European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday March 10, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3it s business As usual in Iceland readiness is still key despite soviet collapse by Meridith Winder . Bureau Nas Kef Lavik Iceland Little has changed in the Way the . Military conducts its business in Iceland despite the breakup of the soviet Union. Quot it has not affected our Mission a lot directly a said rear adm. Thomas f. Hall commander of . Defense forces Iceland. A Day in and Day out my forces continue to perform the Mission of Antisubmarine warfare and air  under a 1951 bilateral defense agreement the . Military in Iceland is responsible for the air land and sea defense of the Island nation. A today our focal Point is training and readiness so that we can respond to anything a Hall said. For instance p-3c Orion anti submarine aircraft still go out on routine patrols. However with a smaller number of submarines from the former soviet Union travelling through the area the Orion Crews practice their skills on nato submarines. A your Allied nations have submarines As extremely capable As ours a Hall said. A so when you Are practising against those you Are practising the Trade of anti submarine warfare and that show we maintain our  to coordinate the air assets during War and peace e-3a sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft pull duty in Iceland. This mixture of forces apparently Sas Dave Capay a p-3c Orion anti submarine aircraft goes through de icing at Nas Kef Lavik Iceland before taking off on a training flight. Works Well together. A one of the things that i have stressed since i came and which the commanders have taken wholeheartedly is that in reduced budget times we must become even closer a Hall said. Training continues despite the diminished threat to world peace according to commanders and a representative of the icelandic government. A the kind of threat that we face As everybody knows is changing a said col. Thomas l. Allen vice commander of air forces Iceland. A in a world where the monolithic communist Empire knocking at the door has gone away we be had to redress a number of things. Even though the soviet Union has disappeared we Are now in a period of great uncertainty a said ambassador Robert Trausti Amason director of the defense department of the ministry of foreign affairs for the icelandic government. A in such a period we would be extremely ill advised to dump our present Security  Amason said the Commonwealth of Independent states still has considerable capabilities that must be examined closely. A we have no indication of what kind of Security policy will be pursued by Moscow in the future a Amason said. A we Are looking at their vast conventional capabilities and their nuclear  Arnason noted that if future Commonwealth policy indicates a shift to a defensive doctrine then nato May have to rethink its own policy. A but until that time arrives we should maintain what we have a he said. Sas Mur Tiltti Wonc of col. Thomas l. Alle Hanau dentist helps fill cavities in scholarships by Gary Pomeroy staff writer Hanau Germany a or. Col Ron Appleby recalled the last thing he was told by the Man he replaced As commander of the 92nd medical det dental services three years ago. A a a of yeah a a Appleby said quoting or. Col Joe Perry a a there a a file in your Bottom drawer. Its an additional duty you be got.  a the file contained the operating instructions for the Panther educational assistance program a non profit organization of Hanau parents who raise College or Trade school scholarship Money for Hanau High school seniors. Commanders of the detachment have inherited its management since Peak was introduced by or. Col James von Gruenigen in 1976, and to Date students have benefited to the tune of $250,000. Peapus goal is to a fill the void of missing organizations that provide scholarship Money for children in the states Appleby said. In that attempt Peak parents Knock on doors of most of the other organizations that collect and distribute scholarship Money for students overseas including local military wives clubs and the association of the United states army. Contributions have also been received from the German bund Estehr and the City of Hanau. Like Many other military organizations Peak has turned to local vendors for support. Recently a Mcdonald a in Hanau donated $1 for every big Mac sold Over a two Day period. About 60 percent of the fund is supplied by proceeds from the groups annual Bazaar which will be held at the High school in the new Argonne housing area this saturday and sunday. The biggest Challenge for the group is getting volunteers Appleby said adding that people Are not generally attracted to a project that benefits so few. Sometimes the dentist said attracting volunteers is a like pulling  although parents of students with Good grades Are  .112 m a n m a 4 Ata a a la a am Lac at 4 1 a a m to n maa it in usually willing to pitch in he relies mostly on a a score a of Abc a Peak is divided into two arms a fund raising and nucleus rout 10 people i if i fund distribution. The selection Board consists of representatives from organizations that contribute a minimum of $1,000 and some military Community officials. Students Are selected based on academic records Community and school activities financial needs and the Merit of written essays. The applications contain no indication of name family rank or position. Last year Peapus Peak year $32,000 was distributed to 23 of the 36 who applied.. Businesses expect partial lifting of Vietnam Trade ban Hong Kong up the United states will not lift its Trade embargo against Vietnam in this election year but a partial lifting of the ban should come by june an american business official said monday. In anticipation Vietnam is holding off the bidding for its largest Oil Field waiting for bids from . Companies said Mathilda Genevese chairman of the Asia Pacific Council of the american Chambers of Commerce. Genevese told reporters she expected at least a partial lifting of the . Trade embargo against Vietnam by june opening the Way for american companies to set up offices but not open direct Trade. Genevese recently led a delegation of 15 businessmen primarily from the United states on a we Klong visit to Vietnam where they were received by senior officials including prime minister to Van Kiet and foreign minister be Mai. The United states has maintained a Trade embargo against Vietnam since the collapse of .-backed Saigon government in 1975. Penalties for violating the embargo carry a jail sentence of up to 10 years and $50,000 in fines. Genevese said she doubted president Bush would completely lift the embargo in this election year. A president Bush is in trouble and he May not feel comfortable lifting the embargo which May jeopardize further votes. But he has to be the one to lift the embargo a she said explaining that going through Congress to normalize ties would take too Long and weaken . Opportunities in Vietnam. A Trade Wise i expect a partial lifting of the embargo by june a she said. A assistant Secretary of state for East asian affairs Richard Solomon indicated to me that by May or june of this year . Companies can open offices in Vietnam but they can to sign  she explained that they would be allowed to operate As a representative offices a much like the japanese branches already in the country. A Mitsubishi has had an office in Vietnam since 1987,�?� Genevese said