European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 a the stars and stripes Friday january 17, 1992 the Jami Hendrix experience a group that carried the name of the famed guitarist shown above was among seven groups and musicians who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on wednesday. See Story on Page 10.Bush seeks Unity president Bush is appealing for bipartisan support to solve the nation s economic crisis. A Pago 4americans gloomy americans grew very pessimistic in the last half of 1991, a joint Republican democratic poll shows. A Page 5deportation nears the supreme court has cleared away what would appear to be the last Legal obstacle to the deportation of a former Irish Republican army guerrilla. A Pago 6duchess causes stir the Duchess of York ignores a Flap Over photos allegedly showing her on vacation with texan Steve Wyatt. A Pago 9car dealers wave Flag some Auto dealerships around the country Are responding to slumping sales layoffs and president Bush a Trade Mission to Japan by waving the american Flag. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers . .w.v. .21 action line. 16 comics21-22-23 commentary. 13 crossword. .21 faces a no places. 10 letters. Money matters. 17 sports. 24-28 to listings. .27 weather. 11 army from Page 1 staff who will be among the dignitaries at the events. A we would be foolish not to respond. Fewer than 150,000 soldiers now remain in Europe nearly All in Germany and the army Hopes to halt its troop cuts when the number reaches 92,200. That a the Pentagon a target for the number of army troops it wants to keep in Europe after 1995. The air Force Navy and marines will add another 30,000 personnel to the total. The draw Downs have not resulted in simple troop pullouts. Instead some units disbanded while others merged changing the entire Structure of How the combat troops Are deployed. The highlights of today a ceremonies Are a the flags and Battle streamers of the 3rd army div will be withdrawn from their Frankfurt Headquarters this morning and returned to the states where they will either be inactivated or involved in a renaming ceremony with another unit officials said. A the flags of the 1st army div which departed its Ansbach Garrison on thursday were transported across Germany overnight and will be hoisted this afternoon Over the former 8th inf div during a renaming ceremony in Baum older. A the 8th inf dives flags will in turn be withdrawn from Europe and inactivated in the states. This will leave two . Divisions in Europe the 1st army at its new Headquarters in bad Kreuz Nach and the 3rd inf div based in Wurzburg. Divisions either infantry or armoured number Between 17,000 and 18,000 soldiers 300 to 350 tanks and about 350 armoured personnel carriers. The combat divisions provide most of the army in Europe a firepower. During much of the cold War the two surviving divisions were assigned to the Stuttgart based Vii corps the same armoured corps that destroyed most of iraqis Republican guard during the persian Gulf War. However upon returning from the Middle East the 70,000-Soldier corps was tagged for withdrawal from Europe and 10 Days ago it had dwindled to just 2,200 troops a corps spokesman said. The corps is scheduled to formally depart Germany on april 15. This leaves v corps based in Frankfurt As the remaining army corps in Germany. By merging and dispersing units it still covers the same area that both corps did during the cold War when they spanned the lower third of Germany to guard against a possible soviet tank attack through the Fulda Gap. Once a key piece of terrain along the East German order reunification has placed the Fulda Gap almost dead Center in a United Germany. The 11th army Cav regt is still stationed in Fulda and with a mixture of tanks Bradley fighting vehicles and helicopter gunships will Likely remain the v corps Forward screening Force. Officials at All Levels have confirmed that the .�?Ts other cavalry regiment in Germany Nairn bergs a 2nd army Cav will be withdrawn this summer. Even though Public announcements have not been made troops Are already departing the unit which guarded the czechoslovakian Border for 45 years. The 5,000-Man regiment also led Vii corps into the violent one sided tank Campaign against Iraq. Officials say it will Likely be reconstituted at fort Polk la. At least two other Gulf War units Are being quietly disbanded. Maj. Gen. Richard f. Keller commander of the 3rd inf div told defense Secretary Dick Cheney on monday that his 4th brigade will draw Down by the end of the year. Stationed in Aschaffenbur the 3,000-Soldier brigade deployed to saudi Arabia with 1st army div. In Northern Germany Garl Stedt a 2nd army div a is being stripped of tanks and manpower. The minus sign Means that Garl Stedt a 4,000 or so troops Are the last remnants of the historic 2nd army div which was disbanded last year in the states. However an official indicated that several Hundred members of the unit might remain in Northern Germany after the bulk of the brigade task Force departs by summer. The completion of these moves will leave v corps with the fighting strength of a traditional armoured corps though for the time being it still has two combat helicopter brigades one More than is usually attached to a corps. In Early january troop Levels in Europe were a army a 150,000 soldiers compared with 210,000 just after persian Gulf War. Nearly All troops Are in Germany with smaller units in Italy Belgium and the Netherlands. A air Force a 69,000 personnel Down about 20 percent since october 1990. About 45 percent based in Germany 30 percent in United kingdom and rest in the Netherlands Spain Italy Greece and Turkey. A Navy a 27,000 Navy personnel and marines on Shore duty or aboard ships in the Mediterranean Down from about 35,000 in the late 1980s.Gulf from Page 1 centers and transportation routes. Quot the world could wait no longer a president Bush told the nation in a televised speech. That Day is As vivid As this mornings breakfast for those who were intimately involved. Capt. Ken Hanson an electronic warfare officer for the 81st fighter so out of Span Dahlem a Germany was called along with his colleagues to a meeting at a desert Airfield. The War would begin in a few hours was the message. Hanson and his f-4g wild weasel would take part in the first strike. Quot i think in everybody a heart we never thought it would happen. When they said we were going for sure it was a Shock a he said. Hanson looked around the room stopping on every face. He wanted to remember them he says in Case he never saw them again. In Spain Holly Brownell a Sophomore at Torrejon High school Learned of the wars Start from her Mother. She cried fearing for the safety of her father master sgt. Ronald Brownell who was in Turkey. A i Wasny to sure i would Ever see him again Quot says Brownell now a Junior at Aviano High school in Italy it was the birthday of one of her mothers friends. The party went on but the mood was dampened by the news. In Rota Spain High school principal Ken Jones received a Call from his son in Durango colo., telling him the War had begun. Jones knew that Many of the students in his school had parents who had deployed to the Gulf Region. On that first Day of the War he tried to Calm their fears. A we went to each class and talked to the students a he says. A we told them we were available a Counselor teachers a for them to talk one year later he still marvels at the Way the Young people handled the situation. A they reacted absolutely fabulously a he says. Throughout the War classes were held As usual with a few interruptions to practice terrorism alerts. The first anniversary of the War is being remembered mainly with questions was the War a Success if Saddam Hussein is still in Power was the Quick Victory a sign of american might or iraqi incompetence Why were so Many iraqi tanks and soldiers allowed to escape to later crush an internal rebellion but those questions Are not on the minds of those who were there. Hanson is remembering today Only the terror of that first night Over Baghdad. Quot they told us to go Home and get some rest which was impossible a Hanson says. Quot All you did was Pace around your room. The target Hanson was to attack that night was a storage facility called Salman Pak for chemical and biological weapons in Southern Baghdad. His wild weasel was to support attacking Al 11 s and Al 17s. A once we crossed the Border of Iraq it was pretty constant triple a anti aircraft artillery fire a he says. I did no to think wed survive to Tell you the truth. We got out it was the first of Hanson a eventual 36 missions and 142 hours of combat. He was awarded the Silver Star for that first Mission. Quot the first night because its the first time in combat was the most noteworthy a he says. A that first night will always stand out. Hanson returned from the Mission just As the Sun was sliding above the deserts razor edged horizon. A you really were charged up really pumped up a he says of his immediate return from his initiation into combat. A that lasted about two heartbeats. Alien you realized you had to go out and do it today is the 50th anniversary of Hanson a Squadron oddly enough and a ceremony is planned. Hanson is sure there will be some Story telling. A i imagine there will be several of us who will reminisce about where we were last year at this time a he said. For Gehlhausen the anniversary of his War is still a few weeks away. The 2nd army Cav regt was the Point of the Arrow on maps that depict the left Hook of a ground assault that finished off the iraqi army in Kuwait. But this Date is one he will remember. A the Only thing that surprised us was it was two Days later than we thought a he says. President Bush had set a deadline of Jan. 15 for Iraq to leave Kuwait before hostilities would begin. A it seems like longer than a year ago a he says. A at this Point it seems in the Distant from Page 1 economic strength of Germany cannot indefinitely be just a beneficiary of an International order but must actively participate a Schauble said. Quot peace Freedom and Security do not come without a there Are Strong pacifist feelings in Germany because of world War ii. But Schauble said the persian Gulf War showed that Quot military Means must sometimes be used to. Re establish the United states has said it would Welcome Germany a participation in . Deployments. But the social democrats reject letting German troops get involved in any fighting and have instead proposed German participation in . A Blue helmet peacekeeping missions. The opposition party can Block Kohls plans for a constitutional amendment since a two thirds parliamentary majority would be needed
