European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday March 7, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 3seabee units building Fine reputation by Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau Petty officer 1st class Paul Tressler stood in a Yard filled with laughing balloon toting children. The glee erupted after Days of hammering sawing and sweating by a special group of . Sailors whose work produced a swing set and Monkey bars near an orphanage in Varna Bulgaria. The orphans lives were changed because of sea bees such As Tressler and his colleagues All from the Public works department at the naval support activity in Naples Italy. A i think the Best part of the whole Deal is that the kids Are going to  said. Seabee Are Navy construction specialists trained in carpentry steel work heavy equipment operation and about a dozen related specialities. The Seabee which celebrated its 50th anniversaj7 thursday have participated in nearly every conflict in which . Forces have fought since world War ii. The founding of the Seabee was immortalized in the John Wayne movie the fighting Seabee. The Seabee whose members Are also trained to fight has developed a reputation for Quality construction work after building airfields in the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia. This year continues a tradition of projects that help those in and out of the Navy. When members of naval Mobile construction in 40 visited Sidi Slimane a in Morocco last december their goal was to build a Jet engine test stand for the air Force to use during exercises. To do this the Seabee detail deployed to naval station Rota Spain for six months from the naval construction in Center port hueneme calif., members completed the project ahead of schedule giving the group time to repair the moroccan bases commissary and build a stand for a weather station. Some personnel from in 40 later spent feb. 5 and 6 on mount Etna near naval air station Simonella Sicily. Their Mountaintop work was designed to train them in heat conservation Camp site selection and Avalanche awareness in a land that contrasted with the saudi Arabia desert where they spent part of last year. The two Day Mountain expedition introduced the Seabee to subzero temperatures and 10-foot snowdrifts in preparation for this months scheduled deployment to Norway for the teamwork 92 military exercises. Many of those same Seabee served in saudi Arabia during operations desert shield and storm said it. Rame Hemstreet commander of the sea bees Simonella detail. Seabee have also played a key role in providing humanitarian assistance such As during last years operation provide Comfort. About 400 Seabee attached to construction in 133 left Gulfport miss., and later arrived in Northern Iraq last year. There they pitched tents and dug latrines at Navy Petty officer 2nd class James Mcconnell Seabee undergo training in Sicily that introduces them to subzero temperatures and 10-foot snowdrifts. Relief Camps and repaired a runway in Northern Iraq so supplies for the refugees could be flown in. Through the years thousands of people have also benefited from sea bees Community relations projects such As that performed at the bulgarian orphanage. The construction team at the orphanage last August were part of the port visit of the 6th Fleet flagship Belknap to Varna the first visit to Bulgaria by a . Warship since before world War i. Hundreds of american sailors made friends with citizens of a country that until shortly before the guided missile cruisers visit had been ruled by one of the staunchest communist governments in Eastern Europe. In 1942, the father of the Seabee . Ben Moreell gave them their latin motto a const Luimus Batimus a which Means a we build we  the sea bees name comes from an abbreviation for a construction battalion a or cd. Over the years the Seabee have also become known for their can do attitude and from their world War ii efforts came the phrase a the difficult we do immediately the impossible takes a Little  and on the sea bees 50th birthday capt. Joseph b. Green jr., commander of the Atlantic Fleet Seabee said the future of the group looked Bright. He said there Are no planned reductions for the Active duty Mobile construction battalions which make up the bulk of the naval construction Force. A was Long As the United states has the requirement for combat forces there will be a requirement for Seabee a Green said. A those forces will need facilities to support them and it is the sea bees Mission to construct those  staff writer Walter Jahncke contributed to this report Navy Petty officer 1st class James Stromer members of naval Mobile construction in 40 hike in an area around mount  moves to Blunt Soldier gang violence by Gary Pomeroy staff writer Hanau Germany a a flurry of Soldier related gang violence at Fliege Horst Cavern in january has been squelched with prosecutions a discharge non judicial punishments and a adult supervision a according to the army colonel in charge of the installation. A we nipped the problem by dealing with the perpetrators a said col. Charles m. Burke commander of 4th brigade 1st army div and Fliege Horst installation coordinator since july 1990. A a it a quiet Here now a Burke said. One Soldier was discharged three face summary courts martial and about 10 were to receive Field Grade article 15s, the stiffest form of non judicial punishment under the uniform code of military Justice said Jon Pettebone a Hanau military spokesman. A we had a Bunch of kids that were trying to Start gangs a Burke said. The soldiers All members of the 1st in 32nd Field arty were a a relatively immature group who tried to do Here what they did Back on the Block a Burke said. Although rumours of gang activity had circulated for months there was no indication of a Long standing feud Burke said. But violence erupted Between soldiers from two units at Fliege Horst Early Jan. 12. It began when a Soldier from the artillery unit crossed the Street from his Barracks to the Barracks of the 3rd in 227th aviation regt banging on do airs with a baseball Bat Burke said. The Soldier was apparently trying to Start a fight As part of his initiation rite for the gang Burke said. Ore fracas spilled onto the Street and about 40 soldiers were discovered by a group of sergeants major who were return ing to the Cavern from a party around 12 30 . The sergeants major broke up the fight and things settled Down until the evening of Jan. 16, when gang members from the artillery unit returned to the aviators Barracks Burke said. According to the military police report about the Jan. 16 incident four soldiers from the 227th aviation regt were assaulted one of them was treated at a German clinic and released. Two of the injured were women. That evening military police apprehended two soldiers leaving the Cavern according to the report. The two suspected of having been involved in the fight were identified by witnesses in a military police lineup. Burke said that soldiers at Fliege Horst who Are considered potential troublemakers Are now performing a extra  the duty involves patrolling the Cavern on foot with an no to look for potential trouble during weekends and off duty hours. The pairs in uniform also Monitor the All ranks Mode Naire club. Additionally after the Jan. 12 incident commanders and cos Drew up a plan for single soldiers assigned to Fliege Horst Home to seven battalions and other support units Burke said. Among the actions called for were. A increased visibility of the Chain of command during weekends and off duty hours on and off the installation. This has resulted in a hot spot Tours of clubs in Hanau Burke said. A i wanted to be seen a Burke said a and wanted these kids to know that if they Start trouble in the clubs the Chain of command knows where they  a tenants councils made up of Junior enlisted members aimed at giving soldiers a sense of ownership in the Barracks