European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Sll amp Aad vol. 50, no. 321 500 sunday March 1,1992 d 8693 commissary closures announced by 92 holy Loch Scotland 1 March Herzo base Germany 1 april Burtonwood England 1 june Flensburg Germany 1 june bad kissing in Germany 30 june Buren Germany 30 june Munster Germany 30 june Munich Germany 30 june Zaragoza Spain 3 july Fischbach Germany 30 sept. Greenham common 30 sept. England Thurso Scotland 1 dec. Bundlach Germany a a Hartstedt Germany a a Heilbronn Germany a a Royal Oaks Spain a a Sigel Germany a a by 93 Ben Waters England 30 june Sculthorpe England 15 nov. Berlin Germany a a Bremerhaven Germany a a Wei Brocken Germany a a Date not yet available a amps Berlin commissary among 22 to close by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau Twenty two commissary facilities in Europe Are slated to close by the end of fiscal 1993, including the stores in Berlin Munich and Bremerhaven according to a defense commissary Agency closure list. Typically commissaries remain open until about a month before an installation closes said deca spokeswoman Denise Gomes. The appearance of the Berlin commissary on the Agency a closure list indicates the army a plans to withdraw from Berlin by the Ena of 1994 May have changed. A there has not been any announced withdrawals beyond what we have already announced a said Russ Anderson an army spokesman in Berlin. A a. That a not to say it won t  Rich Lane a . Army Europe spokesman in Heidelberg said saturday that the command had no other information about Berlin. He said the command was unaware of the commissary closure. A state department official in Germany said he was unaware of any change in the army a timetable to withdraw from the German capital. The commissary base Exchange and military Headquarters would probably be the last to close the official said. The 6th in 40th army in Berlin is scheduled to inactivate in August Anderson said. The . Army Field station see related Story on Page 2 in Berlin an intelligence unit that has since been predesignated As task Force Berlin provisional is supposed to leave by years end. Under an agreement with the germans a Small contingent of . Air traffic controllers assigned to the 7350th comm so will remain at Tempelhof Central Airport to coordinate air traffic in Eastern Germany when the allies leave in july 1993. The 1995 target Date was largely based on the presence of soviet troops in the former East Germany. Anderson did not know How Many of the former soviet soldiers remained. A we Are Here at the request of the German government until soviet troops have withdrawn from Eastern Germany a Anderson said. The Berlin commissary he added would stay open a until the last american Soldier is out of  currently there Are just under 5,000 army and air Force service members in Berlin Down from about 5,200 in january Anderson said. Troop strength will drop to around 3,700 by the end of 1992. Gomes echoed Anderson s sentiment about the commissary saying the food store would not close if there were still a sizable number of troops left. She emphasized the dates on the closure list were tentative and that some would probably change. Quot As Long As we have people to serve and we have a suitable place to serve them we will serve them Quot she  to quiz Galvin on military budget Washington a amps Gen. John a Galvin the supreme Allied commander in Europe will make his annual trek to Capitol Hill this week to detail the portion of the fiscal 1993 defense spending plan pertaining to Europe. On tuesday Galvin will be joined by Gen. Crosbie a Saint commander of the . Army Europe and Gen. Robert c. Oaks commander of . Air forces Europe for a hearing before the Senate armed services committee. Sen Sam Nunn d-ga., chairman of the committee will focus the discussion on a military strategy roles missions and . Force Levels in Europe a a committee staff member said. On thursday the defense subcommittee of the House appropriations committee will also meet with Galvin to discuss issues related to the draw Down and . Force posture in Europe. The Senate armed services committee hearing is open to the Public. But the subcommittee following its custom plans to close its session with Galvin As Well As a number of other hearings Over the next two weeks with other top Pentagon and service officials. Under the two tiered defense funding system the House and Senate armed services committees and appropriations committees frequently meet the same defense witnesses each year for hearings during the Early stages of the annual budget process. Topics at Galvins hearings could include speeding the army s draw Down from Europe the demise of a new air base construction project at Croton Italy and possible Force reductions in Europe beyond Galvins stated preference for 150,000 . Troops there. Russian Soldier gets a feel for the heat of a napalm attack in a recent exercise at a russian strategic missile base located about 550 Miles East of Moscow. Russian president Boris Yeltsin is also concerned about his country a nuclear Force. On Friday he visited a once secret nuclear weapons Center in Central Russia and predicted that a mass emigration of former soviet nuclear scientists would not occur news reports said. See Story on Page 8.. Team leaves Iraq blocks efforts to wreck equipment Manama Bahrain a the first . Team assigned to destroy iraqi missile production equipment returned empty handed saturday but its Leader predicted Iraq would give in soon to avoid a confrontation. The refusal by Saddam Hussein a government to begin scrapping scud manufacturing facilities by Friday Drew a Strong warning from the . Security Council that continued Defiance would bring a serious  . Ambassador Thomas r. Pickering president of the 15-nation Council declined Friday to elaborate but he refused to Rule out a military strike to Force compliance. The Council authorized the Allied military Campaign that drove iraqi troops from Kuwait a year ago. Christopher Holland the British missile expert who headed the 12-member . Team told reporters that the group returned As originally scheduled but had been prepared to stay an extra Day if the iraqis had agreed to carry out the task of destroying missile equipment. Holland said he expected Iraq to Bow to International pressure but not until after an iraqi delegation travels to new York this week for consultations with the Security Council. A i am confident that the iraqis and the United a see Iraq on Page 2