European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 27, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes thursday february 27, 1992illegal Calls linked to military users by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a Germany a residents of military communities in Germany have bilked at amp to of More than $1.4 million by placing fraudulent Telephone Calls officials said wednesday. Some callers apparently discovered How to circumvent the telephones programming system in such a Way that they were Able to make free overseas or locals Calls said special agent Woody Taylor chief of major crimes for the air forces office of special investigations at Ramstein a. The illegal Calls were made during the last six months of 1991. At amp to officials in Germany were unavailable for comment wednesday. The Calls the vast majority of which were to numbers in the United states were placed at telephones on army and air Force installations throughout Germany. The telephones Are for customers with at amp to cards or for those making collect Calls. A it Wasny to a numerical code that people used to circumvent the system said staff sgt. Doyle Tillman a spokesman at Ramstein a Germany. A somebody actually damaged the phone s a the damage to the phones was not easily noticeable Taylor said. A person could Only Tell by examining a phone closely or simply by using it. The person who rigged a phone would use it and then leave it for others. Once somebody realized that manipulating the phone Wasny to difficult to do Taylor said it did no to take Long for word to spread from unit to unit and base to base. Though some unsuspecting customers accepted the free Calls without question there were 252 reports during the second half of 1991 a people who notified at amp to of Telephone tampering Tillman said. At amp to and the Bunde Spost the German government operated Telephone company have taken Steps to prevent further tampering of this kind Taylor said. The Sham May prove costly for at amp to local bases and the army and air Force Exchange service which has a contract with at amp to. Cardholders typically pay about $1.20 a minute for each Call but the illegal Calls were assessed at the German rate of about $2.80 a minute. Taylor said at amp to is trying to recover some of the costs by Billing offenders. A we had one individual who ran up a Bill of at least $1,000,�?� Taylor said. A the average Bill is about $500.�?� Taylor would not identify those under investigation or provide detailed information about the tampering practice. He did say that 1,000 or More people May ave placed illegal Calls. The German phone company has records showing the Date time and destination of phone Calls made from any site. Individuals who made just one Call costing Only a few dollars probably wont be pursued Tay or said noting that it  be Worth the time into  exercise to test nations teamwork by Rosemary Sawyer Brussels Bureau about 45,000 service members from 11 nations Are expected to participate in a nato training exercise in Norway and in the North Atlantic Ocean next month. Although the multifaceted exercise has been planned for two years the training scenario has been changed to reflect the Atlantic alliances Post cold War strategy of using smaller highly Mobile units that can respond to crises a spokesman for Headquarters Allied forces Northern Europe said tuesday. Troops participating in team work �?T92 wont be pitted against a specific enemy said the spokesman maj. . Nyholm. Instead the troops will be divided to play a a own and a a opposing forces with opposing forces using their own Battlefield tactics. One of the most important objectives of the maritime air amphibious and land training exercise is to provide troops of different nato nations an Opportunity to train together Nyholm said. No . Troops from Europe Are expected to participate in the exercise which runs from March 6 to March 25. However about 4,000 marines will deploy from the United states. Another 500 . Troops will join service members from Germany the Netherlands and Norway As part of the immediate reaction nato composite Force. About 4,500 sailors will be aboard . Ships. Another facet of the exercise will have about 170 ships and 300 aircraft conducting combined training operations. Some of the ships and aircraft will support about 18,000 of the troops who will take part in Field training in Northern Norway. The maritime part of the exercise will be conducted in the North Atlantic from the East coast of the United states and Canada to the european coast including the Baltic approaches the norwegian sea and norwegian coastal Waters. Natos strik ing Fleet Atlantic standing naval Force quantic and standing naval Force Channel will each take part. British . And dutch forces will conduct amphibious landings in Northern Norway Convoy operations and defensive maritime operations. . Navy . Leon a. Edney supreme Allied commander Atlantic will coordinate the exercise from his Headquarters in Norfolk a. Other participating nations Are Belgium Canada Denmark Portugal Spain and France. The latter two though not part of the alliances integrated military Structure will deploy naval forces As part of their routine training with  tour set for March Schwet Zingen Germany a special forces recruiters will team with warrant officer recruiters during a three week european recruiting tour through Germany Belgium and Italy next month. Soldiers interested in applying for a commission As warrant officers or applying for special forces Are urged to attend the briefings. Spouses of interested soldiers Are also invited. Soldiers interested in special forces should bring a copy of their forms 2a and 2-1. Locations dates and times Are As follows a Munich Terlacher housing area theater March 2 at 9 . And 1 . And March 3 at 9 . For More information Call ets 440-1550. A Augsburg Sheridan Cavern conference room building 125 March 4 at 9  and 1 . For More information Call ets 434-7224. A Stuttgart Hilltop theater Robinson Barracks March 5 at 9 . And 1 . For More information Call ets 379-6430. A Mannheim Schuh theater Beniamin Franklin Village March 8 at 9 . And 1 . For More information Call ets 380-8153. A Belgium shape entertainment Center March 9 and 10 at 9 . And 1 . For More information Call ets 423-4214 a Frankfurt Idle hour theater Abrams Complex March 12 and 13 at 9 . And 1 . For More information Call ets 320-7712. A Wurzburg Leighton Barracks theater March 16 and 17 at 9 . And 1 . For More information Call ets 350-6287. A Schweinfurt Ledward Cavern theater March 18 at 9 . And 1 . For More information Call ets 354-6463. A Niernberg Kalb theater March 19 and 20 at 9 . And 1 . For More information Call ets 460-6434. A Vicenza Ederle Cavern theater March 23, 24 and 25 at 9 . And 1 . For More information Call ets 634-7074. Of doctor jailed for indecent acts with 2 patients at clinic in Turkey Mir turkeys amps a an air Force doctor was convicted of indecent acts he performed on two male adult patients in Turkey and has been sentenced to dismissal from the service and 100 Days in jail an air Force spokeswoman said tuesday. Col. Or Lonio Nunes was also convicted of fraternizing with an airman assigned to the Izmir air station clinic which Nunes commanded at the time of the incident said capt. Jean Schaefer the Public affairs officer at Izmir. At his feb. 11 general court martial at Ramstein a Germany Nunes was also ordered to forfeit $1,000 a month for five months Schaefer said. The conviction stemmed from sexual misconduct by Nunes with patients under the pretext of giving them medical examinations Schaefer said. The doctors conduct was discovered when one of the victims questioned a medical technician about acts that took place during his medical exam by Nunes a general practitioner Schaefer said. The incidents occurred More than a year ago. Nunes who arrived in Izmir in March 1990, was relieved of duty in january 1991. Nunes 13-year air Force Veteran was also charged with two counts of dereliction of duty which were dismissed Schaefer said. The court martial was held at Ramstein because there were few senior officers at Izmir who could have heard the Case Schaefer said. But his trial at Ramstein was heard and decided by a judge. The dismissal of an officer Schaefer said is equivalent to a dishonourable discharge for an enlisted service member. Nunes is now serving his sentence at the army a confinement facility in Mannheim Germany. Fort Hood gis face War trophies probe by Cox news service Austin Texas a two fort Hood soldiers face courts martial and several other fort Hood soldiers Are being investigated for allegedly smuggling weapons Back from operation desert storm despite a Pentagon crackdown on War trophies. Many prohibited items were discovered As the 26,000 soldiers stationed at the army base returned to Killeen from the persian Gulf said fort Hood spokesman capt. Steve Panton. He said soldiers who participated in desert storm were searched for contraband three times once before leaving Southwest Asia when their ships arrived stateside and then again at their bases. At fort Hood the seized contraband included 33 iraqi bayonets 28 . Bayonets three soviet made flare guns 32 soviet made Field phones two soviet made grenades two ak-47 rifles two pistols two iraqi radios an iraqi Gas mask and iraqi binoculars. A in Many cases they the contraband items were hidden in various places on vehicles like in the Gas tank but the inspectors were pretty thorough a Panton said. Most soldiers found with contraband were subject to a non judicial punishment by commanding officers Panton said. But one Veteran non commissioned officer who has since retired was court Martiale in August for not turning Over an iraqi pistol. He was fined $2,100, Panton said. An officer found with contraband resigned a in lieu of court martial a he said. The two unidentified soldiers Panton said Are scheduled for court martial in March Are each charged with failing to surrender an iraqi pistol to authorities. Lany Sparks spokesman for the Federal Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms said several other fort Hood soldiers Are being investigated for allegedly smuggling ak-47 rifles Back from Iraq. Sparks refused to discuss specifics but said a a there a More than one or two individuals at fort Hood involved and More than one or two weapons