European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 04, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Vol. 50, no. 355 350 saturday april 4,1992 d 8693 a10 air Force squadrons set for Europe after draw Down by Chuck v1nch Washington Bureau Washington ten squadrons of the air forces front line warplanes will join the army a v corps and the Navy a 6th Fleet As the Core elements of the Post draw Down . Military presence in Europe an air Force general says. It. Gen. Clifford h. Rees jr., vice commander of . Air forces in Europe on thursday gave lawmakers their most comprehensive briefing to Date on the services plans in Europe once the draw Down is completed in 1995. Rees joined other military officials to discuss the . Force envisioned for Europe with lawmakers on the House armed services committees readiness panel. A the Force we have planned. Will provide a balance of Mission capability and geographical distribution that will fit into natos new strategy of mobility flexibility and reinforcement a Rees said. Two squadrons of f-15e strike eagles will be at Raf Lakenheath England to provide the command with a a spectrum of deterrence a Rees said. The f-15e is a Long Range fighter bomber that can carry a variety of air to air and air to ground ordnance in addition to its 20mm Cannon. Three squadrons of f-15cs a two at Pitburg a Germany and one at Oesterberg a in the Netherlands a will provide Safe with an air to air fighter see air Force on Page 2 Soldier s pullout plight fleshed out for panel by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a he May not have much in the Way of rank but pfc. Mark Moore played an influential role at a congressional hearing thursday when he showed lawmakers what the rapid draw Down in Europe Means for individual service members and their families. Military officials have been striving for weeks to put a human face on personnel reductions in Europe As a Way to remind lawmakers involved in shaping the fiscal 1993 defense budget that there Are real people behind every cold statistic. But such discussions to Date have focused on hypothetical situations a generic examples involving say a tank crewman at an unnamed base somewhere in Germany. At the hearing of the House armed services committees readiness panel see plight on Page 2dod building plans draw fire Washington a the defense department plans to spend about $100 million for military construction in Germany including about $10 million to renovate a hotel and $9 million to upgrade a sewerage system. The Pentagon proposal disclosed at a hearing thursday of a House armed services subcommittee Drew an angry response from one lawmaker who questioned the construction when the United see Dod on Page 2 Heidelberg Vicenza receive $ 7 million Community award slow moving traffic Sas Jim do swim sometimes one has to Amend the rules of Road. This pedestrian in my Chelstad Germany Learned that Little lesson in life on thursday when he encountered four elephants plodding Down the Street and had to make sure he stayed out of the Way. The four were heading toward the local Fol grounds where the circus Giovanni Althof was preparing for its weekend performances. Heidelberg Germany a the military communities of Heidelberg and Vicenza Italy each have won $1 million in the 1991 Aimy communities of excellence Competition according to a us. Army Europe release issued Friday. The two communities received chief of staff army awards for overseas installations. Runners up were the 7th army training come headquartered at Grafen Wuhr Germany and Wiesbaden Germany the statement said. They will receive Cash prizes of $250,000 each. Other Usa eur winners both in Germany were Fulda and Baum older which will receive $25,000 each. Fulda was a runner up in the most improved category. Baum older won honorable mention recognition. The statement praised a extraordinary soldiers civilians and family members 1 for responding to a the changing International scene and to evolving National military requirements by providing a excellent customer care in the Best possible fires 2nd aide before key parliamentary session Moscow apr president Boris n. Yeltsin on Friday fired Deputy Premier Gennady Burbulis the second most powerful official in the russian government. Burbulis is the third russian Cabinet minister to lose his Job this week As Yeltsin prepares for a key parliamentary session expected to attack his economic Reform program and consider whether to curb his sweeping presidential Powers. Burbulis will relinquish his Post april 14, but retain his other Job As state Secretary russian news agencies and government sources said. The government shake up began tuesday with the resignation of another Deputy Premier Sergei Shakh-rai.1t continued thursday with the firing of Yegor Gaidar As finance minister. The moves apparently Are aimed at defusing criticism of Yeltsin s government at the Congress of Peoples deputies. The country Stop legislative body convenes monday. Burbulis bowing to mounting political pressure on Yeltsin s team submitted his resignation and Yeltsin issued an order removing him the inter fax news Agency reported. Both Gaidar and Burbulis have overseen Yeltsin a economic reforms. Gaidar was the chief architect of them and Burbulis has been the second most influential official after Yeltsin who is both president and prime minister. It was unclear what effect the Cabinet shuffle would see Yeltsin on Page 2
