European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 3, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday april 3, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 9 restoring history Marble statues that were smashed by vandals at Ohio National cemetery in Dayton last month Are being re constructed by employees of a. Ludwig Klein amp son inc. In Vern Odd a. The figures will soon be Back on Sentinel duty at the historic graveyard where they have stood guard for More than a Century. European allies weighing plan to share More of defense costs by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a nato officials Are considering a . Proposal to share almost $300 million in annual costs borne by the United states an official told Congress on wednesday. H. Allen Holmes the state departments ambassador at Large for Burden sharing said the proposal covers operations and maintenance funding for a variety of functions that would be critical for supporting troops who would be rushed to Europe in a crisis. Holmes travelled to Capitol Hill to give the House armed services committees military facilities panel a status report on . Efforts to get its allies to shoulder More of the Mutual defense Burden. The missions that would be collectively paid for out nato funds under the . Proposal include Sites de for storing pre positioned ground and naval equipment stateside based Reserve facilities attached to european command units a co located bases that the United states shares with other nato nations and Petroleum storage costs. Holmes said that As . Force Levels in Europe drop by half the capability to reinforce the remaining troops with units based at Home in peacetime is More important than Ever. A we Felt it was logical to ask the Alliance to collectively pay for that a he said. A your Aries recognize that the . Reinforcement capability makes a unique and vital contribution to european the alliances defense planning committee has referred the proposal to its infrastructure subcommittee which is due to report Back by the end of april. A the proposal has generally gotten a favourable reception or Holmes said. A we anticipate that the dec will ultimately agree that these costs Are eligible Tor collective said that the initiative is just one example of the Way the United states is aggressively pursuing new defense Cost sharing arrangements m Light of the can Ging political environment worldwide. Perhaps the most visible Success stories in that regard Are the current agreements Between the United states and its two principal allies in the Pacific a Japan and South Korea. The current agreement with Japan will have that nation picking up almost 75 percent of the costs of stationing . Forces there excluding salaries for . Military and civilian personnel. Japan already pays almost All military construction costs and leases for land used by . Forces. By 1996, Japan will assume responsibility for funding All . Facilities there As Well As All salaries and benefits for japanese local National employees Holmes said. This year Japan a total Host nation support contribution came to $3.3 billion he said. In South Korea a new agreement completed last summer Calls for that nation to assume one third of . Stationing costs by 1995, which May total More than $300 million by that time. In the Middle East the United states has hammered out agreements with Bahrain Kuwait and Oman involving pre positioning of equipment Access to Host country facilities and combined training exercises. Similar agreements Are being negotiated with saudi Arabia Qatar and the United Arab emirates Holmes said. The United states is also discussing Cost sharing issues with individual nato allies As part of a comprehensive review of bilateral agreements he said. A was with Japan and Korea we will be focusing on stationing costs to include local labor Cost sharing funds for utilities and other support costs a he said. But Holmes cautioned against unrealistic expectations for those negotiations at a time when every nato nation is reshaping defense policies and budgets to meet new circumstances. He added that some nato allies Are also assuming new financial burdens to assist former Warsaw pact adversaries and Speed the withdrawal of soviet forces from Eastern Europe. Cafes sponsors sealed bid Sale in Giessen. Al _ j Gnu dirty Mill to Rpp Nepf from Giessen Germany a the army and air Force Exchange services european distribution area is holding a sealed bid Sale thursday at the Giessen general depot. A a items on Sale will include forklifts tractor trailer cabs and trailers sold separately automotive and spare parts ranging from nuts to roller brakes and water pumps and steel toed safety shoes. These items can be inspected from 8 . Until 2 . On the Day of the Sale. Bids will be accepted from 8 . Until 3 . Highest bidders will be notified at a later Date and Are required to pay for purchases in Cash or by certified Check. Items must be removed by april 17. The Sale will be held in building 238 in the distribution Center of Giessen a general depot. Access to the distribution area is limited to the depots West Gate on Oberl Schweg 3. Military former Wing honoured for desert shield work Raf Lakenheath England the Wing previously known As the 48th tac fighter Wing has received the air Force outstanding unit award from Secretary of the air Force Donald b. Rice. The award was Given to the Wing now known As the 48th fighter Wing for accomplishments from aug. 20,1990, to May 11,1991. According to a citation the Wing anticipated deploying for operation desert shield Ana prepared for that possibility. Within five hours of receiving orders to deploy 18 aircraft the Wing sent a support maintenance and operations Advance team to receive the aircraft. In less than four months Hospital civil Engineer and other support units prepared three United kingdom contingency hospitals and two aeromedical staging facilities. The Wing later sent 32 f-111f aardvarks 700 support personnel and 629 Short tons of supplies to support combat operations against Iraq. After the War the Wing deployed 55 people an air transportable Hospital and 221 Short tons of supplies and equipment to support operation provide Board to meet Washington a a selection Board will Convene May 19 to consider chief warrant officers for promotion according to the army news service. Chief warrant officer 3s must have a Date of rank of sept. 30, 1987, or earlier to be eligible in the primary zone. There will be no below the zone promotions. Chief warrant officer 4s must have a Date of rank of nov. 30, 1986, or earlier to be eligible in the primary zone. Below the zone consideration will be Given to those with dates of rank from dec. 1, 1986, to sept. 30,1988. Chief warrant officer 5s must have a Date of rank of sept. 30, 1983, or earlier to be eligible in the primary zone. Below the zone consideration will be Given to those with dates of rank from oct. 1, 1983, to sept. 30,1987. Those eligible should review their official military personnel files and officer records briefs before the Board convenes. Free copies Are available by writing to Cdr . Army personnel coma attn tape Mars selection Board processing unit 200 Stoval St. Alexandria va., 22332-0444. Soldiers should include their social Security number and mailing address with the unit inactivated Pitburg a Germany a an inactivation be Remow was held wednesday for the 525th tac fighter so stationed at Pitburg a. Appropriately the event began at 5 25 . The ceremony included the retiring of the squadrons colors and remarks by col. Ron keys the commander of the 36th fighter Wing and it. Col. Jim Reed the 525th Squadron commander. The f-15 Eagle unit nicknamed the a bulldogs a is one of three squadrons that make up the 36th fighter Wing. Created 50 years ago the 525th was selected for inactivation because it was the last to join the Wing. The 22nd and 53rd fighter squadrons remain part of the Wing. The 525th deployed to in Ciurlik a Turkey for the persian Gulf War. The bulldogs shot Down six iraqi aircraft without losing any aircraft or people. After the War the Squadron participated in the kurdish refugee Effort called operation provide Comfort
