As a private company beginning in 1991. That plan would have caused major problems for the air Force including increased costs for contracted operations increased time to Complete jobs and the elimination of a Loyal civilian workforce according to bums. The ministry of defense the 3rd air Force and spa officials met in March and worked out a proposal that transferred the spa work forces at the bases to mod control rather than becoming privatized like the rest of spa. The plan gives . Military commanders More control Over the maintenance and construction work done at their installations and allows the mod More efficient control of their subsidy for . Forces works. Retrain or quit 650 cos told Washington a about 650 career noncommissioned officers will be ousted from the air Force if they do not agree to change their career Fields the air Force has announced. The potential removals Are part of the service s involuntary phase of its fiscal 1992 noncommissioned officer retraining program the program which began in August Aims to retrain about 2,550 staff technical and master sergeants. As of dec. 20, about 1,900 cos were approved for retraining. More cos in the following career Fields need to retrain. A 452x4 m a tactical aircraft maintenance technician a 452x5 a tactical electrical and environmental systems technician a 455xo b a photographic and sensor maintenance technician a 455xl c a avionics guidance control systems specialist a 455x2 c a communications navigation systems technician a 455x3 a a weapons control terns specialist a 456xl b a electronic warfare terns technician about 650 cos in these career Fields will be selected for retraining this month. Major commands will be told How Many cos in each skill Field they must retrain. And and sys sys demo to hold housing furniture Sale Furth Germany the defense re utilization and marketing office has announced a Cash and carry Sale of government housing furniture at Pinder Barracks in Birndorf just West of Niernberg on Jan 31 the Sale will be held in building 331 from 9 . Until noon and is open to id card holders Only. Items for Sale include China hutches and cabinets servers dining and end tables mirrors and rugs. All purchases must be made in dollars. No checks will be accepted. Purchases must be removed by 3 . The Day of the  relinquishing reins of 32nd Aad com Griesheim Germany a Mai. Gen. Gerald h. Putman will turn the reins of the 32nd army air defense come Over to col. John costello Jan. 21 during ceremonies at the army Airfield in Griesheim. The change of command ceremonies will be at 1 30 ., said it. Col. William Harkey a command spokesman. Putman 52, will remain a Maior general As commander of the army personnel come headquartered in Alexandria va., Harkey said. Costello is currently the Deputy commander of the 32nd and has been selected for promotion to brigadier general pending Senate approval. Putman has been commander of the 32nd since october 1989. He is a native of Cuero Texas and a graduate of Texas a amp a. He was commissioned in the army in 1962. Putman he is credited with restructuring the . Army in Europe a air defense training program and leading Usa eur in the easing of restrictions on single sol Diers Harkey said. Putman commanded the 32nd during operations desert shield and desert storm when Patriot missile batteries were sent to saudi Arabia Turkey and Israel. The command was later decorated for the defense of saudi Arabia and the liberation of Kuwait Harkey said