European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 50, no. 350 350 monday March 0,1992 d 8693 training passes inspection army combat programs need no overhaul Gao says by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington widespread changes in army training programs Are unnecessary despite the dissipation of the soviet threat to Europe a government analysis concludes. The general accounting office the investigative Arm of Congress said that top army officials Are reviewing combat training in Light of recent political changes in Eastern Europe. For More than 40 years the army considered soviet expansion into Western Europe As its chief threat. But the report said Quot army combat units Are structured and trained to respond to various threats ranging from special operations to Large scale  the service will continue to train combat units to meet a ground threat to Europe Quot but it also trains forces to meet other threats and can adjust its training to depict virtually any kind of threat Sce  the Gao prepared its review of army training at the request of rep. Earl Hutto a Fla who chairs the House armed services committees readiness panel. The army a training and doctrine come develops its programs by analysing whether current warfare requirements meet the services needs in five areas a doctrine training leadership Force Structure and Materiel the report said. The command prepares those nor doses every two years. The most recent review was completed last summer. Although the 1991 assessment is rot final army officials told the Gao that training plans which include Large scale Maneu vers at its three major combat training Sites As Well As combined exercises with Allied forces Are sufficient to meet projected threats. The army operates three major com see training on Page 2 Spring put on hold a Winter Isnit quite through with Germany As this upper Bavaria and dusted other areas saturday night youngster in Miesbach can testily. Snow blanketed and sunday morning. See weather news on Page 11. Former cafes manager accused of faking his death for insurance Richmond a. Up a a one time civilian employee of the military has been arrested for faking his drowning death in Europe seven years ago in an insurance scam Federal authorities say. Joseph m. Gaffney ii has agreed to plead guilty to wire and mail fraud charges in connection with the alleged life insurance scam the officials said. He faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and $500,000 in fines. Manager for the army and air Force Exchange ser. Wheelie concocted the plot with unnamed accomplices Gaffney was employed in Frankfurt Germany As a Quot a a Sei nil in Early 1985, according to an indictment filed by lieder prosecutors. Prosecutors say Gaffney had life insurance beef Worth $784,000. Quot its an interesting Story a . Attorney Rich. Cullen said Friday. Quot its a Story 1 think that will show Al or or the lengths the criminal mind will go to commit  -3y bit was living under the name Robert l. Dorsey and was pm Gaffney 47, was arrested by Fri agents on feb. 7. He played As a $21,00g-a-year computer operator for a Law firm. He had moved to the Richmond area in 1989. Collecting on the insurance policies was not Gaffney a sole motive in faking his death said his attorney Dennis Dohnal. Quot there were some other things going on his life at the time a said Dohnal who would not elaborate. As part of the plan authorities say Gaffney and his wife a whose name has not been released a opened an account at a Luxembourg Bank that they intended to use to Deposit the life insurance proceeds. The indictment outlines the following scenario Gaffney flew from Germany to St. Louis in april 1985 and obtained a fake birth certificate . Passport and other identification under the name of Peter a. Long and returned to Germany. He and an accomplice went to the East coast of Sicily for a vacation the next month. On May 28, they rented a Motorboat and Gaffney jumped overboard in the ionian sea. He swam ashore and spent the night in a see manager on Page 2turkey getting . Intelligence on kurd Camps Washington up a the United states supplies Turkey with key intelligence information on kurdish terrorist Camps in Northern Iraq diplomatic military and intelligence sources in Washington and Turkey said sunday. The electronic human and satellite intelligence provided to Turkey an ally in nato and operation desert storm has helped Ankara direct recent airstrikes on kurdish terrorist strongholds across its Southeastern Border in Iraq said defense department diplomatic and intelligence sources in Washington Ankara and Southeastern Turkey. A we talk to Turkey All the time and we re both concerned about terrorism a said an administration official who requested anonymity. A a we re not calling in air strikes but we arc sharing  Germany also a nato ally and Turkey s biggest Trade partner has strongly protested military action against kurd because Bonn believes innocent people have fallen victim to collateral fire from weapons it sold to Ankara. Bonn halted All arms shipments to Turkey after television news reports showed turkish troops using German armoured vehicles and machine guns to suppress kurdish protests in Southeast Turkey. At least 75 people have died in Southeast Turkey and Northern Iraq since the traditional kurdish new year festival on March 21. On that Day the kurdish workers see Turkey on Page 2clinton admits he tried marijuana while at Oxford new York apr democratic presidential front runner Bill Clinton said sunday that he briefly experimented with marijuana while attending Oxford University As a Rhodes scholar. A when i was in England i experimented with see related Story on Page 4 marijuana a time or two and did no to Tike it a Clinton said during a joint appearance with rival Jerry  on webs to in new York. �?�1 did no tire a a and i did t try it  Clinton s answer was the first one he addressed the question in the 1992 president Campaign. In his 1990 gubernatorial re election Cam see Clinton on Page 2