European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The ski a Lpes vol. 50, no. 333 350 Friday March 13,1992 d 8693 worrier willing to extend Aid new Europe too Complex for single body he says by Rosemary Sawyer Brussels Bureau saying that building a new Europe is a Job a too Complex for one organization nato Secretary general Manfred Worner on thursday once More announced his support for lending equipment and even troops from the Alliance to peacekeeping missions outside its territory. Worner was speaking at an International conference on Security issues in Warsaw Poland. He said that in his personal View the Alliance could a contribute its Infra Structure communications perhaps its logistics intelligence resources or even its forces in cases when nato leaders have decided that the Security of its member nations is  for some time Werner has touted the concept of using nato resources for efforts led by the pan european conference on Security and cooperation in Europe. The Alliance has been leading the Effort to develop a practical approach for it to work together on Security matters with european institutions such As the european Community and the Csc conference on Security and cooperation in europ Worner said. A the tasks of building a new Europe Are too Complex to be handled by one organization alone a he said. Although still far from fully embraced the idea was Well received at a tuesday meeting of foreign ministers representing nato nations and their former adversaries in the East said . Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii. He said natos infrastructure resources and operational expertise make it a Well suited to support peacekeeping efforts sanctioned by the United nations and Csc. But he added that the proposal still requires a quite a bit of discussion contemplation and  nato already has offered to manage arms control after a Csc meeting in Helsinki Finland this summer widens the ranks of negotiators to include the see Worner on Page 2 counting Down re juries a Stow thc0 ight Ouetti Clit in each i Servici fro Irti a a 3 i a 1991 of Leili 3li092i 1991 1992 army. Air pct Ivy i i marines a amps troop cuts near Vietnam Levels Washington a amps the defense department dropped More than 113,000 service members from the Active duty Rolls Over a 12-month period the largest decrease Over a one year period since the Vietnam War ended Pentagon officials said this week. Statistics show that total Active duty strength dropped by 8,277 in january leaving 1,935,660 personnel on the Rolls As of Jan. 31. The defense department plans to draw Down to 1.6 million troops by fiscal 1995. The army which must make the biggest cuts among the services again led the Way in january cutting its Active duty strength by 5,857. The air Force had the second biggest decrease in january a 1,473. Navy strength dropped by 929. Marine corps strength dipped by 18 marines in january. Nunn warns military cuts could Hurt jobs by the los Angeles times Washington a Senate armed services committee chairman Sam Nunn d-ga., said wednesday that his panel will not recommend trimming nearly As much from the defense budget this year As the $15 billion Cut approved by the House because of the fear that it would have an Adverse Impact on jobs. Nunn said he did not see How Congress could go much beyond the $7 billion in reductions that president Bush has proposed for fiscal 1993 a without having significant Adverse effects on military personnel and on defense Industry  at the same time Nunn left open the amount the armed services committee might recommend for medium term cuts covering the period from fiscal 1993, which begins oct. 1, through fiscal 1997 a the five year period normally used for defense planning. House armed services committee chairman Les Aspin d-wis., has recommended slashing $91 billion during the fiscal 1993-97 period. The president has recommended a $48 billion reduction. Nunn and the Senate armed services committee have traditionally been More reluctant than the House to slash defense spending sharply. Nunn said wednesday that he would not propose a medium term defense figure until the Senate begins work on its budget in about a week. The defense spending Issue is expected to be particularly critical this year because Many lawmakers want to use the expected a peace dividend from defense savings to finance increases in Domestic spending Cut taxes or reduce the Federal budget deficit. The More that defense spending is Cut the More they reason will be left Over for these other uses. Other key lawmakers have proposed slashing anywhere from $100 billion to $350 billion from the defense budget Over the next five years. But with the Economy still in a recession Many lawmakers have begun having second thoughts about slashing defense spending too far lest they exacerbate the nations unemployment problem by throwing military personnel and defense Industry workers out of jobs. Sas Jim Darham let sleeping dogs lie this dog tired Doggie does no to give a Doggone what the sign says hell take a dog Nap anywhere. It Wasny to quite the dog Days at Rota naval station in Spain but temperatures did hit the mid-70s recently making for a real dogs life. Navy just could t find that ship general says by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a the chief of the . Military command in the Middle East took full responsibility wednesday for a North korean cargo ship believed to be carrying scud missiles to Iran that eluded a Large . Search. A we were unable to locate that ship Clear and simple a Marine corps Gen. Joseph p. Hoar told the House armed services committee. But he added it is unclear what the United states could have done had the Navy found the ship since there is no embargo on Iran As there is on Iraq. Hoar stressed that the United states does not want to go it alone in Shoul Dering Security responsibility for the Region. To that end the Central come is encouraging joint military exercises with persian Gulf nations to help them develop their military forces and Foster a regional Security framework he said. The freighter the Dae Hung to docked monday with what was believed to be a Load of North korean ss-1d mis Siles called the scud a by the . Government. Senior administration officials said they suspect the missiles a a More accurate and longer Range version of the scuds used by Iraq during the persian Gulf War a Are ultimately destined for Syria. Hoar told lawmakers that his focus is see Navy on Page 2